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Transfer Articulation Guidelines (TAG)
Course Equivalents for SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
The following Transfer Articulation Guidelines (TAG) display the lower division course requirements for all ESF majors. Students should match the lower division requirements with the list of approved course equivalents at SUNY Canton. Refer to the notes below for further information on the transfer agreement between ESF and SUNY Canton.
Associate Degree Programs at The Ranger School Campus
Forest Technology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
Associate in Applied Science Degree Freshman Year: All Students (Completed at a college of the student's choice)
Students interested in the 1+1 articulation agreement into one of the Associate Degree Programs at the Ranger School should complete the following courses:
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 * |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note below |
| Electives | 10 credits | *** See chart below |
| Trigonometry | 3 credits | MATH121 or MATH131 or MATH161 |
* BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2008 semester.
** Students planning to continue in the B.S. degree program in Forest Resources Management should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
*** Students planning to continue in the B.S. degree program in Forest Resources Management or Natural Resources Management after earning an A.A.S. degree should select from the following courses as free electives:
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHEM105*** |
| ****General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| ****General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| ****General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
****General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
3 credits | |
Pre-Calculus |
3 credits | MATH121 |
*** CHEM105 will be accepted for General Chemistry I for all students who took chemistry with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2008 semester.
**** Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
Land Surveying Technology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
Associate in Applied Science Degree Freshman Year: All Students (Completed at a college of the student's choice)
Students interested in the 1+1 articulation agreement into one of the Associate Degree Programs at the Ranger School should complete the following courses:
| Biology I w/ Lab | 4 credits | BIOL150 or BIOL155 ** |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHYS121 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note above |
| Electives | 10 credits | *** See chart above |
| Trigonometry | 3 credits | MATH121 or MATH131 or MATH161 |
* BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2008 semester.
* Students planning to continue in the B.S. degree program in Forest Resources Management should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
Bachelor Degree Programs at the Syracuse Campus
Aquatic and Fisheries Science
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 ** |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MATH161 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| Electives | 7 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | **** See note below |
| Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II | 4 credits | PHYS122 ** or MATH162 or ****See note below |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHYS121 ** |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2008 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2008 semester. PHYS103 & PHSY104 will be accepted for General Physics I & II for students who took their Physics sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2008 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
**** Students may take Organic Chemistry I & II at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM341 &CHEM342) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM221 and CHEM222) or at Clarkson University (CM241 & CM242).
Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH141 and Global Environment ESCI101.
Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
Additional credit may be granted for Genetics. Students may take Genetics at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL311) or at Clarkson University (BY214).
Bioprocess Engineering
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology II w/ Lab or Zoology w/ Lab | 4 credits | BIOL155 ** |
| Calculus I, II, III | 12 credits | MATH161 & MATH162 & MATH263 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Computer Programming | 3 credits | ENGS102 or CITA140 |
| Differential Equations | 3 credits | MATH264 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | **** See note below |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHYS131 or PHYS121 ***** |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology II for all students who took Biology with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 will be accepted for General Physics I for students who took Physics with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
**** Students may take Organic Chemistry I & II at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM341 &CHEM342) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM221 and CHEM222) or at Clarkson University (CM241 & CM242).
***** Engineering Physics is preferred.
Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH141.
Biotechnology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150** |
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MATH161 & MATH162 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Genetics w/ Lab | 4 credits | *** See note below |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | **** See note below |
| Microbiology (Environmental Microbiology) | 4 credits | BIOL209 |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | ***** See note below |
| Physics I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | PHYS121 & PHYS122 ** |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Social Science | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 & PHSY104 will be accepted for General Physics I & II for students who took their Physics sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students may take Genetics at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL311) or at Clarkson University (BY214).
**** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton. ENGL201 Writing in the Arts and Sciences will not transfer to meet the literature with a focus on writing requirement at ESF.
***** Students may take Organic Chemistry I & II at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM341 &CHEM342) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM221 and CHEM222) or at Clarkson University (CM241 & CM242).
Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
Chemistry
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 ** |
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MATH161 & MATH162 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Computer Applications | 3 credits | CITA104+CITA105+CITA106 or CITA106+CITA107+CITA108 or CITA110 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Math Elective (Calculus III recommended) | 3 credits | |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | **** See note below |
| Physics I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | PHYS121 & PHYS122 ** |
| *General Education requirement - American History**** | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts**** | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization**** | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Social Science**** | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization**** | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 & PHSY104 will be accepted for General Physics I & II for students who took their Physics sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
**** Students may take Organic Chemistry I & II at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM341 &CHEM342) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM221 and CHEM222) or at Clarkson University (CM241 & CM242).
***** Two of the general education requirements may be completed spring of the junior year at ESF.
Conservation Biology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 ** |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MATH161 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Electives | 15 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | ESCI101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHYS121 ** |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 credits | MATH141 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 will be accepted for General Physics I for students who took Physics with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
Additional credit may be granted for Genetics. Students may take Genetics at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL311) or at Clarkson University (BY214).
