Skip to Main Content

Curriculum Information

Table of Contents

Requirements for Incoming Students Effective Fall 2026

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.  To fulfill SUNY General Education requirements for an A.A. or A.S. degree at Cayuga, students must complete 30 credits of General Education courses in at least 7 of the 10 categories. In addition, students must demonstrate the three required core competencies of Critical Thinking and Reasoning, Information Literacy with Artificial Intelligence, and Civic Discourse.  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, students 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; Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning; and Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning.  In addition, students must demonstrate the three required core competencies of Critical Thinking and Reasoning, Information Literacy with Artificial Intelligence, and Civic Discourse.

 

Communication: Written and Oral (COMW/COMO) Required by all
ENGL 101 Freshman English I
ENGL 104 Advanced Expository Writing
Communication: Oral only (COMO) Required by all
ENGL 221 Effective Speech: Public Address
ENGL 222 Effective Speech: Group Discussion
Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DVRS) Required by all
ART 139 Art of Diverse Cultures
BUS 205 Business Law I
COMM 201 Media and Society
ECH 101 Intro to Early Childhood
ECON 201 Introduction to Economics I
ENGL 203 American Literature to the Late 19th Century
ENGL 204 American Literature Late 19th to Present
ENGL 219 Creative Nonfiction
ENGL 237 Film and Literature
ENGL 247 Native American Myth, Legend, and Literature
ENGL 271 Writing & Artificial Intelligence
HS 101 Introduction to Human Services
MUSI 121 World Music
PHIL 101 Logic and Reasoning 
PHIL 130 Medical Ethics
PSY 224 Psychology of Social Justice
SCI 200 Science for Social Justice Seminar
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 110 Race & Ethnicity
Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH) Required by all
BUS 101 Principles Accounting I
BUS 102 Principles Accounting II
BUS 105 Business Mathematics
BUS 106 Consumer Mathematics
BUS 220 Business Statistics
ECON 102 Personal Finance
ENGR 203 Applied Statics & Strength Math
ENGR 207 Quality Assurance
MATH 102 Intermediate Algebra
MATH 104 College Algebra and Trigonometry
MATH 106 Precalculus
MATH 108 Calculus I
MATH 112 Contemporary Math
MATH 113 Technical Mathematics I
MATH 114 Technical Mathematics II
MATH 115 Concepts of Elementary Math I
MATH 116 Concepts of Elementary Math II
MATH 121 Fundamentals of Statistics Using Technology
MATH 201 Calculus II
MATH 202 Calculus III
MATH 203 Linear Algebra
MATH 204 Differential Equations
MATH 210 Math/Data Structures
MATH 212 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 214 Statistics
NURS 101 Fundamentals Patient Care
Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning (NSCI) Required by all
BIOL 100 Human Biology
BIOL 101 Essentials of Biology
BIOL 103 General Biology I
BIOL 104 General Biology II
BIOL 110 Introduction to Kinesiology
BIOL 165 Tropical Marine Biology I
BIOL 180 Introduction to Viticulture and Enology
BIOL 185 Biology in England: The Double Helix Exposed
BIOL 203 Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 204 Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 207 Human Genetics
BIOL 208 Introduction to Environmental Science
BIOL 209 Nutrition
BIOL 211 Genetics
BIOL 214 Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 216 General Microbiology
BIOL 217 Water Resources Management
BIOL 218 Emerging Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism
BIOL 219 Introduction to Cancer Biology
BIOL 223 General Ecology
BIOL 225 Botany
BIOL 226 Zoology
BIOL 227 Animal Behavior
BIOL 231 Intro to Bioinformatics 
BIOL 285 Introduction to Pathophysiology
CHEM 101 Introduction to Chemistry
CHEM 103 General Chemistry I
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II
CHEM 207 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 208 Organic Chemistry II
GEOL 101 Earth Science
GEOL 110 Physical Geology
GEOL 111 Historical Geology
GEOL 121 Meteorology
GIS 101 Foundations of GIS
PHYS 103 General Physics I
PHYS 104 General Physics II
PHYS 200 Physics I Mechanics
PHYS 201 Physics II Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 202 Physics III Modern Physics
Humanities (HUMN)
COMM 101 Introduction to Mass Media
COMM 201 Media and Society
ENGL 102 Freshman English II
ENGL 231 Comics as Literature
ENGL 237 Film and Literature
ENGL 240 Mythology
ENGL 247 Native American Myth, Legend, and Literature
ENGL 250 Folklore
ENGL 255 Science Fiction and Fantasy
ENGL 271 Writing & Artificial Intelligence
PHIL 101 Logic and Reasoning 
PHIL 105 Ethics 
PHIL 130 Medical Ethics
PHIL 140 Food Ethics
PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy
