Boricua College’s undergraduate academic programs are organized into two divisions: a core Curriculum, referred to as the Generic Studies Liberal Arts and Sciences program, and an upper division of Specialty Studies program majors leading to Bachelor of Science degrees in Human Services, Childhood Education and Business Administration, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Liberal Arts and Sciences and Inter-American Studies. The College also offers graduate Master degrees in Human Services and Education - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and Master of Arts degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

The Boricua College’s non-traditional educational philosophy that “a liberal arts” education means mastery of a set of generic intellectual, affective, and psychomotor-behavioral skills and abilities, carefully integrated with the knowledge of the liberal arts and sciences or the professions, provides the fundamental rationale for the institutional-level goals and learning objectives of each program.

For each academic program, student learning is further founded upon program-level objectives, which are aligned directly with each other and integrated into the aforementioned institutional-level goals. The program-level objectives for all programs are presented in the following pages.

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ASSOCIATE DEGREE

The Generic Studies - Liberal Arts and Sciences program serves as the general education foundation and Core curriculum of all the College's baccalaureate degree programs.
Goal: Graduates can demonstrate self-awareness mastery of critical generic, intellectual, affective and psychomotor- behavioral skills for life-long learning and academic advancement.
Objectives:
After completing the Program, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate self–awareness of critical intellectual skills necessary to master the subject matter of the liberal arts and science.
2. Demonstrate self-awareness of generic affective skills and humanistic values in interpersonal communication.
3. Demonstrate self-awareness of the integrated sensory-perceptual and fine motor physical skills necessary for fine arts, scientific and technological competencies.
4. Demonstrate the integrated use of intellectual, affective and psychomotor-behavioral skills to master quantitative applications and the basic principles of the social and natural sciences.
5. Demonstrate the integrated use of intellectual, affective and psychomotor-behavioral skills to master basic principles of the multi-cultural humanities.
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Goal: This program has been designed for the purpose of increasing the number of trained paralegal assistants who are Latino bilingual or from other traditionally underrepresented communities of New York City.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program, graduates will be able to:
1. Demonstrate self-awareness and a sense of wholeness as a person with the intellectual, affective and psychomotor skills necessary for life-long learning and paralegal competency.
2. Demonstrate mastery of literacy and communication in English, quantitative and scientific reasoning, technological ability, artistic appreciation and performance, and physical wellness.
3. Demonstrate mastery of the foundational principles of paralegal studies including: U.S. legal system (history and development) and contemporary needs for paralegal services in immigration, civil family and business law.
4. Demonstrate mastery of the differentiation and integration of personal and professional values of paralegal services in a multicultural environment.
NOTE:
The Paralegal Studies Program (A.S.) requires completion of a minimum of 69 credits of course work described below with a minimum 2.0 GPA based on assessment rubrics, exams or other direct measures of student learning.
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BACHELOR DEGREE

