SUNY General Education is a framework applicable to all SUNY undergraduate degree programs. For the Associate in Arts and the Associate in Science degree programs students must meet 7 of the 10 SUNY Knowledge and Skills areas, the Critical Thinking and Information Literacy competencies, and have 30 SUNY General Education credits.
Of the 7 Knowledge and Skills areas, the following 4 are required: Communication-Written and Oral; Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning; Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning; and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice. The other Knowledge and Skill areas are The Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, US History and Civic Engagement, World and Global Awareness, and World Languages.
To meet the NY State Education Department requirements, students in an Associate of Arts program must have a total of 45 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Students in an Associate of Science program must have a total of 30 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences. All courses listed as meeting the General Education requirements are also Liberal Arts and Sciences courses.
The following list of courses meet the SUNY General Education requirements for the specified categories. Note that some courses fulfill more than one Knowledge and Skills Area and/or Core Competency:
Knowledge and Skills Area
| Area | Courses |
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| Communication (Written and Oral) Required |
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| Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice (DEISJ) Required |
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| Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning Required |
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| Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning Required |
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| The Arts |
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| Humanities |
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| Social Sciences |
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| US History and Civic Engagement |
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| World History and Global Awareness |
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| World Languages |
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Core Competencies
| Area | Courses |
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| Critical Thinking Required |
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| Information Literacy Required |
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