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Core Curriculum
Effective with the fall semester 2001, all students will follow a common core curriculum as outlined below. Upon completion of 45 credits, students may apply for a major and be granted permission to take advanced courses in one of the three schools.
In addition to the common core, each of the degree programs may include additional arts and sciences courses or specify a course or courses in areas where there are several options. For more information about additional curriculum requirements, see page 34 in Part 4 of this bulletin.
Tier I: Communication and Quantitative Skills | credits | |
| COM 1010 | Speech Communication | 3 |
| ENG 2100 | Writing I | 3 |
| ENG 2150 | Writing II | 3 |
| Excel Proficiency | 0 | |
| Mathematics at the 2000 level | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 0-6** | |
Tier II: Arts and SciencesStudents fulfill this portion of the core curriculum by selecting specified courses totaling 29 credits from the following disciplines: Humanities (12 credits)One 3-credit course must be chosen from each of the following four areas:Fine and Performing Arts (3 credits) | ||
| ART 1000 | Introduction to Design and Visual Communication | |
| ART 1011 | Art History Survey I | |
| ART 1012 | Art History Survey II | |
| MSC 1003 | Music in Civilization | |
| MSC 1005 | Principles of Music | |
| THE 1041 | Introduction to the Theater Arts | |
History (3 credits) | ||
| HIS 1000 | Themes in American History | |
| HIS 1001 | Themes in Global History to 1500 C.E. | |
| HIS 1003 | Themes in Global History since 1500 C.E. | |
| HIS 1005 | Modern American History | |
| HIS 2050 | Modern America, 1880-1945 | |
| HIS 2053 | Recent America, 1945 to the Present | |
Literature (3 credits) | ||
| ENG/LTT 2800 | Great Works of Literature I | |
| ENG/LTT 2850 | Great Works of Literature II | |
Philosophy (3 credits) | ||
| PHI 1500 (2000) | Major Issues in Philosophy | |
| PHI 1600 (2010) | Introduction to Logic and Moral Reasoning | |
| PHI 1700 (2200) | Ethical Theories | |
** Students who intend to complete a major in the School of Public Affairs or the Zicklin School of Business may be exempted from the foreign language requirement if they have completed two years of a modern foreign language in high school or passed a two-year citywide or Regents examination. Natural Sciences (4 credits)One 4-credit course must be chosen from the following list: | ||
| BIO 1003 | Survey of the Living World | |
| BIO 1005 | General Biology-Structure and Function-A Human Orientation | |
| BIO 2010 | Principles of Biology I | |
| CHM 1000 | Chemistry and the Environment | |
| CHM 2003 | General Chemistry I | |
| ENV 1020 | Principles of Ecology | |
| ENV 1021 | Environmental Conservation | |
| PHY 1003 | Concepts in Physics | |
| PHY 2003 | General Physics I | |
Social Sciences (13 credits)One course must be chosen from each of the following four areas: | ||
Anthropology/Sociology (3 credits) | ||
| ANT 1001 | Introduction to Anthropology | |
| SOC 1005 | Introduction to Sociology | |
Economics (3 credits) | ||
| ECO 1001 | Microeconomics | |
| ECO 1002 | Macroeconomics | |
| ECO 1110 | Current Economic Problems (Open only to Weissman School of Arts and Sciences students who have completed MTH 2160) | |
Politics and Government (3 credits) | ||
| POL 1101 | American Government | |
| POL 2001 | The United States in an Age of Globalization | |
| POL 2321 | Urban Government | |
| POL 2332 | American Political Thought | |
| POL 2353 | Public Policy | |
| PUB 1250 | Public Administration in Modern Society | |
Psychology (4 credits) | ||
| PSY 1001 | General Psychology | |
Tier III: Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Concentrations
As part of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree, all students must fulfill a Tier III concentration to graduate. The concentration requirement consists of three courses of study (9-12 credits) outside of students’ majors. Of the three courses, two must be taken at the 3000 level or higher.
Courses used to satisfy Tier II may not also be used to fulfill Tier III concentration requirements. The third course in Tier III is to be the 4000-, 5000-, or 6000-level capstone course created or designated by each department in the concentration. Capstone courses are research-oriented and communication-intensive course. The capstone course can be taken only after students have completed two courses in their disciplinary concentration at the 3000 level or higher, and it must be taken at Baruch College. In order to graduate, a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 in the three courses that make up his or her Tier III mnior.
Disciplinary concentrations are as follows:
Humanities Disciplines:
Art, Communication Studies, English, History, Literature, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre
Natural Science Disciplines:
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics
Social Science Disciplines:
Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Affairs, Sociology
Interdisciplinary Concentrations:
American Studies, Asian and Asian American Studies, Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Minor with Honors, Black and Hispanic Studies, Interdisciplinary Minor with Honors in New York City Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Law and Policy, Religion and Culture, Women's Studies
NON-LIBERAL ARTS COURSES
The following list contains courses defined by Baruch College as non-liberal arts courses. No courses from this list can be used to satisfy the arts and sciences requirements in any of the three schools.
Please note:
Zicklin School of Business:
No courses from the list below can be used to satisfy the 62-credit liberal arts and sciences requirement.
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences:
No courses from the list below can be used to satisfy the 90-credit liberal arts and sciences requirement.
School of Public Affairs:
No courses from the list below can be used to satisfy the 57- to 60- credit liberal arts and sciences requirement.
Non-Liberal Arts Courses
- ART 3059, ART 5010, ART 5011, Art Studio Elective
- COM 4059
- CSE (Consumer Education)
- ECO 5010 and ECO 5011
- All Education courses except EDU 1101, EDU 3001, EDU 3002, IDC/EDU 5210, IDC/EDU 5220, IDC/EDU 5230, IDC/EDU 5240
- FPA 5070 and FPA 5071 (Fine and Performing Arts)
- HCA (Health Care Administration)
- HED 1810, HED 2920, and all Physical Education courses
- IST 3012 (Library)
- Law courses except LAW 1011, LAW 1012, LAW 3122, LAW 4900, LAW 4905
- Military service credits
- MSC 2061-MSC 2064, MSC 5050, MSC 5051, and Music Studio Elective
- PAF 5452
- All PUB courses except PUB 1250
- SPS/SDC
- All statistics courses except STA 2000 and STA 2100
- THE 3046, THE 3056, and Theater studio elective
- Work-study or business experience in any areas
- Credits listed as business, non-arts and sciences, professional electives, remedial electives, and/or credits listed as “elective” without any additional designation on transfer evaluation
- All courses in the following disciplines: accountancy (ACC), computer information systems (CIS), finance (FIN), insurance (INS), business policy (BPL), management (MGT), business (BUS), marketing (MKT), operations research (OPR), and real estate (REA)
Questions about the non-liberal arts courses, business courses, and free electives should be directed to an advisor prior to registration.