May 03, 2024

Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SUNY General Education Requirements

All students matriculated in A.A. and A.S. programs under 2023 catalog requirements and forward must meet the SUNY General Education requirements as outlined below. Students matriculated in A.A. and A.S. programs under catalog requirements from 2015-2022 must meet the SUNY General Education requirements as outlined in their respective catalog. The requirements described here are for 2023 and forward.

Students enrolled in A.A. and A.S. programs must complete seven of the ten knowledge and skill areas below, for a total of at least 30 credits in SUNY Gen Ed courses. Four of the seven completed areas must be Communication, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. The remaining three areas must be chosen from Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts, US History and Civic Engagement, World History and Global Awareness, or World Languages.

Required Areas

Communication - Written and Oral

ENG 103 Freshman Composition and Literature I Credits: (3)
AND one of the following:
BUS 121 Marketing Credits: (3)
COM 100 Introduction to Communication Credits: (3)
COM 110 Introduction to Social Media Credits: (3)
COM 210 Public Speaking Credits: (3)
COM 220 Interpersonal Communication Credits: (3)
COM 282 Intercultural Communication Credits: (3)
COM 284 Communication and Gender Credits: (3)
MUS 202T Music Theory IV Credits: (3) (MUS majors only)
PTA 104 Physical Therapy Procedures II Credits: (2) (PTA majors only)

Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice

ANT 152 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
ANT 152H Honors Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
ANT 175 Peoples and Cultures of the World Credits: (3)
ANT 201 Anthropology of Marriage and the Family Credits: (3)
ANT 203 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion Credits: (3)
ASL 212 Deafhood: Moving Beyond Deaf Culture Credits: (3)
BUS 231 Human Resource Management Credits: (3)
COM 282 Intercultural Communication Credits: (3)
ENG 104 Freshman Composition and Literature II Credits: (3)
LBL 101 Introduction to the Liberal Arts Credits: (3)
MUS 166 Music of the African Diaspora Credits: (3)
POS 100 American National Politics Credits: (3)
POS 100H Honors American National Politics Credits: (3)
SOC 103 Introductory Sociology Credits: (3)
SOC 103H Honors Introductory Sociology Credits: (3)
SOC 203 Gender & Society Credits: (3)
SOC 204 Social Problems Credits: (3)
SOC 208 Social Stratification Credits: (3)
SOC 209 Medical Sociology Credits: (3)
SOC 211 Race and Ethnicity Credits: (3)
WMS 101 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: (3)
WMS 101H Honors Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: (3)

Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)

BUS 102 Mathematics of Business and Finance Credits: (3)
MAT 104 Quantitative Reasoning Credits: (3)
MAT 110 Clinical Calculations for Nursing Credits: (1) (NUR majors only)
MAT 112 Nature of Mathematics Credits: (3)
MAT 112H Honors Nature of Mathematics Credits: (3)
MAT 113 Contemporary Mathematics Credits: (3)
MAT 114 Intermediate Algebra With Applications Credits: (4)
MAT 115 Modeling for Decision Making Credits: (3)
MAT 116 Decision Making With Calculus Credits: (3)
MAT 118 Exploring Statistics Credits: (3)
MAT 119 Mathematics for Technical Disciplines I Credits: (4)
MAT 120 Mathematics for Technical Disciplines II Credits: (3)
MAT 121 Math for Elementary Teachers Credits: (4)
MAT 122 Mathematics for the Elementary School Teacher: Problem Solving II Credits: (4)
MAT 143 Pre-Calculus With Trigonometry Credits: (4)
MAT 151 Statistics I Credits: (4)
MAT 161 Calculus I Credits: (4)
MAT 162 Calculus II Credits: (4)
PTA 107 Physics for the Physical Therapist Assistant Credits: (2) (PTA majors only)

Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)

