Undergraduate Student Degree Requirements

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Undergraduate Student Degree Requirements
Under the General Education Core requirements, students must
complete the requisite number of credit hours in the following categories:

Applied Science & Technology	6 credits
Arts	9 credits
Humanities	9 credits
Math/Science	9 credits
Social Sciences	9 credits
Total:	42 credits

Special Notes:

• The general education core requirement comprises 42 of 123 credits necessary for graduation,

divided among specific areas of knowledge. In each of the five areas (Applied Science and
Technology, Arts, Humanities, Math/Science, and Social Science), students may select
from lists of approved courses.
• The requirement for each category must be satisfied by courses from more than one distinct

academic field as determined primarily by course prefix designation. For example, if a
category includes nine credits, only two of the three courses may come from the same field.


Courses approved for the General Education Core 
requirements

| Applied Science & Technology | Arts | Humanities | Math/Science | Social Sciences |
 
 

Applied Science and Technology - 6 credits Select two courses from the following list.  Courses must come from two different academic disciplines. ANT400 BIO104 BIO105 BUS116 BUS117 CHE315 CIS101 CIS105 CIS111 CIS151 COM100** CRJ101 CRJ201 CRJ302 EDF206 EDF362 EDU375** ENG380 ENG463** ENS100 ENT100** EXE100 EXE306 EXE314 EXE362 FLE201** FOR122** FTT107 FTT110 FTT150 FTT206 GES111 GES223 GES232** HIS120 HIS332 HON301 MED307** HTR110 NFS105 NFS334 SAF305 SCI231 SWK220 SWK319 SLP206 SLP220 TEC123 TEC150 TEC260 TEC319 TEC327 TED123 ** = Coursework approved for GEC because of IF approvals.



Arts - 9 credits Select three courses from the following list. Courses must come from two different academic disciplines. AED100 AED200 AED315 ATS320 BSC189 BSC389 DAN200 DAN214 DAN220 DAN224 DAN302 DAN330 DES101 DES103 DES114 DES190 DES215 FAR100 FAR101 FAR210 FAR220 FAR230 FAR240 FAR250 FAR251 HON103 MUS201 MUS204 MUS301 MUS307 MUS308 MUS314 MUS329 MUS335 MUS290 PAR100 PAR200 THA106 THA107 THA200 THA207 THA216 THA317 THA318 THA332 MUS206 or MUS208  MUS210 or MUS217



Humanities - 9 credits Select three courses from the following list. Courses must come from two different academic disciplines. AAS101 AAS102 BSC189 BSC389 CHI101 CHI102 COM100 COM103 COM205 COM321 COM327 ENG130 ENG151 ENG160** ENG230** ENG231 ENG240 ENG243** ENG330 ENG255** ENG355 ENG361 FLA337 FRE101 FRE102 FRE110 FRE331 GER101 GER102 GER337 GRK101 GRK102 HON101 HUM100 HUM320 HUM321 HUM327 HUM337 ITA101 ITA102 ITA336 LAT101 LAT102 MCL100 MCL337 PHI110 PHI207 PHI301 PHI321 PHI323 REL104 REL205 REL206 REL303 REL321 SPA101 SPA102 SPC103 SPC205 SPC321 SWA101 SWA102 ENG110 or ENG111 ENG140 or ENG141 ENG210 or ENG211 ENG220 or ENG221 ENG205 or ENG206 ENG252 or ENG253 PHI101 or PHI102 PHI103 or PHI307 PHI104 or PHI204 PHI310 or PHI317



Math/Science - 9 credits Select three courses from the following list. Courses must come from two different academic disciplines. ANT100** BIO100 BIO101 BIO104 BIO105 BIO115 BIO116 BIO211 BIO212** BIO213** BIO308 BIO309 BIO322 BIO324 BSC189 BSC389 CHE100 ENS100** GEG101 GEG241 GES101 GES102 GES111 GES131 GES223 GES224 GES232 GES241 HON102 MAT103 MAT107 MAT110 MAT119 MAT304 MAT306 MAT311 NFS102** PHY100 PHY103 PHY104** PHY200 SCI100 SCI105 SCI231 SCI232 SCI327 CHE101 or CHE111 CHE102 or CHE112 MAT126 or MAT161 MAT127 or MAT162 PHY107 or PHY111 PHY108 or PHY112 ** = Coursework approved for GEC because of IF approvals.



Social Science - 9 credits Select three courses from the following list. Courses must come from two different academic disciplines. ANT100 ANT101 ANT144 ANT144W ANT244W ANT340 ANT381 BSC189 BSC389 CRJ101** ECO101 ECO103 ECO201 ECO202 ECO301 GEG101 GEG102 GEG107 GEG200 GEG206 GEG300 GEG307 GEG309 GEG363 HEW204 HEW250 HEW300 HIS106 HIS107 HIS115 HIS116 HIS117 HIS204 HON202 HON302 HPR300 PSC101 PSC102 PSC103 PSC215 PSC218 PSC230 PSC368 PSY101 PSY304 PSY308 PSY311 PSY325 PSY340 PSY355 PSY367 SOC100 SOC240 SOC310 SOC312 SOC320 SOC330 SOC350 SOC351 SOC360 SOC362 SOC380 SST102 or One of: ANT301, ANT303, ANT305, ANT330  One of: GEG353, GEG360, GEG361, GEG364 One of: HIS210, HIS211, HIS313/PSC345, HIS314, HIS322 One of: PSC225, PSC240, PSC340, PSC345/HIS313, PSC348



