General Education Requirements » GEIII and the SUNY General Education Requirement
The requirement for a system-wide set of general education requirements went into effect for students matriculating into the SUNY system Fall 2000 or later. One course in each of the following ten content categories is now required of students graduating from any SUNY school. In parentheses are the abbreviations for the system-wide requirements at New Paltz:
| English (COMP) | Math (MATH) |
| US History (USST) | Non-West Civ (WRLD) |
| Art (ART) | Natural Science (NSCI) |
| Western Civ (WEST) | Foreign Lang (FLNG) |
| Humanities (HUM) | Social Science (SSCI) |
GEIII exceeds these SUNY minimums in the following ways:
| NSCI (Second course) |
| FLNG (Second course) |
| Diversity (1 course) |
Students who are transferring to New Paltz with an AA or an AS degree are required to meet only the system-wide categories. The New Paltz requirements that exceed the system-wide minimums will be considered met by virtue of degree upon receipt of the final transcript showing the degree award. The abbreviation "BD" will be listed next to a category which has been met "by degree." The Progress Report will reflect this.
Students who transfer to New Paltz without a degree are required to complete the New Paltz general education program in its entirety. Students may, however, apply waivers to non-system-wide mandated categories. Students without a degree are eligible for waivers based on the total number of pre-matriculated credits transferred: 45 credits transferred yields one-3 credit waiver; 60 credits transferred yields two-3 credit waivers; and 75 credits transferred yields three-3 credit waivers. The waivers will be applied in the following order: NSCI, FLNG, DIVR. Students with questions should contact the Office of Academic Advising about this process.
Transfer students who matriculated at a SUNY/CUNY institution before Fall 2000 and have earned, or will earn, an AA or AS degree (though not an AAS degree), are considered to have fulfilled their general education requirements. The student will be waived of all current general education requirements (both SUNY-wide and native to New Paltz). This is true even if the student attended one SUNY/CUNY institution and transferred to another and will receive the AA/AS degree.
