About the Undergraduate General Education Program
As well as focusing on their chosen majors, all undergraduate students at Purchase College must complete general education requirements that are distinctive for particular programs and share a common educational experience.
SUNY Requirements: Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
The State University of New York mandates specific general education requirements—known as student learning outcomes (SLOs)—for undergraduate students. The SLOs include 10 knowledge areas and two skill areas, which are fulfilled through approved programs of study that vary from one SUNY campus to another. The fulfillment of an SLO at one SUNY campus guarantees that it need not be repeated if a student transfers to another SUNY campus.
Requirements at Purchase College
At Purchase College, the B.A. and B.S. degree programs (excluding liberal studies) have two additional general education requirements—(1) focus on race and gender and (2) physical education/health—and a required freshman seminar for incoming freshmen and selected transfer students. The B.F.A. and Mus.B. programs have been granted exemptions from the mathematics and foreign language SLOs. Requirements are fulfilled in each of the different programs at Purchase College as follows.
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B.A. and B.S. degree programs
The freshman seminar and the mathematics proficiency - B.A. degree completion program (liberal studies)
- B.F.A. and Mus.B. degree programs
Each student’s progress in the fulfillment of general education requirements is monitored by the student’s advisor and the registrar. The final responsibility for completing the requirements is the student’s own.