AES 100 Meteorology Credits: (3)
AES 100L Meteorology Lab Credits: (1)
AES 105 Introduction to Oceanography Credits: (3)
AES 105L Introduction to Oceanography Lab Credits: (1)
BIO 105 Exploring Biology Credits: (3)
BIO 105L Exploring Biology Lab Credits: (1)
BIO 106 Human Biology Credits: (4)
BIO 121 Introduction to Biology Credits: (4)
BIO 131 General Ecology Credits: (3)
BIO 131H Honors Ecology Credits: (4)
BIO 131L General Ecology Laboratory Credits: (1)
BIO 151 General Biology I Credits: (4)
BIO 168 Survey of Human Anatomy Credits: (4)
BIO 171 Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4)
BIO 205 General Microbiology Credits: (4)
CHE 121 Introductory Chemistry Credits: (3)
CHE 121L Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)
CHE 151 Basic Chemistry for Health Science I Credits: (3)
CHE 171 General Chemistry I Credits: (3)
CHE 171L General Chemistry I Laboratory Credits: (1)
CHE 172 General Chemistry II Credits: (3)
CHE 172L General Chemistry II Laboratory Credits: (1)
GEO 106 Environmental Geology Credits: (3)
GEO 106L Environmental Geology Lab Credits: (1)
GEO 151 Physical Geology Credits: (3)
GEO 151L Physical Geology Lab Credits: (1)
GEO 152 Historical Geology Credits: (3)
GEO 152L Historical Geology Laboratory Credits: (1)
PHY 101 Conceptual Physics Credits: (3)
PHY 103 General Physics I Credits: (4)
PHY 104 General Physics II Credits: (4)
PHY 105 Physics I-Mechanics Credits: (4)
PHY 205 Physics II - Electricity and Magnetism Credits: (4)
SCI 103 Introductory Astronomy Credits: (3)
SCI 103L Astronomy Lab Credits: (1)

At Least 3 of These 6 Areas

Humanities

ANT 152 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
ANT 152H Honors Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
ANT 154 World Archaeology Credits: (3)
ANT 155 Language and Culture Credits: (3)
ANT 203 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion Credits: (3)
ART 105 History of Art I Credits: (3)
ART 106 History of Art II Credits: (3)
BMC 101 Introduction to Mass Media Communications Credits: (3)
CIN 203 Film and Literature Credits: (3)
CIN 205 American Cinema Credits: (3)
ENG 104 Freshman Composition and Literature II Credits: (3)
HIS 101 World History I Credits: (3)
HIS 102 World History II Credits: (3)
HIS 103 History of Western Civilization I Credits: (3)
HIS 103H Honors History of Western Civilization I Credits: (3)
HIS 104 History of Western Civilization II Credits: (3)
HIS 104H Honors History of Western Civilization II Credits: (3)
HON 101 Honors Humanities I Credits: (3)
HON 201 Honors Humanities II Credits: (3)
LBL 101 Introduction to the Liberal Arts Credits: (3)
MUS 103 Music Appreciation I Credits: (3)
MUS 104 Music Appreciation II Credits: (3)
MUS 105 Survey of Western Music History I Credits: (3)
MUS 106 Survey of Western Music History II Credits: (3)
PHI 101 The Examined Life: an Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3)
PHI 102 History of Philosophy - Ancient Credits: (3)
PHI 103 Critical Thinking Credits: (3)
PHI 107 Logic Credits: (3)
PHI 108 Ethics Credits: (3)
PHI 108H Honors Ethics Credits: (3)
PHI 109 Philosophy of Religion Credits: (3)
PHI 120 Ethics in Engineering and Technology Credits: (3)
PHI 130 Environmental Ethics Credits: (3)
PHI 210 Philosophy of Science Credits: (3)
WMS 101 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: (3)
WMS 101H Honors Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: (3)

