Humanities Division
Division Phone Number: (513) 569-1700
The Humanities Division recognizes that each student has a unique combination of attitudes, beliefs, values, and experiences. The Humanities Division’s courses enable students to understand the forces that shape them, especially in the psychological, social, and economic areas, and provide tools that assist students either in controlling or adapting to these forces.
Foremost among these tools is effective communication, both oral and written. Therefore, the division offers a number of courses that enhance communication skills by developing critical thinking techniques and the ability to present information in a clear, organized manner. To set the stage for success in the college experience, degree-seeking students are required to complete a college orientation course, either FYE 100 College Survival Skills, or FYE 105 College Success Strategies, or FYE 110 Community College Experience, within the first 12 credit hours taken at Cincinnati State.
The Humanities Division offers Associate of Arts and Associate of Applied Science degrees. The division also offers several certificate programs.
Entrance Competencies
In order to ensure a high degree of success in academic studies in Humanities, entering students must meet established academic levels in mathematics, written communication skills, and reading comprehension. To aid in determining these levels, entering students are required to take COMPASS®, the college admissions/placement test. If testing and previous academic background indicate that a student has not reached the necessary preparatory level, a divisional advisor will identify a group of classes to help the student reach needed levels. Preparatory classes are available year-round.
Cooperative Education
The Humanities Division shares the College’s commitment to cooperative education as an integral part of the curriculum. Cooperative education allows students to apply concepts learned in the classroom through practical, hands-on experience in full-time or part-time on-site work environments. These work experiences may include paid cooperative education or unpaid internships. In some cases, degree-seeking students with prior work experience related to their post-baccalaureate career goals may be eligible to receive credit through the standard College procedures for granting advanced standing credit. The program chair and cooperative education coordinator must approve all substitutions in advance.
Students must schedule a meeting with the cooperative education coordinator at least one semester prior to the anticipated start of their co-op activities to discuss options and plan how to complete co-op credits.
For eligibility requirements, co-op registration policies, and other issues related to cooperative education, please refer to the “Cooperative Education ” section of the catalog.
Writing Center
The Writing Center in Room 235 Main Building offers tutorial support at no charge to any Cincinnati State student whose coursework includes written assignments. Tutors are qualified, experienced writing instructors. Tutors are available by appointment, on a walk-in basis, or online to provide guidance to students in all facets of the writing process.
Transfer Module
The Ohio Board of Regents developed the transfer module to facilitate transfer of credits from one Ohio public college or university to another. Ohio’s transfer module contains 36 to 40 semester hours of course credits in the areas of English, mathematics, arts and humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and natural and physical sciences. A transfer module completed at one college or university automatically meets the requirements for the transfer module at another college or university once the student is admitted. For additional information, see the “State of Ohio Policy for Institutional Transfer ” and the “Transfer Module ” sections of the College catalog.
The Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees contains all of the required courses for the transfer module, and the Associate of Applied Science degrees contain many of the required courses. Students earning Associate of Applied Science degrees may schedule additional courses needed to complete the transfer module at their convenience. Students who transfer to an Ohio public university for baccalaureate degrees will find that an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree, or an Associate of Applied Science degree combined with a transfer module completion, leads to preferential consideration at the receiving institution.