General Education 

Please keep in mind that in addition to meeting the SUNY General Education requirements, every student must meet the Westchester Community College degree requirements in order to graduate. Students are strongly encouraged to consult with a counselor as well as the chairperson in the Curriculum from which they intend to graduate no later than the middle of the second semester after beginning their studies.

To meet SUNY General Education Requirements, select from these Approved Courses:

I. Basic Communication

ENG 101 Composition & Literature I
ENG 101H Composition & Literature I - Honors
COMM 109 Speech Communication

II. Mathematics
MATH 110A College Algebra with Trigonometry
MATH 110B College Algebra: Functions & Models
MATH 111 Finite Mathematics
MATH 113 Statistics
MATH 114 Elements of Geometry
MATH 116 The Development of Mathematical Thought
MATH 117 Contemporary Mathematics
MATH 120 The Nature of Mathematics

III. Natural Sciences
BIOL 101, 102 Biological Science and Lab
BIOL 103A, 104A Biological Science II - Human Biology and Lab
BIOL 109A, 110A Basic Anatomy and Physiology and Lab (PNA)
BIOL 115, 116 General Biology I and Lab
BIOL 117, 118 General Biology II and Lab
BIOL 121 Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab
BIOL 123 Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab
BIOL 127 Cross Sectional Anatomy
BIOL 143 Environmental Science
BIOL 147H, 148H Psychobiology Lab - Honors
BIOL 155 Human Ecology
BIOL 159 Problems in Pollution
BIOL 203B, 204B Basic Microbiology and Lab
CHEM 107, 108 Inorganic Chemistry I
CHEM 111, 112 Inorganic Chemistry II
CHEM 113A Principles of Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 117, 118 Principles or Organic Chemistry
CHEM 201, 202 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 205, 206 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 215, 216 Biochemistry I
INTER 110, 111 Introduction to Oceanography
PHYSC 101B Engineering Physics I
PHYSC 102B Engineering Physics I Lab
PHYSC 103B Engineering Physics II
PHYSC 104B Engineering Physics II Lab
PHYSC 107A Tech Physics I (Mechanics)
PHYSC 108 Tech Physics I Lab
PHYSC 109A Tech Physics II (Heat, Light, Sound)
PHYSC 110 Tech Physics II Lab
PHYSC 123 College Physics I
PHYSC 124 College Physics I Lab
PHYSC 125 College Physics II
PHYSC 126 College Physics II Lab
PHYSC 143 Earth Science
PHYSC 144 Earth Science Lab
PHYSC 151 Astronomy
PHYSC 152 Astronomy Lab
PHYSC 292 Physical Geography
PHYSC 292A Physical Geography Lab

IV. Social Sciences
ANTHR 101 Cultural Anthropology
ANTHR 102 Intro to Archaeology
ECON 101 Macroeconomics
ECON 102 Microeconomics
GEOG 101 World Geography
PSCJ 111 Introduction to Criminology
PSYCH 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 101H General Psychology - Honors
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

V. Humanities
ENG 102 Composition & Literature II

VI. The Arts
ART 101 Drawing
ART 108 Art History Survey I
ART 109 Art History Survey II
ART 125 Digital Imaging I
DANCE 101 Elementary Modern Dance I
FILM 101 Introduction to Early Film
MUSIC 129 Music Theory I
THEAT 111 Acting I

VII. Foreign Language
FREN 101 Elementary French I
FREN 102 Elementary French II
FREN 201 Intermediate French I
ITAL 101 Elementary Italian I
ITAL 102 Elementary Italian II
ITAL 103 Beginning Italian Conversation I
ITAL 104 Italy: Its Culture and Its People
ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian I
ITAL 202 Intermediate Italian II
ITAL 250 Advanced Italian I
SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 103 Beginning Spanish Conversation I
SPAN 104 Beginning Spanish Conversation II
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 203 Advanced Spanish I
SPAN 204 Advanced Spanish II

VIII. American History
HIS 110A U.S. History Colonies - 1800
HIS 111A 19th Century U.S. History
HIS 112 20th Century United States History
POLSC 102 American Government and Issues

IX. Western Civilization
HIS 101A: Western Civilization to 1648
HIS 102A Western Civilization 1648-1914

X. Other World Civilization
HIS 119 Modern Latin America
HIS 128 African History to 1600
HIS 129 Caribbean History
HIS 131 Modern Africa

SUNY Gen Ed Requirements may also be applied toward these Westchester AA/AS Core Requirements

SUNY Westchester Community College
Mathematics Mathematics
Natural Sciences Science
Basic Communications Comp & Lit 1
Humanities Comp & Lit 2
Social Science

Social or Behavioral Science (depending on which course selected)

Western Civilization Social Science or Social Science elective
American History Social Science or Social Science elective
Other World Civilizations Social Science or Social Science elective
Arts Humanities or Humanities elective
Foreign Language Humanities or Humanities elective

 

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