general education &
the core curriculum
School of Humanities

The Core Curriculum:
Undergraduate General Education at Purchase College

The core curriculum at Purchase College satisfies the SUNY general education requirements and engages all undergraduate students in essential learning.

About the core curriculum

Undergraduate core curriculum requirements:

Courses that fulfill core curriculum requirements

General core curriculum courses:

FRS 1200/Science in the Modern World
LWR 1110/College Writing
GEA 2000/American History, Society, and the Arts
 
Discontinued effective Fall 2009:
FRS 1000 and 1001/Culture and Society in the West I and II

Approved General Education Courses, by SUNY Campus
This site, maintained by SUNY System Administration, provides links to lists of approved general education courses at each SUNY campus, including Purchase core curriculum courses that satisfy SUNY general education requirements.

Updated Feb. 24, 2009


You can search the schedule of classes at Student Services to find courses that fulfill core curriculum requirements.


For Purchase College Faculty:

Forms and guidelines for approval of courses to satisfy SUNY general education requirements are available on the Educational Policies Committee site.

General Education Task Force