Students’ General Education requirements are determined by their matriculation date. For the most accurate information about their requirements and options, students can consult the Course Catalog in effect in the year of their matriculation or seek guidance from their academic advisor.
Transfer, AP, or CLEP credits may fulfill General Education requirements.
Transfer students who have completed an Associate’s degree or 30 credits and seven of 10 SUNY categories at the time of their matriculation are finished with their general education requirements.
Transfer students who do not meet these conditions will receive credit for the courses they transfer in as determined by their General Education transfer agreement. Remaining credits are fulfilled according to the requirements in place at Brockport.
For matriculated students, the degree audit tracks the completion of General Education requirements. Degree audits will reflect any transfer, AP, or CLEP credits that have been applied to fulfill General Education requirements. Students are responsible for consulting their audit frequently to make certain that these requirements are being completed in a timely manner. They should also discuss their General Education requirements with their advisors to make the most of this foundational part of their Brockport experience.
The program consists of 31-40 credits depending on course selection and certain variables discussed above.
Research a topic, develop an argument, and organize supporting details
Demonstrate coherent college-level written communication that informs, persuades, or otherwise engages with an audience
Evaluate communication for substance, bias, and intended effect
Demonstrate the ability to revise and improve written communication
Locate information effectively using tools appropriate to their need and discipline (information literacy competency)
Demonstrate coherent college-level oral communication that informs, persuades, or otherwise engages with an audience
Demonstrate the ability to revise and improve oral communication
An understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of data analysis or mathematical modeling
Application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural sciences
Interpret and draw inferences from appropriate mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, tables, or schematics
Represent mathematical information symbolically, visually, numerically, or verbally as appropriate
Employ quantitative methods such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, or statistics to solve problems
Describe major concepts and theories of at least one discipline in the social sciences
Demonstrate an understanding of the methods social scientists use to explore social phenomena
Evaluate information with an awareness of authority, validity, and bias (information literacy competency)
Demonstrate knowledge of the conventions and methods of at least one of the humanities
Recognize and analyze nuance and complexity of meaning through critical reflections on text, visual images, or artifacts
Demonstrate understanding of United States’ society and/or history, including the diversity of individuals and communities that make up the nation
Understand the role of individual participation in US communities and government
Apply historical and contemporary evidence to draw, support, or verify conclusions
Demonstrate knowledge of a broad outline of world history and/or the development of the distinctive features of at least one civilization or culture in relation to other regions of the world
Demonstrate an understanding of the structures, systems, and interrelationships among civilizations and cultures within historical and/or contemporary contexts, and their impact on wellbeing and sustainability
Exhibit basic proficiency in the understanding and use of a world language
Demonstrate knowledge of the distinctive features of culture(s) associated with the language they are studying
Describe the historical and contemporary societal factors that shape the development of individual and group identity involving race, class, and gender
Analyze the role that complex networks of social structures and systems play in the creation and perpetuation of the dynamics of power, privilege, oppression, and opportunity
Apply the principles of rights, access, equity, and autonomous participation to past, current, or future social justice action
Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical dimensions of information use, creation, and dissemination (information literacy competency)
Demonstrate an understanding of at least one principal form of artistic expression and the creative process inherent therein
Analyze a major issue of contemporary and enduring human significance
Recognize and articulate relationships between different Knowledge Areas
Locate, evaluate, and synthesize information from a variety of sources
Demonstrate an ability to develop and defend well-reasoned arguments
Demonstrate critical awareness of scholarship on women and gender as an aspect of patriarchal systems within a relevant knowledge area, with such scholarship constituting a central or major theme of the course as opposed to a peripheral or occasional consideration
Clearly articulate an issue or problem
Identify, analyze, and evaluate ideas, data, and arguments as they occur in their own or others’ work
Acknowledge limitations such as perspective and bias
Develop well-reasoned (logical) arguments to form judgments and/or draw conclusions