SUNY General Education Guidelines

 

SUNY General Education Guidelines

TRANSFER GUIDE TO ALL SUNY FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY CENTERSCourtesy of the Academic Advisement Center
To obtain your Bachelor's degree from a SUNY school, you must complete 3 credits in Mathematics, 3 credits in Basic Communications and 3 credits in five of the following 8 categories:  Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Western Civilization, Other World Civilizations, American History, Foreign Language and The Arts. In addition you must also complete 9 credits from any of the ten categories. You may take courses in all ten categories if desired.
I. Mathematics VI. Western Civilization
II. Natural Sciences VII. Other World Civilizations
III. Social Sciences VIII. American History
IV. Humanities IX. Foreign Language
V. Basic Communication X. The Arts
   
SUNY General Education Requirements Select one course from each of the first five categories below to satisfy five SUNY General Education Requirements.
I)SUNY GER Mathematics  MAT 100, 101, 102, 103, 109, 111, 112, 116, 117, 118, 122, 123

II) SUNY GER Natural Sciences(*Note: This course does not satisfy NCC 4 credit Lab Science requirement)

AHS 131, 132, 201*, 202*, 234*BIO 101, 102, 103, 104, 109, 110, 115, 116, 118, 119*, 124, 130, 162/165, 203, 204, 211, 212, 214, 215, 231CHE 107, 108, 131, 132, 135, 151, 152, 201, 202, 221GSS 106, 108, 111, 112, 120MDS 101, 102PHY 101, 102, 122, 123, 151, 152, 222, 223SCI 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 119*, 120, 203
III) SUNY GER Social Sciences(*Note:  For Students Scoring Above 84 on NYS Regents American History) ANT 203, 204, 205ECO 100, 207, 208, 212, 215, 216, 218, 230GEO 101, 103, 201HIS 101-109, HIS 110/AFR 143, HIS 124, 125, 130, 137, HIS 140/POL 111, HIS 150*, 161, 162, HIS 176/AFR 140*, HIS 177/AFR 141*, HIS 178/AFR 200*, HIS 179/AFR 201*, HIS 180, 205, 206, 209, 210, 212, 219,220, HIS 221/AFR 203, HIS 222, 228, 230, 232, 234, 235, 236, 240, 250*, 255*, 260, 270IGS 101, 102POL 101, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 260, 261PSY 203, 204, 206, 207, 212, 213, 214, 215, 219, 220, 235, 240, 241SOC 201, 202, 207, 209, 210, 212, 214, 215, 216, 219, 220, 222, 225
IV) SUNY GER Humanities(*Note: This course does not satisfy a Humanities requirement at NCC) AFR 100, AFR 112/DAN 125, AFR 130/ENG 207,AFR 131/ ENG 208ART 100, 102 -104, 124, 201, ART 202COM 104, 112ENG 203-206, ENG 207/AFR 130, ENG 208/ AFR 131, ENG 209, 220, 222, 227, 228, 229, 231, 233, 236, 243, 247, 248, 251, 261, 263, 265, 267, 271, 281, 298, ENG 300/THR 300, ENG 301, 302, 305, 309, 311, 312, 314MDC 101*, 102, 120*, 130MUS 100, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 135, 201, 204, MUS 205/AFR 155, MUS 207/AFR 152, 208PHI 101-105, PHI 108/AFR 170, PHI 110, 111, 201, 203, 204, 208THR 101, 201
V) SUNY GER Basic Communication Satisfied with Composition I (English 101)COM 101,103, 109, 113, 123, 125, 202, 220ENG 101, 102, 105, 108, 109, 111, 215, 225, 226
Categories VI - X To complete the recommended minimum of seven General Education Requirements, select at least one course from two different categories below. If you wish to complete all ten General Education Requirements, select one course from every one of the ten categories.
VI) SUNY GER Western Civilization(*Note: This course does not satisfy a Social Science requirement at NCC) HIS 101, HIS 102 , HIS 107, HIS 108, HIS 109, HIS 124, HIS 180, HIS 206, HIS 209, HIS 230, HIS 270, MDC 101*, MUS 104
VII) SUNY GER Other World Civilizations(*Note: This course does not satisfy a Social Science requirement at NCC) ECO 216HIS 110/AFR 143, HIS 161,HIS 205, HIS 210, HIS 212,HIS 219, HIS 220, HIS 221/AFR 203, HIS 222, HIS 228,HIS 236, HIS 240IGS 101, IGS 102MDC 110*POL 260WST 201*
VIII) SUNY GER American History For all students: HIS 103 & HIS 104For students scoring above 84 on Regents:HIS 106, 125, 130, 137, 150, HIS 176/AFR 140,HIS 177/AFR 141, HIS 178/AFR200, HIS 179/AFR 201, HIS 250, HIS 255
IX) SUNY GER Foreign Languages
ARA 101 ARA 102 FRE 101FRE 102FRE 201FRE 202FRE 225FRE 301FRE 302GER 101GER 102GER 201GER 202HEB 101HEB 102HEB 201HEB 202ITA 101ITA 102ITA 201ITA 202ITA 225ITA 301ITA 302 JPN 101JPN 102LAT 101LAT 102POR 101POR 102RUS 101RUS 102RUS 201RUS 202SPA 101SPA 102SPA 201SPA 202 SPA 225SPA 251SPA 252SPA 301SPA 302SPA 401SPA 402SPA 403SPA 404
X) SUNY GER The Arts AFR 100, AFR 112/DAN 125,ART 105, 106, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124, 159, 160, 201, 202, 222, 223, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230COM 107, 119DAN 101, 105, 106, DAN 125/AFR 112, DAN 126/127, DAN 140, 141, 240, 241ENG 217, 313, 316, 317, 318MUS 101, 102, 103, 104, 117/127/137, 118/128/138 MUS 132, 133,134,135, 136, 201, 203, 204, MUS 205/AFR 155, MUS 206, MUS 207/AFR 152, MUS 208THR 100, 101, 103, 104, 201, 207, 208
Updated October 23, 2012 

 

Transferring to a SUNY Four Year Institution

What are they?The SUNY General Education Requirements are a variety of courses needed to graduate from any four-year SUNY school. There are 10 categories of study. Each can be fulfilled by a number of courses. The categories and their courses are listed on the transfer guide.Can a course be used in more than one category?Yes. As an example, HIS 240, Revolutions in the Modern World, can be used to meet both Other World Cultures and Social Sciences categories. However, you will still need to have a total of 30 credits from the general education categories as a whole. You may take more than one course from any of the categories.How can I be sure if my courses are going to meet the SUNY General Education Requirements?Use the transfer guide to look up the categories and their respective courses offered at NCC that satisfies them. Meet with an advisor to review these courses as they apply to the SUNY General Education Requirements.Do I have to meet these requirements before I transfer?No. You do not have to meet the requirements either to graduate from Nassau or to transfer to a SUNY school or a non-SUNY school. However, students planning to transfer with an AA or AS degree to a SUNY school are recommended to have completed 21 hours of SUNY General Education Requirements (seven categories) before they graduate from NCC. You are encouraged to take the full 30 credits before you transfer to maximize the strength of your transfer courses and to begin taking elective courses in your major at the four-year SUNY institution.If I'm planning to transfer to a non-SUNY school, do I need to meet these requirements?No. Each four-year institution has its own General Education Requirements. To learn what the requirements are for a non-SUNY four-year institution, check with that institution via phone, e-mail, or website.To keep current on the courses that satisfy the SUNY General Education Requirements, consult an advisor at the Advisement Center.