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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 Orange County Community College. Refer to the notes below for further information on the transfer agreement between ESF and Orange County Community College.

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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange 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 & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
English with a Focus on Writing 6 credits ENG101 & ENG102
Electives 10 credits * See chart below
Trigonometry 3 credits MAT122 or MAT131 or MAT205

* 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 CHM105
**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
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Pre-Calculus or Calculus I 3 credits MAT131 or MAT205

** Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from Orange County Community College.

Land Surveying Technology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange 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 BIO102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
English with a Focus on Writing 6 credits ENG101 & ENG102
Electives 10 credits * See chart above
Trigonometry 3 credits MAT122 or MAT131 or MAT205

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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I 4 credits MAT205
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
Electives 7 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHM201
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II 4 credits CHM202 or PHY102 or MAT206
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT125, Ecology BIO205, and Genetics BIO201.

Bioprocess Engineering

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology II w/ Lab or Zoology w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102
Calculus I, II, III 12 credits MAT205 & MAT206 & 38207
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Computer Programming 3 credits CIT107 or CIT115 or CSC101
Differential Equations 3 credits MAT214
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM201 & CHM202
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits 35103 or PHY101 ***
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

*** Engineering Physics is preferred.

Biotechnology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT205 & MAT206
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits *** See note below
Genetics w/ Lab 4 credits BIO201
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Microbiology 4 credits Not offered
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM201 & CHM202
Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHY101 & PHY102
*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 Orange County Community College.

** 9 credits of general education coursework may be completed during the junior and senior year at ESF. 

*** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

Chemistry

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT205 & MAT206
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Computer Applications 3 credits CIT100 or BUS161
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits *** See note below
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Math Elective (Calculus III recommended) 3 credits
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM201 & CHM202
Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHY101 & PHY102
*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 Orange County Community College.

**Two of the general education requirements may be completed spring of the junior year at ESF.

*** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County 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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I 4 credits MAT205
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Electives 15 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT125, Ecology BIO205, and Genetics BIO201.

Construction Management

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT205 & MAT206
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHM105
Computer Applications 3 credits CIT100 or BUS161
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

*** 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:

MAT125 = APM391 Introduction to Probability and Statistics

MGT201 = FOR360 Principles of Management

Environmental Biology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I 4 credits MAT205
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Electives 9 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHM201
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II 4 credits CHM202 or PHY102 or MAT206
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT125, Ecology BIO205, and Genetics BIO201.

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. 35103 & 35104 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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I w/ Lab 4 credits BIO101
Calculus I, II, & III 12 credits MAT205 & MAT206 & 38207
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Differential Equations 3 credits MAT214
Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 2 credits 53206
Engineering Mechanics - Statics 2 credits 53205
Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits 35103 & 35104
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT125.

Environmental Science

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Advanced Science and Math 6-8 credits ** See note below
Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT205 & MAT206
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Computer Programming 3 credits CIT107 or CIT115 or CSC101
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits 35103 & 35104
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits *** See note below
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
*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 Orange County Community College.

** 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 must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT125 and Ecology BIO205.

Environmental Studies

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I  w/ Lab 4 credits BIO101
Biology II  w/ Lab or Environmental Geology**  4 credits BIO102 or GLG120
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHM105 
Computer Applications 3 credits CIT100 or BUS161
Ecology 4 credits BIO205
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
Electives *** 8 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits **** See note below
Government/Political Science 3 credits POL101 or POL102 or POL103
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Pre- Calculus or Calculus I ***** 3 - 4 credits MAT131 or MAT205
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT125
*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 Orange County Community College.

** 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 Orange County 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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology Electives 6 credits ** See note below
Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I 4 credits MAT205
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits *** See note below
Forest Ecology 4 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Principles of Management 3 credits MGT201
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT125
*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 Orange 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.

*** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County 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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I 4 credits MAT205
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Electives 13 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
*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 Orange County Community  College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT125, Ecology BIO205, and Genetics BIO201.

Forest Resources Management

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I 4 credits MAT205
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
English w/ Focus on Writing 6 credits ENG101 & ENG102
Forest Ecology 3 - 4 credits Not offered
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Principles of Management 3 credits MGT201
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT125
Public Speaking 3 credits COM207
*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 Orange County Community College.

** 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.

Landscape Architecture

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Art or Architectural History 6 credits ART127 & ART128 or ART215 & ART216
Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Drawing/Freehand Drawing 3 credits ART103 or ART104
Ecology 4 credits BIO205
Electives 9 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Mathematics 3 credits MAT121 or MAT122 or MAT131 or MAT125 or MAT205
Natural/Physical Science 3 credits GLG120 or CHM105 or CHM106 or PHY101 or PHY102
Public Speaking 3 credits COM207
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County 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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I 4 credits MAT205
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Electives 16 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT125
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Genetics BIO201 and Ecology BIO205.

Natural Resources Management

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHM105
Chemistry II w/ Lab or Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits** CHM106 or PHY101
Ecology 4 credits BIO205
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
English w/ Focus on Writing 6 credits ENG101 & ENG102
Pre-Calculus 3 - 4 credits MAT131
Principles of Management 3 credits MGT201
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT125
Public Speaking 3 credits COM207
Sociology or Psychology 3 credits Choose any course with a psy or soc 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 Orange County Community College.

** 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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Calculus I, II, & III 12 credits MAT205 & MAT206 & 38207
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Computer Programming 3 credits CIT107 or CIT115 or CSC101
Differential Equations 3 credits MAT214
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
Engineering Graphics 1 credit Not offered
Engineering Physics I & II w/Lab 8 credits 35103 & 35104
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM201 & CHM202
Quantative Analysis 3 credits Not offered
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County 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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT205 & MAT206
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Computer Programming 3 credits CIT107 or CIT115 or CSC101
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
Electives 3 credits
Engineering Graphics 1 credit Not offered
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM201 & CHM202
Physics I & II w/Lab 8 credits PHY101 & PHY102 or 35103 & 35104
Quantative Analysis 3 credits Not offered
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County 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/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO102 & BIO101
Calculus I 4 credits MAT205
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHM105 & CHM106
Electives 15 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
*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 Orange County Community College.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT125, Ecology BIO205, and Genetics BIO201.

Wood Products Engineering

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences/ Mathematics and Natural Science Emphasis major at Orange County Community College.

Biology I w/ Lab 4 credits BIO101
Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT205 & MAT206
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHM105
Computer Applications 3 credits CIT100 or BUS161
Economics 3 credits ECO201 or ECO202
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ** See note below
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Principles of Management 3 credits MGT201
Related discipline electives and/or liberal arts electives 18 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 Orange County Community College. In the event that the college does not have an approved SUNY General Education program, contact the ESF Admissions Office for assistance with course selection.

** Students must fulfill the Basic Communication requirement at Orange County Community College to receive transfer credit for the first english at SUNY ESF.

*** 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 MAT125.

Date Reviewed:  9/12/08
Catalogue date:  2008
Reviewed by: Beth Minard

Questions, please call: 1-315-470-6600

Notes for Orange County Community College:

  • The Pre-ESF advisor is Prof. Thomas Alford, Dept. of Biology, (914)-341-4276.
  • The transfer counselor is Mike Prutsman, Coordinator of Student Success and Retention, College Commons,(845) 341-4083.

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.

Orange County Community College, Middletown (2625)

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