Niagara County Community College (2568)
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 Niagara County Community College.
Refer to the notes below for further information on the transfer agreement between ESF and Niagara County Community College.Associate Degree Programs at The Ranger School Campus
Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
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 w/ Lab * | 4 credits | BIO109+BIO109L |
| Biology w/ Lab * or Chemistry I w/ Lab or Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | BIO110+BIO110L or CHE120+CHE111L or PHY131+PHY131L |
| Electives | 10 credits | ** See chart below |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENG101 |
| Government/Policy | 3 credits | PSC101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Trigonometry | 3 credits | MAT111 or MAT116 or MAT120 |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
Forest Technology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
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 w/ Lab * | 4 credits | BIO109+BIO109L |
| Biology w/ Lab * or Chemistry I w/ Lab or Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | BIO110+BIO110L or CHE120+CHE111L or PHY131+PHY131L |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Electives | 10 credits | ** See chart below |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENG101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Trigonometry | 3 credits | MAT111 or MAT116 or MAT120 |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
Land Surveying Technology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
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 | BIO109+BIO109L or BIO110+BIO110L |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Electives | 10 credits | ** See chart below |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ENG101 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Trigonometry | 3 credits | MAT111 or MAT116 or MAT120 |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students planning to continue in the B.S. degree program in Forest Resources Management, Natural Resources Management, or Forest Ecosystem Science after earning an A.A.S. degree should select from the following courses as free electives:
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE120+CHE111L |
| Ecology | 3 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| ***General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| ***General Education requirement - The Arts (not required for the B.S. in Forest Ecosystem Science or Natural Resources Management) | 3 credits | |
| ***General Education requirement - Other World Civilization (not required for the B.S. in Forest Ecosystem Science or Natural Resources Management) | 3 credits | |
| ***General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits | |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 credits | MAT116 |
| Principles of Management | 3 credits | BUS101 |
*** Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from Niagara Community College.
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: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab* | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MAT120 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Ecology | 4 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Electives | 7 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | BIO136 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE234+CHE235L |
| Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II | 4 credits | CHE236+CHE237L or PHY132+PHY132L or MAT121 |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
Complete 6 credit hours in two of the four following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
6 credits |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Additional credit will be granted for Statistics MAT164 and Genetics BIO255+BIO255L.
Bioprocess Engineering
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology II w/ Lab or Zoology w/ Lab | 4 credits | BIO110+BIO110L or BIO205+BIO205L |
| Calculus I, II, III | 12 credits | MAT120 & MAT121 & MAT222 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Computer Programming | 3 credits | CPS120 or CPS130 or CPS235 or CIS218 or CIS220 |
| Differential Equations | 3 credits | MAT223 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE234+CHE235L & CHE236+CHE237L |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHY171+PHY171L or PHY131+PHY131L * |
Complete 6 credit hours in two of the four following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
6 credits |
* Engineering Physics is preferred.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Biotechnology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab * | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MAT120 & MAT121 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Ecology | 4 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Genetics w/ Lab | 4 credits | BIO255+BIO255L |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Microbiology (Environmental Microbiology) | 4 credits | BIO221+BIO221L |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE234+CHE235L & CHE236+CHE237L *** |
| Physics I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | PHY131+PHY131L & PHY132+PHY132L *** |
Complete 9 credit hours in three of the five following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Social Science General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
9 credits |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
*** Completion of either the required organic chemistry or physics sequences (or both) prior to transfer to the B.S. in Biotechnology will greatly enhance course scheduling and time to degree completion once enrolled at SUNY- ESF. A strong overall academic record and successful completion of either or both of these sequences will also improve an applicant’s likelihood of admission to this degree program.
Additional credit will be granted for MAT164.
Chemistry
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab * | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MAT120 & MAT121 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Computer Applications | 3 credits | CIS100 or CIS105+CIS109+CIS111 or CIS105+CIS115+CIS118 or CIS119 or CIS201 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Math Elective (Calculus III recommended) | 3 credits | |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE234+CHE235L & CHE236+CHE237L |
| Physics I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | PHY131+PHY131L & PHY132+PHY132L |
Complete 9 credit hours in three of the five following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Social Science General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
9 credits |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Conservation Biology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab * | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MAT120 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Ecology | 4 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Electives | 15 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | BIO136 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
Complete 6 credit hours in two of the four following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
6 credits |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Additional credit will be granted for Genetics BIO255+BIO255L.
