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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 Westchester Community College.  Refer to the notes below for further information on the transfer agreement between ESF and Westchester 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 - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester 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 BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
English with a Focus on Writing 6 credits ENG101 & ENG102 or ENG101H & ENG102H
Electives 10 credits * See chart below
Trigonometry 3 credits MATH110A or MATH115 or MATH121

* 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:

American History 3 credits HIS110 or HIS111 or HIS112 or HIS113 or HIS121 or HIS123 or POLSC102 or POLSC104 or POLSC107 or POLSC109
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM107+CHEM108
**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 PHYSC123+PHYSC124
Pre-Calculus or Calculus I 3 credits MATH115 or MATH121

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

Land Surveying Technology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester 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 BIOL115+BIOL116
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
English with a Focus on Writing 6 credits ENG101 & ENG102 or ENG101H & ENG102H
Electives 10 credits * See chart above
Trigonometry 3 credits MATH110A or MATH115 or MATH121

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 - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I 4 credits MATH121
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
Electives 7 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM201+CHEM202
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II 4 credits CHEM205+CHEM206 or PHYSC125+PHYSC126 or MATH122
*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 Westchester Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH113 and Global Environment BIOL143.

Bioprocess Engineering

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology II w/ Lab or Zoology w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I, II, III 12 credits MATH121 & MATH122 & MATH201
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Computer Programming 3 credits COMSC101 or COMSC110 or COMSC208 or COMSC212 or DP108A
Differential Equations 3 credits MATH203
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM201+CHEM202 & CHEM205+CHEM206
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124 or PHYSC101B+PHYSC102B**
*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 Westchester Community College.

** Engineering Physics is preferred.

Biotechnology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH121 & MATH122
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Genetics w/ Lab 4 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Microbiology 4 credits BIOL221+BIOL222
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM201+CHEM202 & CHEM205+CHEM206
Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124 & PHYSC125+PHYSC126
*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 Westchester Community College.

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

Chemistry

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH121 & MATH122
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Computer Applications 3 credits DP103
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Math Elective (Calculus III recommended) 3 credits
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM201+CHEM202 & CHEM205+CHEM206
Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124 & PHYSC125+PHYSC126
*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 Westchester Community College.

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

Conservation Biology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I 4 credits MATH121
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Electives 15 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Global Environment 3 credits BIOL143
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
*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 Westchester Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH113.

Construction Management

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH121 & MATH122
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM107+CHEM108
Computer Applications 3 credits DP103
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
Global Environment 3 credits BIOL143
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
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 Westchester 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 CIVL214+CIVL215 for ERE371 Surveying, Principles of Management MGT201, and Statistics MATH113.

Environmental Biology

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I 4 credits MATH121
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Electives 7 credits
Global Environment 3 credits BIOL143
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM201+CHEM202
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
Organic Chemistry II or Physics II or Calculus II 4 credits CHEM205+CHEM206 or PHYSC125+PHYSC126 or MATH122
*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 Westchester Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH113.

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. PHYSC101B+PHYS102B & PHYSC103B+PHYSC104B 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 Engineering Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I w/ Lab 4 credits BIOL115+BIOL116
Calculus I, II, & III 12 credits MATH121 & MATH122 & MATH201
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Differential Equations 3 credits MATH203
Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 2 credits MECH227
Engineering Mechanics - Statics 2 credits MECH126
Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHYSC101B+PHYSC102B & PHYSC103B+PHYSC104B
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
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 Westchester Community College.

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

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH113.

Environmental Science

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Advanced Science and Math 6-8 credits ** See note below
Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH121 & MATH122
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Computer Programming 3 credits COMSC101 or COMSC110 or COMSC208 or COMSC212 or DP108A
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON102 or ECO102H
Engineering Physics I & II w/ Lab 8 credits PHYSC101B+PHYSC102B & PHYSC103B+PHYSC104B
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Global Environment 3 credits BIOL143
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 Westchester 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 MATH113.

Environmental Studies

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I  w/ Lab 4 credits BIOL115+BIOL116
Biology II  w/ Lab or Environmental Geology ** 4 credits BIOL117+BIOL118
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM107+CHEM108
Computer Applications 3 credits DP103
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
Electives*** 8 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Global Environment 3 credits BIOL143
Government/Political Science 3 credits POLSC102 or POLSC104 or POLSC107
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Pre-Calculus or Calculus**** 3 - 4 credits MATH115 or MATH121
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MATH113
*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 Westchester 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. 

Additional credit may be granted for Global Environment BIOL143.

Forest Ecosystem Science

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology Electives 6 credits ** See note below
Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I 4 credits MATH121
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Forest Ecology 4 credits Not offered
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
Principles of Management 3 credits MGT201
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MATH113
*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 Westchester 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

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I 4 credits MATH121
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Electives 13 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Global Environment 3 credits BIOL143
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM201+CHEM202
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
*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 Westchester Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH113.

