General Education at Purchase College
About the undergraduate general education program
Undergraduate general education requirements:
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (B.A. and B.S. degree programs)*
- Liberal Studies (B.A. degree completion program)
- Performing and Visual Arts (B.F.A. and Mus.B. degree programs)
Courses that fulfill general education requirements
General education course descriptions:
- FRS 1000 and 1001 Culture and Society in the West I & II
- FRS 1200 Science in the Modern World
- LWR 1110 College Writing
- GEA 2000 American History, Society, and the Arts
*Liberal Arts and Sciences--Additional requirements:
- The Freshman Year
- FRS 1030 / Freshman Seminar
- Natural Science Requirement for Freshmen
- Mathematics Proficiency Requirement
- Physical Education/Health
and Focus on Race and Gender
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.
The Purchase College Guidelines for Approval of SUNY General Education Courses and related documents are now located on the Educational Policies Committee site. (Log-in with your Purchase e-mail user name and password is required.)
Updated Dec. 17, 2007