College Option requirement at City College varies by major:
I. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (with the exception of the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at The Center for Worker Education)
1. BA candidates: Philosophy, 3 crs.; Foreign Language, 9 crs. in a single language, or exemption on the basis of demonstrated proficiency.
2. BS and BFA: Philosophy, 3 crs.; Speech, 3 crs. or exemption on the basis of demonstrated proficiency; Foreign Language, 6 credits in a single language, or exemption on the basis of demonstrated proficiency.
II. School of Education
A. Childhood Education:
Speech, 3 crs. or exemption on the basis of demonstrated proficiency; Spanish 12100 and 12200, 6 crs., or exemption on the basis of demonstrated proficiency; World Civilization 10200, 3 crs.
B. Bilingual Education:
Speech, 3 crs. or exemption on the basis of demonstrated proficiency; Spanish 32100, 3 crs; World Civilization 10200, 3 crs.; World Humanities 10200, 3 crs.
C. Secondary Education: per the College Option of the student's content area major.
III.Grove School of Engineering
A.For Chemical, Civil, Computer, Mechanical, and Earth System Science & Environmental Engineering majors:
i.two required courses: MATH 20200 (3 cr.) & MATH 39100 (3 cr.)
ii.two liberal arts courses to be chosen from the list of GSoE-approved liberal arts courses
B.For Biomedical Engineering majors:
i.two required courses: MATH 20200 (3 cr.) & MATH 39100 (3 cr.)
ii.one required liberal arts course: ENGR 30000 (3 cr.)
iii.one liberal arts course to be chosen from the list of GSoE-approved liberal arts courses
C.For Electrical Engineering majors:
i.two required courses: MATH 20200 (3 cr.) & MATH 39100 (3 cr.)
ii.one required liberal arts course: ENGR 27600 (3 cr.)
iii.one liberal arts course to be chosen from the list of GSoE-approved liberal arts courses
D.For Computer Science majors:
i.three required courses: MATH 20200 (3 cr.), MATH 34600 (3 cr.), & SPEECH 11100 (3 cr.)
ii.one of the following two courses: ENGR 27600 (3 cr.) or ECO 10400 (3 cr.)
*Stem variant course required for completion of all GSoE degrees. 3 credits will be scribed as College Option in Degree Works.
IV. Spitzer School of Architecture
Philosophy, 3 crs; Speech, 3 crs., or exemption on the basis of demonstrated proficiency; AES 23202, Survey of World Architecture I, 3 crs; AES 24202, Survey of World Architecture II, 3 crs.
V. Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
B.S./M.D.:Phys 203 (Physics 1), 4 crs.; Phys 204 (Physics 2), 4 crs.; Bio 206 (Genetics), 4 crs.
Physician's Assistant B.S.: PA39100 (Microbiology), 4 crs.; PA38100 (Physiology I), 4 crs.; PA38200 (Physiology II), 4 crs.