General Education Requirements

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Earning Your Undergraduate Degree


An Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree at Lehman College consists of 120 credits.  

The goal is to provide a broad Liberal Arts Education that combines courses in science, culture, and society with more in-depth study of a specific area of interest. Students come away with a sense of social responsibility, strong intellectual and practical skills that span several major fields of study, and analytical and problem-solving skills they can apply in real-world settings.

General Education Requirements
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Your General Education course work falls into three categories:

❏ Required Core

❏ Flexible Core

❏ College Option

 

 

The Pathways Program Contains 14 Courses in Three Categories:

Required Core
(4 Courses, 12-15 Credits)

Required Courses include:

❏ English Composition (2 Courses, 6 credits)

❏ Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning (3-5 Credits)

❏ Lab Science: Life and Physical Science (3-4 Credits)

Students may substitute STEM variants for the mathematics and science courses.

Flexible Core
(6 Courses, 18-20 Credits)

Every student must successfully complete one course from each of the following five areas, and a sixth course from any of the areas:

❏ Area I: World Cultures and Global Issues

❏ Area II: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity

❏ Area III: Creative Expression

❏ Area IV: Individual and Society

❏ Area V: Scientific World

College Option
(4 Courses, 12 Credits)

Students must complete two LEH courses. LEH courses have variable topics. Each semester, a series of topics for these courses is announced in the Schedule of Classes.

❏ LEH

❏ Foreign Language (2 Courses, 6 Credits).


 

CUNY General Education Program (Pathways)

 

Major Concentration Courses

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Make sure you check with your academic advisor when selecting a major.

Elective Courses

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NOTE: Always check with your advisor(s) before registering for the next semester to be sure you are meeting ALL graduation requirements for General Education, your Major, and, if applicable, your Minor and any special programs.

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