Degree Requirements

This page applies to:

First Time BSC Freshmen Students for Fall 2006 with No Prior College

Buffalo State College students that have been readmitted after a two year absence

All other students: refer to the catalog under which you entered for degree requirements.
If you were admitted to Buffalo State College prior to Fall 2006, please see the GE2K or GEC pages.
Under the Intellectual Foundations requirements, students must complete the requisite number of credit hours in the following categories:

Foundations of Inquiry 3 credits
Basic Writing 0 - 6 credits

Math/ Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits

Arts: Cognate Foundations 6 credits

Humanities: Cognate Foundations 6 credits

Natural Sciences: Cognate Foundations 6 credits

Social Sciences: Cognate Foundations 6 credits

Civilizations: Foundations of 9 credits

Technology and Society 3 credits

Diversity 3 credits

Basic Oral Communication 3 credits

Foreign Language 0 - 6 credits

Special Notes:

In each of the Cognate Foundations Areas: Arts, Humanities, Natural Science, & Social Science students must satisfy the requirements with courses from two different academic disciplines (courses with two different prefixes).

Only one course from the Major requirements may be used to satisfy the Arts, Humanities, Natural Science, Social Science or Civilization areas.

No double dipping between the following areas is permitted: the Arts, Humanities, Natural Science, Social Science and Civilizations.

Courses approved for the Intellectual Foundations Requirements

BSC101 HON100

All students must exhibit competency at the CWP101 and CWP102 Level

CWP102 Required

SAT Writing Score of 600 or Higher
ACT Score between 25 & 27
Exemption to 101 Provided by the Director of the Writing Program and is necessary to show this requirement as complete.

CWP101 & CWP102 Required
SAT Writing Score of 440 to 590
ACT Score of 21 to 24.

CWP099, CWP101 & CWP102 Required
SAT Writing Score of less than 400
ACT Score of less than 16

MAT103 MAT122 MAT126 MAT161 MAT311

COGNATE FOUNDATIONS:

Select two courses from the following list.

Courses must come from two different academic disciplines.

AED100 AED200 DAN200 DAN220

DAN224 DES114 DES190 FAR100

FAR101 FAR250 HON103 MUS201

MUS208 MUS210 THA106

Select two courses from the following list.

Courses must come from two different academic disciplines

COM100 ENG151 ENG205 ENG206

ENG210 ENG211 ENG220 ENG221

ENG231 ENG240 HON101 HUM100

PHI101 PHI102 PHI110 REL104

REL205 REL206 SPC103

Select two courses from the following list.

Courses must come from two different academic disciplines

ANT100 BIO100 BIO101 BIO104

BIO211 BIO212 BIO213 CHE100

CHE101 CHE111 ENS100 GEG101

GEG241 GES101 GES102 GES111

GES131 GES223 GES224 GES241

HON102 PHY100 PHY107 PHY111

SCI100 SCI105 SCI231 SCI232

Select two courses from the following list.

Courses must come from two different academic disciplines

ANT144W CRJ101 ECO101 ECO201

ECO202 GEG102 HON202 HON302
PSC101 PSY101 SOC100 SOC240

Select one course from:

ECO103 HIS106 HIS107

Select one course from:

ANT303 GEG364 HIS115 HIS116

HIS117 PHI301 PHI310 REL105

Select one course from:

ANT101 ANT301 ANT327 ANT329

ANT377 ANT381 FTT349 GEG359

GEG360 HIS230 HIS307 HIS310
HIS320 HIS338 HIS373 REL303

REL321

Select one course from the following list.

BIO105 CHE315 CIS105 ENG380

ENS100 GES111 GES223 HIS120

HIS332 NFS105 SCI231

Select one course from the following list.

AAS321 ATS325 BUS305 CRJ425 CRJ430 ECO302

EDU310 ENG231 ENG240 ENG354 EXE100 GEG309

HIS302 HIS322 HIS363 PSY387 SOC333 SOC240

SOC310 SOC312 SOC321 SOC350 SOC351 SPC311

SPC333 SSE363 SST363 SWK319

Select one course from the following list.

BIO303 BIO350 ENG490 GES460
PSY472 SED407 SED408 SPC205

Proficiency is required through the 102 level of a foreign language area. The audit is looking for either 102, 201 OR 202 to show it as completed.

Select one course from the following list.

AAS102 AAS201 AAS202 CHI102 CHI201

CHI202 FRE102 FRE110 FRE201 FRE202

FRE210 GER102 GER201 GER202 GRK102

GRK201 GRK202 ITA102 ITA201 ITA202

LAT102 LAT201 LAT202 SPA102 SPA201

SPA202 SWA102 SWA201 SWA202

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

Childhood Education and Early Childhood Education offered through the Elementary Education and Reading Department;

Communication Programs (ALL)

BS in Criminal Justice offered through the Criminal Justice Department;

Exceptional Education offered through the Exceptional Education Department;

Education Programs (ALL)

Hospitality Administration through the Hospitality and Tourism Department

Interior Design offered through the Design Department

Speech-Language Pathology offered through the Speech-Language Pathology Department

Social Work offered through the Social Work Department

Theatre Program offered through the Performing Arts Department

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 6 credit hours of writing intensive ("W") courses

Successful completion of at least 120 hours of which at least 45 must be upper division and 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 completion of all "I", "N" or "X" grades.

For More Information about the new Intellectual Foundations Requirements please visit University College's website:
Intellectual Foundations

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