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February 6, 2016
BACHELOR OF ARTS
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
PATHWAYS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Student
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EMPL ID
Major:
Advisor:
General Education Requirements
COMMON
CORE
(30 crs.)
BACHELOR
OF ARTS
DEGREE
(B.A.)
FIXED CORE (12 crs.) (Click on shaded boxes for drop-down menus.)
THE BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)
ENGL COMP I – FIQWS Click Here (3 crs.) +
Click Here (3 crs.) towards Click Here
ENGL COMP II (3 crs.)
MATH
(Placement in Math 195, Pre- Calculus, exempts students from this requirement.)
Life & Physical Sciences (3 crs.)
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FLEXIBLE CORE (1 course in each area; 18 crs., including 3 crs. satisfied by FIQWS subject area)
World Cultures
& Global Issues (3 crs.)
(3 crs.)
Literature
Global Hist. & Cult
U.S. Experience in its Diversity
Creative Expression
3 crs.
3 crs.
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Individual and Society 3 crs.
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Scientific World
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3 crs.
ADDITIONAL CITY COLLEGE REQUIRED COURSES (12 crs.)
Foreign Language Requirement (9 crs.)
(Students who have completed four years of foreign language study in high school or passed the departmental proficiency
examination may be exempted from this requirement. The Foreign Language department is in NA 5/223.)
(B.A.) 4 years H.S.
A third-semester college-level course in any foreign language
Logical/Philosophical (3 crs.)
Exemption
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ADDITIONAL CITY COLLEGE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: NEW STUDENT SEMINAR (NSS)
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Registration Notes
Review this checklist, carefully. Refer to it when planning your semester schedule. Choose appropriate
coursework to fulfill Fixed and Flexible Core requirements, as well as the language requirement, by noting
the categories you have not fulfilled.
DegreeWorks, an online degree audit system, is available via the CUNY Portal (follow the prompts on the City College website by
highlighting “Academics” and then clicking on “Registrar”). There are sometimes discrepancies between DegreeWorks and the
General Education Check produced for you by this office. The General Education check prepared for you by the Divisional Office
of your major will be used to determine your eligibility for graduation.
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ADDITIONAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The successful completion of an approved course of study in a major of which at least 60% of the
credits must be taken at The City College. A final documented major check must be secured from the
department major advisor.
A final documented check of all degree requirements must be secured from the divisional office
approximately 2 semesters prior to your graduation date.
A minimum overall and a major GPA of at least 2.0. (Some majors may require a higher G.P.A.)
The successful completion of a minimum of 120 credits.
Residency requirement: completion of a minimum of 80 credits at City College or the last 30 credits in
residence at City College.
ATTENTION: TRANSFER STUDENTS
All transfer students who have not completed an A.A. or A.S. degree are required to complete the 30-credit Common
Core.
In addition, all associate’s degree students who transfer to baccalaureate programs will be required to complete
additional General Education coursework at City College as follows:
1) Students who transfer with 30 or fewer total credits from any college will be required to earn 12 credits from City
College’s additional General Education requirements.
2) Students without an associate’s degree who transfer with more than 30 credits from any college will be required to
earn 9 credits from City College’s additional General Education requirements.
3) Students who transfer with an associate’s degree from any college will be required to earn 6 credits from City
College’s additional General Education requirements.
Notes:
Date of Advisory Conference:
Student Signature: ___________________________
Advisor Signature: ___________________________
Rev. 6.02.14