Social Sciences

ANT 151 Human Origins and Evolution Credits: (3)
ANT 152 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
ANT 152H Honors Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
ANT 154 World Archaeology Credits: (3)
ANT 155 Language and Culture Credits: (3)
ANT 175 Peoples and Cultures of the World Credits: (3)
ANT 201 Anthropology of Marriage and the Family Credits: (3)
ANT 203 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion Credits: (3)
ECO 103 Modern Economic Issues Credits: (3)
ECO 104 Personal Finance and Consumer Economics Credits: (3)
ECO 160 Poverty, Inequality and Discrimination Credits: (3)
ECO 203 Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
ECO 204 Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
ECO 207 International Economics Credits: (3)
ECO 209 Money and Banking Credits: (3)
ECO 219 Fundamentals of Investments Credits: (3)
GEN 152 Human Adjustment Credits: (3)
HIS 101 World History I Credits: (3)
HIS 102 World History II Credits: (3)
HIS 103 History of Western Civilization I Credits: (3)
HIS 103H Honors History of Western Civilization I Credits: (3)
HIS 104 History of Western Civilization II Credits: (3)
HIS 104H Honors History of Western Civilization II Credits: (3)
POS 100 American National Politics Credits: (3)
POS 100H Honors American National Politics Credits: (3)
POS 102 State and Local Politics Credits: (3)
POS 198 Introduction to Political Thought Credits: (3)
POS 198H Honors Political Thought Credits: (3)
POS 201 Comparative Politics Credits: (3)
PSY 103 General Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 103H Honors General Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 204 Child Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 205 Social Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 206 Human Growth and Development Credits: (3)
PSY 207 Adolescent Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 210 Abnormal Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 212 Psychology of Women Credits: (3)
PSY 215 Physiological Psychology Credits: (3)
PSY 218 Psychology of Disabilities Credits: (3)
PSY 220 Cognitive Psychology Credits: (3)
SOC 103 Introductory Sociology Credits: (3)
SOC 103H Honors Introductory Sociology Credits: (3)
SOC 183 Popular Culture Credits: (3)
SOC 203 Gender & Society Credits: (3)
SOC 204 Social Problems Credits: (3)
SOC 207 Sociology of Deviance Credits: (3)
SOC 208 Social Stratification Credits: (3)
SOC 209 Medical Sociology Credits: (3)
SOC 211 Race and Ethnicity Credits: (3)
SOC 215 Sports in Society Credits: (3)

The Arts

ART 101 Drawing I Credits: (3)
ART 103 Design I Credits: (3)
ART 105 History of Art I Credits: (3)
ART 106 History of Art II Credits: (3)
ART 109 Principles of Drawing Credits: (3)
ART 213 Painting I Credits: (3)
BMC 110 Mobile Media Production Credits: (3)
BMC 120 Audio Production and Design for Media Credits: (3)
BMC 150 Video Field Production I Credits: (3)
CRW 103 Introduction to Creative Writing Credits: (3)
CRW 205 Creative Writing Workshop - Creative Nonfiction Credits: (3)
CRW 206 Creative Writing Workshop - Poetry Credits: (3)
CRW 207 Creative Writing Workshop - Fiction Credits: (3)
CRW 208 Creative Writing Workshop - Screenwriting Credits: (3)
CRW 209 Creative Writing Workshop - Playwriting Credits: (3)
MUS 101T Music Theory I Credits: (3)
MUS 103 Music Appreciation I Credits: (3)
MUS 104 Music Appreciation II Credits: (3)
MUS 107A-Z Introductory Applied Music Study Credits: (2)
MUS 108A-Z Introductory Applied Music Study Credits: (2)
MUS 111A-Z Applied Music Study for Music Majors Credits: (2)
MUS 112A-Z Applied Music Study for Music Majors Credits: (2)
MUS 160 Introduction to Music Theory I Credits: (3)
MUS 161 Introduction Music Theory II Credits: (3)
PHO 100 Basic Photography Credits: (3)

US History and Civic Engagement

HIS 105 Early American History Credits: (3)
HIS 106 American History in the 19th Century Credits: (3)
HIS 107 Modern American History Credits: (3)
HIS 107H Honors Modern American History Credits: (3)
HIS 209 History of American Women Credits: (3)
SOC 204 Social Problems Credits: (3)

