The courses listed below will satisfy the relevant Intellectual Foundations requirement. Choose the number of required courses and credits from each of the following categories. (Most courses equal three credits.)
Foundations of Inquiry
Choose this course, required of all students entering Buffalo State iwith fewer than 57 credits:
BSC 101 Foundations of Inquiry
HON 100 All College Honors Seminar (admission to Honors Program required)
Basic Writing
Take
CWP 101 College Writing I (Formerly ENG 101. Some students may be exempted; see your audit sheet and/or the college catalogue.)
Then in the following semester, take
CWP 102 College Writing II (Formerly ENG 102.)
Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning
Choose 3 credits. These courses may satisfy multiple requirements. Before taking any of these courses, you must have one of the following: (i) three years of high school mathematics; (ii) an SAT math score of 460 or above; (iii) an ACT math score of 16 or above; (iv) MAT 097 or MAT 098 or their equivalent.
ECO 305 Statistics for Economics
MAT 103 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
MAT 114 Functions and Modeling
MAT 122 Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint II
MAT 126 Calculus
MAT 161 Calculus I
MAT 311 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
PHI 107 Introduction to Mathematical Logic
Cognate Foundations: Arts
Choose two courses from two different disciplines (course prefixes) for a total of at least six credits.
AED 100 Essentials of Visual Arts
AED 200 Fundamentals of Art Inquiry
DAN 200 Beginning Modern Technique I
DAN 220 Beginning Ballet
DAN 224 Dance Appreciation
DES 114 Workshop in Crafts
DES 190 Design Symposium
FAR 100 Introduction to Fine Arts
FAR 101 Drawing I
FAR 250 Art History I
FAR 251 Art History II
HON 103 Arts Seminar (Honors Program only)
MUS 201 Survey of Western Music History
MUS 206 Foundations of American Popular Music
MUS 208 Survey of World Music Cultures
MUS 210 Music Theory for Non-Majors
THA 106 Introduction to Theater Arts
THA 216 Theater Fundamentals
Cognate Foundations: Humanities
Choose two courses from two different disciplines (course prefixes) for a total of at least six credits.
COM 100 Media Literacy
ENG 151 Introduction to Poetry
ENG 205 History of Cinema I
ENG 206 History of Cinema II
ENG 210 British Literature I: Selected Topics
ENG 211British Literature II: Selected Topics
ENG 212 British Literature III: Selected Topics
ENG 220 American Literature I: Selected Topics
ENG 221 American Literature II: Selected Topics
ENG 231 Women in Literature: Selected Topics
ENG 240 African American Literature to 1940
ENG 241 African American Literature Since 1940
ENG 252 British Modernism
ENG 255 The Short Story
HON 101 Humanities Seminar (Honors Program only)
HUM 100 Introduction to Humanities
MCL 100 Italian Cinema I
PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 102 Introduction to Moral and Social Philosophy
PHI 110 The Meaning of Life
REL 104 Introduction to Religious Studies
REL 205 Introduction to the Old Testament
REL 206 Introduction to the New Testament
SPC 103 Introduction to Human Communication
Cognate Foundations: Natural Sciences
Choose two courses from two different disciplines (course prefixes) for a total of at least six credits.
ANT 100 Human Origins
ANT 220 Case Studies in Physical Anthropology
BIO 100 Principles of Biology
BIO 101 Human Biology
BIO 104 Environmental Biology
BIO 105 Biotechnology: Applications and Issues
BIO 211 Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics
BIO 212 Introduction to Organismal Biology and Diversity
BIO 213 Introduction to Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
CHE 100 Chemistry and Society
CHE 101 General Chemistry I
CHE 111 Fundamentals of Chemistry I
ENS 100 Urban Environmental Science
GEG 101 World Natural Environments
GEG 241 Meteorology
GES 101 Introduction to Geology
GES 102 Historical Geology
GES 111 General Oceanography
GES 131 Introduction to Astronomy
GES 223 Environmental Earth Science
GES 224 Geologic Hazards
GES 232 The Solar System
GES 241 Meteorology
HON 102 Natural Science Seminar (Honors Program only)
NFS 102 Introductory Nutrition
PHY 100 Physics for Non-Science Majors
PHY 103 Understanding Sound
PHY 104 Physics for K-8 Teachers
PHY 107 General Physics I
PHY 111 University Physics I
SCI 100 Contemporary Science
SCI 105 Physical Science for Non-Science Students
SCI 231 Pollution, the Environment and Society
SCI 232 Energy, Environment and Society
Cognate Foundations: Social Sciences
Choose two courses from two different disciplines (course prefixes) for a total of at least six credits.
