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Degree Requirements

This page applies to:

New Student Degree Requirements for Fall 2000

First Time Freshmen Students

  • Admitted the Fall 2000 semester or later

Transfer Students

  • Admitted prior to the Spring 2004 semester and initially matriculated into a SUNY institution the Fall 2000 semester or later
OR

  • Admitted Spring 2004 semester or later
Undergraduate Readmit Students

  • Admitted the Spring 2004 semester or later



    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 2000 please see the General Education Core page

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Under the General Education 2000 requirements, students must complete the requisite number of credit hours in the following ten categories:



6 credits
0-6 credits
6 credits
6 credits
9 credits
6 credits
6 credits
0-6 credits
0-6 credits
3 credits
Total: 
 42 - 66 credits

Special Notes:

  • In each of the following General Education 2000 areas:
    Math/Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts students must take at least
    one course designated List A.
  • In each of the following General Education 2000 areas:

    • Applied Science & Technology, Math/Sciences, Social Sciences,
    Humanities, and Arts     students must satisfy the requirements with courses in two
    different academic disciplines (courses with two different prefixes). 
  • Diversity and Basic Math courses may be applied toward any requirement (major, general
    education, etc.).
  • With the exception of the diversity requirement, and the Basic Math Requirement as noted above, no other
    double-dipping between GE2K categories is permitted. For example, a course
    which appears as List A for one category and List B for another category may be
    applied toward only one of the GE2K categories.
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Courses approved for the General Education 2000 requirements

| Applied Science & Technology | Mathematics | Math/Science | Social Sciences | Civilizations |
Humanities | Arts | Foreign Language | Basic Communication | Diversity |
 
Applied Science & Technology (6 credits)
Select two courses from the following list. 
Courses must come from two different academic disciplines.
List B:
BIO104 BIO105 BUS116 BUS117 CHE315 CIS101
CIS105 CIS111 CIS151 COM100 CRJ101 CRJ201
CRJ302 EDF206 EDF362 EDU375 ENG380 ENG463
ENS100 ENT100 EXE100 EXE306 EXE314 EXE362
FST340 FTT107 FTT108 FTT110 FTT150 FTT206
GES111 GES223 GES232 HIS120 HIS332 HON301
HTR110 NFS101 NFS105 NFS334 PHY304 SAF305
SCI231 SWK220 SWK319 SLP206 SLP220 TEC123
TEC150 TEC260 TEC319 TEC327 TED123
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Mathematics (0-6 credits)
Requirement may be met through approved coursework or appropriate high school mathematical proficiency at the pre-calculus level.  Click here for additional information on the Mathematics requirement. Select one course from the following list:
This course may also be applied toward major and/or general education requirements.
List A:
ECO305 MAT103 MAT110 MAT114 MAT122 MAT126
MAT161 MAT270 MAT301 MAT311 MED383 PHI107**

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Math/Science (6 credits)
Select two courses from List A or
one from List A and one from List B
Courses must come from two different academic disciplines.
List A:
ANT100** ANT220** BIO100 BIO101** BIO104 BIO105
BIO115 BIO116 BIO211** BIO212** BIO213** BIO322
BIO324 CHE100 CHE101 CHE111 ENS100** GEG101**
GEG241 GES101 GES102 GES111 GES131 GES223
GES224 GES232 GES241 HON102 NFS102** PHY100
PHY103 PHY104** PHY107 PHY111 SCI100 SCI105
SCI231 SCI232**
List B:
BIO308 BIO309 BSC189 BSC389 CHE102 CHE112
MAT103** MAT107 MAT110 MAT119 MAT126 MAT127
MAT161 MAT162 MAT304 MAT306 MAT311 PHY108
PHY112 PHY200 SCI327
** Coursework recently approved for GE2K because of IF approvals
As part of this approval BIO101 & SCI232 moved from list B to A., Email audit@buffalostate.edu with any questions or concerns.
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Social Sciences (6 credits)
Select two from List A or 
one from List A and one from List B 
Courses must come from two different academic disciplines.
List A:
AAS305 AAS351 ANT100 ANT101 ANT144 ANT244
ANT301 ANT303 ANT305 ANT381 **CRJ101 ECO101
ECO103 ECO201 ECO202 ECO301 GEG101 GEG102
GEG200 GEG300 GEG307 GEG309 HON202 HON302
PSC101 PSC103** PSC230 PSY101 PSY304 PSY308
PSY311 PSY325 PSY340 PSY355 PSY367 SLP206*
SOC100 SOC240 SOC310 SOC312 SOC320 SOC330
SOC350 SOC351 SOC360 SOC362 SOC380
List B:
AAS211 AAS218 AAS322 ANT330 ANT340 BSC189
BSC389 GEG107 GEG206 GEG353 GEG360 GEG361
GEG363 GEG364 HEW204 HEW250 HEW300 HIS106
HIS107 HIS115 HIS116 HIS117 HIS204 HIS210
HIS211 HIS313 HIS314 HIS322 HPR300 PSC102
PSC215 PSC218 PSC225 PSC240 PSC340 PSC345
PSC348 PSC368 SSE102 SST102
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Civilizations (9 credits)
Select 1 course from each area: American History, Western Civilization, and Other World Civilizations.
Civilizations courses may not be used to satisfy List A requirements in other categories.
List A
American History:
ECO103 HIS106 HIS107 PSC102
List A
  Western Civilization:
AED315 ANT301 ANT303 ENG130 FAR250 FAR251
GEG364 HIS115 HIS116 HIS117 MUS224** PHI301**
PHI310 PHI347 PSC351 PSC352 REL105** REL121**
THA317 THA318 THA332**
List A
Other World Civilizations:
AAS305 ANT101 ANT300 ANT301** ANT305 ANT327
ANT329 ANT330 ANT377** ANT381 FRE341 FTT349
GEG359 GEG360 GEG361 HEW327 HIS210 HIS230
HIS307 HIS310 HIS313 HIS320 HIS338 HIS373**
MUS209** NFS108 PHI321 PSC340 PSC345 REL303**
REL321 SPA309

