SUNY Gen Ed 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 Communication requires that students take two courses (ENG 101 and SPE 101)
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Basic Communication Both courses required |
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| ENG 101 English Composition | SPE 101 Fundamentals of Speech |
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Mathematics Select one Course* |
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| MAT 102 Intermediate Algebra | *Students that place in complete a 200-level course will receive gen ed credit for math |
| MAT 107 finite Mathematics | |
| MAT 104 Descriptive Statistics | |
| MAT 109 Pre-Calculus | |
| MAT 125 Statistics | |
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Natural Sciences Select one course |
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| BIO 103 Intro to Human Body | PHY 101 General Physics 1 |
| BIO 105 General Biology 1 | SCI 101 Physical Science |
| BIO 110 Anatomy & Physiology 1 | SCI 102 Biological Science |
| PHY 105 Engineering Physics 1 | SCI 220 Oceanus |
| BIO 122 Fundamental of Ecology | SCI 224 Cosmos |
| CHM 101 Inorganic Chemistry 1 | SCI 225 Planet Earth |
| CHM 105 Gen. & Bio. Chemistry | |
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Social Sciences Select one course |
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| ANR 201 Cultural Anthropology | POL 101 American Government |
| ECO 201 Microeconomics | PSY 103 General Psychology |
| ECO 202 Macroeconomics | SOC 105 Computers in Society |
| GEO 201 Intro to Geography | SOC 144 Foundations of Ed |
| HIS 213 Psychohistory | SOC 201 Principles of Sociology |
| PDA 101 Pluralism & Diversity | SOC 203 Marriage & the Family |
| POL 100 Intro to Political Science | SOC 212 Soc. of Deviant Behavior |
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American History Select one course |
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| For all Students | |
| HIS 201 United States History I | For Students scoring above 84 on Regents |
| HIS 202 United States History II | HIS 130 Coming to America |
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Western Civilization Select one course |
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| HIS 101 Western Civilization I | HIS 102 Western Civilization II |
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Other Western Civilization Select one course |
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| ART 141 Art of Africa, Asia, and the Americas | ENG 202 World Literature II |
| ART 221 Art of Buddhism and Zen | ENG 211 Modern Latin American Literature |
| ENG 201 World Literature I | |
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Humanities Select one course |
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| ART 101 Art Appreciation | ENG 214 Modern Drama |
| ART 119 Art History I | ENG 215 Intro to Modern Poetry |
| ART 120 Art History II | PER 255 Performing Arts/London |
| COM 101 History of Broadcasting | PHL 201 Intro to Philosophy |
| ENG 203 American Lit. Trad 1 | PHL 203 Social Ethics/Human Values |
| ENG 204 American Lit. Trad. II | PHL 260 Ethics in Business |
| ENG 223 Film Directors | SPE 203 Power, Persuasion & Propaganda |
| ENG 224 Modern Fiction | SPE 216 Free Speech: Theories & Controv. |
| ENG 226 Gender Roles in Lit. | |
| ENG 232 Children's Literature | |
| MUS 101 Music Appreciation | |
| ENG 205 Themes in British Lit. I | |
| ENG 206 Themes in British Lit. II | |
| ENG 207 Studies/Short Story | |
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The Arts Select one course* |
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| ART 102 Figure Drawing I | ENG 253 Creative Writ. Wkshp IV |
| ART 106 Painting I | MUS 107 Songwriting Workshop |
| ART 130 B/W Camera | MUS 134 Singing/Beginning Voice |
| ART 142 Ceramics I | MUS 201 Basic Musicianship |
| ART 176 Printmaking Workshop I | PER 110 Intro to Performing Arts |
| ART 219 Sculpture I | PER 112 Modern Dance I |
| ART 288 Digital Imaging | PER 123 Jazz Dance I |
| CAD 231 Intro to Animation | PER 127 Dance Improvisation |
| ENG 261 Poetry Writing Wkshp I | PER 153 Acting for Television |
| ENG 262 Poetry Writing Wkshp II | PER 156 Physical Acting/Stage |
| ENG 263 Poetry Writing Wkshp III | PER 201 Acting I |
| ENG 264 Poetry Writing Wkshp IV | PER 203 Playwriting I |
| ENG 238 Creative Writ. Wkshp 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. |
| ENG 239 Creative Writ. Wkshp II | |
| ENG 240 Creative Writ. Wkshp III | |
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Foreign Language Select one course* |
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| FRE 101 Elementary French I | HEB 101 Elementary Hebrew I |
| FRE 102 Elementary French II | HEB 102 Elementary Hebrew II |
| RUS 101 Elementary Russian I | ASL 101 American Sign Lang. I |
| RUS 102 Elementary Russian II | ASL 102 American Sign Lang. II |
| GER 101 Elementary German I | ITA 101 Elementary Italian |
| GER 102 Elementary German II | ITA 102 Elementary Italian II *Students that place into and complete a 200-level course will receive gen ed credit for foreign language. |
| SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I | |
| SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II | |