Pathways for Academic Year 2025–26
Pathways provides a set of General Education Requirements that every student must complete to earn a baccalaureate degree.
Required Common Core
Four courses for a total of 12 credits
English Composition (two courses)
Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning (one course)
- CISC 1001: Computing and Quantitative Reasoning
- CISC 1002 /PHIL 2200: The Outer Limits of Reasoning
- MATH 1311: Thinking Mathematically
- MATH 1501: Elements of Statistics with Applications
- An approved STEM variant course: BUSN 3400, ECON 3400, EESC 2600, MATH 1006, MATH 1011, MATH 1012, MATH 1021 (together with MATH 1026), MATH 1026 (together with MATH 1021), MATH 1201, MATH 1401 (together with MATH 1021), PSYC 3400
Life and Physical Sciences (one course)
- ANTH 1200: Human Origins
- BIOL 1010: Biology: The Study of Life
- CHEM 1007: Chemistry in Modern Life: An Introduction for Non-Majors
- EESC 1010: The Dynamic Earth
- PHYS 1005: Physics: The Simple Laws That Govern the Universe
- An approved STEM variant course: ANTH 3265, ANTH 3266, ANTH 3470, BIOL 1001, BIOL 1002, BIOL 1501, BIOL 1502, CASD 1178, CLAS 3212, CHEM 1040, CHEM 1100, CHEM 1200, CHEM 2050, CHEM 2060, CHEM 2100, CHEM 2200, HNSC 2300, HNSC 2302, HNSC 2303, KINS 3271, KINS 3275, KINS 3281, KINS 3285
Flexible Common Core
Six courses for a total of 18 credits. Students must complete a minimum of two courses in the Creative Expression category and a minimum of one course in each of the four other categories. No more than two courses with the same four-letter department code may be used to fulfill Flexible Common Core requirements.
World Cultures & Global Issues (one course)
- AFST 3135: Black Political Identity in a Transnational Context
- ANTH 1105: Comparative Studies in Cultures and Transformation
- ARTD 3105: The Development of the Silk Road
- ARTD 3134: Subject, Creator, Consumer: Women and African Art
- CLAS 1110: Tyranny, Democracy, Empire: Classical Cultures
- CLAS 2104 / ENGL 2004: Literature and Film
- CLAS 3245: Comparative Identity Politics: The Ancient Mediterranean and the Modern World (This course is also an Inter-Cultural Competency course.)
- ENGL 2007: The Emergence of the Modern
- ENGL 2008: The Quest for Ethnic, Cultural, and National Identities in Literature
- ENGL 2009: Introduction to Literary Studies
- HIST 1101: The Shaping of the Modern World
- JUST 1095: Antisemitism
- JUST 1025: The Jewish Diaspora
- POLS 1002: Introduction to Global Politics
- PRLS 3105: Puerto Rican & Latinx Cultural Formations (This course is also an Inter-Cultural Competency course.)
U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (one course)
- AFST 3265: (Re)presenting Black Men
- AMST 1010: American Identities
- AMST 3212: Decade in Crisis: The 1960s
- ANTH 3135: The American Urban Experience: Anthropological Perspectives
- ENGL 2001: Literature, Ethnicity, and Immigration
- FILM 2124: American Film Comedy
- HIST 1201: American Pluralism to 1877
- HIST 1202: American Pluralism Since 1877
- JUST 2047: American Jewish History
- JUST 2085: Jews of New York
- MUSC 3101: Music in Global America (This course is also an Inter-Cultural Competency course.)
- PHIL 3130: American Philosophy
- POLS 1230: People, Power, and Politics
- PRLS 1001: Introduction to Puerto Rican & Latin@ Studies
- PRLS 3203: Latino/a Diasporas in the United States
- SEED 1001: Critical Issues in U.S. Education
- SOCY 1201: Sociology of Hip Hop
- SPCL 3000: LGBTQ Youth in Educational Contexts
- WGST 1001: Introduction to Women’s Studies: Sex, Gender, and Power
Individual & Society (one course)
- AMST 1001: Introduction to the American Experience
- CASD 1707: Public Speaking
- CBSE 2001 / SEED 2001: Historical, Philosophical, and Cultural Foundations of Education
- CLAS 2109: The Self and Society
- CLAS 3200 / RELG 3030: Heroes, Gods, Monsters: Classical Mythologies
- ECAE 2004: Early Childhood Education Foundations
- ENGL 2002: Ideas of Character in the Western Literary Tradition
- ENGL 2006: Text/Context
- HNSC 3314: Human Encounters with Death & Bereavement
- JUST 2017: Jewish Approaches to Ethical Issues
- MLAN 2015: Con, Cop, and Mark: Representations of Criminality and Authority
- MLAN 2610: Literature in Translation
- PHIL 2101: Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy
- PHIL 2501: Philosophical Issues in Literature
- RELG 3003 / CLAS 3246: Questions of Text and Truth: Introduction to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- SOCY 1101 Introduction to Sociology
- SOCY 1200: Sociology of Sport
Scientific World (one course)
- ANTH 1205 / CHEM 1037: Studies in Forensic Science
- ANTH 2205: Forensic Anthropology
- CHEM 1011: Pharmaceutical Research, Development, and Approval
- CHEM 1012: Chemistry in the Arts and Archaeology
- CISC 1003: Exploring Robotics
- EESC 1050: Society and the Ocean
- EESC 1060: Exploring Issues in Sustainable Water Resources Management
- HNSC 1100: Personal and Community Health
- HNSC 1200: Fundamentals of Nutrition
- PHYS 1040: The Making of the Atomic Bomb
- PHYS 1070: Cosmology
- PHYS 1080: Energy Use and Climate Change
- An approved STEM variant course: EESC 1101, LING 2001, PHYS 1100, or PHYS 1150
College Option
College Option requirements depend on how much coursework the student has completed at another institution.