World History and Global Awareness

ANT 152 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
ANT 152H Honors Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
ANT 154 World Archaeology Credits: (3)
ANT 175 Peoples and Cultures of the World Credits: (3)
ANT 201 Anthropology of Marriage and the Family Credits: (3)
ANT 203 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion Credits: (3)
CIN 204 Global Cinema Credits: (3)
COM 282 Intercultural Communication Credits: (3)
GEG 101 Introduction to Geography Credits: (3)
HIS 102 World History II Credits: (3)
HIS 103 History of Western Civilization I Credits: (3)
HIS 103H Honors History of Western Civilization I Credits: (3)
HIS 104 History of Western Civilization II Credits: (3)
HIS 104H Honors History of Western Civilization II Credits: (3)
HIS 207 History of the North American Indian Credits: (3)
HIS 208 History of the Iroquois Credits: (3)
LCC 220 French Literature and Civilization in English I Credits: (3)
LCC 245 Latin American Civilization and Cultures Credits: (3)
MUS 166 Music of the African Diaspora Credits: (3)
POS 201 Comparative Politics Credits: (3)

World Languages

ASL 101 American Sign Language I Credits: (3)
ASL 102 American Sign Language II Credits: (3)
ASL 201 American Sign Language III Credits: (3)
ASL 202 American Sign Language IV Credits: (3)
CHI 101 Elementary Chinese I Credits: (3)
CHI 102 Elementary Chinese II Credits: (3)
FRE 101 Elementary French I Credits: (3)
FRE 102 Elementary French II Credits: (3)
FRE 201 Intermediate French I Credits: (3)
FRE 202 Intermediate French II Credits: (3)
FRE 205 French Conversation, Composition and Reading I Credits: (3)
GER 101 Elementary German I Credits: (3)
GER 102 Elementary German II Credits: (3)
ITA 101 Elementary Italian I Credits: (3)
ITA 102 Elementary Italian II Credits: (3)
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I Credits: (3)
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II Credits: (3)
SPA 165 Spanish for Advanced Beginners Credits: (3)
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I Credits: (3)
SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II Credits: (3)
SPA 204 Spanish Literature: An Introduction Credits: (3)
SPA 220 Spanish Communication Through Cinema Credits: (3)

Core Competencies- 1 course from each competency

Critical Thinking and Reasoning

BMC 250 Video Field Production II Credits: (4)
BUS 230 Principles of Management Credits: (3)
COM 100 Introduction to Communication Credits: (3)
COM 110 Introduction to Social Media Credits: (3)
COM 210 Public Speaking Credits: (3)
COM 220 Interpersonal Communication Credits: (3)
COM 282 Intercultural Communication Credits: (3)
COM 284 Communication and Gender Credits: (3)
FSA 104 Restaurant Operations Credits: (4)
MAT 151 Statistics I Credits: (4)
MAT 162 Calculus II Credits: (4)
MUS 202T Music Theory IV Credits: (3)
NUR 291 Role Transition: Capstone Course Credits: (2)
PHI 101 The Examined Life: an Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3)
PHI 102 History of Philosophy - Ancient Credits: (3)
PHI 103 Critical Thinking Credits: (3)
PHI 104 History of Philosophy: Early Modern Credits: (3)
PHI 108 Ethics Credits: (3)
PHI 108H Honors Ethics Credits: (3)
PHI 109 Philosophy of Religion Credits: (3)
PHI 120 Ethics in Engineering and Technology Credits: (3)
PHI 130 Environmental Ethics Credits: (3)
PHI 210 Philosophy of Science Credits: (3)
PTA 207 Functional Anatomy II Credits: (3)
SGT 111 Surgical Procedures Credits: (5)

Information Literacy

ENG 103 Freshman Composition and Literature I Credits: (3)
EXR 200 Fundamentals of Exercise Science Credits: (4)
LBL 101 Introduction to the Liberal Arts Credits: (3)
LIB 110 Library Research Skills Credits: (1)
NUR 180 Fundamental Competencies in Nursing Process Credits: (1)
PED 201 Fundamentals of Exercise Science Credits: (3)
PTA 204 Seminar Credits: (3)