Curriculum Information

In this section:

• General Education Requirements
• General Education Student Learning Outcomes
• Gainful Employment
• Advisory Committees
• Mathematics Flowchart

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirements in the SUNY system provide a well-rounded education by ensuring students complete courses across various disciplines, including humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, and the arts. These courses develop essential critical thinking, communication, and quantitative reasoning skills while promoting cultural and global awareness. Designed for easy transferability within the SUNY system, these requirements support academic flexibility and equip students with a broad knowledge base and essential skills for personal and professional growth.

• Requirements Effective through Summer 2023
• Requirements for Incoming Students Effective Fall 2023
• Requirements for Incoming Students Effective Fall 2024

Requirements Effective through Summer 2023

For A.A. and A.S. Degrees

SUNY General Education requirements promote broad intellectual, cultural, and social development integrated with the specific goals of individual degree programs. Your curriculum at Cayuga Community College will address SUNY’s requirements for competencies in critical thinking and information management. To fulfill SUNY General Education requirements for an A.A. or AS degree at Cayuga, you must complete 30 credits of General Education courses in at least 7 of the 10 categories. Refer to the program description to find the specific categories needed to meet the requirements of a particular degree program.

The SUNY General Education requirements do not apply to A.A.S. degree programs. However, if you are in any A.A.S. program and plan to transfer to a SUNY school, we strongly recommend that you fulfill as much of the SUNY General Education requirements as possible. Be sure to discuss this with your advisor. 

Requirements for Incoming Students Effective Fall 2023

For A.A. and A.S. Degrees

SUNY General Education requirements promote broad intellectual, cultural, and social development integrated with the specific goals of individual degree programs. Your curriculum at Cayuga Community College will address SUNY’s requirements for competencies in critical thinking and information management. To fulfill SUNY General Education requirements for an A.A. or AS degree at Cayuga, you must complete 30 credits of General Education courses in at least 7 of the 10 categories. Refer to the program description to find the specific categories needed to meet the requirements of a particular degree program.

The SUNY General Education requirements do not apply to A.A.S. degree programs. However, if you are in any A.A.S. program and plan to transfer to a SUNY school, we strongly recommend that you fulfill as much of the SUNY General Education requirements as possible. Be sure to discuss this with your advisor.

Requirements for Incoming Students Effective Fall 2024

For A.A. and A.S. Degrees

SUNY General Education requirements promote broad intellectual, cultural, and social development integrated with the specific goals of individual degree programs. Your curriculum at Cayuga Community College will address SUNY’s requirements for competencies in critical thinking and information management. To fulfill SUNY General Education requirements for an A.A. or AS degree at Cayuga, you must complete 30 credits of General Education courses in at least 7 of the 10 categories. Refer to the program description to find the specific categories needed to meet the requirements of a particular degree program.

For A.A.S. Degrees

To fulfill SUNY General Education requirements for an A.A.S. degree at Cayuga, you must complete at least 20 credits of General Education coursework in the four required areas of Communication (Written and Oral) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ), Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) and Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning).  In addition, demonstrate the two required core competencies of Critical Thinking and Reasoning and Information Literacy.

SUNY General Education Core Competencies

All undergraduate degree-seeking students must demonstrate the required student learning outcomes in two core competencies: “Critical Thinking and Reasoning” and “Information Literacy.”

General Education Student Learning Outcomes

General Education Student Learning Outcomes in the SUNY system define the essential skills and knowledge students are expected to acquire through their Gen Ed courses. These outcomes include critical thinking, effective communication, quantitative reasoning, information literacy, and an understanding of diverse cultures and global issues. By achieving these outcomes, students are prepared for academic success, personal development, and responsible citizenship, ensuring they possess a comprehensive skill set for future careers and life endeavors.

• Student Learning Outcomes Effective through Summer 2023
• Student Learning Outcomes for Incoming Students Effective Fall 2023

Gainful Employment

Cayuga provides prospective and current students with a Gainful Employment disclosure at the program level, i.e., all Diplomas and Federal Student Aid eligible certificates. The disclosure links to occupational information, the estimated cost of program, program completion percentage within published timeframe, median loan debt, and job placement rate for program completers (if available). For statistical validity, no data is reported when the number of graduates is fewer than 10.

