SUNY General Education

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Approved Courses

Students in AA and AS program must complete a minimum of 30 credits of SUNY General Education approved Liberal Arts and Sciences, including a minimum of seven of ten knowledge and skills areas (including the four specifically required) and the two core competencies.

Students in AAS programs must complete at least 20 credits of SUNY General Education approved Liberal Arts and Sciences, including a minimum of four specifically required knowledge and skill areas and the two core competencies.

Communication Written and Oral

EN 111 - College Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 210 - College Writing II Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 214 - Creative Writing Workshop Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 225 - Public Speaking Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 228 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 270 - Media Writing Credit Hour(s): 3

Critical Thinking and Reasoning Competency

BU 104 - Financial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 4
BU 105 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 107 - Personal Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
CJ 130 - Intelligence Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
CJ 262 - Advanced Computer Forensics and Investigations Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 111 - College Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 242 - American Literature 1620-1865 Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 243 - American Lit 1865-Present Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 137 - Mythology Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 161 - Journalism Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 228 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 261 - Science Fiction and Fantasy Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 123 - Financial Mathematics Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 124 - Contemporary Math Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 124D - Contemporary Math - Plus Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 125 - Basic Concepts of Math I Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 126 - Basic Concepts of Math II Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 127 - Mathematical Statistics I Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 127D - Mathematical Stats I - Plus Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 128 - Mathematical Statistics II Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 130 - Intermediate Algebra Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 130D - Intermediate Algebra - Plus Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 132 - College Algebra and Trigonometry Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 141 - Pre Calculus Math Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 150 - Applied Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4
MA 245 - Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4
MA 246 - Calculus II Credit Hour(s): 4
MA 247 - Calculus III Credit Hour(s): 4
MA 248 - Discrete Mathematics Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 251 - Differential Equations Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 262 - Linear Algebra Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 105 - Microbes in Society Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 107 - Introduction to Climatology Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 113 - Biology of Aging Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 114 - Topics Human Biology Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 115 - Human Reproductive Biology Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 116 - Conservation and Environment Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 117 - Nutrition Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 118 - Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 120 - Introductory Chemistry Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 125 - Fund of General, Organic and Biochemistry Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 130 - Physical Science Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 133 - Physics I Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 134 - Physics II Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 137 - Field Biology and Natural History Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 139 - Evolution and the Human Condition Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 141 - Fundamentals of Biology I Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 142 - Fundamentals of Biology II Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 147 - The Science of Cooking Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 150 - Forensic Science I Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 151 - Fundamentals of Genetics Credit Hour(s): 3
SC 153 - General Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 154 - General Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 155 - Biological Science I Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 156 - Biological Science II Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 161 - Physical Geology Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 162 - General Science Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 166 - Astronomy Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 211 - Microbiology I Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 225 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 226 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 233 - Calculus Physics I Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 234 - Calculus Physics II Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 253 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 254 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 255 - Genetics Credit Hour(s): 4
SC 258 - Environmental Science Credit Hour(s): 4
SS 111 - History of Early Western Civilization Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 112 - History of Modern Western Civilization Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 121 - American History to 1865 Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 122 - American History Since 1865 Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 130 - Early World Civilizations Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 132 - Modern World Civilizations Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 141 - American Government Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 142 - State and Local Government Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 151 - Introductory Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 161 - Introductory Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 162 - Social Problems Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 163 - Marriage and Family Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 200 - Rsch and Analy Meth Crim Anal Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 227 - Gangs: Theory, Pract and Suppresion Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 240 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 241 - American Minorities Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 253 - Social Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ)

ED 210 - Social Foundations of Education Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 217 - African American Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 219 - Indigenous Literatures of North America Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 242 - American Literature 1620-1865 Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 243 - American Lit 1865-Present Credit Hour(s): 3
PT 280 - Clinical Fieldwork III Credit Hour(s): 5
SS 136 - Criminology Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 161 - Introductory Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 162 - Social Problems Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 167 - Juvenile Delinquency Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 191 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 227 - Gangs: Theory, Pract and Suppresion Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 241 - American Minorities Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 246 - Constitutional Law Credit Hour(s): 3

World Languages

FL 101 - Spanish I Credit Hour(s): 3
FL 102 - Spanish II Credit Hour(s): 3
FL 121 - French I Credit Hour(s): 3
FL 122 - French II Credit Hour(s): 3
HU 100 - Sign Language I Credit Hour(s): 3
HU 101 - Sign Language II Credit Hour(s): 3
HU 102 - Sign Language III Credit Hour(s): 3

Note:

HU 100 , HU 101 : Herkimer College reserves the right to use American Sign Language for students in programs leading to careers in health and social service agencies or in programs leading to teacher certification.