GE2K Transfer Student Advisement

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GE2K Transfer Student Advisement

• Maximum of 88 total transfer credits
• From 2 and/or 4 year institutions
• OR
• From 4 year institution
• Maximum of 66 credits from two-year institutions
• Maximum 15 credits each from proprietary schools,
  military service, noncollegiate institutions

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General Education Categories 1

• Need 6 credits in each category, with 2 different
  prefixes, at least one List A
• Applied Science and Technology
• Arts
• Humanities
• Math/Science (Natural Science)
• This is NOT the same as the basic math competency
  requirement
• Social Science

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List A/List B

• List A courses are approved in Albany to satisfy
  the SUNY Trustees requirement
• Student MUST have at least one List A course in
  each category
• OK to have 2 List As, but not OK to have 2 List
  Bs
• List A requirement cannot be waived by petition
• Only the Provost can approve an exception
• List B courses are BSC general education
• Mnemonic
• A Albany, B Buffalo
• Updated list of courses that count in each
  category
• http//www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/documents/ge
  2000.htm

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General Education Requirements for ALL AA /AS
Transfer Students

• Associates degree must be verified by Admissions
  office
• Has students most recent transcript (showing
  degree) been sent to Admissions?
• If the most recent transcript has been sent to
  BSC (and the ASSOC course is not showing in DN
  under student transcript), should contact
  Admissions first
• If the response from Admissions is delayed or
  none, can then e-mail audit audit_at_buffalostate.ed
  u
• Tell students to be sure to send to Admissions
  their HS transcript to verify Foreign Language

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GE2K Requirements for AA /AS Transfer Students

• For GE2K students, ONLY LIST B courses are waived
  with AA or AS degree
• Waiver does NOT apply to AAS degrees
• The seven List A courses cannot be waived, even
  by petition

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What is a G.E.T.A.?

• G.E.T.A. General Education Transcript Addendum
• Applies to transfer studentssent by another SUNY
  institution indicating which trustees
  requirements are finished
• If Admissions has received the GETA, there should
  be a note placed at the bottom of the DN "full
  report" waiving specific general education
  requirements. 
• Understanding the G.E.T.A. can help student avoid
  taking unneeded coursework
• For questions or concerns, contact the Admissions
  office or email audit_at_buffalostate.edu

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General Education Categories 2

• Diversity - 3 credits
• Is a List B requirement, but very seldom waived
• Civilizations (American History) - 3 credits
• Civilizations (Western) 3 credits
• Civilizations (Other World) 3 credits
• All 3 Civilizations categories are List A

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Two Prefix Rule for General Education Categories

• Courses must come from at least two disciplines
  (prefixes) for these GE2K General Education
  areas
• Arts
• Humanities
• Math/Science
• Social Science
• Applied Science Technology

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General Education Categories 3

• Writing Intensive
• Identical to GEIF requirements
• Basic Communication
• Identical to GEIF requirements
• Foreign Language
• Identical to GEIF requirements
• Basic Math
• DIFFERENT than GEIF (see next slide)

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Basic Math Requirement

• Math exam does not apply to GE2K students (only
  GEC)
• Requirement may be met through approved
  coursework or appropriate high school
  mathematical proficiency at the pre-calculus
  levelevaluated by Admissions from
  student-submitted HS information.

• Courses
• MAT 103
• MAT 122
• MAT 126
• MAT 270
• MAT 161
• MAT 301
• MAT 311
• MED 383

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Double-Dipping

• A course satisfies two requirements
• Example EXE 100 counts both as Diversity and CT,
  but its still only 3 credits
• Diversity courses can be double-dipped with ANY
  other requirement (major, minor, general
  education, W, etc.)
• W courses can be double-dipped in ANY way
• ONE course from the major can be double-dipped
  into general education for GE2K students
• NO double-dipping allowed between gen. ed.
  categories
• Example FAR 250 can be either an Arts course or
  a Western Civilizations course but NOT both
• If DN does not place a course in the best
  category for the student, e-mail
  audit_at_buffalostate.edu