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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
The SUNY GE framework includes twelve categories of knowledge, skills and competencies—ten knowledge and skills areas expose students to different ways of knowing so that they can make reasoned judgements outside as well as inside their academic field and enabling them to develop diverse perspectives and global understanding; and two core competencies that extend beyond discipline-specific knowledge and skills.
Among the specific knowledge and skills categories is a new requirement, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice. This requirement aligns with the SUNY Board of Trustees’ Policy on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (adopted September 10, 2015) as well as SUNY’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Phase I Action Plan (2021), which recommends including a diversity category in the general education requirements.
In addition, explicitly delineated skills and competencies in quantitative reasoning, scientific reasoning, oral and written communication, critical thinking and reasoning, and information literacy help to ensure SUNY graduates have the 21st century knowledge, skills, and competencies they need, while also satisfying institutional accreditation expectations. Finally, the framework provides flexibility for campuses to develop innovative and robust local general education programs for their respective undergraduate degrees.
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AREAS, AND COMPETENCIES
- Knowledge and Skills Areas (a minimum of 7 of 10 categories of knowledge and skills are required)
The following four are required Communication – written and oral Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Mathematics (and quantitative reasoning) Natural Sciences (and scientific reasoning). In addition, a minimum of three of the following six are required: Humanities, Social Sciences, the Arts, US History and Civic Engagement, World History and Global Awareness, and World Languages.
- Core Competencies – both required Critical Thinking and Reasoning Information Literacy
10 Student Learning Outcomes
- Communication
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
- Mathematics
- Natural Sciences
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
- The Arts
- US History and Civic Engagement
- World History and Global Awareness
- World Languages
GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES
- ENG 1001 Composition I OR ENG 1003 SpTp: Composition I with Writing Studio
- COM 1301 Interpersonal Communications
- COM 1305 Intercultural Communication
- ENG 1301 Fundamentals of Speech
Note: Students must complete English Composition and a Speech class to satisfy this Learning Outcome.
- HIS 1227 US History before 1860
- HIS 1228 US History 1860 – 1940
- HIS 1229 US History 1940 – Present
- SOC 1600 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 2609 Race Class and Gender
- COM 1305 Intercultural Communication
- ENG 2166 Contemporary Issues in Literature
- HIS 1226 History of Women in American History
- HIS 1223 History of Africa
- HIS 1287 Introduction to East Asia
- HIS 1907 History of World Religions
- MAT 1004 Elementary Statistics
- MAT 1005 Intermediate Algebra
- MAT 1205 College Algebra
- MAT 1206 Precalculus
- MAT 1210 Math for Elementary School Teachers
- MAT 1301 Analytical Geometry & Calculus I
- MAT 2203 Linear Algebra
- MAT 2204 Discrete Mathematics
- MAT 2301 Analytical Geometry; Calculus II
- Mat 2302 Analytical Geometry; Calculus III
- MAT 2401 Differential Equations
- PSY 1600 Statistics for the Social Sciences
- SCI 1005 Environmental Geology
- SCI 1018 Introduction to Physical Geology
- SCI 1020 Introduction to Meteorology
- SCI 1024 + SCI 1025 Nutrition and Nutrition Laboratory
- SCI 1028 Introduction to Astronomy
- SCI 1040 Biology and Contemporary Issues
- SCI 1050 Introduction to Biology I
- SCI 1111 General Botany
- SCI 1124 Principles of Biology I
- SCI 1202 General Chemistry I
- SCI 1204 Chemistry for Health Sciences
- SCI 1300 Non-Calculus Physics I
- SCI 1302 Calculus Physics I
- SCI 1305 Physics for Health Sciences
- SCI 1515 Environmental Science
- SCI 1640 Introduction to Forensic Science
- SCI 1710 Analog Electronics
- SCI 1712 Digital Electronics
- SCI 1824 Fundamentals of Chemistry I
- SCI 1922 Introduction to Ecology
- SCI 2050 Introduction to Biology II
- SCI 2113 Microbiology
- SCI 2152 Principles of Biology II
- SCI 2202 General Chemistry II
- SCI 2208 Organic Chemistry I
- SCI 2210 Organic Chemistry II
- SCI 2300 Noncalculus Physics II
- SCI 2302 Calculus Physics II
- SCI 2522 General Ecology
- SCI 2826 Fundamentals of Chemistry II
Note: In order to receive General Education credit for this Learning outcome, a student must successfully complete four credits consisting either of one of the four-credit courses or both the lecture and the lab in a lecture/lab pair of courses (i.e., SCI 1024 Nutrition and SCI 1025 Nutrition Lab)