The Human Services degree program of 132 credits is designed to prepare practitioners with the knowledge, skills and values of the “helping process” directed at individuals, families, groups, communities, and selected special populations, and social services support systems . The fundamental principle of practice is to enable individuals to move from external support to personal, self-support.
Goal: Graduates can demonstrate self-awareness mastery of the skills, values and knowledge of the human services profession.
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the integrated use of generic intellectual skills to master basic principles and methods of human services for social problems.
2. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the integrated use of generic affective skills and humanistic values in human services.
3. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the practice of human services to individuals, groups, families and communities.
4. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the application of integrated intellectual, affective and psychomotor skills to master selected principles of the social sciences related to human services.
5. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the application of integrated intellectual, affective and psychomotor skills to master selected principles of the cultural humanities disciplines related to human services.
NOTE:
The Human Services Program (B.S.) requires completion of a minimum of 132 credits of course work with a minimum 2.0 GPA, based on assessment rubrics, exams or other direct measures of student learning; and completion of the Generic Studies-Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum.
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The College trains its childhood education students as “Facilitators of Learning” to approach children as total human beings, at the center of the educational agenda. It prepares students to teach to the N.Y. State Learning Common Core Standards, and for graduate training in the field of education.
Goal: Graduates can demonstrate self-awareness and mastery of the skills, values and knowledge of childhood education (1-6).
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the integrated use of generic intellectual skills to master basic principles and methods of childhood education.
2. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the integrated use of affective skills and humanistic values in childhood education.
3. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the practice of pedagogical skills, knowledge and values in childhood education.
4. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the application of integrated intellectual, affective and psychomotor skills to master the facts theories and methods of the social sciences related to childhood education.
5. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the application of integrated intellectual, affective and psychomotor skills to master selected principles of the cultural humanities related to childhood education.
NOTE: The Childhood Education Program (B.S.) requires completion of a minimum of 132 credits of course work with a minimum 2.0 GPA, based on completion of the Generic Studies-Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum.
[Early Childhood (K-1) Certificate Program is available for students who complete Childhood Education]
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This program aims to develop management professionals for the private and public business sector who are aware of the changing language and cultural diversity of the marketplace.
Goal: Graduates can demonstrate self-awareness and mastery of the skills, values and knowledge of business management.
Objectives: Graduates will be able to:
1. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the integrated use of generic intellectual skills to master basic principles and methods of business management.
2. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the integrated use of generic affective skills and humanistic values in business administration.
3. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the practice of skills, values and knowledge of business management problem solving.
4. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the application of integrated intellectual, affective and psychomotor and technology skills to master the facts theories and methods of the social sciences related to business management.
5. Demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the application of integrated intellectual, affective and psychomotor skills to master selected principles of the cultural humanities related business management.
NOTE: The Business Administration Program (B.S.) requires completion of a minimum of 132 credits of course work with a minimum 2.0 GPA based on assessment rubrics, exams or other direct measures of student learning; and completion of the Generic Studies-Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum.
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Goal: Demonstrate the scholarly ability to examine through study and research the human condition of the 21st Century through an interdisciplinary approach to the liberal arts and sciences.
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate self-awareness and mastery of the generic intellectual and affective skills necessary for life-long learning.
2. Demonstrate the ability to integrate the intellectual, affective and psychomotor competencies with the knowledge of the liberal arts and sciences for scholarly research and professional practice.
3. Demonstrate competency in the research methodology required to examine the human condition, through an interdisciplinary approach.
4. Demonstrate competency in the application of both “instrumental” and “interpretive” knowledge in understanding the multicultural human experience.
NOTE: This degree requires completion of minimum of 124 credits, 60 credits in the Generic Studies-Liberal Arts and Sciences program and 60 credits in a program of study designed for a specific student and approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs composed of courses from the Five Ways of Learning Model of the College.
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Goal: Demonstrate the scholarly and professional ability to examine the inter-relationships of the peoples and nations of North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean with specific focus on history, culture and migration.
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate self-awareness and mastery of generic intellectual and affective skills necessary for life-long learning and further professional development.
2. Demonstrate competencies in the research methodology and subject matter knowledge required to examine the human condition of the peoples of the Americas.
3. Demonstrate the ability to integrate the intellectual, affective and psychomotor skills with the knowledge of the Americas for into scholarly and creative work presentations and professional practice.
4. Demonstrate basic competency in the application of instrumental and interpretive knowledge in the study of culture, history, literature and politics in inter-American relations.
NOTE: This degree requires completion of minimum of 124 credits, 60 credits in the Generic Studies-Liberal Arts and Sciences program and 60 credits in a program of study designed for a specific student and approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs composed of courses from the Five Ways of Learning Model of the College.
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MASTER DEGREE

Goal: Graduates can demonstrate self-awareness and competency in human services management policy making and research.
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of intellectual competencies necessary for advanced training and research in human services.
2. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of affective skills and system of humanistic values necessary for leadership, in human services.
3. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of intellectual and affective competencies used in human service research, policy making and program implementation.
4. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of intellectual, affective and psychomotor competencies used to understand and master complex social problems, public policies and public programs.
5. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of intellectual, affective and psychomotor competencies used to comprehend multicultural social problems, public policies and human services programs.
NOTE: The Human Services Program (M.S.) requires completion of a minimum of 40 credits of course work described below with a 2.0 GPA, on a mastery level-based on assessment rubrics developed for each course.
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Goal: Graduates can demonstrate self-awareness and competency in the research practice and leadership in facilitation of English learners (K to 12).
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of intellectual competencies necessary for advanced leadership in teaching non-English K to 12 students.
2. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of affective skills and an overarching system of humanistic values necessary for leadership, training and teaching non-English K to 12 students.
3. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of intellectual and affective competencies used in the practice of teaching, training and leadership in non-English K to 12 setting.
4. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of intellectual, affective and psychomotor competencies used to understand and master complex social problems, policies and programs that impact the non-English K to 12 students.
5. Demonstrate mastery of an integrated framework of intellectual, affective and psychomotor competencies used to understand the multicultural environment and master the educational problems, policies and programs related to non-English speakers.
NOTE: The Master of Science Program (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL) (M.S.) requires completion of a minimum of 40 credits of course work described below with a 2.0 GPA, on a mastery level based on assessment rubrics developed for each course.
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Goal: Demonstrate advanced level of research and study of the peoples of the Americas, including the Caribbean, from the perspectives of the humanities and social sciences.
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate self-awareness and mastery level of the intellectual, affective and psychomotor competencies necessary for life-long learning and further scholarly development.
2. Demonstrate ability to extend and/or contribute to the knowledge of the Americas through study and research.
3. Demonstrate the ability to integrate the knowledge of the Americas, for scholarly and creative work and professional practice through the use of the generic intellectual, affective and psychomotor skills.
4. Demonstrate the application of the generic skills and knowledge of the Americas, in the context of the humanities and the social sciences, in multicultural situations.
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