New York State General Education Requirements
New York State General Education Requirements
Coursework is required in each of the following areas. Only courses with a grade of “C” or better will be accepted. No courses graded Pass/Fail will be accepted.
One course may be used to meet the requirement in more than one area. A given course may be used to meet both state and Liberal Arts distribution requirements.
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NY STATE AREA
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DESCRIPTION
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EXAMPLES
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Literature
(3 cr.)
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A course in the literature of any culture or time period. (Need not be in the English language)
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ENG literature (English)
FRN literature (French)
SPN literature (Spanish)
ITL literature (Italian)
Other literature
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History
(3 cr.)
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A course in history or a history-based course in one of the social sciences
American history is required for Childhood (Gr 1-6) and Early Childhood (Birth – Gr 2) candidates
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HIS Any history course
POS 2038, etc.
ECO 2025, etc.
SOC 2025, etc.
course in POS, ECO, SOChistory-basedAny other
For Music students, history; for Art students, ARH (modern)
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Math
(3 or 4 cr.)
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A math course
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MATH Any college level math course (not a computer science, statistics or finance course)
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Science
(3 or 4 cr.)
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A science course
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BIO ----; CHEM ----;
PHY----; or other science course
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Foreign Language
(6 cr.)
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Two semesters or the equivalent of a language other than English. An intermediate course or the second semester of a two-semester course is considered to be the equivalent of two semesters.
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SPN---, FRN---, ITL---JPN---, etc.
EDU 3003/3004 Sign Language
Satisfies NY State requirement for language.
For students admitted after Fall 2009 also satisfies college foreign language requirement.
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Art
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Any course in the visual or performing arts
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ARH, ENW, ART, MUH, MUT, MUA, DTH, etc.
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Communication
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A course in oral communication
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CAM
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Written Expression
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Coursework in written expression
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ENC 2000
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