General Education Policies & Procedures Manual

An online manual for advisors, faculty and staff at Binghamton University

Gen Ed Requirements by Catalog Year

This section contains links to the University Bulletin. Although Binghamton University's General Education program began in 1996, the 1996-1997 Bulletin is not available online.

NOTE: Although the Bulletin lists Gen Ed requirements by catalog year, students' Gen Ed requirements are not actually determined by catalog year but rather by the year when they matriculate.

• 2007-2008 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students
• 2006-2007 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students
• 2005-2006 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students
• 2004-2005 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students
• 2003-2004 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students
• 2002-2003 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students
• 2001-2002 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students
• 2000-2001 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students (Requirements for freshmen are listed first, followed by requirements for transfer students.)
• 1999-2000 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students (PDF)
• 1998-1999 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students (This is a frames page; click on "Academic Policies and Procedures" and then on "Undergraduate" and then scroll down to view the Gen Ed requirements.)
• 1997-1998 Bulletin: Gen Ed requirements for freshmen and transfer students (This is a frames page; click on "Academic Policies and Procedures" and then on "Undergraduate" and then scroll down to view the Gen Ed requirements.)

Useful Gen Ed Resources

• Guidelines for General Education courses developed by the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and approved by the Faculty Senate.
• Downloadable Gen Ed checklists for students matriculating under the 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 or 2002 catalog years
• FAQ page for students
• A link to the SUNY System website of approved SUNY-GER courses, by campus

GETA (Gen Ed Transcript Addendum)

• Statement from the UUCC on the Use of the GETA in Evaluating Transfer Courses, approved 3/18/03 and revised 12/9/03.
  
• Pictures of Binghamton University's GETA -- blank form and showing courses taken

Policies and Decisions on Gen Ed Implementation

Policies and decisions on the following pages deal with issues of implementing the new General Education program which went into effect at Binghamton in Fall 2000:

 

Appeals last updated 2/12/04	Foreign Language last updated 7/14/06	Proficiency last updated 1/10/06	Transfer Students last updated 7/12/02	Miscellaneous last updated 7/14/06
Gen Ed Lab credit for AP science courses Appeals to designate courses retroactively Appeals of transfer equivalencies Appeals of C requirement	Definition of "4 units of a language" Fulfilling the foreign language requirement through "significant activity" Revised Gen Ed foreign language requirement Gen Ed foreign language requirement for 2004-2005 Handout on waivers of foreign language requirement for non-native speakers of English Foreign language for students who do not meet the proficiency standards 2002 Senate legislation on the new Gen Ed foreign language requirement Can lower-level foreign language classes be taken P/F? Foreign language for Watson Computer Science majors School waivers of foreign language requirement	Gen Ed Math requirement revised 12/6/05 Are high school math courses such as business math & computer math acceptable as 4th year math? Determining Gen Ed proficiency from high school work	How do we assure uniform evaluation of transfer credits? Have transfer students who satisfied SUNY-GER at their previous school completed our Gen Ed? Do we accept a course with a D grade for Gen Ed from a SUNY school? A non-SUNY school? Which school's transfer evaluation prevails with IUT and double-degree students? What is the BU equivalent to "Basic Communication" on the GETA? Exemptions for transfer students Do transfer courses taken P/F satisfy the Gen Ed requirement?	ROTC credit for Gen Ed Y New Math Regents terminology Another option for Math-deficient students Clarification of the Math requirement Equivalencies for AP credit Can a student use AP US History for both Pluralism & Social Science? How are Binghamton Study Abroad courses identified and processed? What policy guides Gen Ed for IUTs and double degree students? English is the language of C, O & J courses

Minutes of the Gen Ed Implementation Committee

Past minutes of Gen Ed Implementation Committee meetings are available online.

• 2001-2002 academic year
• 2002-2003 academic year
• 2003-2004 academic year

Website compiled and updated by Liz Abate. Last updated 6/28/07 .