Comparison Chart
Comparison of the Pre-2013 Lehman Gen Ed Requirements with the 2013 Gen Ed (CUNY Pathways Compatible)
| CURRENT: Pre-2013 LEHMAN GEN ED | credits | NEW 2013 GEN ED (CUNY PATHWAYS) | credits | |
| Foundation (4 courses) | Foundation (Required Core, 6 courses) | |
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| ENG110 | 3 | ENG111 | 3 | |
| ENG120 | 3 | ENG121 | 3 | |
| MAT (1 mathematics course above MAT125) | 4 | MAT126 (or a STEM Variant in Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 to 4 | |
| Foreign Language (1 200-level, or 2 100 level) | 3 to 9 | Foreign Language* (2 courses in one language) *Note: This is called "College Option" by CUNY) |
6 | |
| Laboratory Science (or a STEM Variant in science) |
3 to 5 | |||
| 13 to 19 | Total | 18 to 21 | ||
| Distribution (9 courses) | Distribution (Flexible Core, 6 courses) | |||
| Natural Science (two courses) | 8 to 10 | |||
| Areas: Once course from each area | 21 | One from each area, and one from any | 18 | |
| 1. Individuals and Society | 1. World Cultures and Global Issues | |||
| 2. Socio-Political Structures | 2. US Experience in Its Diversity | |||
| 3. Literature | 3. Creative Expression | |||
| 4. The Arts | 4. Individual and Society | |||
| 5. Comparative Culture | 5. Scientific World* | |||
| 6. Historical Studies | ||||
| 7. Knowledge, Self and Values | *If a STEM Variant, then add 1 to 2 credits | 1 or 2 | ||
| 29 to 31 | Total | 18 to 20 | ||
| Integration (2 courses) | Integration (College Option, 2 courses) | |||
| Choose two not in the area of the major: | 6 | Choose two not in the area of the major: | 6 | |
| LEH 351 Studies in Sci & Applied Perspectives | LEH 351 Studies in Sci & Applied Perspectives | |||
| LEH 352 Studies in Literature | LEH 352 Studies in Literature | |||
| LEH 353 Studies in the Arts | LEH 353 Studies in the Arts | |||
| LEH 354 Historical Studies | LEH 354 Historical Studies | |||
| LEH 355 Studies in Phil, Theory & Abstract Thinking | LEH 355 Studies in Phil, Theory & Abstract Thinking | |||
| 6 | Total | 6 | ||
| Total Credits | 48 to 56 | Total Credits | 42 to 47 |
