SUNY Geneseo General Education Requirements
For students entering between fall 2014 and summer 2022:
| SUNY Category | Credits | Former Name of Geneseo Category |
Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mathematics (R/) | 3-4 | Quantitative Reasoning | Choose one course from R/ list |
| 10. Basic Communication |
3 | Writing Seminar |
INTD 105: Writing Seminar: (subtitle) (WIKI link for INTD 105 instructors) |
| 2. Natural Sciences (NLEC/ and NLAB/) | 8-10 | Natural Sciences | Choose two lec/lab courses in two different prefixes, from N/ list. For students graduating after summer 2022, this requirement is reduced to one lec/lab course. |
| 3. Social Sciences (S/) | 6 | Social Sciences |
Choose two courses in two different prefixes, from S/ list. For students graduating after summer 2022, this requirement is reduced to one course. |
| 4. American History (U/) | 0-3 | U.S. History | Choose one course from U/ list |
| 5. Western Civilization (W/) | 4 | Humanities | Choose one course from W/H/HUMN 220 or W/H/HUMN 221 or W/H/HUMN 222 |
| 6. Other World Civilizations (M/) | 0-3 | Multicultural | Choose one course from M/ list |
| 7. Humanities (H/) | 0-4 | Humanities | Choose one course from W/H/HUMN 220 or W/H/HUMN 221 or W/H/HUMN 222 |
| 8. The Arts (F/) | 6 | Fine Arts | Choose two courses in two different prefixes from F/ list. For students graduating after summer 2022, this requirement is reduced to one course. |
| 9. Foreign Language (L/) | 0-8 | Foreign Language | Choose language courses through 102 from L/ list |
| Total credits (Must be at least 30 per SUNY Policy) | 30-52 |
Students who started in Geneseo before Fall 2014 are required to complete the General Education requirements as stated in the Undergraduate Bulletin of their Catalog Year.
Comparison of the SUNY-GER* and Geneseo Gen Ed (with local requirements).
*SUNY's GER requirements apply to students earning degrees through summer 2023, after which a revised general education will apply.
| SUNY-GER (7-10-30) | Geneseo General Education Curriculum |
|---|---|
| 10 general education areas -- 7 out of 10 required. | 10 general education areas -- all 10 areas required. |
| Mathematics required. |
Mathematics required. Transfer courses that fulfill this category completed at the sending institution accepted. |
| Basic Communication required. AP credits accepted. |
Basic Communication required -- writing course INTD 105. Transfer courses that fulfill this category completed at the sending institution accepted. AP not accepted (even if accepted at sending institution). |
| Choice of 5 out of the 8 remaining Only one course per category needed to fulfill each category. Double-dipping allowed (e.g., S/U) More than two courses per category permitted to bring total number of credits to 30.
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All 8 remaining areas are required. Two courses with different prefixes from N/, S/, and F/ areas. S/ area courses have additional writing component. F/ area courses at Geneseo are limited to Fine and Performing Arts. Double-dipping allowed (S/U, S/M, F/M) Lab required for N/ requirement. Lecture-only transfer courses do not fulfill the N/ requirement. Western Civilization: HUMN 220 OR HUMN 221 OR HUMN 222 (Transfer courses that fulfill these areas at sending institutions not allowed.) Humanities: HUMN 200 OR HUMN 221 OR HUMN 222 (Transfer courses that fulfill these areas at sending institutions not allowed.) Foreign Language: Intermediate level (201) required. ASL is not accepted except for Education majors. |
| Total: 30 credits required |
Total: 30-52 credits, depending on HS foreign language, 3 or 4 credit courses, 2-credit labs, double-dipping S/U and S/M, etc. |