Suny Core General Education Requirements

SUNY CORE GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Introduction : All baccalaureate degree candidates at any college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system must complete a 30 credit-hour General Education requirement. Students must take at least one approved course in each of the ten areas identified below. Students at Suffolk County Community College who plan to transfer to a SUNY four-year institution are expected to complete a minimum of 21 credits (7 courses) of the SUNY general education course requirements. Students are strongly advised to satisfy the full 30-credit requirement prior to transfer.

General Education Area Approved SCCC Courses (revised 11/15/07)

Mathematics MA23, 27, 36, 61, 62, 64, 70, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93

Natural Sciences BY14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 30, 32, 44, 46, 50, 52, 62, 70, 72 CH19, 21, 29, 33, 34, 45, 55, 56 ES15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22 MB20, 25 OC15 PH24, 53, 54, 71/72, 73/74, 75/76

Social Sciences AN11, 21, 31, 50 EK11, 21, 22, GY15, 16, 17 HS11, 12, 20, 22, 33, 34 PC11, 15; SO11, 22, 40 PO15, 20, 25, 40 SS11

American History For all Students HS33, 34, PO25 For Students Scoring above 84 on NYS American History Regents HS38, 39

Western Civilization HS11, 12, 20, 22 ID11, 12

Other World Civilizations AN11, 20, 31, 50, 55 CO23, EG60, GY15, 16, 17 HS22, 51, 57, 90 PL18, PO40

Humanities EG13, 20, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 66, 67, 71, 72, 74, 81, 83, 85, 86, 91 CN 16, 17, 18 CO 15, 21, 22, 28, 51 HM 28H, 77H ID11, 12, 33 MU11, 16, 17 PL11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 30, 32, 48 SP62, 65, 66 TH41, TH42 VA11, 12, 17, 18, 19

The Arts CN16, EG66 GR20 IN13 MU11, 16, 17, 24, 26, 40, 41, 51, 54, 72, 91, 92, 95, 98, 99 TH11, 21, 41, 42, 45 VA11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 30, 33, 35, 43, 55, 59, 60, 61, 71, 81, 88, 90, 91

Foreign Language FR11, GE11, IT11, LN 11, SP11 (Note: or any appropriate higher level foreign language course)

Basic Communication CO11, CO12, CO15, EG11

SCCC GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Students in AA and AS programs must satisfy the following minimum requirement:

English: EG 11, EG 13

Humanities: 9 credits. Only one course may be English. May be selected from: CN, CO, EG, FL (Foreign Language), GR, HM, ID, MU, PL, TH, VA

Social Science: 9 credits. Must include at least one history course. (American History, Western Civilization or non-Western Culture)

Mathematics: One College Level Math course. (MA 17 or higher) Be certain to check with an advisor regarding appropriate course selection. Science: One laboratory science course

Physical Education: 2 credits

Freshman Seminar: 1.5 credits

Students in AAS degree programs must satisfy the following minimum requirements:

English: EG 11, plus additional 3 credit EG elective

Humanities: 3 credits (any Humanities course, other than English) May be selected from: CN, CO, FL (Foreign Language), GR, HM, ID, MU, PL, TH, VA

Social Science: 6 credits

Mathematics/Science: Two college level mathematics (MA 17 or higher) and/or laboratory science courses

Physical Education: 2 credits

Freshman Seminar 1.5 credits

Revised 11/15/07