CUNY Associate —> Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students who transfer from a CUNY associate to a Brooklyn College bachelor’s degree program.
- Earned Associate Degree: 6 College Option credits required
- Earned More Than 30 Credits: 9 College Option credits required
- Earned 30 or Fewer Credits: 12 College Option credits required
Non-CUNY Associate —> Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students transferring to Brooklyn College from non-CUNY colleges.
- Earned Associate Degree: 6 College Option credits required
- Earned More than 30 Credits: 9 College Option credits required
- Earned 30 or Fewer Credits: 12 College Option credits required
Brooklyn College will decide whether any courses taken at the original college fulfill the College Option requirements.
Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Brooklyn College (without transferring).
- 12 College Option credits required
CUNY Bachelor’s —> Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students who transfer from another CUNY bachelor’s degree program to Brooklyn College.
- 12 College Option credits required.
- However, students can transfer the College Option credits they earn in a bachelor’s degree program at one CUNY college toward their College Option requirement at Brooklyn College.
Non-CUNY Bachelor’s —> Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students transferring to Brooklyn College from non-CUNY colleges.
- 12 College Option credits required.
- Brooklyn College will decide whether courses taken at the original college fulfill any of the College Option requirements.
Second Bachelor’s Degree Students
Students with earned bachelor’s degrees from institutions that are accredited and recognized by a regional accrediting U.S. agency as well as students from international universities with degrees that are equivalent to a baccalaureate degree as determined by Brooklyn College.
- No College Option credits required. These students are deemed to have automatically fulfilled the College Option.
College Option Credits (Beginning Fall 2025)
| 12 | 9 | 6 | |
| LOTE |
6 credits (in the same language)
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3 credits (level 2 or higher)
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| BC Option | 6 credits in two of the following three categories:
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Notwithstanding the rules in the table above:
- 12-credit College Option students who complete one LOTE course at Level 4 or above can take another course in the same language, or instead may choose to take 9 BC Option credits, 3 from each of the three categories.
- 9-credit College Option students beginning their language study at Level 1 will complete 6 credits of a LOTE in the same language and only 3 credits from one of the three categories of the BC Option. For a Level 1 LOTE class to count toward the 9-credit College Option, it must be taken at Brooklyn College.
| CUNY Associate —> Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students who transfer from a CUNY associate to a Brooklyn College bachelor’s degree program |
Earned Associate Degree:
6 College Option credits required Earned More Than 30 Credits: 9 College Option credits required Earned 30 or Fewer Credits: 12 College Option credits required |
| Non-CUNY Associate —> Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students transferring to Brooklyn College from non-CUNY colleges |
Earned Associate Degree:
6 College Option credits required Earned More than 30 Credits: 9 College Option credits required Earned 30 or Fewer Credits: 12 College Option credits required Brooklyn College will decide whether any courses taken at the original college fulfill the College Option requirements. |
| Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Brooklyn College (without transferring) |
12 College Option credits required
(specified by Brooklyn College) |
| CUNY Bachelor’s —> Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students who transfer from another CUNY bachelor’s degree program to Brooklyn College
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12 College Option credits required. However, students can transfer the College Option credits they earn in a bachelor’s degree program at one CUNY college toward their College Option requirement at Brooklyn College. |
| Non-CUNY Bachelor’s —> Brooklyn College Bachelor’s
Students transferring to Brooklyn College from non-CUNY colleges |
12 College Option credits required. Brooklyn College will decide whether courses taken at the original college fulfill any of the College Option requirements. |
| Second Bachelor’s Degree Students
Students with earned bachelor’s degrees from institutions that are accredited and recognized by a regional accrediting U.S. agency as well as students from international universities with degrees that are equivalent to a baccalaureate degree as determined by Brooklyn College
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No College Option credits required. These students are
deemed to have automatically fulfilled the College Option. |
Beginning in Fall 2025
| College Option credits
12 9 6 |
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| LOTE |
6 credits (in the same language)
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3 credits (level 2 or higher)
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| BC Option |
6 credits in two of the following three categories:
(1) Inter-Cultural Competency (ICC) (2) Life and Physical Sciences (3) World Cultures and Global Issues or U.S. in Its Diversity
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Notwithstanding the rules in the table above:
12-credit College Option students who complete one LOTE course at Level 4 or above can take another course is the same language, or instead may choose to take 9 BC Option credits, 3 from each of the three categories.
9-credit College Option students beginning their language study at Level 1 will complete 6 credits of a LOTE in the same language and only 3 credits from one of the three categories of the BC Option. For a Level 1 LOTE class to count toward the 9-credit College Option, it must be taken at Brooklyn College.