- COM 2100 Mass Media
- EDU 2100 Children’s Literature
- ENG 1100 Mass Media
- ENG 1502 SpTp: Close Encounters with Film
- ENG 1503 SpTp: Children and Film
- ENG 2001 Introduction to Literature
- ENG 2007 South African Literature
- ENG 2030 The Comic Vision
- ENG 2100 Masterpieces of Literature
- ENG 2107 The Graphic Novel
- ENG 2117 American Literature I
- ENG 2118 American Literature II
- ENG 2122 The Modern Novel
- ENG 2123 20th Century Literature
- ENG 2127 Young Adult Literature
- ENG 2130 Modern Poetry
- ENG 2132 Introduction to Poetry
- ENG 2142 Modern Drama
- ENG 2146 Shakespeare: A Study of Selected Works
- ENG 2150 The Short Story
- ENG 2166 Contemporary Issues in Literature
- ENG 2170 Gothic Lit: Seduction, Sex, Blood
- ENG 2177 English Literature II
- ENG 2285 Introduction to Film
- ENG 2286 Literature to Film Adaptation
- ENG 2288 American Popular Culture
- ENG 2926 African-American Literature
- ENG 2933 Women in Literature
- HUM 1100 Art Appreciation
- HUM 1110 20th Century Art
- HUM 1200 Music Appreciation
- HUM 1204 Introduction to Jazz
- HUM 1214 History of American Popular Music
- HUM 1215 SpTp: American History Through Film
- HUM 1216 SpTp: The History of Ideas
- HUM 1300 Introduction to Philosophy
- HUM 1301 Environmental Ethics
- HUM 1302 Logic
- HUM 1304 Ethics
- HUM 1307 Food Ethics
- HUM 1310 Philosophical Foundations and Behavioral Thinking
- HUM 1321 Civic Discourse
- HUM 1502 SpTp: Close Encounters with Film
- HUM 1503 Children and Film
- HUM 1912 Media and Society
- HUM 2285 Introduction to Film
- HUM 2286 Literature to Film Adaptation
- HUM American Popular Culture
- SUS 1301 Environmental Ethics
- CRJ 1322 Constitutional Law
- ECO 1401 Macroeconomics
- ECO 1402 Microeconomics
- ECO 2001 Environmental Economics
- GEO 1700 World Geography
- POL 1100 Environmental Policy and Politics
- POL 1301 Introduction to Political Science
- POL 1322 Constitutional Law
- POL 1341 American Government
- PSY 1500 General Psychology
- PSY 1504 Sport Psychology
- PSY 2502 Child Psychology
- PSY 2506 Abnormal Psychology
- PSY 2510 Developmental Psychology
- SCI 1701 Science and Civilization
- SOC 1400 SpTp: From Radicalization to Terrorism
- SOC 1600 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 1602 Sociology of the Family
- SOC 1701 Science and Civilization
- SOC 2601 Social Problems
- SUS 1100 Environmental Policy and Politics
- ART 1001 Drawing I
- ART 1205 Design & Color
- EDU 1400 Methods in Elementary Theater Education
- ENG 2004 Creative Writing I
- ENG 2008 Creative Non-Fiction
- ENG 2009 Performance Poetry
- ENG 2011 SpTp: Writing as a Way of Healing
- HUM 1002 Theory and History of Design and Color
- HUM 1110 20th Century Art
- HUM 1200 Music Appreciation
- HUM 1203 History of Music in the Western World (inactive)
- HUM 1204 Introduction to Jazz
- HUM 1702 Acting I
- HUM2702 Acting II
- HUM 2705 Classical Acting
- PED 1830 Performing Dance
- PHO 1406 Digital Photo I
- PHO 2406 Digital Photo II
- THE 1400 Methods in Elementary Theater Education
- THE 1500 Introduction to Theater Production/Technology
- THE 1700 Theatre History I
- THE 1800 Musical Theater I
- THE 1601 Physical Theater I
- THE 2701 Theatre History II
- THE 2000 Technical Theater Design/Practicum: Sound
- THE 2200 Technical Theater Design/Practicum: Lighting
- THE 2201 Technical Theater Design/Practicum: Costumes
- THE 2202 Technical Theater Design/Practicum: Stage Management
- THE 2203 Technical Theater Design/Practicum: Set Design
- THE 2705 Classical Acting
- HIS 1227 US History before 1860
- HIS 1228 US History 1860 – 1940
- HIS 1229 US History 1940 – Present
- HIS 1302 Hops and Hemp in American History
- HIS 1226 History of Women in America
- HIS 1300 History of the US Environmental Movement
- HIS 1301 US History and the Paranormal
- POL 1341 American Government
- HIS 1016 World War II
- HIS 1223 History of Africa
- HIS 1287 Introduction to East Asia
- HIS 1405 The Viking World
- HIS 1907 History of World Religions
- HIS 1206 Western Civilization: Since 1648
- SOC 1725 Survey of World Cultures
- FLA 1410 Japanese Language I
- FLA 1445 Spanish Language and Culture I
- FLA 1455 French Language and Culture I
- FLA 1458 German Language and Culture I
- FLA 1510 Chinese Language and Culture I
- FLA 1809 American Sign Language I
- FLA 2410 Japanese Language II
- FLA 2411 Japanese Language III
- FLA 2412 Japanese Language IV
- FLA 2445 Spanish Language and Culture II
- FLA 2446 Spanish Language and Culture III
- FLA 2447 Spanish Language and Culture IV
- FLA 2455 French Language and Culture II
- FLA 2456 French Language and Culture III
- FLA 2457 French Language and Culture IV
- FLA 2809 American Sign Language II
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