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.

• AAS 166 Introduction to African and African American Societies
• AAS 225 The Contemporary Urban Community      
• AAS 232  African Civilizations
• AAS (LAC) 235 Caribbean Societies
• AAS (WST) 240 Women in African Society
  
• ANT (LAC) 238 Selected Studies in Societies and Culture: Latin America
• ANT(LAC, WST) 210 Women in Latin America
• GEH 101 An Introduction to Geography
• GEH 240 Urban Geography
• HIS 240 East Asian Civilization
• HIS 241 Early Modern Europe, 1400-1815  
  
• HIS 242 Contemporary European History 
• HIS 246 Civilizations of the Ancient World
• HIS 247 Medieval Civilization
  
• HIS (MES) 249 Islamic Civilization
  
• HIS (LAC) 266  Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean I
• HIS (LAC) 267 Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean II
• LTS (HIS) 212 History of Puerto Rico
  
• LTS 213  Puerto Rican Culture: Global Identities
• MES 245  Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies
  PHI (AAS) 269 Introduction to African Philosophy
• POL (RUS) 220 Russia Today
• POL 240 International Politics
  
• POL 241 Globalization
• POL 266 Politics and Culture
• POL 268 Comparative Politics
• SOC 245 Social Processes of Global Interdependencies
• WST 220 Introduction to Women's Studies

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.

• AAS (WST) 228: African American Family 
  
• AAS (WST) 239: Black Women in American Society
  
• AAS (HIS) 245: History of African Americans 
  
• AMS 111: American Culture-Value and Traditions
• DST 200: Introduction to Disability Studies
• HIS 243: Foundations of the United States 
  
• HIS 244: Modern United States History
• HSD 266: The U.S. Health Care Delivery System
• JRN 211: Introduction to Multilingual Media
• LAC 231: (LTS 242): Latinos in the United States
  
• LAC (LTS) 232: Latino Family and Gender Relations Among Latinos 
  
• LTS 269: History of U.S. Latinos 
• POL (LAC, LTS) 234: Latino Politics 
  
• POL 166: American Political System 
  
• POL 211: Public Policy 
  
• POL 217: Criminal Justice 
  
• POL 230: Immigration and Citizenship 
  
• SOC 234: Urban Sociology 
  
• SOC 235: Education and Society

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.

• ANT (WST) 206: Anthropological Perspectives on Women and Men
  
• ANT 211: Cultural Anthropology 
  
• DNC 222: The Body and Society
  
• ECO 166: Introduction of Macroeconomics
  
• ECO 167: Introduction to Microeconomics
  
• PHI 171: Problems of Philosophy 
  
• PHI 172: Contemporary Moral Issues
  
• PHI 173: Justice and Society 
  
• PHI 174: Theories of Human Nature 
  
• PHI 175: Philosophy of Religion 
  
• PHI 176: Philosophy of Freedom 
  
• POL 150: Contemporary Political Issues 
  
• POL 172: Great Political Thinkers 
  
• POL 229: Classical Political Economy 
• PSY 166: General Psychology
• SOC 166: Fundamentals of Sociology 
  
• SOC 227 (WST 237): Sociology of the Family
• SOC 228 Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Society
  
• SOC 240:  Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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. 

• ANT 212: Ancient Peoples and Cultures
  
• AST 101: Introduction to Astronomy 
  
• CHE 138: Elements of Chemistry II (must be taken together with CHE 137, which fulfills Required Core – Life and Physical Sciences)
• ENV 210: Introduction to Environmental Science
  
• ENV/GEH 235: Conservation of the Environment 
  
• GEP (GEO) 228: Weather and Climate 
  
• HIS 239: The Ascent of Man: An Introduction to the History of Science
  
• LNG 160 (SPV 246): Introduction to Linguistics 
  
• PHI 169: Critical Reasoning 
  
• PHI 170: Introduction to Logic 
  
• PSY 200: Critical Thinking in Psychology
• SOC 223: Quantitative Reasoning for Social Scientists

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 & 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
  
• CHE 166 - 167: General Chemistry I - Lecture and Lab
  
• CHE 168 - 169: General Chemistry II - Lecture and Lab
• GEO 101: Dynamic Earth
  
• GEO 167: Earth Evolution
• 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: Introductory Physics I
  
• PHY 169: Introductory Physics II

Choose One Additional Course (1 Course)

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

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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:

• ARB111 Elementary Arabic I
• ARB112 Elementary Arabic II
• CHI111 Elementary Chinese I
• CHI112 Elementary Chinese II
• ENG223 English Literature
• ENG226 Shakespeare Now
• ENG227 American Literature
• FRE111 Elementary French I
• FRE112 Elementary French III
• HIS240 East Asian Civilization
• HIS246 Civilizations of the Ancient World
• HIS249 Islamic Civilization
• ITA111 Elementary Italian I
• ITA112 Elementary Italian II
• JAL111 Elementary Japanese I
• JAL112 Elementary Japanese II
• IRI111 Elementary Irish I
• IRI112 Elementary Irish II
• PHI169 Critical Reasoning
• PHI170 Introduction to Logic
• PHI171 Problems of Philosophy
• POL229 Classical Political Economy
• SPA111 Elementary Spanish I
• SPA112 Elementary Spanish II
• SPV101 Introduction to American Sign Language I
• SPV102 Introduction to American Sign Language II

(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.