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

Associate Degree Programs at The Ranger School Campus

Forest Technology

Students interested in the 1+1 articulation agreement into one of the Associate Degree Programs at the Ranger School should complete the following courses:

Associate in Applied Science Degree Freshman Year: All Students (Completed at a college of the student's choice)

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Electives 10 credits * See chart below
Trigonometry 3 credits MATH132 or MATH135 or MATH201

* 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 CHEM101 or CHEM107
**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 MATH135

** Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Land Surveying Technology

Associate in Applied Science Degree Freshman Year: All Students (Completed at a college of the student's choice)

Biology I w/ Lab 4 credits BIOL104
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHSC104
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Electives 10 credits * See chart above
Trigonometry 3 credits MATH132 or MATH135 or MATH201

Bachelor Degree Programs at the Syracuse Campus

Aquatic and Fisheries Science

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Calculus I 4 credits MATH201
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
Electives 7 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM205
Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II 4 credits CHEM206 or PHSC105 or MATH202
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHSC104
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH200, Genetics BIOL205, and Ecology BIOL211.

Bioprocess Engineering

Biology II w/ Lab or Zoology w/ Lab 4 credits BIOL105
Calculus I, II, III 12 credits MATH201 & MATH202 & MATH203
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Computer Programming 3 credits CSCI160 or CSCI165 or CSCI205 or CIS108 or CIS213 or CIS223 or CIS225
Differential Equations 3 credits MATH206
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM205 & CHEM206
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHSC211 or PHSC104 **
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

** Engineering Physics is preferred.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH200.

Biotechnology

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH201 & MATH202
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Genetics w/ Lab 4 credits BIOL205
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Microbiology (Environmental Microbiology) 4 credits BIOL216
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM205 & CHEM206
Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHSC104 & PHSC105
*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 Tompkins Cortland 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.

Additional credit may be granted for Ecology BIOL211.

Chemistry

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH201 & MATH202
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Computer Applications 3 credits CAPS105+CAPS100 or CAPS111+CAPS113+CAPS121 or CAPS113+CAPS121+CAPS123
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Math Elective (Calculus III recommended) 3 credits
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM205 & CHEM206
Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHSC104 & PHSC105
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Student Note: Two of the general education requirements may be completed spring of the junior year at ESF.

Conservation Biology

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Calculus I 4 credits MATH201
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Electives 15 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHSC104
Probability and Statistics 3 credits MATH200
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Genetics BIOL205 and Ecology BIOL211.

Construction Management

Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH201 & MATH202
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM101 or CHEM107
Computer Applications 3 credits CAPS105+CAPS100 or CAPS111+CAPS113+CAPS121 or CAPS113+CAPS121+CAPS123
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Physics w/ Lab 4 credits PHSC104
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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

** 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 MATH200 and Principles of Management BUAD208.

Environmental Biology

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Calculus I 4 credits MATH201
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Electives 7 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM205
Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II 4 credits CHEM206 or PHSC105 or MATH202
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHSC104
Probability and Statistics 3 credits

MATH200

*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 Tompkins Cortland 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.

Additional credit may be granted for Genetics BIOL205 and Ecology BIOL211.

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. PHSC211 & PHSC212 will fulfill the program requirements and are recommended for students planning on graduate programs.

Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering

Biology I w/ Lab 4 credits BIOL104 or BIOL105
Calculus I, II, & III 12 credits MATH201 & MATH202 & MATH203
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Differential Equations 3 credits MATH206
Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 2 credits ENSC212
Engineering Mechanics - Statics 2 credits ENSC209
Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHSC211 & PHSC212
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH200.

Environmental Science

Advanced Science and Math 6-8 credits ** See note below
Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH201 & MATH202
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Computer Programming 3 credits CSCI160 or CSCI165 or CSCI205 or CIS108 or CIS213 or CIS223 or CIS225
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHSC211 & PHSC212
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
*General Education requirement - The Arts 3 credits
* 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 Tompkins Cortland 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.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH200 and Ecology BIOL211.

