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UB accepts all credit-bearing courses from regionally accredited two- or four-year degree-granting institutions. You can check if your courses have been matched to UB's courses and requirements at TAURUS, our transfer articulation website.
Transfer work, including the SUNY GETA (General Education Transcript Addendum), may be applied toward the relevant UB Curriculum requirement(s). Transfer students will complete the UB Seminar and the UB Curriculum Capstone at UB. All other UB Curriculum requirements may be satisfied with transfer coursework.
| The UB Curriculum | Credit Hours | Met by an incoming GETA? | Met by transfer credit? | Met by test credit? | Must be taken at UB? |
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| UB Seminar | 1 or 3 credits | No | No | No | Yes |
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| Communication Literacy 1 | 4 credits | Basic Communication | Yes: Per articulation | Yes: Per articulation | No |
| Communication Literacy 2 | 3 credits | No | Yes: Per articulation | No | No |
| Math and Quantitative Reasoning | 4 credits | Mathematics | Yes: Per articulation | Yes: Per articulation | No |
| Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Sequence | 7 credits | Natural Sciences GETA can be used to meet 1 of 2 SLI sequence courses. | Yes: Per articulation | Yes: Per articulation | No |
Diversity Learning Requirement*
| 3 credits | No | Yes: Per articulation | Yes: Per articulation | No |
| Capstone | 1 credit | No | No | No | Yes |
*Students are required to take at least one three-credit course focusing on domestic (U.S.-based) diversity. An approved course can be taken anywhere in the program and may also satisfy the other aspects of the program (e.g., UB Seminar or Pathway course).
| The UB Curriculum | Credit Hours | Met by an incoming GETA? | Met by transfer credit? | Met by test credit? | Must be taken at UB? |
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Thematic Pathway Choose one of 5 tracks: Health, Humanity, Justice, Environment and Innovation | 9 credits | 2 of 3 courses can be met by: American History, Other Worl Civ., Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, or Western Civ; 1 of 3 courses must be UB course or articulated course. | Yes: individual courses can be met by articulation | Yes: Individual courses can be met by articulation | No |
Global Pathway Choose one of 3 tracks: | 9 credits | ||||
| Global Reflections Track | 2 of 3 courses can be met by: American History, Other World Civ., Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, Western Civ., or Foreign Language; 1 of 3 courses must be UB course or articulated course. | Yes: Individual courses can be met by articulation | Yes: Individual courses can be met by articulation | No | |
| Language & Culture Track | No, individual courses must be met by articulation | Yes: Individual courses can be met by articulation | Yes: Individual courses can be met by articulation | No | |
| International Experience Track | No | Yes: Individual courses can be met by articulation or petition | No | No |
The guides below are for students interested in transferring to UB from one of UB’s top 5 community college feeder schools. Each guide lists suggested courses that can be taken at your community college in order to satisfy UB Curriculum requirements upon transferring to UB.