ESF Academic Catalog
General Education
About General Education
The SUNY GE framework includes twelve categories of knowledge, skills and competencies—ten knowledge and skills areas expose students to different ways of knowing so that they can make reasoned judgements outside as well as inside their academic field, and enabling them to develop diverse perspectives and global understanding; and two core competencies that extend beyond discipline-specific knowledge and skills. The core of the curricula for all ESF undergraduate degree programs includes the mandatory knowledge and skills area for the natural science and scientific reasoning, communication (written and oral), mathematics and quantitative reasoning, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. For the remaining general education knowledge and skill area requirements, students must select courses chosen from at least three of the remaining knowledge and skill areas, or as specifically designated by their degree programs.
The courses listed below may be chosen to satisfy SUNY general education requirements in each of the knowledge and skill areas. Please note that many of these courses are taught in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University, including all courses in World Languages. Syracuse University courses may be subject to additional fees. General education courses listed with the prefix APM, EFB, EST, FCH, FOR, LSA, PSE, or SRE are taught at SUNY ESF and can be found in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. Syracuse University courses descriptions.
General Education Requirements
Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning*
| Course Number | Course | Codes * | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| APM 103 | Applied Algebra & Trigonometry | 3 | |
| APM 104 | College Algebra & PreCalculus | 3 | |
| APM 105 | Survey Of Calc & Appl I | 4 | |
| APM 106 | Survey Of Calc & Appl II | 4 | |
| APM 115 | Essential Calculus | 4 | |
| APM 205 | Calculus I:Science & Engr | 4 | |
| APM 210 | Intro/Probability&Stats | 3 |
Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning*
| Course Number | Course | Codes * | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFB 100 | Survey of Biology | 4 | |
| EFB 101 | Gen Bio I:Organismal Bio&Ecol | 3 | |
| EFB 102 | General Biology I Laboratory | 1 | |
| EFB 103 | Gen Bio II:Cell Bio & Genetics | 3 | |
| EFB 104 | General Biology II Laboratory | 1 | |
| EFB 120 | The Global Envirnmnt & Society | 3 | |
| EFB 320 | General Ecology | 4 | |
| FCH 110 | Survey of Chemical Principles | 3 | |
| FCH 150 | General Chemistry I | 3 | |
| FCH 151 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 | |
| FCH 152 | General Chemistry II | 3 | |
| FCH 153 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 | |
| FCH 210 | Elements Of Organic Chem | 4 | |
| FCH 221 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 | |
| FCH 222 | Organic Chemistry Lab 1 | 1 | |
| FCH 223 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 | |
| FCH 224 | Organic Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |
| FOR 110 | Environmental Physics | 3 | |
| FOR 232 | Natural Resources Ecology | 3 | |
| EPH 101 | Fundamentals of Physics I | 3 | |
| EPH 102 | Fundamentals of Physics I Lab | 1 | |
| EPH 103 | Fundamentals of Physics II | 3 | |
| EPH 104 | Fundamentals of Physics II Lab | 1 | |
| EPH 201 | Calculus Based Physics I | 3 | |
| EPH 202 | Calculus Based Physics I Lab | 1 | |
| EPH 203 | Calculus Based Physics II | 3 | |
| EPH 204 | Calculus Based Physics II Lab | 1 | |
| SRE 225 | Physics of Energy | 3 |
Social Sciences
| Course Number | Course | Codes * | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFB 120 | The Global Envirnmnt & Society | 3 | |
| EST 203 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 | |
| EST 221 | Intro/American Government | 3 | |
| EST 366 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | |
| EST 390 | Social Processes & Envrn | 3 | |
| FOR 207 | Introduction To Economics | 3 | |
| MAX 132 | Global Community | SU^ | 3 |
| PST 101 | Intro to Analysis Pub Pol | SU^ | 3 |
| PSC 123 | Comparative Gov't & Politics | SU^ | 3 |
| PSC 124 | International Relations | SU^ | 3 |
| PSC 125 | Political Theory | SU^ | 3 |
| PSY 205 | Foundatns Human Behavior | SU^ | 3 |
| SOC 248 | Racial and Ethnic Inequalities | SU^ | 3 |
| SOC 281 | Sociology of Families | SU^ | 3 |
US History and Civic Engagement