Environmental Studies

American Government/Political Science 3 credits POSC103 or POSC104
American History 3 credits HSTY201 or HSTY202 or HSTY220 or HSTY225 or HSTY233
Biology I  w/ Lab 4 credits BIOL105
Biology II  w/ Lab or Environmental Geology** 4 credits BIOL104 or GEOL101
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM101 or CHEM107
Computer Applications 3 credits CAPS105+CAPS100 or CAPS111+CAPS113+CAPS121 or CAPS113+CAPS121+CAPS123
Ecology 4 credits BIOL211
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
Electives *** 9 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Pre-Calculus or Calculus I **** 3 - 4 credits MATH135 or MATH201
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MATH200
*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 Tompkins Cortland 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 interested in the Biological Science Applications option must complete Calculus I. 

Forest Ecosystem Science

Biology Electives 6 credits ** See note below
Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Calculus I 4 credits MATH201
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
Electives 3 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHSC104
Principles of Management 3 credits BUAD208
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MATH200
Public Speaking 3 credits ENGL201
*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 Tompkins Cortland 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.

Forest Health

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Electives 13 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM205
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHSC104
Probability and Statistics 3 credits MATH200
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Genetics BIOL205 and Ecology BIOL211.

Forest Resources Management

Biology I & II w/ Lab 7 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits

CHEM101 or CHEM107

Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
Electives 12 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHSC104
Pre-Calculus 3 credits MATH135
Principles of Management 3 credits BUAD208
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MATH200
Public Speaking 3 credits ENGL201
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Landscape Architecture

Art or Architectural History 6 credits ART101 & ART102
Biology I & II w/ Lab 7 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Drawing/Freehand Drawing 3 credits ART120 or ART122
Ecology 4 credits BIOL211
Electives 9 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Mathematics 3 credits MATH132 or MATH135 or MATH200 or MATH201
Natural/Physical Science 3 credits CHEM101 or CHEM102 or CHEM107 or CHEM108 or PHSC104 or PHSC105 or GEOL101
Public Speaking 3 credits ENGL201
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Natural History and Interpretation

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Calculus I 4 credits MATH201
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Electives 16 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHSC104
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MATH200
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Ecology BIOL211 and Genetics BIOL205.

Natural Resources Management

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Chemistry I  w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM101 or CHEM107
Chemistry II w/ Lab or Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM102 or CHEM108 or PHSC104
Ecology 4 credits BIOL211
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
Electives 3 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 6 credits ENGL101 & ENGL102
Pre-Calculus 3 credits MATH135
Principles of Management 3 credits BUAD208
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MATH200
Public Speaking 3 credits ENGL201
Sociology or Psychology 3 credits Any course with a PSYC prefix or any course with a SOCI 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 Tompkins Cortland 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

Calculus I, II, & III 12 credits MATH201 & MATH202 & MATH203
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Computer Programming 3 credits CSCI160 or CSCI165 or CSCI205 or CIS108 or CIS213 or CIS223 or CIS225
Differential Equations 3 credits MATH206
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
Engineering Physics I & II w/Lab 8 credits PHSC211 & PHSC212
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM205 & CHEM206
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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Paper Science

Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH201 & MATH202
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Computer Programming 3 credits CSCI160 or CSCI165 or CSCI205 or CIS108 or CIS213 or CIS223 or CIS225
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON120 or ECON121
Electives 3 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM205 & CHEM206
Physics I & II w/Lab 8 credits PHSC104 & PHSC105 or PHSC211 & PHSC212
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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Wildlife Science

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL105 & BIOL104
Calculus I 4 credits MATH201
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM101 & CHEM102 or CHEM107 & CHEM108
Electives 15 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL101
Global Environment 3 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENGL102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM205
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHSC104
Probability and Statistics 3 credits MATH200
*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 Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Genetics BIOL205 and Ecology BIOL211.

Date Reviewed: 6/10/09
Catalogue date: 2005-2006

Reviewed by: Beth Minard

Questions, please call: 1-315-476600

Notes for Tompkins Cortland Community College:

The advisors at TCCC are as follows:

  • Ms. Heather Stevens, Transfer Counselor
  • Ms. Carol Morris, Dept. of Biology

They can be reached at 607-844-6580.

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.

Tompkins-Cortland Community College, Dryden

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