Requirements of DCC General Education
The A.A. and A.S. curricula at Dutchess Community College include required minimum of 30 SUNY General Education Requirement (GER) credit hours. The A.A.S. curricula includes required minimum of 20 SUNY General Education Requirement credit hours. The SUNY GER Categories are included in the College Catalog and list the courses that satisfy the General Education Requirement in each of 10 designated knowledge and skill areas.
DCC and SUNY General Education Requirements for A.A. and A.S programs:
| SUNY Knowledge and Skill Area Requirements | DCC Requirements |
| *Written & Oral Communication: (SUNY required) | ENG 101 (DCC Required) Written Communication J1 |
| *Written & Oral Communication: (SUNY required) |
Course from Oral Communication Category J2 |
| Mathematics (SUNY required) |
Course from Mathematics Category A |
| Natural Science (SUNY required) | Course from Natural Science Category B |
|
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ) (SUNY required) |
BHS 103 (DCC Required) DEISJ Category E |
| Humanities |
ENG 102 (DCC Required) Humanities Category G |
| U.S. History & Civic Engagement course |
Course from U.S.History & Civic Engagement Category D (DCC Required) |
At least one course from one of the following four SUNY Categories for minimum of 30 credits of GER:
| World History & Global Awareness OPTIONAL |
Course from World History & Global Awareness Category F1 |
| World Language OPTIONAL |
Course from World Language Category I |
| The Arts OPTIONAL |
Course from The Arts Category H |
| Social Science OPTIONAL | Course from Social Science Category C |
DCC and SUNY General Education Requirements for A.A.S. programs:
| SUNY Knowledge and Skill Area Requirements | DCC Requirements |
| *Written & Oral Communication: (SUNY required) | ENG 101 (DCC Required) Written Communication J1 |
| *Written & Oral Communication: (SUNY required) |
Course from Oral Communication Category J2 |
| Mathematics (SUNY required) |
Course from Mathematics Category A |
| Natural Science (SUNY required) | Course from Natural Science Category B |
|
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ) (SUNY required) |
BHS 103 (DCC Required) DEISJ Category E1 |
| Humanities |
ENG 102 (DCC Required) Humanities Category G |
At least one course from one of the following five SUNY Categories for minimum of 20 credits of GER:
| History & Global Awareness OPTIONAL |
Course from History & Global Awareness Category F1 |
| World Language OPTIONAL |
Course from World Language Category I |
| The Arts OPTIONAL |
Course from The Arts Category H |
| Social Science OPTIONAL | Course from Social Science Category C |
| U.S. History & Civic Engagement OPTIONAL |
Course from U.S. History & Civic Engagement Category D |
*Written and Oral Communication is one GER category