Forest Resources Management

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I 4 credits MATH121
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
English w/ Focus on Writing 6 credits ENG101 & ENG102 or ENG101H & ENG102H
Forest Ecology 3 - 4 credits Not offered
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
Principles of Management 3 credits MGT201
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MATH113
Public Speaking 3 credits COMM109 or COMM109H
*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 - Humanities** 3 credits
*General Education requirement - Western Civilization 3 credits

* Choose one course from the list of approved General Education courses from Westchester 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 - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Art or Architectural History 6 credits ART108 & ART109
Biology I & II w/ Lab 7 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Drawing/Freehand Drawing 3 credits ART101 or ART102
Ecology 4 credits Not offered
Electives 9 credits
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Mathematics 3 credits MATH110A or MATH113 or MATH115 or MATH121
Natural/Physical Science 3 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 or CHEM111+CHEM112 or PHYSC123+PHYSC124 or PHYSC125+PHYSC126 or PHYSC143+PHYSC144
Public Speaking 3 credits COMM109 or COMM109H
*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 Westchester Community College.

Natural History and Interpretation

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I 4 credits MATH121
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Electives 16 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Global Environment 3 credits BIOL143
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
Probability & Statistics 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 Westchester Community College. .

Natural Resources Management

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Chemistry I  w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM107+CHEM108
Chemistry II w/ Lab or Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM111+CHEM112 or PHYSC123+PHYSC124
Ecology 4 credits Not offered
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
English w/ Focus on Writing 6 credits ENG101 & ENG102 or ENG101H & ENG102H
Pre-Calculus 3 - 4 credits MATH115
Principles of Management 3 credits MGT201
Probability & Statistics 3 credits MATH113
Public Speaking 3 credits COMM109 or COMM109H
Sociology or Psychology 3 credits Choose any course with a PSYCH 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 - Other World Civilization 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 Westchester 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 - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Calculus I, II, & III 12 credits MATH121 & MATH122 & MATH201
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Computer Programming 3 credits COMSC101 or COMSC110 or COMSC208 or COMSC212 or DP108A
Differential Equations 3 credits MATH203
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
Engineering Graphics 1 credit MECH113
Engineering Physics I & II w/Lab 8 credits PHYSC101B+PHYSC102B & PHYSC103B+PHYSC104B
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM201+CHEM202 & 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 Westchester Community College.

Paper Science

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH121 & MATH122
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Computer Programming 3 credits COMSC101 or COMSC110 or COMSC208 or COMSC212 or DP108A
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
Electives 3 credits  
Engineering Graphics 1 credit MECH113
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Organic Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM201+CHEM202 & CHEM205+CHEM206
Physics I & II w/Lab 8 credits PHYSC101B+PHYSC102B & PHYSC103B+PHYSC104B or PHYSC123+PHYSC124 & PHYSC125+PHYSC126
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 Westchester Community College.

Wildlife Science

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I & II w/ Lab 8 credits BIOL115+BIOL116 & BIOL117+BIOL118
Calculus I 4 credits MATH121
Chemistry I & II w/ Lab 8 credits CHEM107+CHEM108 & CHEM111+CHEM112
Electives 15 credits  
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Global Environment 3 credits BIOL143
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics I w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
*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 Westchester Community College.

Additional credit may be granted for Statistics MATH113.

Wood Products Engineering

Students interested in this major at ESF are encouraged to enroll in the Liberal Arts - Mathematics/Science major at Westchester Community College.

Biology I w/ Lab 4 credits BIOL115+BIOL116
Calculus I & II 8 credits MATH121 & MATH122
Chemistry I w/ Lab 4 credits CHEM107+CHEM108
Computer Applications 3 credits DP103
Economics 3 credits ECON101 or ECON101H or ECON102 or ECON102H
English w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG101 or ENG101H
Global Environment 3 credits BIOL143
Literature w/ Focus on Writing 3 credits ENG102
Physics w/ Lab 4 credits PHYSC123+PHYSC124
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 Westchester 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 MATH113.

Date Reviewed: 9/1/08
Catalogue date: 2007-2009
Reviewed by: Beth Minard

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

Notes for Westchester Community College

  • Assoc. Prof. Michael Priano, Dept. of Biology, is the Pre-ESF advisor, (914)-785-6588.
  • Professor Marcy Berlin, Transfer Counselor, (914) 785-6760.
  • Professor Gwendolyn Roundtree, Minority Concerns & Transfer Counselor, (914) 785-6760.

Advisor Notes: 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. ENG102, ENG102S, or ENG102H are not on the list of approved Humanities General Education courses. The second english requirement for most majors at ESF must also meet the General Education Humanities requirement.

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