Core Curriculum Requirements:
B.F.A. and Mus.B. Degree Programs

Revised General Education/Core Curriculum Requirements:
Effective Fall 2011
These revised requirements supersede the former requirements described on this site, effective Fall 2011.

Core curriculum requirements are fulfilled in the B.F.A. and Mus.B. programs as follows. With the exception of the humanities requirement, certain approved courses may be used to fulfill two requirements. For more information, refer to courses that fulfill core curriculum requirements.

For the most current list of approved courses in each category, students should consult each semester’s online course schedule at studentservices.purchase.edu.

Core Curriculum Knowledge Areas

1. Basic Communication:
   LWR 1110/College Writing—freshman year
2. Updated 11/12/08 for Fall 2009:
   Western Civilization:
   A designated freshman-only course in Western civilization.
3. Humanities:
   An approved course in the humanities.
4. Updated 7/13/10:
   American History:
   An approved course in American history.
5. The Arts:
   Completion of academic requirements for the major (90+ credits).
6. Natural Science:
   An approved course in the natural sciences.
7. Social Science:
   An approved course in the social sciences.
8. Other World Civilizations:
   An approved course in other world civilizations.

The B.F.A. and Mus.B. programs have been granted exemptions from these two SUNY requirements:

1. Mathematics
2. Foreign Languages

Core Curriculum Skill Areas
In addition, the core curriculum requires fulfillment of two areas of competency:

1. Critical Thinking (reasoning):
   B.F.A. and Mus.B. students fulfill this by passing LWR 1110/College Writing or its equivalent, plus a variety of courses across the curriculum in which students identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments as they occur in their own or others’ work, and in which they are required to produce well-reasoned arguments.
    
   
2. Information Management:
   B.F.A. and Mus.B. students fulfill this by passing LWR 1110/College Writing or its equivalent, plus a variety of courses across the curriculum that emphasize research, use of resources, and technology management.

Updated Jan. 12, 2011

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