School of Business

Event Management

General Business

Tourism Management

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Advanced Manufacturing

Computer Hardware/Software Design

Computer Information Systems

Electronics

Industrial Maintenance Technology

Plastics Manufacturing

School of Social Sciences and Education

Early Childhood

Advisory Committees

Cayuga’s program advisory committees assist in evaluating curricula and advise the College on technological changes and employment patterns.

Business Administration

• Allison DiMatteo, Creme Della Creme Marketing Communications
• Robert Kawa. CPA, LeMoyne College
• Stephanie DiVitto, Auburn Business Improvement District
• Mark Southwick, Huhtamaki, Inc.
• Ed Staehr, Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Gillian Sears, Cayuga County Office of Tourism
• Dale Weed, Pure Functional Foods
• Dawn Czolowski, Cayuga Faculty
• Elizabeth McCormick, Cayuga Faculty
• William Prosser, Cayuga Faculty

Computer Information Systems

• Adrienne Burgess, Goulds/ITT
• Matt Champlin, Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES
• Dave Colbert, Johnson Paper
• Dana Harris, CSC
• Terry Pontello, Tessy Plastics
• Gary Cuthbert, Community Computer Services
• Mike Davis, Beardsley Design
• Joe McConnell, Huhtamaki
• Jim Patridge, SUNY Oswego
• Ken Patterson, Morrisville State College
• Maria Starr, Nucor Steel
• Luther Troell, RIT
• Dia Carabajal, Cayuga Faculty
• Barry Fitzgerald, Cayuga Faculty
• David Harbaugh, Cayuga
• Elizabeth McCormick, Cayuga Faculty
• Wade Lambert, Cayuga

Criminal Justice

• Philip Cady, Chief of Police, Oswego City Police Department
• Brian Schenck, Cayuga County Sheriff, Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office 
• Carol Colvin, Coordinator, Behavioral and Drug Treatment Court
• Jay Dewispeleare, Director, Cayuga County Probation Department
• Stephen Agati, Parole Officer, NY State Parole Division, DOCCS 
• Teri Misiaszek, Cayuga Faculty

Early Childhood

• Kristi Cusa, Child Care Solutions
• Amanda Gould, Director, CCC Child Care Center
• Kim Rombach, SUNY Cortland
• Mirandia Pipher, Cayuga Seneca Community Action Agency - HeadStart
• Kristin Swartz, Kindergarten teacher, Auburn School District
• Nancy Tehan, Director, ABC Cayuga
• Penny Lupo, Cayuga Faculty
• Elizabeth Seton-Mignacca, Ph.D., Cayuga Faculty
• Eric Zizza, Cayuga Faculty

Electrical Technology and Computer Hardware/Software Design

• Tim Clark, TRW (retired)
• Donna Danylec, Girl Scouts
• Kurt Herrling, Herrtronics
• Jeff Marier, Lockheed Martin
• Jon Salvati, Welch Allyn/Hill-Rom (retired)
• Dr. Mary Taylor, SRC
• Matt Wilson, Anaren
• Dr. Kerry LaViolette, Lockheed Martin
• Margie Ong, Welch Allyn/Hill-Rom
• Michael Coppola
• Michael Coppola, Cayuga Faculty
• Tom Karle, Ph.D., Cayuga Faculty
• Kerry LaViolette Ph.D., Cayuga Faculty
• Jeff Marier, Cayuga Faculty
• Dennis Sullivan, Cayuga Faculty

Human Services

• Amy Sargent, Liberty Resources 
• Katrina Garrigan, East Hill Medical 
• Gerald Salvage, Auburn School District
• Kelley Thurlow, Oswego County 
• Sara Billinski, Unity House 
• Candy Herbert, Farnham  
• Caroline Dixon, CHAD 
• Christy Johnson, Cayuga Faculty  
• Jessica Charbonneau, Cayuga Faculty  
• Bridget Proulx, Cayuga
• Jerimy Blowers, Cayuga Faculty
• Christina Bentley, Cayuga Faculty  
• Julie Aldrich, Cayuga
• Eric Zizza, Cayuga Faculty

