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Undergraduate Student Degree Requirements 

This page applies only to:

    Undergraduate students admitted to Buffalo State prior to Fall 2000

    Undergraduate readmit students admitted to Buffalo State after Fall 2000 who have earned Buffalo State college credits prior to Fall 2000 and who were readmitted as GEC students

If you were admitted to a college Fall 2000 or later please see the General Education 2000 page.

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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:
6 credits
9 credits
9 credits
9 credits
9 credits
Total: 
 42 credits

Special Notes:

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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.
BUS116 BUS117 CIS101 CIS105 CIS111 CIS151
CRJ101 CRJ201 CRJ302 EDF206 EDF362 ENS100
EXE100 EXE306 EXE314 EXE362 FTT107 FTT110
FTT150 FTT206 GES111 GES223 HIS120 HIS332
HON301 HTR110 NFS105 NFS334 SAF305 SCI231
SWK220 SWK319 SLP206 SLP220 TEC123 TEC150
TEC260 TEC319 TEC327 TED123
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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 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 PAR100 PAR200 THA106
THA200 THA207 THA317 THA318 THA332
MUS206 or MUS208  MUS210 or MUS217
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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 ENG231 ENG240 ENG330 ENG355 ENG361
FLA337 FRE101 FRE102 FRE110 FRE331 GER101
GER102 GER337 GRK101 GRK102 HON101 HUM100
HUM320 HUM321 HUM327 HUM337 ITA101 ITA102
ITA336 LAT101 LAT102 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
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Math/Science - 9 credits
Select three courses from the following list.
Courses must come from two different academic disciplines.
ANT100 BIO100 BIO101 BIO104 BIO115 BIO116
BIO211 BIO212 BIO213 BIO308 BIO309 BIO322
BIO324 BSC189 BSC389 CHE100 ENS100 GEG101
GEG241 GES101 GES102 GES111 GES131 GES223
GES224 GES241 HON102 MAT103 MAT107 MAT110
MAT119 MAT304 MAT306 MAT311 PHY100 PHY103
PHY200 SCI100 SCI105 SCI231 SCI232
SCI327 CHE101 or CHE111 CHE102 or CHE112
MAT126 or MAT161 MAT127 or MAT162
PHY107 or PHY111 PHY108 or PHY112
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Social Science - 9 credits
Select three courses from the following list.
Courses must come from two different academic disciplines.
ANT100 ANT101 ANT144 ANT144W ANT340 ANT381
BSC189 BSC389 CRJ101** HON202 ECO101 ECO103
ECO201 ECO202 ECO301 GEG101 GEG102 GEG107
GEG200 GEG206 GEG300 GEG307 GEG309 GEG363
HEW204 HEW250 HEW300 HIS106 HIS107 HIS115
HIS116 HIS117 HIS204 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

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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
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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 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
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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
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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 core requirements.
AAS100 AAS321 AED365 ANT144 ATS325 BUS305
COM333 CRJ425 CRJ430 DAN230 DAN234 ECO302
ECO312 EDU310 ENG231 ENG240 ENG241 ENG353
ENG354 EXE100 GEG309 GEG357 HEW319 HIS302
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
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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
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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
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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.

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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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Page last revised January 12, 2007
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