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 Fundamentals of Speech
MATHEMATICS: (SELECT ONE COURSE)
- MAT 102 Intermediate Algebra
- MAT 107 Finite Mathematics
- MAT 104 Descriptive Statistics
- MAT 109 Pre-Calculus
- MAT 125 Statistics
- *Students who place into and complete a 200 level course will receive Gen. Ed. Credit for Mathematics
NATURAL SCIENCES: (SELECT ONE COURSE)
- BIO 103 Intro to Human Body
- BIO 105 General Biology
- BIO 110 Anatomy and Physiology
- BIO 122 Fundementals of Ecology
- CHM 101 Inorganic Chemistry
- CHM 105 Principles of General and Biological Chemistry
- PHY 101 General Physics
- PHY 105 Engineering Physics I
- SCI 101 Physical Science
- SCI 102 Biological Science
- SCI 220 Oceanus
- SCI 224 Cosmos
- SCI 225 Planet Earth
SOCIAL SCIENCES: (SELECT ONE COURSE)
- ANR 201 Cultural Anthropology
- ECO 201 Microeconomics
- ECO 202 Macroeconomics
- GEO 201 Intro to Geography
- HIS 213 Psychohistory I
- PDA 101 Pluralism and Diversity
- POL 100 Intro to Political Science
- POL 101 Principles of American Government
- PSY 103 General Psychology
- SOC 105 Computers in Society
- SOC 144 Foundations of Education
- SOC 201 Principles of Sociology
- SOC 203 Marriage and the Family
- SOC 212 Sociology of Deviant Behavior
AMERICAN HISTORY: (SELECT ONE COURSE)
- HIS 201 American History I
- HIS 202 American History II
- HIS 130 Coming to America*
- *For students scoring 84 on the Regents Exam
WESTERN CIVILIZATION: (SELECT ONE COURSE)
- HIS 101 Western Civilization I
- HIS 202 Western Civilization II
OTHER WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: (SELECT ONE COURSE)
- ART 141 Art of Asia, Africa, and the Americas
- ART 221 Art of Buddhism and Zen
- ENG 201 World Literature I
- ENG 202 World Literature II
- ENG 211 Modern Latin American Literature
HUMANITIES: (SELECT ONE COURSE)
- ART 101 Art Appreciation
- ART 119 Art History I
- ART 120 Art History II
- COM 101 History of Broadcasting
- ENG 203 American Literary Tradition I
- ENG 204 American Literary Tradition II
- ENG 223 Film Directors
- ENG 224 Modern Fiction
- ENG 226 Gender Roles in Literature
- ENG 232 Children's Literature
- ENG 205 Themes in British Literature I
- ENG 206 Themes in British Literature II
- ENG 207 Studies in the Short Story
- ENG 214 Modern Drama
- ENG 215 Introduction to Modern Poetry
- MUS 101 Music Appreciation
- PER 255 Performing Arts in London
- PHL 201 Intro to Philosophy
- PHL 203 Social Ethics and Human Values
- PHL 260 Ethics in Business
- SPE 203 Power, Persuasion, and Propoganda
- SPE 216 Free Speech: Theories and Controversies
THE ARTS: (SELECT ONE COURSE)
- ART 102 Figure Drawing I
- ART 106 Painting
- ART 130 Black and White Camera/Darkroom
- ART 142 Ceramics I
- ART 176 Printmaking Workshop I
- ART 219 Sculpture I
- ART 288 Digital Imaging
- CAD 231 Intro to Animation
- ENG 261, 262, 263 or 264 Poetry Writing Workshop I - IV
- ENG 238, 239, 240, 253 Creative Writing Workshop I-III
- 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 TV
- PER 156 Physical Acting for the Stage
- PER 201 Acting I
- PER 203 Playwriting I
- PER 211 Singing for Musical Theater
- *Students who bypass a pre-requisite on the list and successfully complete the corresponding upper level course will receive Gen. Ed. credit for the Arts.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES: (SELECT ONE COURSE)
- FRE 101 Elementary French I
- FRE 102 Elementary French II
- ASL 101 American Sign Language I
- ASL 102 American Sign Language II
- HEB 101 Elementary Hebrew I
- HEB 102 Elementary Hebrew II
- GER 101 Elementary German I
- GER 102 Elementary German II
- ITA 101 Elementary Italian I
- ITA 102 Elementary Italian II
- RUS 101 Elementary Russian I
- RUS 102 Elementary Russian II
- SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I
- SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II
- *Students that place into and complete a 200-level course will receive Gen. Ed. credit for Foreign Language