A student’s General Education requirements are determined by their matriculation date. For the most accurate information about 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.
Demonstrate an understanding of at least one principal form of artistic expression and the creative process inherent therein
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)
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
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
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
