Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2013 - SUNY Institute of Technology

Academic Requirements and Policies
Lab Science Requirement
Each undergraduate student must successfully complete a
laboratory science course of 3(or more) credits in order to complete
their program of study at the Institute. This laboratory science
course must be taken in addition to the natural sciences course
required by the SUNY General Education policy.
Foreign Language Requirement
Credit for the SUNYIT General Education Foreign Language
Requirement may be issued to students who have done
one of the following:
1. Satisfactorily completed a one-semester FL course at
SUNYIT;
2. Satisfactorily completed and transferred a college-level FL course
from another institution (upon receipt of official transcript);
3. Earned a score of 3 or higher on FL AP exam (upon receipt of
official transcript);
4. Earned a satisfactory score on an approved FL test via the
normal Test-Out Policy.
The SUNYIT General Education Foreign Language Requirement
may be waived for students who have done one of
the following:
1. Earned a score of 85 or higher on a NYS FL Regents exam
(upon receipt of official high school transcript);
2. Received a diploma or degree from a secondary or higher educational
institution in which the language of instruction was
other than English;
3. Documented successful completion of four years of schooling
in an educational institution where the language of instruction
was other than English;
4. Earned a passing grade on the NYU Foreign Language Proficiency
test;
5. Earned a score of 530+ on SAT II in a foreign language;
6. Received a minimum of a “B” grade or 85 in fourth year of a
foreign language;
7. Earned a satisfactory score on a Native American Language
proficiency exam (pending identification of appropriate testing
instruments and scores).
Writing Requirement
Based upon the recommendation of the President’s Blue
Ribbon Panel on Basic Skills (1984), SUNYIT adopted the
following writing requirement:
Each student must successfully complete ENG 101, “English
Composition” and at least ONE upper division writing course
(e.g., COM 240, COM 306, COM 307, COM 308, COM 311, COM
350, COM 353, COM 400) to ensure a professional level of writing
competency.
SUNYIT also established the Writing Faculty Committee
to oversee the implementation of this requirement and to create
an appropriate test-out procedure for those students interested
in challenging the required writing courses for credit. Each
semester the current registration booklet identifies the courses
that meet the writing requirement and provides the procedure
for challenging a course through the test-out.
Enhanced General Education Core
SUNYIT offers freshmen the opportunity to complete a
significant portion of the general education requirements via
a core sequence of coursework that integrates four general
education requirements into three courses. The three courses
are IDS 201, “Perspectives on Knowledge,” IDS 102, “Art and
Culture,” and IDS 103, “Science, Technology, and Human Values.”
Students who complete all three core courses will have
satisfied four general education areas: Western Civilization, Other
World Civilizations, Humanities, and Fine Arts. The three core
courses do not need to be taken in sequence, and students who
complete only one or two of the core courses should meet with
a general education advisor to determine the general education
credit they have earned.
An official copy of a transcript (and approved translation if
in a language other than English) demonstrating eligibility for
this waiver must be submitted to the chairperson along with
a completed petition requesting the waiver. Students will not
receive any academic credit for this waiver and there will be
no reduction in the student’s SUNY General Education credit
requirements for graduation.
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