Students admitted to UB prior to Fall 2023 should visit the older pathways requirements here.
Take ownership of your education by choosing topics of interest to you and applying them to your major or using them as a platform to explore another field of study.
Pathways are a central component of the UB Curriculum. Students are required to complete both a Global and Thematic pathway. Each pathway requires a minimum of nine credit hours, typically satisfied by completing three courses of three or more credit hours.
The university provides a Path Finder Tool, a planning tool to aid in the selection of your pathway courses. This page provides additional resources to help guide engineering and computer science students with respect to course selection. If you have any issues using the tools provided below or need assistance, contact the SEAS Office of Academic Affairs to meet with an academic advisor.
Learn how to use the UB Pathfinder tool in this instructional video.
Pathways are typically satisfied by completing three 3 credit hour courses, with the first selected from a “List 1”, the second selected from a “List 2”, and the third selected from a “List 3.” Students who select an introductory foreign language sequence for the Global pathway will complete two 5 credit hour courses.
Engineering majors are advised to select the following courses as “List 3,” as they are also major requirements:
Computer Science BS and BA majors should select CSE 442 as “List 3” in Thematic, and any class as “List 3” in Global that does not have prerequisites.
Selecting pathways that contain courses within the major requirements allows a student to connect ideas from their major with the UB Curriculum and allows a student to move through the pathways most expeditiously.
Students coming in with transfer courses have the flexibility to use their courses in many List 1 and List 2 sections. Specific details can be found under each List by logging into the Pathfinder Tool.
Students coming in with AP or exam credit can use a course if it is identified within a specific List. They can also use the Course Filter tab in the Pathfinder Tool.
Explore pathways by course or by term.
This tool provides a means to filter Pathway courses by Term, UB Area, Pathway, List Level, and Diversity Learning designation. Click on a column heading to sort the data. Use the drop-down menus to select options of interest.
| Course | Term | Pathway | Open Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHI 102LEC: Survy Ital Renais to Cntm | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 2) | 0 |
| AHI 102LEC: Survy Ital Renais to Cntm | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 0 |
| AHI 102LEC: Survy Ital Renais to Cntm | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 0 |
| AHI 102LEC: Survy Ital Renais to Cntm | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 0 |
| AHI 102LEC: Survy Ital Renais to Cntm | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 0 |
| APY 108LEC: Intro to Archaeology | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 50 |
| APY 108LEC: Intro to Archaeology | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 50 |
| APY 108LEC: Intro to Archaeology | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 2) | 50 |
| AS 345LEC: Korean Pop Culture and Hallyu | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 30 |
| AS 345LEC: Korean Pop Culture and Hallyu | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 30 |
| ASL 111DIS: First-Year ASL 1st Sem | Summer 2025 | ASL 111: Introductory American Sign Language (List 1) | 50 |
| BIO 305LEC: Fund of Bio Chemistry | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 90 |
| BIO 305LEC: Fund of Bio Chemistry | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 90 |
| BIO 305LEC: Fund of Bio Chemistry | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 90 |
| BIO 305LEC: Fund of Bio Chemistry | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 90 |
| BIO 305LEC: Fund of Bio Chemistry | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 90 |
| BIO 305LEC: Fund of Bio Chemistry | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 90 |
| CL 110LEC: Latest News Ancient World | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 30 |
| CL 110LEC: Latest News Ancient World | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 30 |
| CL 110LEC: Latest News Ancient World | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 30 |
| CL 110LEC: Latest News Ancient World | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 30 |
| CL 110LEC: Latest News Ancient World | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 30 |
| CL 287LEC: Art & Archaeology of Greece | Summer 2025 | -International Experience (List 2) | 999 |
| CL 315LEC: Classical Epic Traditions | Summer 2025 | LAT 301: Low Intermediate Latin (List 3) | 30 |
| COM 202SEM: Intercultural Communication | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 75 |
| COM 202SEM: Intercultural Communication | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 75 |
| COM 217LEC: Communication in Organization | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 45 |
