CUNY Pathways
A new 30 credit general education Common
Core fully transferable across CUNY
institutions for A.S. and A.A. programs.
Courses included in Core are based on
student learning outcomes in 8 broad areas.
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What is it?
Required Core – 12 credits
Flexible Core – 18 credits
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Required Core
• Area A: English Composition (2 courses)
• Area B: Mathematics and Quantitative
Reasoning (1 course)
• Area C: Life and Physical Science (1 course)
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Flexible Core (6 courses)
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Area A: World Cultures and Global Issues
Area B: US Experience in its Diversity
Area C: Creative Expression
Area D: Individual and Society
Area E: Scientific World
Area A-E: One course from any of the Areas
above
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What can students take?
• A student must take one course from each of
the Required and Flexible Areas (Required A is
2 courses).
• A student can take any course in a Core Area
as long as he or she has the prerequisite.
• Some programs restrict which courses can be
taken in the Flexible Core.
• Students cannot take more than two courses
in any one discipline in the Flexible Core.
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Why is this being done?
B.I.14 - RESOLUTION ON CREATING AN EFFICIENT
TRANSFER SYSTEM
“The City University of New York experiences large
student transfer flows among all of its undergraduate
colleges. To enhance transfer students’ progress toward
degree completion, CUNY must insure that students’
credits earned from any CUNY college transfer smoothly
and efficiently to all other CUNY colleges.
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http://www.cuny.edu/academics/initiatives/pathways/about/policies.html
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Who is impacted?
• All incoming students in Summer and Fall
2013
• Students who are readmitted for Fall 2013
after more than one semester of absence
• Continuing students may opt in to the new
programs after consulting with an advisor
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What has been done so far?
• 112 courses have been approved for inclusion
in the Common Core
• All A.S. programs have been modified to
conform to Pathways
• A.A. programs are being revised to include the
30 credit Common Core
• A.A.S. programs are being revised to include
20-30 credits of Common Core courses
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What has been done so far?
• A.S. programs have obtained waivers to require
courses to fulfill some Core Areas:
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Business Administration A.S.
Liberal Arts and Science A.S.
Therapeutic Recreation A.S.
Community School Health A.S.
Dietetics and Nutrition A.S.
Computer Science A.S.
Mathematics A.S.
Engineering Science A.S.
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What happens when students
transfer?
• Senior Colleges have an additional 6-12 credit College
Option requirement
– Associate degree graduates will be required to complete 6
credits after transfer
– Transfers with more than 30 credits will be required to
complete 9 credits after transfer plus whatever Common
Core requirements that they have not completed
– Transfers with less than 30 credits will be required to
complete 12 credits after transfer plus whatever Common
Core requirements that they have not completed
– Students that transfer into CUNY colleges with a Bachelor’s
degree from an accredited institution will be exempted
from the Common Core.
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STEM Variant courses
• Courses to be included in Common Core are 3
hours, 3 credits. There are some approved
exceptions.
• Some courses in Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics disciplines with more than 3
hours and/or credits can be used to fulfill
Common Core requirements to facilitate transfer
in some majors. These are STEM variant courses.
• Students can select a STEM variant course to
fulfill a Common Core requirement.
