Program Description The General Education certificate program allows a student who is undecided about
his or her eventual degree program or transfer campus to complete all the required
State University of New York courses in General Education. This program will satisfy
the liberal arts core of an A.A. or A.S. degree and facilitate transfer to any four-year
SUNY institution.
Student Learning Outcomes At the completion of the General Education Certificate program, a student will be
able to
Attest to the completion of all ten SUNY General Education requirements and facilitate
transfer within the SUNY System;
Employ quantitative methods to solve problems, interpret and draw inferences and recognize
the limits of mathematical models;
Understand and apply the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena;
Understand and apply the methods social scientists use to explore social phenomena;
Demonstrate knowledge of a basic narrative of American history and common institutions
in American society and an understanding of America’s evolving relationship with the
rest of the world;
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of the distinctive features of the history,
institutions, economy, society, culture, etc., of Western civilization; and relate
the development of Western civilization to that of other regions of the world;
Demonstrate knowledge of either a broad outline of world history, or the distinctive
features of the history, institutions, economy, society, culture, etc., of one non-Western
civilization;
Demonstrate knowledge of the conventions and methods of at least one of the humanities
in addition to those encompassed by other knowledge areas required by the General
Education program;
Understand at least one principal form of artistic expression and the creative process
inherent therein;
Demonstrate basic proficiency in the understanding and use of a foreign language;
and Knowledge of the distinctive features of culture;
Produce revise and improve coherent texts and oral discourse, and apply to subject
research;
Develop, Identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments as they occur in their own or other’s
work;
Understand and use basic computer information for research for use in research.
Requirements for Program Entry
High School diploma or equivalent
Satisfactory placement in Entering Student Assessment
Developmental Assistance Available For students who do not meet basic reading and math requirements, or who have other
learning issues, extra assistance is readily available through SUNY Ulster's Learning
Center, Patrik Math Center, the Writing Center, the Peer and Friend Tutor Program, and English as a Second Language
(ESL) tutors.
For More Information Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Office: Vanderlyn Hall, VAN 250 Phone: 800:724-0833, ext 5024 or 845:687-5024 E-mail: admissions@sunyulster.edu
