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 120The Global Environment and the Evolution of Human Society
- EST 221Introduction to American Government
- EST 366Attitudes, Values and the Environment
- EST 390Social Processes and the Environment
- FOR 202Introduction to Sociology
- FOR 207Introduction to Economics
- GEO 103Population and Environment
- MAX 132Global Community
- PAF 101An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy
- PSC 123Comparative Government and Public Policy
- PSC 124International Relations
- PSC 125Political Theory
- PSY 205Foundations of Human Behavior
- SOC 248Ethnic Inequalities and Intergroup Relations
- SOC 281Sociology of Families
American History
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For All Students:
- EST 201US History: Reconstruction to the Present
- FOR 204American History in Natural Resources
- HST 101American History to 1865
- HST 102American History since 1865
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For Students Scoring Above 84 on NYS Regents American History:
- EST 361History of the American Environmental Movement
Western Civilization
- FOR 203Western Civilization and the Environment
- LSA 205Art, Culture, and Landscape I
- LSA 206Art, Culture, and Landscape II
- LSA 405History of Landscape Architecture
- ETS 211Early European Literary History
- FIA 105Arts and Ideas I
- FIA 106Arts and Ideas II
- HST 111Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
- HST 210The Ancient World
- HST 211Medieval and Renaissance Europe
- HST 212Religion in Medieval and Reformation Europe
- LIT 203Greek and Roman Epic in English Translation
- LIT 211Greek and Roman Drama in Translation
- PSC 125Introduction to Political Theory
- REL 114The Bible
- REL 205Ancient Greek Religion
- REL 206Greco-Roman Religion
- REL 215The Hebrew Bible
Other World Civilizations
- EST 200Cultural Ecology
- AAS 241African Religions: An Introduction
- ANT 121Peoples and Cultures of the World
- ANT 185Global Encounters: Comparing World Views and Values Cross-Culturally
- ANT/SAS/WSP 324Modern South Asian Cultures
- ANT 326Africa Through the Novel
- GEO 172World Cultures
- HIS 320Traditional China
- HIS 321Modern China
- REL 101Religions of the World
- REL/SAS 185Hinduism
- REL/SAS 186Buddhism
The Arts
- EFB 215Interpreting Science Through Art
- LSA 182Drawing Studio
- LSA 205Art, Culture, and Landscape I
- LSA 206Art, Culture, and Landscape II
- PSE 201Art and Early History of Papermaking
- APH 241Art Photography, Introduction
- ETS 215Sophomore Poetry Workshop
- ETS 217Sophomore Fiction Workshop
- FIA 105Arts and Ideas I
- FIA 106Arts and Ideas II
- FIA 115The Arts in North America
- FIA 125Introductory Music Theory
- FIA 165Understanding Music I
- FIA 166Understanding Music II
- FIA 301Masterpieces of Art
- FIA 317Nineteenth-Century American Painting and Sculpture
