Transfer Planning for History

Transfer Planning for History, B.A.

SUNY Cortland recommends that students complete the following courses prior to transfer. The transfer credit limit from a 2-year college is 64 credits. Students who complete their General Education requirements prior to transfer will have their General Education requirements met at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY General Education
Cortland Degree Requirements	Complete at current college
Communication 1 (GEC1): CPN 100 Writing Studies I	________ (GE required)
Communication 2 (GEC2): CPN 101 Writing Studies II	________ (GE required)
Communication – Presentation (GECP): HIS 290 Historical Methods	________ (GE & major required)
Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (GEDI):	________ (GE required)
Mathematics (GEMA):	________ (GE required)
Natural Sciences (GENS) (3-4 cr.):	________ (GE required)
Humanities (GEHU): HIS 101 The World Since 1500	________ (major required)
Social Sciences (GESS):	_______________________
The Arts (GEAR):	_______________________
US History & Civic Engagement (GEUS): HIS 200 The United States to 1877	________ (major required)
World History & Global Awareness (GEWH): HIS 100 The World to 1500	________ (major required)
World Languages (GEWL): (Sign language is NOT acceptable)	_______ Level I (required for B.A.) _______ Level II (required for B.A.) _______ Level III (required for B.A.) _______ Level IV (required for B.A.)

Additional Major Requirements (3 credits)
Cortland Major Requirements	Complete at current college
HIS 201 The United States since 1877	_______________________

*For more information about transfer equivalencies, please visit SUNY Transfer Path.

History

School of Arts and Sciences

The program requirements pertain to the Undergraduate Catalog and are intended as a guide for academic planning. Students currently on SUNY campuses should consult their academic advisor for additional choices in general education categories when any course is recommended.

To view all required courses for the program and Cortland’s General Education courses, see the most current undergraduate Catalog.
Use the transfer equivalency tables to choose equivalents at your transfer college.
If you plan to transfer before you complete your associate’s degree, you can still earn your degree via Reverse Transfer.

About History

Being a SUNY Cortland history student means you will learn what makes people tick. Sure, most of them are dead, but the dead tell some fantastic stories. Are you ready to listen?

Career Potential

Professional schools such as law, journalism and library science
Museums
Government (National Park Service, federal agencies, public policy)
Heritage tourism
Documentarians and Digital storytellers
Business
Non-profit agencies and organizations

What Do Historians Become?

Visionaries
Learn to see and make sense of the past. Historians breathe life into old documents.
Entrepreneurs
Cultivate the ability to overcome research obstacles, to think on your feet, to adapt. Historians are enterprising.
Problem-Solvers
Ask the right questions and develop a plan of attack to find answers. Historians solve problems. They develop work-arounds when research trails dry up. They learn to overcome and persevere.
Project Managers
Take charge of a large research project. Learn to break it in manageable chunks and develop strategies for gathering evidence, organizing your interpretation, and presenting conclusions in ways that convince skeptics.

Applying to Cortland

SUNY Cortland accepts the Common Application and the SUNY Online application. Choose just one way to apply; both require a $50 non-refundable application fee.
If you apply to Cortland using the SUNY application, SUNY will waive the $50 application fee for transfer students graduating with an associate degree from a SUNY or CUNY college, who apply directly to Cortland for baccalaureate programs.
Fall applicants should apply by June 1. Spring applications should apply by November 1.
After applying, students must send transcripts from all colleges attended and a high school transcript.