Course Addendum
Course Pre-requisite Change - Effective Spring 2026
ENS 219 - Engineering Mechanics of Materials
Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec.
Concepts of stress and strain as applied to solid bodies and attachments under various types of loading. Topics include normal stress and strain, shear stress, stress-strain diagrams, axial loading and deformation, torsional loading and deformation, bending and shear stress, shear force and bending moment diagrams, and combined stresses. Deflection of beams and buckling of columns are described.
Prerequisites: ENS 217, MAT 222
Course Pre-requisite Change - Effective Spring 2026
ENS 283 - Thermodynamics
Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec.
A basic thermodynamics course for engineering students. Topics covered include the principles of thermodynamics, properties of ideal gases and water vapors, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, closed systems and control volumes, basic gas, vapor, and refrigeration cycles, and entropy.
Prerequisites: MAT 121
Course Pre-requisite Change - Effective Spring 2026
ENS 285 - Engineering Circuit Analysis
Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec.
Classical methods of circuit analysis and network analysis will be developed. Magnetically coupled circuits, energy conversion and power transmission will be introduced. This course is comparable to engineering circuits courses for non-electrical engineering majors. This course fulfills the electrical requirement for non-electrical majors only.
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Pre-requisites that may be met concurrently: MAT 121
Course Pre-requisite Change - Effective Spring 2026
EDU 201 - Introduction to Elementary Education
Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec.
This course will help prospective elementary teachers acquire fundamental skills, knowledge, and attitudes accompanied by professionally-related field experiences. This course will provide an informed basis for continued professional development in subsequent education courses. In addition, this course provides early opportunities for students to understand the field of teaching and to contemplate their individual career choices. Topics include motives for teaching; rewards and responsibilities of teaching; expectations for new teachers; diversity in today’s schools; skills, strategies, knowledge, and attitudes of effective teachers; technology in today’s schools; curriculum overview; ethical and legal issues in today’s schools; characteristics of effective schools; job options in education; and professionalism (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters).
Prerequisites: ENG 101, EDU 101
Co-requisites: Commitment to 20 hours of field experience in public or private school classrooms, grades K-6, with a New York State certified teacher.
Course Pre-requisite Change - Effective Spring 2026
EDU 206 - Introduction to Contemporary Education
Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec.
This course will give students a broad and comprehensive overview of the foundation of education in the United States. Students will investigate significant educational issues from the various historical, philosophical, sociological, political, and economic perspectives. Specific attention will be focused on the contemporary interrelationships that exist between the schools and the general society. Students will complete 20 hours of field experience in a public or private school classroom, grades 1-6, with a New York State certified teacher (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters).
Prerequisites: ENG 101, EDU 201
Corequisite: Commitment of 20 hours of field experience in a public or private school classroom, Grades 1 to 6, with a New York State certified teacher.
Course Pre-requisite Change - Effective Spring 2026
PAS 202 - Specialty Cakes
Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 6 Lab
A study of specialty cakes with the emphasis on advanced decorating skills. Techniques to be taught are royal icing design, marzipan, modeling chocolate, pastillage, and gum paste decorations. Each student will produce finished cakes utilizing these advanced skills for wedding cakes and occasion cakes.
Prerequisites: PAS 100, PAS 101, PAS 102, and PAS 110
Prerequisites that may be met concurrently: PAS 103 and PAS 106
Course Description Change - Effective Spring 2026
PAS 210 - Advanced Pastry Techniques
Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 6 Lab
A study of advanced techniques in dessert and pastry preparation that allows students to build upon previous coursework to design and construct high-end pastry products. Entremet, Petite Gateaux, Mignardises and glazing / garnishing techniques will be prepared in this course. (Usually offered in fall and spring semester.)
Prerequisites: PAS 100, PAS 101, PAS 102, PAS 103, PAS 106, and PAS 110
Course Name Change - Effective Spring 2026
PAS 215 - Advanced Bread Production
Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab
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This course encompasses the daily operation of a working pastry kitchen. Students will build on skills and techniques learned in previous labs, to develop industry standard practices. The class will assist with components for plated desserts and bread service for Savor, the student driven restaurant, as well as developing featured pastries and desserts for La Patisserie, the student driven bakery. In addition, students will create pastries and desserts for special events and college functions. (Usually offered Fall, Spring & Summer Semester)
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Prerequisites: PAS 100, PAS 101, PAS 102, PAS 103, PAS 106, and PAS 110
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