Construction Management
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MATH161 & MATH162 |
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHEM150 ** |
| Computer Applications | 3 credits | CITA104+CITA105+CITA106 or CITA106+CITA107+CITA108 or CITA110 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | ESCI101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Physics w/Lab | 4 credits | PHYS121 ** |
| Related discipline electives and/or liberal arts electives | 28 credits | ****See note below |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** CHEM105 will be accepted for General Chemistry I for all students who took Chemistry with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 will be accepted for General Physics I for students who took Physics with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
**** Technical courses from related programs of study are recommended for transfer in this category. Please consult the SUNY-ESF Admissions Office for advisement.
Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH141 and Principles of Management BSAD301.
Additional credit may be granted for CONS101 = ERE371 Surveying for Engineers
Environmental Biology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150** |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MATH161 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155** |
| Electives | 7 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | ESCI101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | **** See note below |
| Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II | 4 credits | PHYS122 **or MATH162 or ****See note below |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHYS121 ** |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 credits | MATH141 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIO105 & BIO106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 & PHSY104 will be accepted for General Physics I & II for students who took their Physics sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
**** Students may take Organic Chemistry I & II at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM341 &CHEM342) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM221 and CHEM222) or at Clarkson University (CM241 & CM242).
Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
Additional credit may be granted for Genetics. Students may take Genetics at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL311) or at Clarkson University (BY214).
Student Note: Environmental Biology requires 1 and recommends 2 semesters of physics. Certain graduate/professional programs (e.g. medical, veterinary schools) generally require two semesters of calculus-based physics. PHYS131 & PHYS132 will fulfill the program requirements and are recommended for students planning on graduate programs.
Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major or in the Engineering Science major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I w/ Lab | 4 credits | BIOL150 or BIOL155 ** |
| Calculus I, II, & III | 12 credits | MATH161 & MATH162 & MATH263 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Differential Equations | 3 credits | MATH264 |
| Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics | 2 credits | ENGS202 |
| Engineering Mechanics - Statics | 2 credits | ENGS201 |
| Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | PHYS131 & PHYS132 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Social Science | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH141.
Environmental Science
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Advanced Science and Math | 6-8 credits | ** See note below |
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 *** |
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MATH161 & MATH162 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 *** |
| Computer Programming | 3 credits | ENGS102 or CITA140 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | PHYS131 & PHYS132 |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | ESCI101 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | **** See note below |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Examples of advanced science and math courses would be calculus 3 or 4, organic chemistry 1 or 2, quantum physics, analytical chemistry, or microbiology. Please consult the ESF Office of Undergraduate Admissions for assistance with course selection.
**** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH141.
Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
Environmental Studies
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| American Government/Political Science | 3 credits | POLS101 or POLS105 or POLS120 |
| Biology I w/ Lab | 4 credits | BIOL155 ** |
| Biology II w/ Lab or Environmental Geology*** | 4 credits | BIOL150 ** or GEOL101 |
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHEM150 ** |
| Computer Applications | 3 credits | CITA104+CITA105+CITA106 or CITA106+CITA107+CITA108 or CITA110 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| Electives **** | 9 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | ESCI101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ***** See note below |
| Pre-Calculus or Calculus ****** | 3 - 4 credits | MATH121 or MATH161 |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MATH141 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 will be accepted for General Chemistry I for all students who took Chemistry with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students must take either Biology II or Geology. Students interested in the Biological Science Applications option must take Biology II.
**** Students interested in the Biological Science Applications option must complete Chemistry II in place of one of their elective courses.
***** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton. ENGL201 Writing in the Arts and Sciences will not transfer to meet the literature with a focus on writing requirement at ESF.
****** Students interested in the Biological Science Applications option must complete Calculus I.
Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
Forest Ecosystem Science
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology Electives | 6 credits | ** See note below |
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 *** |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MATH161 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 *** |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| Electives | 3 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | **** See note below |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHYS121 *** |
| Principles of Management | 3 credits | BSAD301 |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MATH141 |
| Public Speaking | 3 credits | SPCH104 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilizations | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** Examples of biology electives are genetics, organic chemistry, and microbiology. Please consult the ESF Office of Undergraduate Admissions for assistance with course selection.
*** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 will be accepted for General Physics I for students who took Physics with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
**** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
Forest Health
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 ** |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Electives | 13 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | ESCI101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | **** See note below |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHYS121 ** |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 credits | MATH141 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 will be accepted for General Physics I for students who took Physics with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
**** Students may take Organic Chemistry I & II at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM341 &CHEM342) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM221 and CHEM222) or at Clarkson University (CM241 & CM242).
Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
Additional credit may be granted for Genetics. Students may take Genetics at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL311) or at Clarkson University (BY214).
