General Education Courses at NCCC
The State University of New York (SUNY) has specific general education requirements for all graduates of Associate Degree Programs. For AA and AS degrees, students must successfully complete at least one course in seven out of the ten General Education areas for a total of 30 credits in General Education courses. For AAS degrees, students must successfully complete at least one course in five out of the ten General Education areas for a total of 20 credits in General Education courses.
SUNY General Education Knowledge and Skills Areas, and Core Competencies
- Knowledge and Skills Areas (a minimum of 7 of 10 categories of knowledge and skills are required for AA-, AS-, and all baccalaureate-degree programs)
The following four are specifically required for all undergraduate-degree programs
Communication – Written and Oral
Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)
Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)
In addition, a minimum of three of the following six are required for AA-, AS-, and all baccalaureate-degree programs
Humanities
Social Sciences
The Arts
US History and Civic Engagement
World History and Global Awareness
World Languages
- Core Competencies (both required for all undergraduate-degree programs)
Critical Thinking and Reasoning
Information Literacy
Here is the list of approved General Education courses at NCCC:
| SILOS | APPROVED COURSES |
| U.S. HISTORY and CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | HIS 151; HIS 152; POS 102 |
| COMMUNICATION--ORAL and WRITTEN | ENG 101 (written), ENG 102 (written and oral); ENG 105 (written and oral; ENG 222 (written and oral) |
| WORLD LANGUAGES | ASL 101; ASL 102; FRE 101; FRE 102; FRE 201; FRE 202; HUM 107; SPA 101; SPA 102; SPA 201; SPA 202 |
| HUMANITIES | ART 100; ART 106; ART 107; DRA 101; DRA 115; ENG 112; ENG 115; ENG 120; ENG 129; ENG 135; ENG 203; ENG 204; ENG 206; ENG 207; ENG 210; ENG 220; ENG 250; HUM 100; HUM 101; HUM 104; HUM 106; HUM 107; HUM 112; HUM 124/126; HUM 128; HUM 145; HUM 155; HUM 202; HUM 205; HUM 246; MUS 100; MUS 107; MUS 108; MUS 109; MUS 115; MUS 116; PHI 100; PHI 110; PHI 112; PHI 115; PHI 140 |
| MATHEMATICS | MAT 120; MAT 121; MAT 123; MAT 125; MAT 129; MAT 132; MAT 240; MAT 241 |
| NATURAL SCIENCES | ANT 101; BIO 101; BIO 102; BIO 103; BIO 104; BIO 109; BIO 201; BIO 204; BIO 205; BIO 211; BIO 215; BIO 216; BIO 230; BIO 240; BIO 255; CHE 101; CHE 102; CHE 105; EAS 101; EAS 110; HED 102; PHY 101; PHY 102 |
| WORLD HISTORY and GLOBAL AWARENESS | HIS 101; HIS 102; HIS 103; HIS 104 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | ANT 101; ANT 135; ECO 101; ECO 102; GEO 101; PSY 101; PSY 105; PSY 130; PSY 138; PSY 202; PSY 203; PSY 265; PSY 222; PSY 253; PSY 254; PSY 263; PSY 270; SOC 101; SOC 107; SOC 108; SOC 109; SOC 110; SOC 125; SOC 155; SOC 200; SOC 215; SOC 165 |
| THE ARTS | ART 101; ART 104; ART 105; ART 108; ART 111; ART 114; ART 125; ART 131; ART 137; ART 150; ART 155; ART 200; ART 203; ART 205; ART 206; ART 209; ART 220; ART 230; ART 231; ART 235; ART 245; ART 250; ART 297; DRA 133; DRA 233; ENG 108; ENG 202; ENG 205; ENG 250 |
| DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION, and SOCIAL JUSTICE | ANT 102; PSY 270; SOC 101; SOC 108 |