State University of New York General Education Requirement
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
The following list of courses indicates those approved to meet SUNY general education requirements. Since all ESF students are required to complete at least one approved course in mathematics, natural sciences, and basic communications as part of their major requirements, no courses are listed. Note that some programs limit which courses can be taken to meet a specific general education requirement. Students should consult the College Catalog, or their advisor for more information.
Mathematics
- Met through curricular requirements
Natural Sciences
- Met through curricular requirements
Humanities
- Met through curricular requirements
Basic Communication
- Met through curricular requirements
Social Sciences
- EFB 120—The Global Environment and the Evolution of Human Society
- EST 221—Introduction to American Government
- EST 366—Attitudes, Values and the Environment
- EST 390—Social Processes and the Environment
- FOR 202—Introduction to Sociology
- FOR 207—Introduction to Economics
- GEO 103—Population and Environment
- MAX 132—Global Community
- PAF 101—An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy
- PSC 123—Comparative Government and Public Policy
- PSC 124—International Relations
- PSC 125—Political Theory
- PSY 205—Foundations of Human Behavior
- SOC 248—Ethnic Inequalities and Intergroup Relations
- SOC 281—Sociology of Families
American History
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For All Students:
- EST 201—US History: Reconstruction to the Present
- FOR 204—American History in Natural Resources
- HST 101—American History to 1865
- HST 102—American History since 1865
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For Students Scoring Above 84 on NYS Regents American History:
- EST 361—History of the American Environmental Movement
Western Civilization
- FOR 203—Western Civilization and the Environment
- LSA 205—Art, Culture, and Landscape I
- LSA 206—Art, Culture, and Landscape II
- LSA 405—History of Landscape Architecture
- ETS 211—Early European Literary History
- FIA 105—Arts and Ideas I
- FIA 106—Arts and Ideas II
- HST 111—Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
- HST 210—The Ancient World
- HST 211—Medieval and Renaissance Europe
- HST 212—Religion in Medieval and Reformation Europe
- LIT 203—Greek and Roman Epic in English Translation
- LIT 211—Greek and Roman Drama in Translation
- PSC 125—Introduction to Political Theory
- REL 114—The Bible
- REL 205—Ancient Greek Religion
- REL 206—Greco-Roman Religion
- REL 215—The Hebrew Bible
Other World Civilizations
- EST 200—Cultural Ecology
- AAS 241—African Religions: An Introduction
- ANT 121—Peoples and Cultures of the World
- ANT 185—Global Encounters: Comparing World Views and Values Cross-Culturally
- ANT/SAS/WSP 324—Modern South Asian Cultures
- ANT 326—Africa Through the Novel
- GEO 172—World Cultures
- HIS 320—Traditional China
- HIS 321—Modern China
- REL 101—Religions of the World
- REL/SAS 185—Hinduism
- REL/SAS 186—Buddhism
The Arts
- EFB 215—Interpreting Science Through Art
- LSA 182—Drawing Studio
- LSA 205—Art, Culture, and Landscape I
- LSA 206—Art, Culture, and Landscape II
- PSE 201—Art and Early History of Papermaking
- APH 241—Art Photography, Introduction
- ETS 215—Sophomore Poetry Workshop
- ETS 217—Sophomore Fiction Workshop
- FIA 105—Arts and Ideas I
- FIA 106—Arts and Ideas II
- FIA 115—The Arts in North America
- FIA 125—Introductory Music Theory
- FIA 165—Understanding Music I
- FIA 166—Understanding Music II
- FIA 301—Masterpieces of Art
- FIA 317—Nineteenth-Century American Painting and Sculpture
