Discipline Category Descriptions
BASIC SKILLS COURSES |
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Description
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This category includes:
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If indicated by placement testing, basic skills courses are required as prerequisite or corequisite courses. These courses count toward load and financial aid but receive zero college credits toward the graduation requirement.
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ENG099, MAT090, MAT098, and RDG095 |
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DISCIPLINE CATEGORIES
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Discipline Category Name
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This category includes:
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Accounting
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Any course with the prefix: ACC
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Business
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Any course with the prefix: BUS
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College Success
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FCS101
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Computer Science
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Any course with the prefix: CSC
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Criminal Justice
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Any course with the prefix: CRI
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Electrical/Electronics Technology
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Any course with the prefix: ETE
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English
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Any course with the prefix: ENG above 100
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Environmental Science & Technology
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Any course with the prefix: ENV
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Free Elective
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Any course that receives college credit.
Note: COM100, MAT100, and MAT100Q count as free elective credit only.
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Gen. Ed. Elective
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Any approved general education course
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Health & P.E.
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Any course with the prefix: HPE
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Health & P.E. Activity
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Any 1-credit course with the prefix: HPE (except HPE100)
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Health Services Management
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Any course with the prefix: HSM
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History
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Any course with the prefix: HIS or FRE250
Note: HIS121, HIS122, HIS132 can count as either History or Humanities
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Humanities
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Any course with the prefix: ART, ASL, CHI, COM (except COM100), ENG above 102 (except ENG235), ESL, FRE, GER, GWS, HUM, MSM, MUS, PHI, SPA, THE or HIS121, HIS122, HIS132
Note: GWS101, MSM118 can count as either Humanities or Social Science; HIS121, HIS122, HIS132 can count as either Humanities or History
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Humanities sub-category:
Foreign Language/World Languages |
Any course with the prefix: ASL, CHI, FRE, GER, SPA
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Humanities sub-category: The Arts
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Any course with the prefix: ART, MUS, THE or HUM110, MSM239
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Human Services
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Any course with the prefix: HUS, SWK
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Individual Studies Electives
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College-credited courses as per advisement
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Industrial/Commercial Electrician
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Any course with the prefix: ICE
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Info. Literacy
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LIB101, SCI110
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Info. Management
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CSC102, LIB101, SCI110
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Math above 100
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Any course with the prefix: MAT above 100
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Mechanical Technology
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Any course with the prefix: MEC
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Nursing
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Any course with the prefix: NUR
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Science with a lab
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Any course with the prefix: BIO, CHE, GEL, MET, PHY, SCI (except SCI110) or ENV101, ENV210
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Social Science
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Any course with the prefix: ANT, ECO, GWS, PSC, PSY, SOC or CRI102, CRI103, CRI206, MSM118
Note: GWS101, MSM118 can count as either Social Science or Humanities
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STEM Electives
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Any course with the prefix: BIO, CHE, ETE, GEL, MAT above 100, MET, PHY, SCI (EXCEPT SCI110) or CSC121, CSC202, CSC217, CSC222, ENV101, ENV210, ENV220, MEC203, MEC204, MEC205, MEC206, WTT102, WTT201, WTT202
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Wind Energy & Turbine Technology
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Any course with the prefix: WTT
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| SUNY-GER CATEGORIES (For students in degree prior to Fall 2023) |
SUNY-GE FRAMEWORK CATEGORIES (For new students in degree starting Fall 2023) |
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| Abbreviation | Name | Abbreviation | Name |
| AH | American History | AT | The Arts |
| AR | The Arts | C | Communication |
| BC | Basic Communication | D | Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice |
| FL | Foreign Language | HU | Humanities |
| H | Humanities | MQ | Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning |
| M | Mathematics | NR | Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning |
| NS | Natural Science | SO | Social Sciences |
| OW | Other World Civilizations | UH | US History and Civic Engagement |
| SS | Social Science | WH | World History and Global Awareness |
| WC | Western Civilizations | WL | World Languages |
| LIBERAL ARTS COURSES | |
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English
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ENG 101 or higher
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Humanities
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ART, ASL, CHI, COM (except COM100), ENG above 102 (except 235), ESL, FRE, GER, GWS, HIS121, HIS122, HUM, MSM, MUS, PHI, SPA, THE
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| Mathematics | MAT above 100 |
| Natural Sciences | BIO, CHE, GEL, MET, PHY, SCI (except SCI110), ENV101, ENV210, ENV200 |
| Social Sciences | ANT, CRI102, CRI103, CRI206, ECO, GWS, HIS, MSM118, PSC, PSY, SOC |