College Catalog 2024-2025

SUNY General Education Requirements

The following course attributes meet the respective SUNY General Education requirements. These attributes can be seen on the courses located in Self-Service Banner and/or Degree Works. Up until Fall 2023, SUNY was approving general education coursework and beginning Fall 2023 the College is only required to approve general education curriculum. Please note: All students should consult with an advisor for appropriate course selection.

SUNY General Education 2010
Students who were admitted prior to Fall 2023, who are considering transfer to any four-year SUNY institution in any major are required to earn a minimum of three credits in each of seven general education knowledge areas listed in this table, in the process of completing their associate degrees. Students will be required to fulfill this requirement in all ten knowledge areas before receiving a baccalaureate degree. No course listed in the table may be used to fulfill more than one knowledge area.

Knowledge and Skills Area

Campus Attribute

Mathematics

GEMA

Natural Sciences

GENS

Social Sciences

GESS

American History

GEAH

Western Civilization

GEWC

Other World Civilizations

GEOC

Humanities

GEHU

The Arts

GETA

Foreign Language

GEFL

Basic Communication

GEBC

 

SUNY General Education 2023

Students who were admitted Fall 2023 or later, who are considering transfer to any four-year SUNY institution in any major are required to earn a minimum of three credits in the four required (*) knowledge and skills areas for all AA-, AS- BA-, and BS- degree programs and will be required to fulfill a minimum of the seven (of ten) knowledge and skills areas before receiving a baccalaureate degree with at least 30 credits of SUNY GE during the first 60 credits of study. No attributes listed in the table may be used to fulfill more than one knowledge area.

Knowledge and Skills Area

Campus Attribute

Communication - Written and Oral*

GCWO

Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice*

GDVR

Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)*

GMAT

Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)*

GNSC or GNSL

Humanities

GHUM

Social Sciences

GSSC

 The Arts

GART

US History and Civic Engagement

GUSC

World History and Global Awareness

GGLB

World Languages

GWRL