| COM 240LEC: Introduction to Mass COM | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 45 |
| COM 240LEC: Introduction to Mass COM | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 2) | 45 |
| COM 317DIS: Intro Bus & Prof Communic | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 30 |
| DMS 107LEC: Film & Media History 1 | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 30 |
| DMS 107LEC: Film & Media History 1 | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 30 |
| DMS 213LEC: Immigration and Film | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 2) | 70 |
| DMS 213LEC: Immigration and Film | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 1) | 70 |
| DMS 213LEC: Immigration and Film | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 1) | 70 |
| DMS 220LEC: Machines, Codes and Cultures | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 0 |
| DMS 220LEC: Machines, Codes and Cultures | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 0 |
| DMS 220LEC: Machines, Codes and Cultures | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 0 |
| DMS 259SEM: Understanding Media Study | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 29 |
| DMS 259SEM: Understanding Media Study | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 29 |
| DMS 259SEM: Understanding Media Study | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 29 |
| DMS 333LEC: World Cinema | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 2) | 105 |
| DMS 333LEC: World Cinema | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 105 |
| DMS 333LEC: World Cinema | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 105 |
| DMS 333LEC: World Cinema | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 105 |
| ECO 181LD: Intro to Macroeconomics | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 70 |
| ECO 182LD: Intro to Microeconomics | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 70 |
| ECO 182LD: Intro to Microeconomics | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 70 |
| ENG 256LEC: Film | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 30 |
| ENG 256LEC: Film | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 30 |
| EVS 118LEC: Intro Envir & Sustain Studies | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 2) | 0 |
| GEO 100LEC: World Regions & Issues | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 30 |
| GEO 100LEC: World Regions & Issues | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 30 |
| GEO 100LEC: World Regions & Issues | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 30 |
| GEO 100LEC: World Regions & Issues | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 30 |
| GEO 102LEC: Intro to Human Geography | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 31 |
| GEO 102LEC: Intro to Human Geography | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 31 |
| GEO 102LEC: Intro to Human Geography | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 2) | 31 |
| GEO 102LEC: Intro to Human Geography | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 31 |
| GEO 102LEC: Intro to Human Geography | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 31 |
| GEO 120LEC: Maps: Earth From Above | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 0 |
| GEO 120LEC: Maps: Earth From Above | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 0 |
| GEO 120LEC: Maps: Earth From Above | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 2) | 0 |
| GEO 330LEC: Dynamics of Internat Bus | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 0 |
| GEO 330LEC: Dynamics of Internat Bus | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 2) | 0 |
| GEO 330LEC: Dynamics of Internat Bus | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 0 |
| GEO 330LEC: Dynamics of Internat Bus | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 0 |
| GEO 333LEC: International Trade | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 30 |
| GEO 333LEC: International Trade | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 30 |
| GEO 333LEC: International Trade | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 30 |
| GEO 334LEC: International Bus Cultures | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 60 |
| GEO 334LEC: International Bus Cultures | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 60 |
| GEO 334LEC: International Bus Cultures | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 60 |
| GEO 334LEC: International Bus Cultures | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 60 |
| GGS 101LEC: Intro Gender & Wmn Studies | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 1) | 30 |
| GGS 101LEC: Intro Gender & Wmn Studies | Summer 2025 | Health (List 1) | 30 |
| GGS 101LEC: Intro Gender & Wmn Studies | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 1) | 30 |
| GGS 308LEC: Image and Gender | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 2) | 170 |
| GGS 308LEC: Image and Gender | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 170 |
| GGS 308LEC: Image and Gender | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 170 |