ANT 144W Introduction to Folklore and Folklife (course number changed)
ANT 244W Introduction to Folklore and Folklife
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
ECO 101 The Economic System
ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics
GEG 102 Human Geography
HON 202 Social Science Seminar (Honors Program only)
PSC 101 Introduction to Government and Politics
PSC 103 Great Political Issues
PSC 230 International Relations
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
SLP 206 Language Development
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 240 Analyzing Social Problems
Foundations of Civilizations: American History
Choose one, three-credit course.
ECO 103 Economic History of the United States
HIS 106 History of American Life I
HIS 107 History of American Life II
PSC 102 American Political Development
Foundations of Civilizations: Western Civilization
Choose one, three-credit course.
AED 315 Arts and Living
ANT 303 Anthropology of Europe
ENG 130 Biblical and Classical Literature
GEG 364 Geography of Europe
HIS 115 Foundations of Western Civilization
HIS 116 Europe Since 1500
HIS 117 Twentieth Century Europe
MUS 224 Music and Political Action
PHI 301 History of Political Philosophy
PHI 310 History of Ethics
PHI 347 Western Thought: Homer to Alexander
PSC 351 History of Political Thought I
PSC 352 History of Political Thought II
REL 105 Introduction to Christian Thought
REL 121 Introduction to Jewish Thought
THA 317 History of Theater: Ancient to Renaissance
THA 318 History of Theater: Renaissance to Modern
THA 332 Period Styles for the Theater
Foundations of Civilizations: Non-Western Civilizations
Choose one, three-credit course.
ANT 101 Understanding Culture
ANT 300 Indigenous Peoples of Western North America
ANT 301 Indigenous Peoples of Eastern North America
ANT 327 Introduction to Medical Anthropology
ANT 329 World Prehistory
ANT 330 Pacific Islanders
ANT 377 Ancient Civilization
ANT 381 Religion, Magic and Culture
FTT 349 History of Textiles
GEG 359 Arctic Geography from an Inuit Perspective
GEG 360 Geography of Asia
HIS 230 World Civilizations to 1600
HIS 307 History of India
HIS 310 History of East Asia: The Traditional Era
HIS 320 Modern History of Japan and Korea
HIS 338 Modern History of China
HIS 373 Vietnam and the Vietnam War
MUS 209 Sub-Saharan African Music and Cultures
NFS 108 Civilizations and Food Culture in the Far East
REL 303 Women and Religion
REL 321 World Religions
Technology & Society
Choose one three-credit course. These courses may satisfy multiple requirements.
ANT 385 Visual Anthropology
BIO 104 Environmental Biology
BIO 105 Biotechnology: Applications and Issues
CHE 315 Environmental Chemistry
CIS 105 Information Technology and Society
COM 100 Media Literacy
EDU 375 Integration of Technology in Education
ENG 380 The History of the Printed Book
ENS 100 Urban Environmental Science
ENT 100 The Age of Energy
GES 111 General Oceanography
GES 223 Environmental Earth Science
GES 232 The Solar System
HIS 120 History of American Urban Technology
HIS 332 Technology and U.S. History
HON 301Values and Ethics in the Professions
NFS 105 Food and People
PHY 304 Optics and Vision for Teachers and Artists
SCI 231 Pollution, the Environment and Society
TEC 150 The Shape of Things
TEC 260 The Development of Technology
TEC 319 Technology and Values
THA 332 Period Styles for Theater
Diversity
Choose one three-credit course. These courses may satisfy multiple requirements.