Mechanical Technology

• Michael Burnham, Cayuga/Onondaga BOCES
• John Weston, Dannan Tool
• Joe Marshall, Nationwide Lifts
• James Hubbard, ITT Goulds Pumps
• Bryan Hull, Mier Tool Co.
• Tim Walawender, Currier Plastics
• Raymond Lia, Welch Allyn
• Rich Wride, Hammond & Irving
• David Jewell, Daiken Applied
• Earl Holden, Young & Franklin
• Mark Garafano, Armstrong Mold
• Ryan Darling, Tessy Plastics
• Cayuga Faculty – John Campbell

Nursing

• Angela Ryan, Matthew House
• Annmarie Dowling-Castronova, Roberts Wesleyan
• Dr. Cassandra Archer, Cayuga County Health Department
• Jodi Martin, Oswego County Health Department 
• Melissa Purtell, Oswego Health
• Tammy L. Austin-Ketch, Upstate University Hospital
• Kayleigh Bisson, Upstate University Hospital
• Caitlin Nye, Upstate University Hospital
• Jennifer Vaugh, Upstate University Hospital
• Megan Brandt, Upstate University Hospital
• Paul Giordano, Auburn Community Hospital
• Sheree Hall, Auburn Community College 
• Joanne Coppola, LeMoyne College
• Cathy Brownell, LeMoyne College
• Dr. Susan Bezek, Keuka College
• Andrea Ruff, Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES
• Joelle Hutson, Oswego County Opportunities
• Mary Driscoll, Cayuga Division Chair, Nursing
• Edie Smith, Cayuga Assistant Division Chair, Nursing
• Jennifer Nichols, Cayuga Division Chair, STEM
• Cheryl Foster, Cayuga Faculty
• Emery House, Cayuga Faculty
• Jordan Laux, Cayuga Faculty
• Mehvish Nawaz, Cayuga Faculty
• Susan Squadrito, Cayuga Faculty
• Jamie Walter, Cayuga Faculty
• Jordan Workman, Cayuga Faculty
• Jody Wood, Cayuga Faculty
• Brenda Forrest, Cayuga Faculty
• Kassie McGrath, Cayuga Faculty
• Brooke Wood, Cayuga Faculty
• Alyssa Cooney, Cayuga Faculty
• Wai-Yin Law, Cayuga Faculty 

Telecommunications

• Christopher P. Baycura, Video/New Media Producer, The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• John Coon, Stockholm Records
• Josh Cradduck, Assignment Supervisor, NBC News
• Vinny Lopez, CEV, CBNT, Chief Engineer, WSTM, WSTQ, WTVH, Sinclair Broadcast Group
• David Malek, Director of Photography, NFL Films 
• Michael Marano, Video Memories 
• Jordan Murphy, VP Group Media Director, Partners + Napier
• Ryan Murphy, Senior Director, A&R Capitol Music Group 
• David H. North, Time Warner Cable (retired)
• Peter Rafalow, President, Notion Pictures Productions, Inc. 
• Richard Steele, Executive Vice-President, Park Outdoor Advertising 
• Jeff Stier, ESPN Staff Camera Operator 
• Tim Taylor, Marketing Manager, Woodford Bros
• Mike Verostek, Retired
• Tom White, Operations Director, ACC Network, Syracuse University
• Jeff Windsor, Chief Engineer, WRVO Public Media
• Steven Keeler, Cayuga Faculty
• Jeffrey Delbel, Cayuga Emeritus Faculty

Mathematics Flowchart

STEM Degree Programs

Students will be placed in their first Cayuga Community College math course according to the Mathematics Placement Rubric. Students will be allowed to challenge their placement during the first week of class by taking a proctored challenge exam.

Non-STEM Degree Programs

Students will be placed in their first Cayuga Community College math course according to the Mathematics Placement Rubric. Students will be allowed to challenge their placement during the first week of class by taking a proctored challenge exam.