Stony Brook Undergraduate Bulletin - Spring 2025Diversified Education Curriculum (D.E.C.)

SUNY General Education and Stony Brook Curriculum Equivalency Table

The following chart details typical equivalent Stony Brook Curriculum categories for courses or credits transferred to Stony Brook from another SUNY institution completed with a grade of C or higher, with some exceptions. This chart does not indicate exact equivalencies between the SBC and SUNY categories, and is subject to Stony Brook transfer policies. SUNY allows campuses to have requirements that exceed SUNY general education.

Students with transfer credits from another SUNY college or university and who have satisfied specific SUNY general education requirement may be able to apply these courses toward the Stony Brook Curriculum, as follows. Note that a course evaluated to be equivalent to a Stony Brook course will satisfy the category of the Stony Brook course.

SUNY GE Framework Equivalents

SUNY Category	Stony Brook Curriculum
Communication--Written and Oral	Write Effectively in English (WRT)
Communication--Written and Oral	Speak Effectively before an Audience (SPK)
Critical Thinking and Reasoning	Completion of WRT 102 Intermediate Writing Workshop, or a transfer equivalent
Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice	Respect Diversity and Foster Inclusiveness (DIV)
Humanities	Address Problems using Critical Analysis and the Methods of the Humanities (HUM)
Information Literacy	Evaluate and Synthesize Researched Information (ESI)
Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)	Master Quantitative Problem Solving (QPS) if the achieved learning objectives are equivalent or higher to to a course at Stony Brook that satisfies QPS.
Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)	Study the Natural World (SNW)
Social Sciences	Understand, Observe, and Analyze Human Behavior and the Structure and Functioning of Society (SBS)
The Arts	Explore and Understand the Fine and Performing Arts (ARTS)
US History and Civic Engagement	Understand the Political, Social, and Cultural History of the United States of America (USA)
World History and Global Awareness	Engage Global Issues (GLO)
World Languages	Communicate in a Human Language Other than English (LANG) If satisfied with an 85 or higher on the New York State Regents examination taken prior to Fall 2011 or a grade of C or higher in a second-semester college elementary foreign language course
No SUNY Equivalent	Experiential Learning (EXP+)
	Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA+)
	Practice and Respect Critical and Ethical Reasoning (CER)
	Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS+)
	Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM+)
	Understand Relationships between Science or Technology and the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences (STAS)
	Understand Technology (TECH)
	Write Effectively within One’s Discipline (WRTD)

SUNY General Education Requirement Equivalents (Pre-Fall 2023)

SUNY Category	Stony Brook Curriculum
American History	Understand the Political, Social, and Cultural History of the United States of America (USA)
Basic written & oral communication	Write Effectively in English (WRT) and / or Speak Effectively before an Audience (SPK), depending on the achieved learning outcomes at the external institution
Critical Thinking	Practice and Respect Critical and Ethical Reasoning (CER) if the achieved learning objectives are equivalent or higher to to a course at Stony Brook that satisfies CER
Foreign Language	Communicate in a Human Language Other than English (LANG) If satisfied with an 85 or higher on the New York State Regents examination taken prior to Fall 2011 or a grade of C or higher in a second-semester college elementary foreign language course
Humanities	Address Problems using Critical Analysis and the Methods of the Humanities (HUM)
Information Management	Evaluate and Synthesize Researched Information (ESI)
Mathematics	Master Quantitative Problem Solving (QPS) if the achieved learning objectives are equivalent or higher to to a course at Stony Brook that satisfies QPS.
Natural Science	Study the Natural World (SNW)
Other World Civilizations	Engage Global Issues (GLO)
Social Science	Understand, Observe, and Analyze Human Behavior and the Structure and Functioning of Society (SBS)
The Arts	Explore and Understand the Fine and Performing Arts (ARTS)
Western Civilizations	Engage Global Issues (GLO)
No SUNY Equivalent	Experiential Learning (EXP+)
	Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA+)
	Respect Diversity and Foster Inclusiveness (DIV)
	Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS+)
	Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM+)
	Understand Relationships between Science or Technology and the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences (STAS)
	Understand Technology (TECH)
	Write Effectively within One’s Discipline (WRTD)