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Course changes for inclusion in
Common Core
CMS 11  COMM 11
CMS 20  COMM 20
CMS 26  COMM 26
CMS 28  COMM 28
AST 11 (4 cr, 5 hr)  AST 111 (3 cr, 3 hr)
+ AST 101 (1 cr 2 hr lab)
AST 12 (4 cr, 5 hr)  AST 112 ( 3 cr, 3 hr)
PHY 10 (4 cr, 5 hr)  PHY 110 (3 cr, 3 hr)
CMS 60  MEST 60
+ PHY 101 (1 cr 2 hr lab)
CMS 96  MEST 96
CHM 10 (4 cr, 6 hr)  CHM 110 (3 cr, 3 hr)
CMS 70  THEA 70
+ CHM 101 (1 cr lab, 3 hr)
CMS 75  THEA 75
CMS 61  FILM 61
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Course changes for inclusion in
Common Core
Modern Language courses: FRN 111, FRN 112, FRN 22, ITL
111, ITL 112, ITL 22, ITL 23, POR 111, POR 112, SPN 111,
SPN 112, SPN 21, SPN 22, SPN 25, SPN 30, SPN 31
• Courses which have been reduced from 4 credits to 3
credits have 3 digit number, e.g., FRN 11  FRN 111
• 4th hour remains in schedule for 111 and 112 level
courses
Other courses changed pre and co-requisites
ALL CHANGES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN ADDENDUM OF
ONLINE CATALOG
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Required Core
AREA A
AREA B
ENG 10
ENG 11
ENG 12
ENG 14
ENG 15
ENG 16
MTH 21
MTH 23
MTH 30
MTH 31
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AREA C
AST 111
BIO 11
BIO 19
BIO 23
BIO 21
BIO 23
CHM 110
CHM 17
ENV 11
ESE 11
ESE 12
ESE 13
PHY 110
PHY 11
PHY 31
Flexible Core A: World Cultures and
Global Issues
ANT 11
COMM 28
ECO 15
ECO 71
ENG 48
FILM 91
FRN 111
FRN 112
GEO 10
HIS 10
HIS 11
ITL 111
ITL 112
POL 31
POL 71
POL 72
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POR 111
POR 112
SOC 11
SPN 111
SPN 112
SPN 113
SPN 21
SPN 22
Flexible Core B: US Experience in its
Diversity
COMM 20
CRJ 11
ECO 12
ENG 50
ENG 51
ENG 53
ENG 54
HIS 20
HIS 23
HIS 24
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HIS 51
HSC 10
MEST 60
POL 11
POL 41
Flexible Core C: Creative Expression
ART 11
ART 12
ART 55
ART 56
COMM 26
ENG 21
ENG 61
FILM 61
FRN 22
ITL 22
ITL 23
MUS 11
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MUS 12
SPN 25
SPN 30
SPN 31
THEA 70
THEA 75
Flexible Core D:
Individual and Society
COMM 11
ECO 11
ECO 31
ENG 56
ENG 57
HIS 14
HIS 28
MEST 96
PHL 11
POL 51
PSY 11
Flexible Core E:
Scientific World
AST 112
BIO 11
BIO 121
BIO 20
BIO 23
BIO 24
CHM 11
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CHM 12
CHM 17
CHM 18
CSI 30
ENV 11
ESE 11
ESE 12
ESE 13
HLT 20
PHY 11
PHY 12
PHY 32
Sample program change
Liberal Arts and Science A.S. – Biology Option
waiver approved by CUNY OAA
• Required STEM variant courses in Common
Core [now 33 credits instead of 30]
– MTH 30 or MTH 31 in Required Area B
– CHM 11 in Required Area C
– CHM 12 in Flexible Area E
• Students have choice of courses in other
flexible areas
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Liberal Arts and Science A.S. – Biology Option
Core
Required Core
ENG 10/11
ENG 12
CMS 11
HIS 10/11
PEA/HLT 91
A: ENG 10/11
A: ENG 12, 14, 15,1 6
B: MTH 30/31
C: CHM 11
Required Area
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B
C
D
E: CHM 12
A-E
Flexible Core
CHM 11
CHM 22
MTH 31
MTH 32
ART/MUS 11
HUM/Social Science
Modern Language (2 courses)
Specialization Requirements
Specialization Requirements
BIO 11
BIO 12
CHM 31
CHM 32
Free electives
MTH 31
MTH 32
BIO 11
BIO 12
CHM 31
CHM 32
Free electives
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Transfer credit evaluation for Common
Core Areas
Sending college
Course 1 fulfills I&S 
Receiving college
I&S fulfilled even if
equivalent here is
not in I&S or there is
no equivalent
No I&S completed
 Equivalent to course
course 1 taken
1 fulfills I&S so
requirement met
For students transferring into some A.S. programs, STEM
variant requirement in Flexible Core will have to be
completed even if Area is fulfilled prior to transfer.
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If and when to opt in?
• Consult with advisor
• Should wait until Fall semester when program
changes are published
• Should be based on which option leads to
completion earlier
• Use what-if feature in DegreeWorks
• Student must sign a form to opt in so degree
requirements are changed in registration
records.
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If and when to opt in?
Recommendations for students with
• 0-15 credits: Opt-in to revised programs with
Pathways Common Core
• 16-30 credits: Consult with an advisor to
evaluate whether to remain in current
program or opt in to revised program.
• 30 more credits: Remain in current program.
• Consult with advisor
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Thank you
Questions?
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