| Course Number | Course | Codes * | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| EHS 150 | US History & Envirnmntl Health | 3 | |
| EST 201 | Am Hist:Recnstructn to Present | 3 | |
| EST 202 | Am Hist:Discovery to Civil War | 3 | |
| EST 361 | DivrseHstries of Amer EnvMvmnt | 3 | |
| HST 101 | American History to 1865 | SU^ | 3 |
| HST 102 | Amer. History Since 1865 | SU^ | 3 |
World History and Global Awareness
| Course Number | Course | Codes * | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAS 241 | SU^ | 3 | |
| ANT 121 | Peoples&Cultures of World | SU^ | 3 |
| ANT 185 | Global Encounters | SU^ | 3 |
| ANT 324 | SU^ | 3 | |
| ANT 326 | Africa Through the Novel | SU^ | 3 |
| EFB 217 | Peoples, Plagues and Pests | 3 | |
| EFB 305 | Indigenous Issues&the Envrnmnt | 3 | |
| EST 140 | Int/Native People,Land,Cult | 3 | |
| EST 200 | Cultural Ecology | 3 | |
| EWP 295 | World Lit: Eco Perspectives | 3 | |
| GEO 272 | World Cultures | SU^ | 3 |
| HOA 105 | Arts & Ideas I | SU^ | 3 |
| HOA 106 | Arts & Ideas II | SU^ | 3 |
| HST 111 | Early Mod Eur:1350-1815 | SU^ | 3 |
| HST 210 | The Ancient World | SU^ | 3 |
| HST 211 | Medieval Renaiss Europe | SU^ | 3 |
| HST 320 | Traditional China | SU^ | 3 |
| HST 321 | Modern China | SU^ | 3 |
| JSP 114 | Bible in History/Culture/Relig | SU^ | 3 |
| LIT 203 | Greek&Roman Epic in Eng Translation | SU^ | 3 |
| LIT 211 | Ancient Greek Drama | SU^ | 3 |
| LSA 205 | Art,Culture&Landscape I | 3 | |
| LSA 206 | Art,Culture&Landscape II | 3 | |
| LSA 305 | History/Landscape Arch I | 3 | |
| PSC 125 | Political Theory | SU^ | 3 |
| PSE 201 | Art &Early History/Papermaking | 3 | |
| REL 101 | Religions of the World | SU^ | 3 |
| REL 114 | Bible in History/Culture/Relig | SU^ | 3 |
| REL 185 | Hinduism | SU^ | 3 |
| REL 186 | Buddhism | SU^ | 3 |
| REL 205 | Ancient Greek Religion | SU^ | 3 |
| REL 206 | Greco-Roman Religion | SU^ | 3 |
| SAS 324 OR WGS 324 |
Mdrn So. Asian Cultures |
SU^ | 33 |
Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice*
| Course Number | Course | Codes * | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| EST 135 | Intro to Climate Justice | 3 | |
| EST 140 | Int/Native People,Land,Cult | 3 | |
| EST 204 | Diversity&Knowledge of the Env | 3 | |
| EST 205 | Identity, Culture, & the Env | 3 | |
| EWP 311 | Urban Environmental Literature | 3 | |
| EWP 360 | Queer Ecologies | 3 | |
| LSA 212 | Place/Culture/Design | 3 |
Humanities
| Course Number | Course | Codes * | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAS 231 | African Amer Lit to 1900:Intro | SU^ | 0 - 8 |
| AAS 235 | SU^ | 3 | |
| ENG 107 | Living Writers | SU^ | 3 |
| ENG 151 | Interpretation of Poetry | SU^ | 3 |
| ENG 153 | Interpretation of Fiction | SU^ | 3 |
| ENG 192 | Gender & Literary Texts | SU^ | 3 |
| EWP 290 | Research Writing & Humanities | 3 | |
| LIN 201 | Nature&Study of Language | SU^ | 3 |
| LIT 203 | Greek and Roman Epic | SU^ | 3 |
| PHI 107 | Theories/Knowldge&Reality | SU^ | 3 |
| PHI 111 | SU^ | 3 | |
| REL 135 | Judaism | SU^ | 3 |
| REL 156 | Christianity | SU^ | 3 |
| REL 217 | SU^ | 3 | |
| REL 231 | SU^ | 3 | |
| REL 252 | SU^ | 3 |
The Arts
| Course Number | Course | Codes * | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| APH 261 | Art Photography, Introduction | SU^ | 3 |
| ENG 215 | Introductory Poetry Workshop | SU^ | 3 |
| ENG 217 | Introductory Fiction Workshop | SU^ | 3 |
| EWP 292 | The Art of Fiction | 3 | |
| EWP 293 | The Art of Poetry | 3 | |
| EWP 350 | Eco-Cinema:Perspct&Pract | 3 | |
| HOA 105 | Arts & Ideas I | SU^ | 3 |
| HOA 106 | Arts & Ideas II | SU^ | 3 |
| HOA 201 | Masterpieces of Art | SU^ | 0 - 8 |
| HOA 377 | SU^ | 3 | |
| HOM 125 | Introductory Music Theory | SU^ | 3 |
| HOM 165 | Understanding Music I | SU^ | 3 |
| LSA 182 | Drawing Studio | 3 | |
| LSA 201 | Landscape Representation I | 3 | |
| LSA 205 | Art,Culture&Landscape I | 3 | |
| LSA 206 | Art,Culture&Landscape II | 3 | |
| LSA 220 | Intro/Landscape Architect | 3 | |
| LSA 222 | Photogrphy, Envirnmnt, & You | 3 | |
| MTC 125 | Introductory Music Theory | SU^ | 3 |
| PSE 201 | Art &Early History/Papermaking | 3 |
Communication (written and oral)*
| Course Number | Course | Codes * | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWP 190 | Writing And The Envrnment | ** see note | 3 |
| EWP 220 | Public Presentation Skills | + see note | 3 |
*Denotes required category
**Fulfills both written and oral communication
+Fulfills oral communication only
SU^ Syracuse University course