Construction Management
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MAT120 & MAT121 |
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE120+CHE111L |
| Computer Applications | 3 credits | CIS100 or CIS105+CIS115+CIS118 or CIS119 or CIS201 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Pre-Calculus or Elective | 3 credits | MAT116 |
| Principles of Management | 3 credits | BUS101 |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
| Related discipline electives and/or liberal arts electives | 18 credits | * See note below |
Complete 6 credit hours in two of the four following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
6 credits |
* Technical courses from related programs of study are recommended for transfer in this category. Please consult the SUNY-ESF Admissions Office for advisement.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Environmental Biology
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab * | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MAT120 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Ecology | 4 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Electives | 7 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | BIO136 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE234+CHE235L |
| Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II | 4 credits | CHE236+CHE237L or PHY132+PHY132L or MAT121 |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
Complete 6 credit hours in two of the four following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
6 credits |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Additional credit will be granted for Genetics BIO255+BIO255L.
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. PHY171+PHY171L & PHY172+PHY172L will fulfill the program requirements and are recommended for students planning on graduate programs.
Environmental Resources Engineering
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I w/ Lab* | 4 credits | BIO109+BIO109L or BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I, II, & III | 12 credits | MAT120 & MAT121 & MAT222 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Differential Equations | 3 credits | MAT223 |
| Earth Science | 3 credits | |
| Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics | 2 credits | ENS218 |
| Engineering Mechanics - Statics | 2 credits | ENS217 |
| Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | PHY171+PHY171L & PHY172+PHY172L |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
Complete 12 credit hours in at least three of the five following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Social Science General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
12 credits |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Environmental Science
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Advanced Science and Math | 9 credits | * See note below |
| Biology I & II w/ Lab ** | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MAT120 & MAT121 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Computer Programming | 3 credits | CPS120 or CPS130 or CPS235 or CIS218 or CIS220 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | PHY171+PHY171L & PHY172+PHY172L |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | BIO136 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
Complete 6 credit hours in two of the four following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
6 credits |
* 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.
** BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Additional credit will be granted for Statistics MAT164 and Ecology BIO130+BIO130L.
Environmental Studies
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| American Government/Political Science | 3 credits | PSC101 |
| Biology I w/ Lab** | 4 credits | BIO109+BIO109L |
| Biology II w/ Lab** or Environmental Geology*** | 4 credits | BIO110+BIO110L |
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE120+CHE111L |
| Computer Applications | 3 credits | CIS100 or CIS105+CIS109+CIS111 or CIS105+CIS115+CIS118 or CIS119 or CIS201 |
Ecology |
4 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Electives **** | 9 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ***** See note |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | BIO136 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Pre-Calculus or Calculus I ****** | 3 - 4 credits | MAT116 or MAT120 |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
| *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 Niagara Community College.
** BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College 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 must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
****** Students interested in the Biological Science Applications option must complete Calculus I.
Forest Ecosystem Science
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology Electives | 6 credits | ** See note below |
| Biology I & II w/ Lab*** | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MAT120 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Ecology | 3 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Electives | 6 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | **** See note |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Principles of Management | 3 credits | BUS101 |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from Niagara County Community College.
** Examples of biology electives are genetics, organic chemistry, and microbiology. Please consult the ESF Office of Undergraduate Admissions for assistance with course selection.
*** BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
**** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Forest Health
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab** | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Ecology | 4 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Electives | 13 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Genetics | 4 credits | BIO255+BIO255L |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | BIO136 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE234+CHE235L |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
Complete 6 credit hours in two of the four following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
6 credits |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Forest Resources Management
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I w/ Lab** | 4 credits | BIO109+BIO109L |
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE120+CHE111L |
| Ecology | 3 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Electives | 12 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 credits | MAT116 |
| Principles of Management | 3 credits | BUS101 |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
| Public Speaking | 3 credits | SPE102 |
| *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 Niagara County Community College.
** BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Landscape Architecture
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Art or Architectural History | 3 credits | ART137 or ART138 |
| Biology w/ Lab** | 4 credits | BIO109+BIO109L or BIO110+BIO110L |
| Drawing/Freehand Drawing | 3 credits | ART105 or ART106 |
| Ecology (LSA321 at ESF) | 3 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Electives | 9 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Mathematics | 3 credits | MAT111 or MAT116 or MAT120 or MAT164 |
| Natural/Physical Science | 3 credits | CHE120+CHE111L or CHE121+CHE113L or PHY131+PHY131L or PHY132+PHY132L or BIO136 |
| Public Speaking | 3 credits | SPE102 |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Other World Civilizations | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Social Science | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from Niagara County Community College.
** BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Natural History and Interpretation
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab* | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MAT120 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Ecology | 4 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Electives | 16 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Genetics | 4 credits | BIO255+BIO255L |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | BIO136 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
Complete 3 credit hours in one of the two following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts |
3 credits |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Natural Resources Management
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Accounting | 3 credits | ACC116 or ACC117 |
| Biology I & II w/ Lab** | 7 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE120+CHE111L |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Ecology | 4 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Electives | 9 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 credits | MA116 |
| Principles of Management | 3 credits | BUS101 |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
| Public Speaking | 3 credits | SPE102 |
| Sociology or Psychology | 3 credits | Any course with a PSY prefix or any course with a SOC prefix |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Humanities | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from Niagara County Community College.
** BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
*** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Paper Engineering
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Calculus I, II, & III | 12 credits | MAT120 & MAT121 & MAT222 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Computer Programming | 3 credits | CPS120 or CPS130 or CPS235 or CIS218 or CIS220 |
| Differential Equations | 3 credits | MAT223 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Engineering Physics I & II w/Lab | 8 credits | PHY171+PHY171L & PHY172+PHY172L |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | * See note |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE234+CHE235L & CHE236+CHE237L |
Complete 3 credit hours in one of the three following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
3 credits |
* Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Paper Science
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Calculus I & II | 8 credits | MAT120 & MAT121 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Computer Programming | 3 credits | CPS120 or CPS130 or CPS235 or CIS218 or CIS220 |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Electives | 3 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE234+CHE235L & CHE236+CHE237L |
| Physics I & II w/Lab | 8 credits | PHY171+PHY171L & PHY172+PHY172L or PHY131+PHY131L & PHY132+PHY132L |
| Quantative Analysis | 3 credits | CHE243+CHE243L |
| *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 Niagara County Community College.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Sustainable Energy Management
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Accounting | 3 credits | ACC116 or ACC117 |
| Biology w/ Lab | 4 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Ecology | 3 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Economics | 3 credits | ECO101 or ECO102 |
| Electives | 18 credits ** | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | *** See note |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | BIO136 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Physics I w/ Lab | 3 credits | PHY131+PHY131L |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 credits | MA116 |
| Principles of Management | 3 credits | BUS101 |
| Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
| Public Speaking | 3 credits | SPE102 |
| Sociology or Psychology | 3 credits | Any course with a PSY prefix or any course with a SOC prefix |
| *General Education requirement - American History | 3 credits | |
| *General Education requirement - Western Civilization | 3 credits |
* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from Niagara County Community College.
** 9 of the 18 credits of electives must be liberal arts course work. Please choose courses from the following categories: physical science, math, history, government, political science, or English. Please consult the ESF Admissions Office for assistance with course selection.
*** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Wildlife Science
Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math and Science major at Niagara County Community College.
| Biology I & II w/ Lab** | 8 credits | BIO109+BIO109L & BIO110+BIO110L |
| Calculus I | 4 credits | MAT120 |
| Chemistry I & II w/ Lab | 8 credits | CHE120+CHE111L & CHE121+CHE113L |
| Ecology | 4 credits | BIO130+BIO130L |
| Electives | 15 credits | |
| English w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | ** See note |
| Genetics | 4 credits | BIO255+BIO255L |
| Global Environment | 3 credits | BIO136 |
| Literature w/ Focus on Writing | 3 credits | Any LIT prefixed course that meets the Humanities General Education Requirement |
| Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab or Physics I w/ Lab | 4 credits | CHE234+CHE235L or PHY131+PHY131L |
| Probability and Statistics | 3 credits | MAT164 |
Complete 6 credit hours in two of the four following general education categories by choosing courses from the approved general education list at Niagara Community College: General Education requirement - American History General Education requirement - The Arts General Education requirement - Other World Civilization General Education requirement - Western Civilization |
6 credits |
* BIO201E/L & BIO205E/L will be accepted for General Biology I & II for all students who took their Biology sequence with Niagara Community College prior to the Fall 2009 semester.
** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Niagara Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.
Date Reviewed: 10/1/12
Catalogue date: 2012-2013
Reviewed by: Beth Minard
Questions, please call: 1-315-470-6600
Notes for Niagara County Community College:
- The ESF contact person is Laurie Ryan, Transfer Counselor, 716-614-6280.
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.
Niagara County Community College, Sanborn
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