Forest Resources Management
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 7 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 ** |
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHEM150 ** |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| Electives | 12 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHYS121 ** |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 credits | MATH131 |
| Principles of Management | 3 credits | BSAD301 |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MATH141 |
| Public Speaking | 3 credits | SPCH104 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 will be accepted for General Chemistry I for all students who took Chemistry with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 & PHSY104 will be accepted for General Physics I & II for students who took their Physics sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
Landscape Architecture
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Art or Architectural History | 6 credits | HUMA201 & HUMA202 |
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 7 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 ** |
| Drawing/Freehand Drawing | 3 credits | HUMA101 *** |
| Ecology | 4 credits | **** See note below |
| Electives | 9 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ***** See note below |
| Mathematics | 3 credits | MATH121 or MATH131 or MATH122 or MATH141 or MATH161 |
| Natural/Physical Science | 3 credits | GEOL101 or ESCI107 or CHEM150 **or CHEM155 ** or PHYS121 **or PHYS122 ** |
| Public Speaking | 3 credits | SPCH104 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Social Science | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 & PHSY104 will be accepted for General Physics I & II for students who took their Physics sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students may also take Drawing at SUNY Potsdam (ARTS110) or at St. Lawrence University (FA231).
**** Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
***** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
Natural History and Interpretation
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 ** |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MATH161 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Electives | 16 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | ESCI101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHYS121 ** |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MATH141 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 will be accepted for General Physics I students who took Physics with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
Additional credit may be granted for Genetics. Students may take Genetics at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL311) or at Clarkson University (BY214).
Natural Resources Management
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 ** |
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHEM150 ** |
| Chemistry II w/ Lab or Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHEM155 ** or PHYS121 ** |
| Ecology | 4 credits | *** See note below |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| Electives | 3 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 6 credits | ENGL101 & ENGL201 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 credits | MATH131 |
| Principles of Management | 3 credits | BSAD301 |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MATH141 |
| Public Speaking | 3 credits | SPCH104 |
| Sociology or Psychology | 3 credits | Any course with a SOCI prefix or any course with a PSYC prefix |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Humanities*** | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 will be accepted for General Physics I for students who took Physics with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
**** Students may choose to take a literature course that is writing intensive to meet their second English requirement. The literature course would also fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement, resulting in 3 additional humanities elective credits.
Paper Engineering
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Calculus I, II, & III | 12 credits | MATH161 & MATH162 & MATH263 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Computer Programming | 3 credits | ENGS102 or CITA140 |
| Differential Equations | 3 credits | MATH264 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| Engineering Physics I & II w/Lab | 8 credits | PHYS131 & PHYS132 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | **** See note below |
| Quantative Analysis | 3 credits | ***** See note below |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
**** Students may take Organic Chemistry I & II at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM341 &CHEM342) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM221 and CHEM222) or at Clarkson University (CM241 & CM242).
***** Students may take Quantative Analysis at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM311) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM205).
Paper Science
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MATH161 & MATH162 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Computer Programming | 3 credits | ENGS102 or CITA140 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECON101 or ECON103 |
| Electives | 3 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | **** See note below |
| Physics I & II w/Lab | 8 credits | PHYS131 & PHYS132 or PHYS121 & PHYS122 ** |
| Quantative Analysis | 3 credits | ***** See note below |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 & PHSY104 will be accepted for General Physics I & II for students who took their Physics sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton.
**** Students may take Organic Chemistry I & II at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM341 &CHEM342) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM221 and CHEM222) or at Clarkson University (CM241 & CM242).
***** Students may take Quantative Analysis at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM311) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM205).
Wildlife Science
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: General Studies major at SUNY Canton.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | BIOL155 & BIOL150 ** |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MATH161 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHEM150 & CHEM155 ** |
| Electives | 15 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENGL101 |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | ESCI101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note below |
| Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | **** See note below |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHYS121 ** |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 credits | MATH141 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - The Arts | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilization | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from SUNY Canton.
** BIOL105 & BIOL106 will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2008 semester. CHEM105 & CHEM106 will be accepted for General Chemistry I & II for all students who took their Chemistry sequence with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester. PHYS103 will be accepted for General Physics I for students who took Physics with SUNY Canton prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students should choose one ENGL prefixed course from the list of approved courses that fulfill the Humanities General Education requirement at SUNY Canton. .
**** Students may take Organic Chemistry I at SUNY Potsdam (CHEM341) or at St. Lawrence University (CHEM221) or at Clarkson University (CM241).
Additional credit may be granted for General Ecology. Students may take Ecology at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL300) or at St. Lawrence University (BIOL221) or at Clarkson University (BY222 & BY224).
Additional credit may be granted for Genetics. Students may take Genetics at SUNY Potsdam (BIOL311) or at Clarkson University (BY214).
Date Reviewed:6/10/09
Catalogue date: 2009-2010
Reviewed by: Beth Minard
Questions, please call: 1-315-470-6600
Notes for SUNY Canton: The Pre-ESF advisors are as follows:
Mr. Dave Nordenberg, Transfer Counselor, 315-386-7689
Professor Kenneth Erickson, Dept. of Biology, 315-386-7414
Advisor Note: Students entering ESF with 60 or more transferable credits will be given junior class standing. However, students may enroll at ESF with fewer than 60 credits and complete the remaining lower division and upper division requirements.
Student Note: The prerequisite for Calculus I is Math 121 College Algebra with indication of strength or permission of instructor. Math 131 College Trigonometry is recommended.
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