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Pathways General Education Requirements

Lehman College Bachelor Degree 120 Credits Information for your Elective Courses College Option Information about flexible core Information about Required Core World Cultures US Experience Creative Expression Individual and Society Scientific World One flexible core Lab Science Quantitative Skills Communication Skills General Education Requirements: Required Core, Flexible Core, and College Option Major Concentration Courses College Option

Pathways General Education: Required Core (4 Courses)

Courses that build a strong basis in communication and quantitative skills and in the methods of scientific inquiry for successful general and specialized learning.

Communication Skills (2 courses)

All students must complete 2 courses in English.

  • ENG 111 Principles of Effective Writing I
  • ENG 121 Principles of Effective Writing II

Honors students complete

  • ENG 113 Honors English Composition I
  • ENG 123 Honors English composition II

Quantitative Skills (1 course)

All students must complete 1 course in Quantitative & Mathematical Reasoning

  • MAT 128 Foundations of Data Science

Students whose major or other program does not have a math required may take the following course

  • MAT 126 - Quantitative Reasoning              

The following 4-credit courses are required by certain majors or programs and also fulfill the Quantitative Skills requirements:

Laboratory Science (1 course)

All students must complete 1 course in Life and Physical Science

  • ANT 120 Human Evolutionary Biology 
  • AST 102 Introduction to the Universe 
  • BIO 173 Human Biology of Systems
  • CHE 137** Elements of Chemistry I (must be taken together with CHE 138, which fulfills Flexible Core - Scientific World)
  • PHY 131 Conceptual Physics      
  • PHY 141 Sound, Speech and Music
  • PHY 151 Energy and the Environment

Alternatively, you can take one of the following lab science courses (STEM Variant courses) that are 4 or more credits. They satisfy both, this requirement and the requirements of science and health majors and pre-health profession programs.

  • ANT 171 Introduction to Human Evolution
  • ANT 269 Introduction to Human Variation
  • AST 117 Astronomy of Stellar Systems
  • BIO 166  Principles of Biology: Cells and Genes
  • BIO 167 Principles of Biology: Organisms
  • BIO 181 Anatomy & Physiology, I
  • BIO 182 Anatomy & Physiology, II
  • BIO 183 Human Biology
  • CHE 114-115 Essentials of General Chemistry - Lecture and Lab
  • CHE 166-167 General Chemistry I - Lecture and Lab
  • CHE 168-169 General Chemistry II - Lecture and Lab
  • GEO 101 Dynamic Earth
  • GEO 167 Evolution of the Earth
  • GEP 204 Basic Mapping: Applications & Analysis
  • PHY 135 Fundamental Concepts and Methods of Physics
  • PHY 140 The Physics of Sound
  • PHY 166  General Physics I
  • PHY 167 General Physics II
  • PHY 168 Physics I for Scientists and Engineers
  • PHY 169 Physics II for Scientists and Engineers

Always …

Check with your advisor(s) each semester before registering for the next semester. Be sure you know ALL the graduation requirements - for General Education, for your Major, and, if applicable, for your Minor and for any special programs.

Information for Students Who Joined Lehman College BEFORE Fall 2013

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Information for Transfer Students - Students Who Have Earned Credits at Another College Before Joining Lehman College

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General Education: Flexible Core (6 courses)

Flexible Core courses aim to extend critical thinking across a range of disciplines to provide a broad learning experience. To complete your flexible core requirements, take one course from each of the five areas listed below and one additional course from any of the five areas.

World Cultures and Global Issues (choose 1 course) 

Systematic study of similarities and differences among cultures to develop an appreciation of cultural dynamics and world-wide challenges to peace and wellbeing.

US Experience in Its Diversity (choose 1 course) 

Study of US history, society, ethnic and national identity and analysis of the diverse institutions, policies and value systems that define our nation and its interests.

Creative Expression (choose 1 course)

Introduction to literature, art, music, dance, theatre and the terminology, techniques or tools of each: to learn a medium of creative expression and to actively participate in aesthetic experiences.

  •  AAS 213: African American Art 
  • AAS (THE) 238: African American Theatre 
  • AAS (LAC) 241: Literature of the English & Francophone Caribbean 
  • AAS 242: African Literature 
  • AAS 266: Contemporary Black Music 
  • AAS 267: African American Literature 
  • ARH 135: Introduction to the History of Asian Art-Islamic, Buddhist, and Hindu Cultures
  • ARH 137: Introduction to the History of the Arts of Africa, the Americas, and the South Pacific 
  • ARH 141: Introd to the History of Modern Art of the 19th & 20th Centuries in Europe & the US
  • ARH (LAC) 143: Introduction to the History of Latin American Art
  • ARH 167: Tradition and Innovation in the Art of the West 
  • ART 109: Observations and Visual Experience 
  • DNC 235: Dance Perspectives 
  • ENG 222: Literary Genres 
  • ENG 223: English Literature 
  • ENG 226 Shakespeare Now
  • ENG 227: American Literature
  • ENG 228: Literature and Medicine
  • ENG 229: Contemporary Urban Writers 
  • ENG (WST) 234: Women In Literature 
  • ENW 201: Writing Essentials
  • ENW 210: Introduction to Creative Writing 
  • IDW (CLT) 211: Classics of the Western World I 
  • IDW (CLT) 212: Classics of the Western World II 
  • LAC (LTS, AAS) 214: Literature of the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora
  • LAC (SPA) 233: Latin American Literature in Translation 
  • MSH 114: Introduction to Music 
  • MSH 115: World Music 
  • MSH 245: The American Musical Experience
  • THE 241: The Art of the Theatre 

Individual and Society (choose 1 course)

Systematic study of individuals, their impact on society and society's impact on them: introduction to typical modes of inquiry and systematic ways of thinking about the topic.

