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General UBC Policies

View UB Curriculum policies in the Undergraduate Catalog.

UB Curriculum Requirements

Suggested Timeframe
UB Seminar Must be placed in the entry semester
Communication Literacy 1 Year one
Communication Literacy 2 Year three
Math and Quantitative Reasoning Within the first two years
Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Within the first two years
Diversity Learning Within the first two years
Pathways Within the first two years
Capstone As soon as all other UBC requirements are complete

In accordance with SUNY rules, students must be able to complete 7 of 10 of their SUNY GEs within their first two years of study. This includes: Communication Literacy 1 (Communication - Written and Oral); Math and Quantitative Reasoning [Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)]; Scientific Literacy and Inquiry [Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)]; First two courses in both the Thematic and Global Pathway (covering 4 of the 7 remaining SUNY GE: Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts, Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, US History and Civic Engagement, World History and Global Awareness, and World Languages).

UB Seminar

  • All UB seminars are coded in HUB so that students are not able to drop or resign themselves. Students will need administrative assistance from their academic advisor to drop/resign.    
  • Prior to the end of Drop/Add the student wishes to change their seminar due to a schedule issue or they are changing in or out of SEAS or ARC, advisors should assist them, but ensure that they understand they must make another selection or the UBC office will exception register them in another seminar that fits their schedule.
  • Students seeking to resign the seminar must discuss with their advisor the ramifications of doing so and create an appropriate plan for repeating the requirement.
Process for dropping/resigning a UB Seminar

1. In Quick Enroll, under the "*Action" drop down menu select either "Drop" if the student is resigning the course, or "Swap" if the student wishes to enroll in a different UB Seminar prior to add/drop deadline.

2. Click the blue arrow to the right of the "Class Override" tab to expand your options.

3. Scroll to the right and check the "Class Permission" box.

4. Save and Submit.

  • UB Curriculum Action Required Hold will be applied when students fail or resign their UB Seminar.
  • The UBC hold is not enforced until the specified start term (see the image below), so students are able to add, drop, and resign courses before the start term of the hold. 
  • Once students register for the UB Seminar, their UBC hold will be removed.
Start Term of UB Curriculum Hold.

Scientific Literacy & Inquiry

  • Students whose major courses will fulfill SLI (mostly STEM majors) will see their SLI requirement as satisfied in the AAR, along with a notice that states they will complete the requirement via courses required for their major.
    • The notice also indicates that students may need to complete one of the SLI options in the Undergraduate Catalog if they change their majors.
Ways to use transfer credit towards SLI: 
  • SUNY Natural Science GETA must be paired with a UB or directly articulated SLI course that meets all the learning outcomes (All SLI courses except PAS 313 & ARC 352).
  • 999 TRNS1 or 999 TRNS2 courses must be paired with a UB or directly articulated SLI course that meets all the learning outcomes (All SLI courses except PAS 313 & ARC 352).
  • Directly articulated SLI course (regardless of credit) may be paired with a UB or directly articulated SLI course. 

Pathways

  • If Pathways become inactive, they will be considered inactive for all students regardless of their catalog year. The Pathway will no longer appear in the Path Finder Tool. Students who have already selected that Pathway in the Path Finder Tool (and the HUB Academic Advisement Report) will be able to complete the inactivated Pathway.  Changes to courses within an inactivated topic must be made manually through the UB Curriculum office and cannot be made by the student in the Path Finder tool.
  • Please refer to the 2017-2018 Catalog Pathway Course Inventory to find the Pathway topics and courses available to students who entered UB in fall 2016 through spring 2018. The previous Pathways can be updated only when the requested course is listed in this inventory.

1.       Pathway courses offered in a term with enrollment information

Pathways Search by Term (Option 2 - New Pathways) - This tool provides a means to filter Pathway courses by Term, UB Area, Pathway, and List Level.

