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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)

• 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.…” 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: – 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 11CMS 20 COMM 20CMS 26 COMM 26CMS 28 COMM 28CMS 60 MEST 60CMS 96 MEST 96CMS 70 THEA 70CMS 75 THEA 75CMS 61 FILM 61

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)

+ PHY 101 (1 cr 2 hr lab)CHM 10 (4 cr, 6 hr) CHM 110 (3 cr, 3 hr) + CHM 101 (1 cr lab, 3 hr)

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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

coursesOther 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 AREA C ENG 10 MTH 21 AST 111 ENV 11 ENG 11 MTH 23 BIO 11 ESE 11 ENG 12 MTH 30 BIO 19 ESE 12 ENG 14 MTH 31 BIO 23 ESE 13 ENG 15 BIO 21 PHY 110 ENG 16 BIO 23 PHY 11

CHM 110 PHY 31CHM 17

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Flexible Core A: World Cultures and Global Issues

ANT 11 GEO 10 POR 111COMM 28 HIS 10 POR 112ECO 15 HIS 11 SOC 11ECO 71 ITL 111 SPN 111ENG 48 ITL 112 SPN 112FILM 91 POL 31 SPN 113FRN 111 POL 71 SPN 21FRN 112 POL 72 SPN 22

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Flexible Core B: US Experience in its Diversity

COMM 20 ENG 53 HIS 51 CRJ 11 ENG 54 HSC 10 ECO 12 HIS 20 MEST 60 ENG 50 HIS 23 POL 11 ENG 51 HIS 24 POL 41

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Flexible Core C: Creative Expression

ART 11 ENG 61 MUS 12 ART 12 FILM 61 SPN 25 ART 55 FRN 22 SPN 30 ART 56 ITL 22 SPN 31 COMM 26 ITL 23 THEA 70 ENG 21 MUS 11 THEA 75

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Flexible Core D: Flexible Core E: Individual and Society Scientific World

COMM 11 HIS 28 AST 112 CHM 12 ESE 13 ECO 11 MEST 96 BIO 11 CHM 17 HLT 20 ECO 31 PHL 11 BIO 121 CHM 18 PHY 11ENG 56 POL 51 BIO 20 CSI 30 PHY 12ENG 57 PSY 11 BIO 23 ENV 11 PHY 32HIS 14 BIO 24 ESE 11

CHM 11 ESE 12

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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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Core Required CoreENG 10/11 A: ENG 10/11ENG 12 A: ENG 12, 14, 15,1 6CMS 11 B: MTH 30/31HIS 10/11 C: CHM 11

PEA/HLT 91 Flexible CoreRequired Area ACHM 11 BCHM 22 CMTH 31 DMTH 32 E: CHM 12ART/MUS 11 A-EHUM/Social ScienceModern Language (2 courses)

Specialization Requirements Specialization RequirementsMTH 31MTH 32

BIO 11 BIO 11BIO 12 BIO 12CHM 31 CHM 31CHM 32 CHM 32Free electives Free electives

Liberal Arts and Science A.S. – Biology Option

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Transfer credit evaluation for Common Core Areas

Sending college Receiving collegeCourse 1 fulfills I&S I&S fulfilled even if equivalent here is not in I&S or there is no equivalentNo I&S completed Equivalent to course course 1 taken 1 fulfills I&S so requirement metFor 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

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