General Education Mobile (GEM) logo - Air ForceEmpire State University offers a diverse selection of CCAF approved general education courses. Courses are offered in 15-week and/or 8-week formats, depending on university scheduling. Course descriptions can be found by browsing the Course Catalog. For information on tuition and fees for military and veteran students please follow this link:  Undergraduate Tuition and Fees for Military and Veteran Students | Empire State University

Oral Communication:

     COMM 1030 Public Speaking

Written Communication:

  • COMW 1005 College Writing (3 or 4 Semester hours)
  • COMW 1015 College Reading and Writing

Mathematics:

  • MATH 1000 College Mathematics
  • MATH 1005 Contemporary Mathematics
  • MATH 1015 Math for the Inquiring Mind
  • MATH 1040 Algebra
  • MATH 1065 Statistics
  • MATH 1100 Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
  • MATH 1110 Geometry
  • MATH 1140 Precalculus
  • MATH 2140 Calculus I

Social Science:

  • ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • ECON 2015 Macroeconomics
  • ECON 2020 Microeconomics
  • HIST 1070 Global History from the 1500
  • HIST 1075 Global History to 1500
  • HIST 2025 U.S. History to 1865:  What Does it Mean to be a Free Nation?
  • HIST 2030 U.S. History From 1865 to the present
  • PSYC 1005 Introduction to Psychology
  • SOCI 1005 Exploring Society:  An Introduction to Sociology
  • SOCI 2010 Introduction to Race, Class and Gender

Humanities:

  • ARTS 1050 Humanities Through the Arts
  • CRWR 1015 Creative Nonfiction:  Introductory
  • FREN 1005 French I
  • ITAL 1005 Italian I
  • LITR 1005 Introduction to Literature
  • LITR 2010 American Literature to 1865
  • MUSC 1005 Exploring the World of Music
  • PHIL 2005 Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHIL 2020 Introduction to Ethics
  • SPAN 1015 Spanish I