Additional Degree Requirements In addition to the general education coursework described above, all undergraduate degree candidates must meet the following collegewide graduation requirements: successful completion of required coursework in the declared major successful completion of two 3 credit hour writing intensive ("W") courses successful completion of at least 120 credit hours, of which:  at least 45 must be upper-division at least 32 must be taken at Buffalo State, including the last 16 final overall cumulative average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher final major GPA 2.0 or higher successful clearing of all I, N, or X grades successful fulfillment of the following requirements: Foreign Language , Diversity,  English Composition, Global, and, Mathematics



Foreign Language - 0-12 credits All students in Bachelor of Arts degree programs must demonstrate proficiency in a single foreign language equivalent to the successful completion of the first two years of college-level study (101-202 level). Courses taken to satisfy the language requirement may be applied to the following sections of the B.A. degree audit sheet: humanities (maximum of two courses), and all college electives. Students who have successfully completed foreign language study on the high-school level may register for the appropriate course or take a placement examination administered by the Modern and Classical Languages department. Normally, one year of high school study is equivalent to one semester of college-level work. Successful completion of one language through the fourth year in high school satisfies the requirement. Transfer students may apply language courses successfully completed at other institutions in fulfillment of the requirement. Foreign language courses currently numbered 201-202 shall carry upper-division credit, i.e., they may be applied toward fulfillment of the 45-credit upper-division requirement. For further information regarding placement or any aspect of the requirement, contact the Modern and Classical Languages department, Bishop Hall 126, 878-5414. AAS101 AAS102 AAS201 AAS202 CHI101 CHI102 CHI201 CHI202 FRE101 FRE102 FRE110 FRE201 FRE202 FRE210 GER101 GER102 GER201 GER202 GRK101 GRK102 GRK201 GRK202 ITA101 ITA102 ITA201 ITA202 LAT101 LAT102 LAT201 LAT202 SPA101 SPA102 SPA201 SPA202 SWA101 SWA102 SWA201 SWA202



Diversity - 3 credits Select one from the following list. This course may also be applied toward major and/or general education core requirements. AAS100 AAS321 AED365 ANT144 ANT307 ATS325 BUS305 COM333 CRJ425 CRJ430 DAN230 DAN234 ECO302 ECO312 EDU310 ENG231 ENG240 ENG241 ENG243** ENG353 ENG354 ENG385** EXE100 GEG309 GEG357 HEW319 HIS302 HIS311 HIS322 HIS341 HIS363 HIS468 HIS469 HPR319 HTR100 MUS206 MUS305 MUS306 PSC218 PSC225 PSC316 PSC319 PSC375 PSC390** PSY387 SOC240 SOC310 SOC312 SOC321 SOC333 SOC350 SOC351 SPC311 SPC333 SSE363 SST350 SST363 SWK319 SWK319W WGS101



English Composition - 0-6 credits All students must exhibit competency at the ENG101 and ENG102 level. Click here for additional information on the English Composition requirement.  ENG101 ENG101 CWP101 CWP102



Global - 3 credits Select one from the following list. This course may also be applied toward major and/or general education core requirements. ANT101 ANT301 ANT303 ANT305 ANT327 ANT330  ANT340 ANT367 ANT370 ANT380 ANT384 ANT411 BI0104 BUS300 CHE315 COM310 CRJ307 ECO401 ECO403 ECO404 ENG345 FRE341 GEG101 GEG102 GEG200 GEG300 GEG307 GEG322 GEG353 GEG360 GEG361 GEG363 GEG364 GES315 HIS155 HIS204 HIS210 HIS211 HIS306 HIS314 HIS320 HIS357 MUS208 MUS340 NFS105 PHI303 PHI321 PSC230 PSC309 PSC335 PSC340 PSC368 REL303 SCI231 SCI232 SOC430 SPA300 SPA309 TEC200



Mathematics  All matriculated students are required to demonstrate college-level skills in basic mathematics. The requirement may be satisfied as follows: On the basis of the mathematics competence examination each student will be placed at one of three levels: 1. MAT097 recommended; or retest 2. MAT098 recommended; or retest 3. Basic mathematics competency requirement satisfied. When the student has achieved a satisfactory level of competence, the Academic Skills Center will notify the registrar. The basic mathematics competency requirement must be completed no later than the end of the sophomore year.  Transfer students: Transfer students will complete the basic mathematics competency requirement in one of the following ways: 1. If no credit-bearing mathematics courses are transferred, the student must follow the procedures outlined above. 2. If a credit-bearing mathematics course equivalent at the 100 level or higher, is transferred, the basic mathematics competency requirement is satisfied. Transfer students must complete the requirement within the first 45 semester hours at the college. All students: Registration for MAT097 and MAT098 may only occur following recommendation on the basis of the competency examination results. Admission to take the examination requires proper photo identification (student ID or driver's license). MAT097 and MAT098 are noncredit courses and may not be applied to any degree requirements. The courses will be graded on an "S" or "U" basis. Course challenges of MAT097 and MAT098 will not be permitted.



For More Information about the General Education Core Requirements If you have any questions about general education core requirements or which requirements you should be following, please consult your department office or the Academic Advisement Center, phone (716) 878-5223.


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