Social Sciences (SOCS)
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology
COMM 130 Human Communication
ECON 102 Personal Finance
ECON 201 Introduction to Economics I
ECON 202 Introduction to Economics II
ENGL 130 Human Communication
GEOG 101 World Geography
GIS 111 Introduction to GIS
GIS 205 Introduction to Vector GIS
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology
PSY 203 Social Psychology
PSY 205 Psychology of Personality
PSY 206 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 212 Developmental Psychology: Life Span
PSY 215 Child Psychology
PSY 216 Adolescent Psychology
PSY 217 Intro Child Exceptionalities
PSY 222 Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 223 Introduction to Biological Psychology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 110 Race & Ethnicity
The Arts (ARTS)
ART 101 Art History - Ancient to Gothic
ART 102 Art History - Renaissance to Modern
ART 103 Essentials of Art
ART 104 Painting Studio I
ART 106 Expressive Drawing I
ART 112 Two-Dimensional Design
ART 113 Three-Dimensional Design
ART 131 Introduction to Ceramics
ART 139 Art of Diverse Cultures
ART 160 Life Drawing
ART 215 Computer Graphics/Illustrator
ART 231 Ceramic Sculpture
ART 250 Introduction to Photography and Darkroom Techniques
ART 252 Photoshop
ART 255 Screen Printing
ART 260 Printmaking Workshop
COMM 103 Introduction Moving Image
COMM 110 Media Literacy
COMM 150 Photography: Digital Imaging, Visual Communication
COMM 207 Video Production I
COMM 208 Video Production II
ENGL 211 Creative Writing
ENG 219 Creative Nonfiction
MUSI 101 Music Appreciation
MUSI 102 Jazz
MUSI 104 Music Essentials
MUSI 111 Rock
MUSI 112 Music in Performance
MUSI 117 Rock Ensemble
MUSI 120 World Rhythm Ensemble
MUSI 154 Piano I
MUSI 158 Guitar
MUSI 200 Applied Music Lessons
THA 101 Introduction to Theatre
THA 113 Introduction to Technical Theatre (Stagecraft)
THA 152 Basic Acting
US History and Civic Engagement (USCV)
HIST 103 Pre-History and Early American History
HIST 104 19th Century American History
HIST 105 America in the 20th and 21st Centuries
HIST 228 Reform Movements in the United States
PSCI 102 American Government
World History and Global Awareness (GLBL)
ART 101 Art History - Ancient to Gothic
ART 102 Art History - Renaissance to Modern
ENGL 201 World Literature I
ENGL 202 World Literature II
HIST 111 World Civilizations I
HIST 112 World Civilizations II
PHIL 203 World Religions
World Languages (WLNG)
ASL 101 American Sign Language I
ASL 102 American Sign Language II
FREN 101 Elementary French I
FREN 102 Elementary French II
FREN 103 Intermediate French I
FREN 104 Intermediate French II
SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 110 Accelerated Spanish
SPAN 111 Conversational Spanish I
SPAN 112 Conversational Spanish II
SPAN 150 Spanish for the Professions
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 220 Spanish Literature
SPAN 230 Spanish Grammar
Critical Thinking and Reasoning (RESN) Required by all
BIOL 100 Human Biology 
BIOL 103 General Biology I
BIOL 104 General Biology II
BIOL 207 Human Genetics
BIOL 209 Nutrition
BIOL 211 Genetics
BIOL 216 General Microbiology
BUS 200 Principles of Management
BUS 206 Human Resource Mgmt
ECON 201 Introduction Economics I
ENGL 101 Freshman English I
HIST 103 Pre-Hist/Early American Hist
HIST 104 19th Century American History
HIST 105 America in the 20th/21st Cent
HIST 111 World Civilizations I
HIST 112 World Civilizations II
NURS 101 Fundamentals Patient Care
PSCI 102 American Government
SCI 200 Science for Social Justice Seminar
Information Literacy with Artificial Intelligence (INAI) Required by all
BIOL 103 General Biology I
BIOL 104 General Biology II
BIOL 207 Human Genetics
BIOL 209 Nutrition
BIOL 211 Genetics
BIOL 216 General Microbiology
ENGL 101 Freshman English I
ECON 201 Introduction to Economics I
NURS 101 Fundamentals of Patient Care
SCI 200 Science for Social Justice Seminar
Civic Discourse (CIVI) Required by all
BIOL 100 Human Biology 
BIOL 103 General Biology I
BIOL 104 General Biology II
BIOL 207 Human Genetics
BIOL 209 Nutrition
BIOL 211 Genetics
BIOL 216 General Microbiology
COMM 101 Introduction to Mass Media
COMM 201 Media and Society
ECON 201 Introduction to Economics I
ENGL 220 Interpersonal Communication
ENGL 221 Effective Speech:  Public Address
ENGL 222 Effective Speech:  Group Discussion
HIST 103 Pre-Hist/Early American Hist
HIST 104 19th Century American History
HIST 105 America in the 20th/21st Cent
HS 101 Introduction to Human Services
MUSI 101 Music Appreciation 
NURS 101 Fundamentals of Patient Care
NURS 214 Family Community Nursing
PHIL 101 Logic and Reasoning 
PHIL 105 Ethics 
PHIL 130 Medical Ethics
SCI 200 Science for Social Justice Seminar

To discuss a waiver of General Education requirements, contact the Office of Academic Programs at 315-294-8660.