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SUNY General Education Requirements
Approved SUNY Rockland courses
Effective Fall 2003
To complete a four-year degree at a SUNY institution, students are required to take 30 credits of General Education in 10 knowledge areas. At community colleges, students are advised to complete 7 out the 10 areas prior to transfer. Students must take one course* from each of the ten areas.
| Basic Communications |
Both Courses Required |
| ENG 101 English Composition I |
SPE 101 Fundementals of Speech |
| Mathematics | Select One Course |
| MAT 102 Intermediate Algebra |
MAT 125 Statistics |
| MAT 104 Descriptive Statistics |
MAT 109 Precalculus |
| *NOTE: Students that place into and complete a |
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| 200 level course will recieve Gen. Ed. Credit for Math |
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| Natural Sciences |
Select One Course |
| BIO 103 Intro to the Human Body |
PHY 101 General Physics I |
| BIO 105 General Biology |
SCI 101 Physical Science |
| BIO 110 Anatomy and Physiology I |
SCI 102 Biological Science |
| BIO 122 Fundementals of Ecology |
SCI 220 Oceanus |
| CHM 101 Inorganic Chemeistry I |
SCI 224 Cosmos |
| CHM 105 Principles of General and Biologial Chemistry | SCI 225 Planet Earth |
| PHY 105 Engineering Physics I | |
| Social Sciences (Select One Course) |
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| ANR 201 Cultural Anthropology |
POL 101 American Government |
| ECO 201 Microeconomics |
PSY 103 General Psycology |
| ECO 202 Macroeconomics |
SOC 105 Computers In Society |
| GOE 201 Intro to Geography |
SOC 144 Foundations of Education |
| HIS 213 Psychohistory I |
SOC 201 Principles of Sociology |
| PDA 101 Pluralism and Diversity |
SOC 203 Marriage and the Family |
| POL 100 Intro to Political Science | SOC 212 Sociology of Deviant Behavior |
| American History (Select One Course) | |
| For ALL students: | For Students scoring above 84 on the Regents Exam: |
| HIS 201 American History I | HIS 130 Coming to America |
| HIS 202 American History II | |
| Western Civilization (Select One Course) | |
| HIS 101 Western Civilization I |
HIS 102 Western Civilization II |
| Other World Civilizations (Select One Course) | |
| ART 141 Art of Africa, Asia, and the Americas | ENG 201 World Literature I |
| ART 221 Art of Buddism and Zen |
ENG 202 World Literature II |
| ENG 211 Modern Latin American Literature | |
| Humanities (Select One Course) | |
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ART 101 Art Appreciation ENG 223 Film Directors ART 119 Art History I ENG 224 Modern Fiction ART 120 Art History II ENG 226 Gender Roles in Lit. COM 101 History of Broadcasting ENG 232 Children's Literature ENG 203 American Lit. Trad. I MUS 101 Music Appreciation ENG 204 American Lit. Trad. II
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PER 255 Performing Arts/London ENG 205 Themes in British Lit. I PHL 201 Intro to Philosophy ENG 206 Themes in British Lit. II PHL 203 Social Ethics/Human Values ENG 207 Studies/Short Story PHL 260 Ethics in Business ENG 214 Modern Drama SPE 203 Power, Persuasion & Propaganda ENG 215 Intro to Modern Poetry SPE 216 Free Speech: Theories & Controv. |
| The Arts (Select One Course) | |
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ART 102 Figure Drawing I ART 106 Painting I ART 130 B/W Camera ART 142 Ceramics I ART 176 Printmaking Workshop I ART 219 Sculpture I ART 288 Digital Imaging CAD 231 Intro to Animation ENG 261 Poetry Writing Wkshp I ENG 262 Poetry Writing Wkshp II ENG 263 Poetry Writing Wkshp III ENG 264 Poetry Writing Wkshp IV ENG 238 Creative Writ. Wkshp I ENG 239 Creative Writ. Wkshp II ENG 240 Creative Writ. Wkshp III |
ENG 253 Creative Writ. Wkshp IV MUS 107 Songwriting Workshop MUS 134 Singing/Beginning Voice MUS 201 Basic Musicianship PER 110 Intro to Performing Arts PER 112 Modern Dance I PER 123 Jazz Dance I PER 127 Dance Improvisation PER 153 Acting for Television PER 156 Physical Acting/Stage PER 201 Acting I PER 203 Playwriting I PER 211 Singing for Mus. Theatre *Students that bypass a pre-requisite on this list and who successfully complete the corresponding upper level course will receive gen ed credit for the arts. |
| Foreign Language (Select One Course) |
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FRE 101 Elementary French I FRE 102 Elementary French II RUS 101 Elementary Russian I RUS 102 Elementary Russian II GER 101 Elementary German I GER 102 Elementary German II SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II |
HEB 101 Elementary Hebrew I HEB 102 Elementary Hebrew II ASL 101 American Sign Lang. I ASL 102 American Sign Lang. II ITA 101 Elementary Italian I ITA 102 Elementary Italian II *Students that place into and complete a 200-level course will receive gen ed credit for foreign language. |