** Recently approved courses for list A IF, Therefore OK for GE2K. Email audit@buffalostate.edu with any concerns or questions
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Humanities (6 credits)
Select two from List A or 
one from List A and one from List B 
Courses must come from two different academic disciplines.
Courses from this list are not acceptable in the Humanities requirement if they are of same discipline (prefix) of those fulfilling the students Foreign Language Requirement. The exception to this rule is if the student has the nine credit college sequence of same foreign language discipline.
List A:
AAS240 COM100 COM103 COM321 COM327 ENG110*
ENG111* ENG140* ENG141* ENG151** ENG205** ENG206**
ENG210 ENG211 ENG212 ENG220 ENG221 ENG231
ENG240** ENG241 ENG252** ENG255** ENG355 ENG361
FRE331 GER337 HON101 HUM100 HUM321 HUM327
HUM337 ITA336 MCL100 PHI101 PHI102 PHI103
PHI104 PHI110** PHI204 PHI207 PHI301 PHI310
PHI317 PHI321 PHI323 REL104 REL205** REL206**
REL321 SPC103 SPC321
List B: 
AAS101 AAS102 BSC189 BSC389 CHI101 CHI102
COM205 ENG130 ENG253 ENG330 FLA337 FRE101
FRE102 FRE110 GER101 GER102 GRK101 GRK102
HUM320 ITA101 ITA102 LAT101 LAT102 MCL337
PHI307 REL303 SPA101 SPA102 SPC205 SWA101
SWA102
* Note: Courses are no longer offered.

** Recently approved courses for list A 7/31/2006
As part of this approval ENG151, ENG205, ENG206 and ENG252
moved from list B to A. Email audit@buffalostate.edu with any questions or concerns
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Arts (6 credits)
Select two from List A or 
one from List A and one from List B
Courses must come from two different academic disciplines.
List A:
AED100 AED200 DAN200 DAN220 DAN224 DES114
DES190 DES215 FAR100 FAR101 FAR210 FAR220
FAR230 FAR240 FAR250 FAR251 HON103 MUS201
MUS204** MUS206 MUS208 MUS210 MUS301 MUS307
MUS308 MUS329 SSE350 THA106 THA216** THA317
THA318 THA332
List B: 
AED315 ATS320 BSC189 BSC389 DAN302 DAN330
DES101 DES103 MUS217 MUS314 MUS335 PAR100
PAR200 THA200 THA207
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Foreign Language (0-6 credits)

All students must exhibit proficiency through the 102 level.
The audit is looking for 102 OR 201 OR 202 to show this area as complete.
Proficiency may be demonstrated through satisfaction of approved coursework or evaluation of high school foreign language.
List A:
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
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

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    Basic Communication (0-6 credits)
    All students must exhibit competency at the ENG101 and ENG102 level. Click here for additional information on the Basic Communication requirement.
    List A:
    ENG101 ENG102 CWP101 CWP102
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    Diversity (3 credits)
    Select one from the following list.
    This course may also be applied toward major and/or general education requirements.
    AAS100 AAS218 AAS234 AAS240 AAS304 AAS321**
    AAS322 AAS341 AAS351 AAS425 AAS468 AAS469
    AED365 ANT144 ANT244 ANT300 ANT301 ATS325
    BUS305 COM333 CRJ425 CRJ430 DAN230 DAN234
    ECO302 ECO312 EDU310** EDU310W** ENG231 ENG240
    ENG241 ENG353 ENG354 EXE100 GEG309 GEG357
    HEW319 HIS302 HIS311*** HIS322 HIS341 HIS363
    HIS468 HIS469 HPR319 HTR100 MUS206 MUS305
    MUS306 PSC218 PSC225 PSC316 PSC319 PSC375
    PSY387 SOC240 SOC310 SOC312 SOC321 SOC333
    SOC350 SOC351 SPC311 SPC333 SSE363 SST350
    SST363 SWK319
    ** Update 3/03/2008
    *** Update 11/21/2008
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    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 33 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
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    For More Information about the new General Education 2000 Requirements

    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.

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