| GGS 308LEC: Image and Gender | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 170 |
| HIS 161LR: US History 1 | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 1) | 0 |
| HIS 161LR: US History 1 | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 1) | 0 |
| HIS 161LR: US History 1 | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 1) | 0 |
| HIS 162LR: US History 2 | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 1) | 0 |
| HIS 162LR: US History 2 | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 1) | 0 |
| HIS 162LR: US History 2 | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 1) | 0 |
| IE 320LEC: Engineering Economy | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 20 |
| ITA 102LEC: Elem Italian 2nd Semester | Summer 2025 | ITA 101: Introductory Italian (List 2) | 1 |
| ITA 102LEC: Elem Italian 2nd Semester | Summer 2025 | ITA: 102: Elementary Italian (List 1) | 1 |
| ITA 151LEC: Intermed ITA 1st Semester | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 30 |
| ITA 151LEC: Intermed ITA 1st Semester | Summer 2025 | ITA 104: Transitional Elementary Italian (List 2) | 30 |
| ITA 151LEC: Intermed ITA 1st Semester | Summer 2025 | ITA: 102: Elementary Italian (List 2) | 30 |
| ITA 151LEC: Intermed ITA 1st Semester | Summer 2025 | ITA: 151: Low Intermediate Italian (List 1) | 30 |
| JPN 201LEC: 2nd Yr-1st Sem Japanese | Summer 2025 | JPN 201: Low Intermediate Japanese (List 1) | 30 |
| JPN 202LEC: 2nd Yr-2nd Sem Japanese | Summer 2025 | JPN 201: Low Intermediate Japanese (List 2) | 30 |
| JPN 202LEC: 2nd Yr-2nd Sem Japanese | Summer 2025 | JPN 202: Mid Intermediate Japanese (List 1) | 30 |
| KOR 101LEC: 1st Yr-1st Sem Korean | Summer 2025 | KOR 101: Introductory Korean (List 1) | 30 |
| KOR 202LEC: 2nd Yr-2nd Sem Korean | Summer 2025 | KOR 201: Low Intermediate Korean (List 2) | 30 |
| KOR 202LEC: 2nd Yr-2nd Sem Korean | Summer 2025 | KOR 202: Mid Intermediate Korean (List 1) | 30 |
| LIN 106LEC: Languages of the World | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 20 |
| LIN 106LEC: Languages of the World | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 20 |
| LIN 106LEC: Languages of the World | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 20 |
| MAE 494LT: Design Project | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 30 |
| MUS 113LEC: Music in Society: Mus & Gender | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 2) | 0 |
| MUS 113LEC: Music in Society: Mus & Gender | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 0 |
| MUS 113LEC: Music in Society: Mus & Gender | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 0 |
| MUS 113LEC: Music in Society: Mus & Gender | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 0 |
| MUS 114LEC: Genres of Music | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 30 |
| MUS 115LEC: Understanding Music: A Global | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 2) | 0 |
| MUS 115LEC: Understanding Music: A Global | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 0 |
| MUS 204LEC: Music and Money | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 2) | 30 |
| MUS 204LEC: Music and Money | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 30 |
| MUS 204LEC: Music and Money | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 30 |
| MUS 204LEC: Music and Money | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 30 |
| MUS 365LEC: Rock Music | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 30 |
| MUS 365LEC: Rock Music | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 30 |
| MUS 365LEC: Rock Music | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 30 |
| NBC 410LLB: Public Health Nursing for Popu | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 0 |
| NBC 410LLB: Public Health Nursing for Popu | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 0 |
| NBC 410LLB: Public Health Nursing for Popu | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 0 |
| NBC 410LLB: Public Health Nursing for Popu | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 0 |
| NBC 410LLB: Public Health Nursing for Popu | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 0 |
| NBC 410LLB: Public Health Nursing for Popu | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 0 |
| NSG 314LEC: Application of Healthcare Info | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 64 |
| NSG 314LEC: Application of Healthcare Info | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 64 |
| NSG 314LEC: Application of Healthcare Info | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 64 |
| NSG 314LEC: Application of Healthcare Info | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 64 |
| NSG 314LEC: Application of Healthcare Info | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 64 |
| NSG 314LEC: Application of Healthcare Info | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 64 |
| NSG 393SEM: Info and Health Care Envnt | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 3) | 0 |
| NSG 393SEM: Info and Health Care Envnt | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 0 |