2.      Student pathway selections of those who have saved to HUB - SQL

SELECT DISTINCT PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V.EMPLID, PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V.LAST_NAME, PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V.FIRST_NAME, PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V.EMAIL_ADDR, PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V.EFFDT, PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V.DESCR, PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V.DESCR254A, PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V_1.DESCR, PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V_1.DESCR254A

FROM PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V AS PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V_1 INNER JOIN (PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V INNER JOIN PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V ON PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V.EMPLID = PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V.RQ_AA_WHO_DATA) ON PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V_1.RQ_AA_WHO_DATA = PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V.EMPLID

WHERE (((PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V.DESCR)="Thematic") AND ((PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V.E_ADDR_TYPE)="CAMP") AND ((PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V_1.DESCR)="Global"))

ORDER BY PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V.LAST_NAME, PS_RPT_BIODEMODATALOOKUP_V.FIRST_NAME, PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V.EFFDT, PS_RPT_PS_AA_OVERRIDE_V.DESCR;

 

Capstone

Eligibility

  • Students are eligible to enroll in UBC 399 once they have completed all components of the UB Curriculum. Concurrent enrollment in any remaining UBC courses with the Capstone is also permitted but not encouraged. UB Seminar is a prerequisite to UBC 399 and therefore cannot be taken concurrently.
  • The UB Curriculum office will monitor students’ eligibility and deregister any student who becomes ineligible due to:    
    • a failed UBC component course, or
    • dropping a concurrent UBC component course, which previously resulted in eligibility.

Enrollment

  • The Capstone is offered in fall, spring, summer and winter (permission required) terms. Note: fall, spring and summer sessions are taught over 7 weeks whereas the winter session is condensed.
  • Students are able to self-register into the Capstone via HUB if they meet the eligibility criteria listed above, with the exception of winter. 
  • Students who concurrently enroll in their final UB Curriculum requirement will need to wait until the next business day to self-enroll in the Capstone as HUB can only verify eligibility on its nightly refresh.
  • Students may submit a Force Registration Request for the Capstone for one of the following three reasons:
    • Prerequisite or Corequisite Missing. Students may plan to complete their final UB Curriculum coursework at another institution. Students will be asked to supply proof of enrollment and completion of the prerequisite or corequisite courses to satisfy any remaining UB Curriculum requirements.
    • Course is Closed. Students may submit a request to be force registered into UBC 399 in a given term if all course sections are closed/seats are occupied only if they are completing their undergraduate degree(s) in the same term.
    • Repeat. Students are permitted to self-enroll in UBC 399 twice. Any attempts to register for the class beyond the two permitted must be approved by the UB Curriculum office through the Force Registration Request form.

UB Curriculum Capstone Repeat Policy

  • Students who do not successfully complete the Capstone on their first attempt should be advised to repeat the course in any subsequent term.
  •  Students who repeat UBC 399 will be subject to the University's repeat policies.
  • Per the repeat policy, students who earn a passing grade in the UBC Capstone (UBC 399) may not repeat the course.

Previous General Education Programs

UB Curriculum requirements may not be substituted in place of previous General Education program requirements for students who completed those courses prior to the dates below. For instance, if SOC 101 was taken prior to fall 2016, it may not be applied toward American Pluralism.

General Education Requirement Additional Courses to meet Requirement Effective for Courses Taken in Term and Beyond
Mathematical Sciences Any UBC Math and Quantitative Reasoning course Fall 2016
World Civilization I Any SUNY approved course that satisfies Other World Civilization Fall 2017
World Civilization II Any SUNY approved course that satisfies Western Civilization Fall 2017
Natural Science UBC Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Sequence Any
American Pluralism Any UBC Diversity Learning course Fall 2016
Depth Any UBC Math and Quantitative Reasoning or Scientific Literacy and Inquiry course Fall 2016
  •     Students who want to repeat World Civilizations or American Pluralism for the purpose of grade replacement only will need to take one of the following course equivalences:
  •     UGC 111 = HIS 141 (effective Fall 2017)
  •     UGC 112 = HIS 142 (effective Fall 2017)
  •     UGC 211 = ARC 211 = SOC 211 (effective immediately)
  •     The course equivalent information will be made available in the Catalog so that the information is publicly available to students (information will be posted in the course descriptions for HIS 141, 142, SOC 211 and ARC 211).

 

Forms

Form Purpose Relevant Components

General UBC Petition

 

- To petition for the use of course(s) not previously approved to meet UB Curriculum or previous gen ed requirements.

- Reentering students can utilize this form to petition to move to the previous general education program.

All UBC components and previous general education requirement 
Pre-2002 Curriculum Mapping - To map previously earned courses to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements for reenters admitted prior to 2002. All UB Curriculum components
Questions?

UB Curriculum questions can be directed via email to ubcurriculum@buffalo.edu