CUNY Common Core/Pathways
What is the CUNY Common Core/Pathways?
The CUNY Common Core is the new general education requirement at all CUNY colleges, starting in Fall 2013. It consists of the Required Core (12 credits) and the Flexible Core (18 credits for A.A. and A.S. degrees, and 9 credits for A.A.S degrees). Once fulfilled at one CUNY college, these general education credits will fulfill the same Core category at another CUNY college.
General Education Requirements - CUNY Common Core: Pathways
The CUNY Common Core/Pathways affects all Fall 2013 entering students and many continuing students; it also affects the transfer process.
When will the CUNY Common Core/Pathways take effect?
The CUNY Common Core/Pathways applies to every student entering Kingsborough in Fall
2013 and after.
How does the CUNY Common Core/Pathways apply to you?
If you are entering Kingsborough in Fall 2013 or after, you will complete the CUNY
Common Core. Continuing students who entered Kingsborough before Fall 2013 may opt in to the CUNY Common Core/Pathways OR complete their existing degree requirements. Use the following chart to help you figure out how the CUNY Common Core/Pathways
will affect you:
If you have: |
you will: |
0 14 credits |
consult your advisor about opting in to the CUNY Common Core. |
15 30 credits (as a continuing student) |
choose to complete your existing degree requirements OR opt in to the CUNY Common Core/Pathways. Students who wish to opt in to the CUNY Common Core/Pathways must meet with an academic advisor to make sure opting in is the most efficient route to your degree completion. All continuing students who do not opt in to the CUNY Common Core/Pathways are required to complete the existing degree requirements for their major. Please note that students who opt in to the CUNY Common Core/Pathways may not change back to their previous degree requirements. |
31 or more credits |
complete your existing degree requirements. |
Any number of credits and are a re-admit |
meet with an academic advisor to decide if you should opt in or complete your existing degree requirements. |
What if you want to change your major?
If you entered Kingsborough before Fall 2013 and plan to change your major, you may
choose to opt in to the CUNY Common Core/Pathways or complete your existing degree requirements. Please discuss this decision with your advisor before you complete the Change of Major form, found in the Office of the Registrar (A-101).
How will the CUNY Common Core/Pathways affect your degree?
To find out how the CUNY Common Core/Pathways affects your degree program, select
your major below:
Transferring
How does CUNY Common Core/Pathways affect your transfer to a CUNY senior college?
Once you fulfill a Core requirement at one CUNY college, these general education credits
will fulfill the same Core category when you transfer to another CUNY college. For
example, if you pass BIO 1 at Kingsborough, it will satisfy the Core requirement for
Life and Physical Sciences; therefore, if you transfer to Brooklyn College, your Life
and Physical Sciences category will be fulfilled.
If you complete the CUNY Common Core, do you need more general education requirements
when you transfer to a CUNY senior college?
Students who complete the CUNY Common Core and transfer into a bachelor's degree program
are required to take 6 to 12 additional credits of general education. This is called
the College Option. The number of College Option credits you ll need to complete is as follows:
- Earned Associate Degree: 6 College Option credits required
- Earned more than 30 transfer credits: 9 College Option credits required
- Earned 30 or fewer transfer credits: 12 College Option credits required
What about transferring to a non-CUNY college or university?
The CUNY Common Core/Pathways refers to CUNY colleges only. However, Kingsborough
Community College has many articulation agreements with institutions outside of CUNY,
which help ensure a smooth transfer process. Click for more information on transfer opportunities at SUNY and private institutions.
For more information about transferring, please visit Kingsborough's Transfer Success Center (M-101).