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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 Ulster County Community College. Refer to the notes below for further information on the transfer agreement between ESF and Ulster 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-Science major at Ulster 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 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101* or COM105+ENG101**
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Electives 10 credits ** See chart below
Trigonometry 3 credits MAT115 or MAT160 or MAT107

* In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

** 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 CHE103
***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 MAT160

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

Land Surveying Technology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster 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 BIO105 or BIO106
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101* or COM105+ENG101**
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Electives 10 credits * See chart above
Trigonometry 3 credits MAT115 or MAT160 or MAT107

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-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Calculus I 4 credits MAT107
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
Electives 7 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHE201
Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II 4 credits CHE202 or PHY102 or MAT108
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 Ulster Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT211, Global Environment ENV101, and Ecology BIO207.

Bioprocess Engineering

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology II w/ Lab or Zoology w/ Lab 4 credits BIO106
Calculus I, II, III 12 credits MAT107 & MAT108 & MAT203
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Computer Programming 3 credits CSC110 or CSC128 or CSC150 or CSC205 or CIS105
Differential Equations 3 credits MAT204
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE201 & CHE202
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY109 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 Ulster Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

*** Engineering Physics is preferred.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT211.

Biotechnology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT107 & MAT108
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101*** or COM105+ENG101***
Genetics w/ Lab 4 credits BIO206
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Microbiology (Environmental Microbiology) 4 credits BIO201
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE201 & CHE202
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 Ulster Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Ecology BIO207.

Chemistry

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT107 & MAT108
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Computer Applications 3 credits CSC101 or CIS100 or CIS105 or CIS144
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Math Elective (Calculus III recommended) 3 credits
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE201 & CHE202
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 Ulster County Community College. ** Two of the general education requirements may be completed spring of the junior year at ESF.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Conservation Biology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Calculus I 4 credits MAT107
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Electives 15 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Global Environment 3 credits ENV101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHY101
Probability and Statistic 3 credits MAT211
*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 Ulster Community College. 

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Ecology BIO207.

Construction Management

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT107 & MAT108
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHE103
Computer Applications 3 credits CSC101 or CIS100 or CIS105 or CIS144
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Global Environment 3 credits ENV101
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 Ulster County Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at 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 MAT211 and Principles of Management BUS161.

Environmental Biology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Calculus I 4 credits MAT107
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Electives 7-9 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Global Environment 3 credits ENV101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHE201
Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II 4 credits CHE202 or PHY102 or MAT108
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHY101
Probability and Statistics 3 credits MAT211
*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 Ulster County Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Ecology BIO207.

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. PHY109 & PHY110 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-Science at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I w/ Lab 4 credits BIO105 or BIO106
Calculus I, II, & III 12 credits MAT107 & MAT108 & MAT203
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Differential Equations 3 credits MAT204
Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 2 credits ENR216
Engineering Mechanics - Statics 2 credits ENR215
Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHY109 & PHY110
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
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 Ulster County Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT211.

Environmental Science

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Advanced Science and Math 6-8 credits See note below **
Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT107 & MAT108
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Computer Programming 3 credits CSC110 or CSC128 or CSC150 or CSC205 or CIS105
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHY109 & PHY110
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Global Environment 3 credits ENV101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
*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 Ulster 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.

*** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MAT211 and Ecology BIO207.

Environmental Studies

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

American Government/Political Science 3 credits POS201 or POS203
Biology I  w/ Lab 4 credits BIO105
Biology II  w/ Lab or Environmental Geology*** 4 credits BIO106 or ESC104
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHE103
Computer Applications 3 credits CSC101 or CIS100 or CIS105 or CIS144
Ecology 4 credits BIO207
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
Electives**** 9 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Global Environment 3 credits ENV101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT211
Pre-Calculus***** 3 - 4 credits MAT160 or MAT107
*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 Ulster Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

*** 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

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology Electives 6 credits ** See note below
Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Calculus I 4 credits MAT107
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
Electives 3 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101*** or COM105+ENG101***
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Principles of Management 3 credits BUS161
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT211
*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 Ulster 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.

*** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Forest Health

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Electives 13 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Global Environment 3 credits ENV101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHE201
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHY101
Probability and Statistics 3 credits MAT211
*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 Ulster Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Ecology BIO207.

Forest Resources Management

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 7 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHE103
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
Electives 12 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHY101
Pre-Calculus 3 credits MAT160
Principles of Management 3 credits BUS161
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT211
Public Speaking 3 credits COM103 or COM105
*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 Ulster County Community College.

Landscape Architecture

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Art or Architectural History 6 credits ART107 & ART108
Biology I & II w/ Lab 7 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Drawing/Freehand Drawing 3 credits ART103 or ART104 or ART117
Ecology 4 credits BIO107
Electives 9 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Mathematics 3 credits MAT115 or MAT160 or MAT107or MAT211
Natural/Physical Science 3 credits CHE103 or CHE104 or PHY101 or PHY102 or ESC104 or ESC102
Public Speaking 3 credits COM103 or COM105
*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 Ulster County Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Natural History and Interpretation

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Calculus I 4 credits MAT107
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Electives 16 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Global Environment 3 credits ENV101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHY101
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT211
*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 Ulster Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Ecology BIO207.

Natural Resources Management

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 4 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHE103
Chemistry II w/ Lab or Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits CHE104 or PHY101
Ecology 4 credits BIO207
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
Electives 3 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 6 credits ENG101 & ENG102
Pre-Calculus 3 credits MAT160
Principles of Management 3 credits BUS161
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MAT211
Public Speaking 3 credits COM103 or COM105
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 - 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 Ulster 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-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Calculus I, II, & III 12 credits MAT107 & MAT108 & MAT203
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Computer Programming 3 credits CSC110 or CSC128 or CSC150 or CSC205 or CIS105
Differential Equations 3 credits MAT204
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
Engineering Physics I & II w/Lab 8 credits PHY109 & PHY110
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102 
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE201 & CHE202
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 Ulster County Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Paper Science

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Calculus I & II 8 credits MAT107 & MAT108
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Computer Programming 3 credits CSC110 or CSC128 or CSC150 or CSC205 or CIS105
Differential Equations 3 credits MAT204
Economics 3 credits ECO101 or ECO102
Electives 3 credits  
Physics I & II w/Lab 8 credits PHY109 & PHY110 or PHY101 & PHY102
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102 
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE201 & CHE202
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 Ulster County Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Wildlife Science

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Mathematics-Science major at Ulster County Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIO106 & BIO105
Calculus I 4 credits MAT107
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHE103 & CHE104
Electives 15 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG171 or ENG227 or COM103+ENG101** or COM105+ENG101**
Global Environment 3 credits ENV101
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHE201
Physics I w/ Lab 3 credits PHY101
Probability and Statistics 3 credits MAT211
*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 Ulster Community College.

** In order to avoid loss of transfer credit, students considering transfer to ESF should take ENG102 English II and ENG227 Writing for Industry, Science, and Professionals.  If students do not take ENG102 & ENG227 then they must take both COM103 & ENG101 or COM105 & ENG101  to meet the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Students may not receive all 6 credits during the transfer process depending on the major at ESF.

Additional credit may be granted for Ecology BIO207.

Date Reviewed: 6/10/09
Catalogue date: 2006-2008
Reviewed by: Beth Minard

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

Notes for Ulster County Community College

The Pre-ESF advisors are:

  • Kate Smith, Coordinator of Transfer Services, (914)-687-5081
  • Dr. Ted Wohnseidler, Chair of Biology, (914)-687-5231
  • Dr. Margaret Ordansky, Asst. Prof. of Biology, (914)-687-5231

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.

Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge

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