| SUNY system-wide GE requirements |
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New Paltz GE4 requirements - |
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| GE Category | Requirement |
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GE Category |
Requirement |
| Mathematics | 1 course | Mathematics |
1 course |
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Basic Communication |
1 course |
Basic Communication |
1 course (ENG170 Writing & Rhetoric - prerequisite: ENG160 Composition I or by placement) |
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| * Natural Sciences | 1 course |
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Natural Science |
1 4-credit science lecture/laboratory course or |
| * Social Science | 1 course |
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Social Science |
1 course |
| * American History | 1 course |
|
United States Studies |
1 course |
| * Western Civilization | 1 course |
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Western Civilization |
1 course |
| * Other World Civilizations | 1 course |
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World Civilizations & Cultures |
1 course |
| * Humanities | 1 course |
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Humanities |
1 course |
| * The Arts | 1 course |
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The Arts |
1 course |
| * Foreign Language |
1 course |
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Foreign Language |
2 consecutive elementary courses or 1 elementary and 1 intermediate course in a single language, |
| * Students must demonstrate knowledge and skills in five of these eight categories. |
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Students must complete at least one course in each of the ten General Education categories listed above. | ||
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Minimum total credits = 30 |
Minimum total credits = 32 | |||
| Students must also demonstrate competency in Critical Thinking and Information Management. | Each major is designed to support students' progressive development of competency in Critical Thinking and Information Management. |
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