AAS 240 African American Literature to 1940
AAS 321 History of Black Education in America
AAS 351 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
ANT 300 Indigenous Peoples of Western North America
ANT 301 Indigenous Peoples of Eastern North America
ATS 325 Art and Special Needs
BUS 305 Workplace diversity in the 21st Century
CRJ 425 Race, Ethnicity and the Administration of Justice
CRJ 430 Gender and the Administration of Justice
DAN 230 Survey of African American Dance
DAN 234 The History of the Black Dance Movement
ECO 302 Women in the Economy
EDU 310 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
ENG 231 Women in Literature: Selected Topics
ENG 240 African American Literature to 1940
ENG 241 African American Literature Since 1940
ENG 353 Native American Literature
ENG 354 Ethnic American Literatures
EXE 100 Nature and Needs of Individuals who are Exceptional
GEG 309 Urban Geography
HIS 302 Women in American History
HIS 311 American Immigration and Emigration
HIS 322 African-American History
HIS/SSE/SST 363 American Identity in Transition: Diversity and Pluralism in the U.S.
MUS 206 Foundations of American Popular Music
PSC 225 Women in American Politics
PSY 387 Psychology of Gender Differences
SOC 240 Analyzing Social Problems
SOC 310 Sociology of Gender and Sex Roles
SOC 312 Women in Society
SOC 321 The African American Family
SOC 333 Social Movements
SOC 350 Power, Class and Inequality
SOC 351 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
SPC 311 Intercultural Communication
SPC 333 Minorities and the Media
SWK 319 Dynamics of Poverty
Basic Oral Communication
Choose one three-credit course. These courses may satisfy multiple requirements.
AED 303 Elementary Student Teaching in Art
AED 304 Secondary Student Teaching in Art
BIO 303 Genetics
BIO 350 Genes in Populations
CRJ 303 Criminal Justice Theory and Ideology
CRJ 470 Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice
CRJ/PSC/SOC 485 Moot Court
ECO 490 Senior Seminar
ENG 463 Methods, Materials and Professional Development for teachers of English
ENG 490 English Seminar
GEG 461 Issues in Southeast Asia Environment and Development
GES 307 Geomorphology
GES 460 Applied Environmental Methods
HIS 300 Research and Writing in History Seminar
PHI 351 Ethics Bowl
PHY 410 Advanced Physics Laboratory
PSY 472 Seminar on Psychology
SED 407 Practice Teaching Science in the Middle School
SED 408 Practice Teaching Science in the High School
SPC 205 Introduction to Oral Communication
SSE 409 Student Teaching of Social Studies in the Middle School
SSE 410 Student Teaching of Social Studies in Senior High School
Writing Across the Curriculum
You must take six credits (two three-credit courses) or one six-credit course) designated "writing intensive" (marked "W" next to the course number in the schedule, such as "ENG 300W"). Writing Across the Curriculum courses may satisfy multiple requirements.
Foreign Language
Choose appropriate credits. You must have proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to at least the 102-level. If you took foreign language in high school, you may be able to waive this requirement. Normally one year of high school study equals one semester of college-level foreign language study. See the Modern and Classical Languages Department for more information.
ARA 101 & ARA 102 Beginning Arabic I & II
CHI 101 & CHI 102 Beginning Chinese I & II
FRE 101 &FRE 102 Beginning French I & II
FRE 110 Accelerated Beginning French (combined I & II)
GER 101 & GER 102 Beginning German I & II
GRK 101 & GRK 102 Beginning New Testament Greek I & II
ITA 101 & 102 Beginning Italian I & II
LAT 101 & LAT 102 Beginning Latin I & II
SLP 210 & 497 Sign Language I & II
SPA 101 & 102 Beginning Spanish I & II
SWA/AAS 101 & 102 Beginning Swahili I & II
Sign Language may substitute for a foreign language for students in the following majors:
- Business Administration offered through the Business Department;
- BS in Criminal Justice offered through the Criminal Justice Department;
- All Communication majors offered through the Communication Department
- All Education major programs
- Hospitality Administration offered through the Hospitality and Tourism Department
- Interior Design offered through the Design Department;
- Secondary Education offered through various departments;
- Speech-Language Pathology offered through the Speech-Language Pathology Department
- Social Work offered through the Social Work Department
- Theater offered through the Theater Department
