All CUNY colleges have a uniform set of general education requirements known as CUNY Pathways. Although the courses that can be used to fulfill these requirements differ from college to college, the basic set of requirements are the same throughout the CUNY system, and with few exceptions any requirement that a student fulfills at one college will be considered fulfilled at any other college to which he or she transfers. SUNY students who transfer to Baruch having completed the entire 30-credit general education (GER) requirement will be deemed to have completed the CUNY Pathways Common Core requirement. SUNY transfer students who completed a portion of the 30-credit GER requirement will have the completed GER credits applied to the Pathways areas as appropriate.

Requirements for students who transfer to Baruch with completed degrees:

• CUNY and non-CUNY transfer students who have completed AA or AS degrees are deemed to have completed the CUNY Pathways Common Core.
• CUNY and non-CUNY transfer students who have completed an AAS degree must complete any areas of the Pathways Common Core that they did not complete when obtaining their AAS degree.
• Students who have completed a bachelor’s degree are waived from all Pathways general education requirements.

There are three parts to the Pathways general education requirements:

1. Required Core
2. Flexible Core
3. College Option

Student Rights and Responsibilities under Pathways