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General Education Information
The college is committed to general education. The SUNY General Education Requirement enables students to acquire knowledge and skills that are useful and important for all educated persons, regardless of their jobs or professions (SUNY Board of Trustees Resolution, January 2010). The NCCC general education policy is consistent with the SUNY General Education requirements.
SUNY General Education Requirements (SUNY-GER)
If you entered SUNY in fall 2010 or later, to earn a SUNY bachelor's degree, you must earn 30 credits in at least seven of the following ten SUNY-GER subject areas, and demonstrate two competencies.
Knowledge and Skills Areas:
Basic Communication (required)
Mathematics (required)
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
American History
Western Civilization
Other World Civilizations
Humanities
The Arts
Foreign Language
Competencies:
Information Management (required)
Critical Thinking (required)
The above knowledge and skills areas will be fulfilled by completing approved general education courses. The above two competencies will be embedded throughout the curriculum. Please click here for the student learning outcomes in each of the above twelve areas: SUNY General Education Student Learning Outcomes.
Note: If you entered SUNY between fall 1998 and fall 2009, you may need to complete a course in each of the ten areas and if you entered SUNY before fall 1998, the SUNY-GER may not apply.
Transfer
Students interested in transferring to a SUNY school can find out more about the SUNY General Education requirements at the following link: You and the SUNY General Education Requirement.
Once a student has completed a SUNY General Education requirement at NCCC, that requirement will be accepted as complete at any SUNY college. Students must understand that the transfer college may have additional graduation minimum degree requirements that are also labeled as General Education. Please refer to the college catalog of the transfer college. Students, who have transferred to NCCC from another college or university, should submit their transcript(s) to the College for evaluation. Part of that evaluation will include an analysis of courses for the General Education requirement.
NCCC Approved General Education Courses
A grid of approved NCCC courses that meet the SUNY GE requirements is posted on the college website: SUNY Approved NCCC General Education Courses
Additional General Education Information: Additional information on waiver criteria, courses that count in more than one area, and the differences between SUNY-GER and NCCC Curriculum Requirements is located at the following link: Additional General Education Information