Scientific World* (choose 1 course)

Systematic and critical thinking about issues of science and the scientific method, with attention to the skills of observation and analysis of natural phenomenon and to the distinctive qualities of scientific knowledge. 

Alternatively, you can take one of the following lab science courses (STEM Variant courses) that are 4 or more credits. They satisfy both, this requirement and the requirements of science and health majors and pre-health profession programs

Choose One Additional Course (1 Course)

Choose a second course from any of the five Flexible Core categories listed above.

Always …

Check with your advisor(s) each semester before registering for the next semester. Be sure you know ALL the graduation requirements - for General Education, for your Major, and, if applicable, for your Minor and for any special programs.

Information for Students Who Joined Lehman College BEFORE Fall 2013

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Information for Transfer Students - Students Who Have Earned Credits at Another College Before Joining Lehman College

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General Education: College Option (2-4 Courses)

Choose two courses from the below list. LEH courses are variable topics courses, where each section covers a specific topic. When selecting your courses, make sure (1) they are NOT in the same general field as your major and (2) they are from separate categories, NOT from the same category. Pre-requisites are 60 credits and a declared major.

LEH 250 is only open to first-time students. Transfer students are not eligible to take LEH 250.

To complete the college option requirements, you may be required to choose up to two courses from the foreign languages listed below.


Choose 2 LEH Courses (2 Courses)

  • LEH 250: First-year Seminar
  • LEH 351: Studies in Science and Applied Perspectives (Selected topics in the social sciences, life and physical sciences and applied perspectives)
  • LEH 352: Studies in Literature (Selected topics in literature)         
  • LEH 353: Studies in the Arts (Selected topics in the arts)     
  • LEH 354: Historical Studies (Selected topics in the historical studies)    
  • LEH 355: Studies in Philosophy, Theory & Abstract Thinking  (Selected topics in philosophy, theory and abstract thinking)        

Please read before choosing an LEH course: Based on your major, you will NOT receive General Education credit for the following course: 

 

Your Major       

No GEN ED Credit for

Accounting  LEH351
Africana Studies LEH354
Anthropology  LEH351
Anthropology/Biology/Chemistry LEH351
Art   LEH353
Art History  LEH353
Biology LEH351
Biology Teacher Grades 7-12 LEH351
Biology BS/MS Dual Degree LEH351
Business Administration LEH351
Chemistry  LEH351
Comparative Literature  LEH352
Computer Graphics and Imaging   LEH351
Computer Information Systems   LEH351
Computer Science LEH351
Dance  LEH353
Dietetics, Foods and Nutrition  LEH351
Earth Science  LEH351
Economics LEH351
Economics and Mathematics LEH351
English   LEH352
Environmental Science LEH351
Exercise Science     LEH351
Film and Television Studies LEH353
French LEH352
French Teacher Education 7-12 LEH352
Geography  LEH351
Health Education and Promotion  LEH351
Health Education N-12   LEH351
Health Services Administration   LEH351
History   LEH354
History (Teacher Education)   LEH354
Italian  LEH352
Italian American Studies  LEH351
Italian Teacher Education 7-12   LEH352
Latin   LEH352
Latin American and Caribbean Studies  LEH354
Latino Studies LEH354
Linguistics LEH351
Mathematics    LEH351
Media Communication Studies  LEH353
Multimedia Performing Arts LEH353
Music LEH353
Nursing    LEH351
Philosophy   LEH355
Physics  LEH351
Political Science  LEH351
Psychology LEH351
Recreation Education   LEH351
Social Work  LEH351
Sociology    LEH351
Spanish   LEH352
Spanish Teacher Education 7-12    LEH352
Speech Pathology and Audiology   LEH351
Theatre LEH353
Therapeutic Recreation  LEH351

Foreign Language Requirement (6 Credits)

Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language (including American Sign Language). This is part of the CUNY Pathways College Option.

Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement.

Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement.

Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college must be placed in the proper sequential course by the Languages and Literatures Department. If a student completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above (numbered 201 or higher), one Foreign Language Option course may be substituted for the second required language course with the permission of the Languages and Literatures Department (if a language course is chosen it cannot be the same language as the student's 200-level course).

The following courses comprise the Foreign Language Option:

(These courses cannot also serve to meet Common Core requirements.)

Foreign language requirement for students with preexisting foreign language skills.

* Transfer students may not be required to complete the full foreign language requirement. Please refer to your appropriate general education checklist for more information.

Languages offered:

  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Irish
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Latin
  • Spanish

Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college must be placed in the proper sequential course by the Languages and Literatures Department. The Department conducts regular placement examinations and advising for placement in foreign languages. All students need to receive permission from the Department in order to register for any foreign language course. The Department of Languages and Literatures is located in Carman Hall, Room 257, telephone 718.960.8215.  Click here for more information on Foreign Language Requirement for Heritage Speakers and Foreign Transfer Students.