Required Core: 12 credits

Flexible Core: 18 credits

At least six credits must be taken at the 200 level or higher in the Flexible Core and College Option combined.

STEM courses identified as having both the Life and Physical Sciences (LP) and Scientific World (SW) requirement designation may satisfy either/or Common Core area. No single course may be used to fulfill both areas.
Advanced standing and college credit may be awarded to students who complete college-level work while still in high school. These include Advanced Placement Courses (AP), College Level Examination Programs (CLEP), College Now, and International Baccalaureate (IB). Official AP or CLEP scores, your IB diploma, or official college transcripts must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office for review.
Some courses in this area have a required corequisite laboratory course (1 credit; 2 hours) that will satisfy the College Option. To fulfill the general education requirements non-transfer baccalaureate students must take at least one course from this area with a linked laboratory.

Students pursuing any BA degree program or the following BS degree programs: Business with International Business concentration, Communications, Dramatic Arts, Music, and Social Work, will be required to take an introductory or intermediate level language course unless they have tested or been exempted. All STEM majors and other Bachelor of Science students may choose any course offered in this area.

Language Placement Examination
- A language placement test is required for all students who wish to register for any 112-level language or above. Placement examinations are given by the Department of World Languages and Literatures. These examinations determine placement at the appropriate course level.
General Education Appeal
- If language placement is at or above the 114-level language, students may submit a general education appeal to have that course satisfy the World Cultures and Global Issues area.

The Flexible Core is made up of six courses, with at least one course from each of the following five areas and no more than two courses in any discipline or interdisciplinary field: World Cultures and Global Issues, U.S. Experience in its Diversity, Creative Expression, Individual and Society, and Scientific World. This is required for students in AA, AS and bachelor’s degree programs.

At least one course chosen to fulfill the Flexible Core and/or College Option must fulfill the Pluralism and Diversity Requirement. Students are encouraged to select a course that fulfills this requirement in the Flexible Core.
At least one course taken to fulfill the Flexible Core and/or College Option must fulfill the Contemporary World Requirement. This course may be the same course as the one selected to fulfill the Pluralism and Diversity Requirement, provided that the course appears on both approved course lists. Students are encouraged to select a course that fulfills this requirement in the Flexible Core.
To fulfill general education requirements non-transfer baccalaureate students must take at least one course from the Scientific World bucket with a linked laboratory.

Transfer Students:

Pathways makes it easier for students to transfer from one CUNY college to another. When a student has met a Common Core or College Option requirement at one CUNY school, those requirements will be met at any other CUNY school
The College of Staten Island subscribes to the CUNY Policy on guaranteed transferability of CUNY Pathways courses and their Requirement Designations. Students who receive credit for a course at a different requirement designation than they previously took can contact transferstudents@csi.cuny.edu for review and adjustment.

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