SUNY Potsdam's General Education Program Outline: For students who matriculated in the Fall of 2012 or after.
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General Education Foundations (GEF) (Began Fall 2012)
Students matriculating prior to Fall 2006 should continue to follow and complete the First year Experience requirements.
Communication Experience: (2 courses; minimum of 7 credits)
- [FW] First-Year Writing (1 course; 4 credits)
May not be double counted with any other General Education designator.
- [FS] Speaking, Reasoning, and Research (1 course; minimum of 3 credits)
Quantitative Experience
- [FM] Mathematical (1 course; minimum of 3 credits)
Critical Thinking Experience
- [FC] Critical Thinking (1 course; minimum of 3 credits)
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Modes of Inquiry
No more than two courses (8 credits) from any one department or area may be used in the 28-hour requirement.
Aesthetic Understanding (2 courses; minimum of 6 credits from two different departments)
- [AC] Aesthetic-Critical and Discriminative (minimum of 3 credits)
- [AE] Aesthetic-Experiential (minimum of 2 credits)
Note: many AE courses are one or two credits and more than one course will need to be taken.
Scientific Inquiry (2 courses; one from each area; minimum of 6 credits total)
- [SB]Scientific Inquiry- Biological Sciences (minimum of 3 credits)
- [SP] Scientific Inquiry- Physical Sciences (minimum of 3 credits)
Note: At least one of the above courses must include [LB] laboratory. *Bachelor of Music students need only take one of the above.
[SA] Social Analysis (minimum of 3 credits)
[PI] Philosophical Inquiry (minimum of 3 credits)
[AH] American History (minimum of 3 credits)
World Civilizations (2 courses; minimum of 6 credits)
- [WC] Western Civilization (minimum of 3 credits)
- [XC] Cross-Cultural Perspective (minimum of 3 credits)
Writing and Speaking Intensive
[WI] Writing Intensive (minimum of 3 credits, FW prerequisite)
[SI] Speaking Intensive (minimum of 3 credits, FS prerequisite)
Modern Languages
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[ML] Modern Languages (0-9 credits)
Sequence of courses leading to the completion of a Modern Language at the 103 level or higher OR the high school equivalent.
Physical Education/ Health and Wellness
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[PE/HW] (2 courses)
Requirement can be fulfilled by: 2 PE courses (same or different courses); 1 PE course and 1 HW course; or 2 different HW courses. Two semesters of varsity sports fulfills the requirement.
The physical education experience will develop the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to live a productive lifestyle leading to the successful pursuit of personal and professional goals.
The graduate will achieve this outcome by:
- participating in physical education activities that develop specific skills appropriate to the course activity area and include instruction in safe practice of the activity.
- demonstrating a knowledge of the benefits of exercise, lifelong physical fitness, the role of physical activity in stress management, and a lifestyle approach to physical activity.
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