First Semester

• General Education Written Communication and Information Literacy: Choose ENGL 100 - Composition I  or ENGL 200 - Composition II  Credit Hours: 3
• General Education  Lab Science course: General Education Natural Science and Critical Thinking and Reasoning Credit Hours: 3-4
• General Education  Social Science course Credit Hours: 3
• General Education  Elective: Choose one course from Humanities or The Arts or World Languages Credit Hours: 3
• Restricted Liberal Arts & Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 3
• UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar  or UNIV 101 - Student Success  Credit Hours: 3

Second Semester

• COMM 100 - Public Speaking  Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 200 - Composition II  or ENGL 250 - Special Topics in Writing  or ENGL 310 - Technical Writing   Credit Hours: 3
• General Education  Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (one course) Credit Hours: 3
• General Education  Elective: Choose one course from US History and Civic Engagement or World History and Global Awareness Credit Hours: 3 
• General Education  Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (one course) Credit Hours: 3

Third Semester

• Math or Science Elective - Any 200 level or Higher Credit Hours: 3
• Math or Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
• 200 level or higher LA&S Course Credit Hours: 3
• LA&S Course Credit Hours: 3¹
• Unrestricted Elective Credit Hours: 3

Fourth Semester

• 200 level or higher LA&S Course Credit Hours: 3
• 200 level or higher LA&S Course Credit Hours: 3
• LA&S Course Credit Hours: 3¹
• Unrestricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• LASC 290 - Capstone: Contemporary Issues  Credit Hours: 3

Minimum Total Credit Hours = 61-64

¹Any Liberal Arts & Sciences course

Note:

• For this program, HONR (Honors) courses count as English, literature, humanities, liberal arts, or social science electives.

Program Learning Outcomes

A graduate of the General Studies AS program should be able to:

• Summarize sources accurately and analyze them effectively; communicate effectively through a variety of methods.
• Utilize college-level quantitative skills and scientific methods in problem solving.
• Identify a problem; seek out, gather, organize, analyze, summarize data; and propose a reasonable solution.
• Identify and explain theories, concepts, and systems with respect to individual, societal, and cultural behavior.
• Demonstrate the ability to articulate the societal and/or personal relevance of their studies through reflection.

SUNY General Education Requirement

Students should be aware that GE requirements vary by degree type. Some majors require additional categories and/or credits. Consult with your academic advisor for program-specific information; for more information, visit: General Education  

General Education Categories and Abbreviations (in alphabetical order):