| NSG 393SEM: Info and Health Care Envnt | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 0 |
| NSG 393SEM: Info and Health Care Envnt | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 0 |
| NSG 393SEM: Info and Health Care Envnt | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 0 |
| NSG 393SEM: Info and Health Care Envnt | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 0 |
| PHI 101LEC: Intro to Philosophy | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 2) | 40 |
| PHI 101LEC: Intro to Philosophy | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 105LEC: Contemporary Moral Problems | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 105LEC: Contemporary Moral Problems | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 105LEC: Contemporary Moral Problems | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 105LEC: Contemporary Moral Problems | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 107LEC: Ethics | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 107LEC: Ethics | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 107LEC: Ethics | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 107LEC: Ethics | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 234LEC: Environmental Ethics | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 234LEC: Environmental Ethics | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 234LEC: Environmental Ethics | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 237LEC: Medical Ethics: Values in Med | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 40 |
| PHI 237LEC: Medical Ethics: Values in Med | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 3) | 40 |
| PSC 101LEC: Intro American Politics | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 60 |
| PSC 101LEC: Intro American Politics | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 2) | 60 |
| PSC 101LEC: Intro American Politics | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 60 |
| PSC 102LEC: Intro Internat Politics | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 30 |
| PSC 102LEC: Intro Internat Politics | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 30 |
| PSC 102LEC: Intro Internat Politics | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 30 |
| PSC 302LEC: Protecting Civil Liberties | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 30 |
| PSC 302LEC: Protecting Civil Liberties | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 30 |
| PSC 303LEC: Constitutional Law | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 30 |
| PSC 326LEC: War & Int'l Security | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 30 |
| PSC 326LEC: War & Int'l Security | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 30 |
| PSC 326LEC: War & Int'l Security | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 30 |
| PSC 328LEC: Intl Political Economy | Summer 2025 | - Global Reflections (List 1) | 30 |
| PSC 328LEC: Intl Political Economy | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 2) | 30 |
| PSC 328LEC: Intl Political Economy | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 30 |
| PSY 101LEC: Introductory Psychology | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 2) | 250 |
| PSY 101LEC: Introductory Psychology | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 2) | 250 |
| PUB 101LEC: Introduction to Public Health | Summer 2025 | Health (List 2) | 100 |
| PUB 340LEC: Introduction to Epidemiology | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 3) | 50 |
| PUB 340LEC: Introduction to Epidemiology | Summer 2025 | Environment (List 3) | 50 |
| PUB 340LEC: Introduction to Epidemiology | Summer 2025 | Health (List 3) | 50 |
| SOC 101LEC: Introduction to Sociology | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 1) | 185 |
| SOC 101LEC: Introduction to Sociology | Summer 2025 | Health (List 1) | 185 |
| SOC 101LEC: Introduction to Sociology | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 1) | 185 |
| SOC 204SEM: Social Justice | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 1) | 40 |
| SOC 211LEC: Sociology of Diversity | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 1) | 30 |
| SOC 211LEC: Sociology of Diversity | Summer 2025 | Health (List 1) | 30 |
| SOC 211LEC: Sociology of Diversity | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 1) | 30 |
| SOC 211LEC: Sociology of Diversity | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 1) | 30 |
| SOC 387LEC: Race & Racism | Summer 2025 | -Humanity (List 1) | 30 |
| SOC 387LEC: Race & Racism | Summer 2025 | Innovation (List 1) | 30 |
| SOC 387LEC: Race & Racism | Summer 2025 | Justice (List 1) | 30 |
| SPA 327LEC: Span Culture & Civiliztn | Summer 2025 | SPA: 200-level: High Intermediate SPA (List 3) | 0 |
| SSC 103SEM: Intro to Hlth & Hum Srvcs | Summer 2025 | Health (List 2) | 30 |
| TH 481SEM: Irish Dramatists | Summer 2025 | -International Experience (List 2) | 46 |
If you have any issues using pathways tools or need assistance, please contact the SEAS Office of Academic Affairs to meet with an academic advisor.