Summary of UB Curriculum Requirements

UB Seminar

Transfer students will enroll in the one-credit UB Seminar (EAS 198). All other students will take the three-credit UB Seminar. First-year engineering majors take EAS 199 and first-year computer science and computer engineering majors typically take CSE 199.
 

Communication Literacy 1 – ENG 105
ENG 105/ELI 105 is approved to meet Communication Literacy I (CL1). The following can also satisfy this requirement:

• AP English Language & Composition (ENGC) score of 4 or 5*
• SUNY Basic Communication GETA
• Transfer course articulation to ENG 105

* AP Lit & Comp (ELC) does not apply to the CL requirement, nor do IB or CLEP exams.
 

Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Sequence
Students must complete at least 7 credits, including one laboratory. The lab must be from the same subject area as one of the completed lecture courses.

Computer Science BS students must choose from: BIO 200, CHE 101, CHE 113, CHE 105, CHE 107, CHE 108, CHE 127 and CHE 128 (both required to complete SLI lab requirement), GLY 101, GLY 102, GLY 103, GLY 104, GLY 105, PHY 107, PHY 108, PHY 117, PHY 118, PHY 158

Computer Science BA students are advised to choose from: GEO 101, GEO 104, GEO 106, GLY 101, GLY 102, GLY 103, NTR 108, NTR 109, BIO 129, BIO 130, PHY 121. Labs include GEO 105, GLY 104, GLY 105, NTR 110, BIO 129, BIO 130. A full list of options for BA students is available in the Undergraduate Catalog.