Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
Courses are classified as liberal arts and sciences or as non-liberal arts and sciences. For undergraduate degrees, the New York State Department of Education requires that a portion of the credit hours in the degree program must be in the liberal arts and sciences. These requirements are:
- Associate in Arts (AA) and Bachelor of Arts (BA), three-quarters of the credits shall be in the liberal arts and sciences
- Associate in Science (AS) and Bachelor of Science (BS), one-half of the credits shall be in the liberal arts and sciences
- Associate in Applied Science (AAS), one-third of the credits shall be in the liberal arts and sciences
CSI courses are classified as follows:
AFA
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African American Studies (except AFA 122, 203)
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AMS
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American Studies
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ANT
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Anthropology
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ART
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Art History (ART 100, 103, 104, 105, 106, 200, 201, 203, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 314, 319, 410, 411, 440, 441)
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ASL
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American Sign Language
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AST
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Astronomy
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BIO
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Biology (except BIO 316)
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CHM
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Chemistry
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CHN
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Chinese
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CIN
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Cinema Studies (CIN 100, 203, 204, 210, 220, 230, 240, 271, 274, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 309, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 436)
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COM
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Communications (COM 100, 150, 200, 201, 203, 205, 211, 214, 220, 225, 230, 232, 241, 277, 312, 315, 332, 370, 371, 374, 400, 412, 415, 420, 425, 432, 438, 445, 450, 465, 475, 480, 490)
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COR
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General Education
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DAN
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Dance (only DAN 150)
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DRA
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Dramatic Arts (DRA 100, 101, 260, 261, 272, 273, 274, 315, 350, 373, 380, 460, all DRA/ENG, DRA/ENH, DRA/ENL, DRA/FRN, and DRA/SPN courses)
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ECO
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Economics
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EDC
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Early Childhood Education (EDC 215, 216)
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EDD
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Education (EDD 252)
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EDE
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Elementary Education (EDE 200, 260)
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EDS
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Secondary Education (EDS 200, 201, 202)
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ENG
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English
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ENH
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English
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ENL
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English
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ENS
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Engineering Science (ENS 100, 250, 309, 310, 316, 331, 350, 356, 383, 384, 450, 471)
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FNC/ECO
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Finance/Economics (FNC/ECO 213, 214, 240, 315, 345, 360, and 370)
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FRN
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French
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GEG
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Geography
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GEO
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Geology
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HSS
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Honors College/Honors Seminar
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HST
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History
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INS
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Integrated Science
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INT
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International Studies
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ITL
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Italian
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LNG
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Language
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MGT/ECO
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Management/Economics (only MGT/ECO 230, 261)
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MGT/POL
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Management/Political Science (only MGT/POL 223, 323, 339)
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MTH
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Mathematics
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MUS
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Music (MUS 105, 108, 110, 120, 125, 211, 212, 223, 224, 225, 226, 236, 237, 241, 242, 243, 244, 258, 322, 326, 338, 360, 400, 402, 403, 420, 422, 424, 430, 440, 441, 450, 460, 470)
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PHL
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Philosophy
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PHY
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Physics
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POL
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Political Science (except POL 335, 394)
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PSY
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Psychology (except PSY 103, 211, 318, 340, 368)
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SCI
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Science (only SCI 106)
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SLS
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Science, Letters, and Society
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SOC
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Sociology
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SPN
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Spanish
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WMS
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Women's Studies
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ACC
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Accounting
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AFA
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African American Studies (only AFA 122, 203)
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ARC
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Architecture
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ART
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Art (ART 120, 125, 130, 150, 160, 170, 220, 225, 230, 245, 250, 260, 270, 275, 280, 285, 305, 320, 325, 330, 340, 341, 342, 350, 360, 370, 375, 380, 445, 475)
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BIO
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Biology (only BIO 316)
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BUS
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Business
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CIN
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Cinema Studies (CIN 111, 112, 113, 120, 211, 212, 311, 312, 314, 390, 411, 497)
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CET
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Civil Engineering Technology
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COM
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Communications (COM 115, 210, 240, 249, 250, 251, 260, 261, 270, 271, 314, 317, 320, 341, 351, 380, 390, 492)
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CSC
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Computer Science
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DAN
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Dance (except DAN 150)
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DRA
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Dramatic Arts (DRA 110, 131, 140, 141, 142, 210, 213, 214, 217, 220, 221, 230, 231, 233, 235, 270, 271, 310, 314, 320, 321, 331, 352, 370, 371, 375, 410, 420, 421, 430, 470, 490)
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EDC
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Early Childhood Education (except EDC 215, 216)
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EDD
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Education - General (EDD 400)
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EDE
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Elementary Education (except EDE 200, 260)
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EDP
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Special Education
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EDS
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Secondary Education (except EDS 200, 201, 202)
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ELT
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Electrical Engineering Technology
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ENS
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Engineering Science (ENS 110, 220, 221, 241, 320, 336, 340, 341, 359, 380, 410, 416, 420, 422, 429, 430, 432, 434, 436, 438, 439, 440, 446, 459, 462, 464, 470, 480, 491, 492)
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ENT
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Engineering Technology
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FNC
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Finance (only FNC 220, 350)
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HED
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Health Education
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HMA
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Medical Assistant
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LGS
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Legal Studies
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MDT
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Medical Technology
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MGT
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Management (except MGT/POL 223, MGT/ECO 230, MGT/ECO 261, MGT/POL 323, MGT/POL 339)
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MKT
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Marketing
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MUS
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Music (MUS 115, 116, 123, 124, 130, 131, 144, 145, 150, 151, 164, 165, 180, 181, 190, 191, 215, 216, 232, 233, 234, 246, 247, 250, 251, 252, 253, 264, 265, 270, 280, 281, 290, 291, 301, 323, 325, 332, 340, 352, 353, 363, 364, 370, 380, 381, 383, 390, 391, 393, 431, 433, 436, 480, 481, 483, 490, 491, 493)
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NRS
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Nursing
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PAT
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Physician Assistant
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PED
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Fitness for Life
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PHO
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Photography (except PHO 314, PHO 365)
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PHT
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Physical Therapy
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POL
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Political Science (only POL 335, 394)
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PSY
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Psychology (only PSY 103, 211, 318, 340, 368)
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SKO
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SEEK Orientation
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SPD
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Student Services
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SWK
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Social Work
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Internships and field study courses are non-liberal arts and sciences.
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