Eight-Semester Graduation Plan
This plan is provided as a general overview of a student’s academic path within the major, and includes both major and college requirements for graduation. Students are responsible for reviewing and tracking their own progress toward degree requirements, and should regularly consult their Degree Progress Report and meet with their academic advisor to ensure they are fulfilling all requirements in a timely fashion.
IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS:
- A minimum of 30 Core/General Education credits must be completed from the required areas. Students should note on their Degree Progress reports if they fall under the Core Curriculum requirements prior to Fall 2023, or the General Education 2023 requirements Fall 2023 and onwards. Any questions about which requirements a student falls under should be directed to the Registrar or the Advising Center.
- For BA and BS programs students are encouraged to take 30 credits of SUNY GE approved Liberal Arts and Sciences during the first 60 credits (first two years) of study.
- For BFA and MUSB programs students are encouraged to take at least 30 credits of SUNY GE approved Liberal Arts and Sciences, with at least 20 credits completed during the first 60 credits (first two years) of study.
- A minimum of 120 credits with at least 45 upper-level credits are required to graduate. Upper-level courses are numbered from 3000 to 4999 at Purchase College.
- A minimum of 60 credits outside of your board of study are required to graduate. These courses have a 3-letter prefix other than that of your major.
- A minimum of 1 credit and maximum of 4 credits of Physical Education (Health and Wellness, a Purchase College local requirement) can be applied to the degree.
For Students Admitted for Fall’20 or later
Year 1
Course | Credits |
WRI1110/College Writing (Basic Comm. Core) Communication Written and Oral Gen Ed OR Natural Science Core/ Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning Gen Ed |
4 |
CIN1500/Intro. to Cinema Studies I (Humanities Core/Gen Ed) | 4 |
ARH*** Art History Elective | 4 |
EDG1050/First Year Learning Community OR Elective | 4 |
Total | 16 |
Course | Credits |
WRI1110/College Writing (Basic Comm. Core) Communication Written and Oral Gen Ed OR Natural Science Core/ Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning Gen Ed |
4 |
CIN1510/Intro. to Cinema Studies II | 4 |
Math Core/ Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning Gen Ed |
3 |
Elective | 4 |
Total | 15 |
Year 2
Course | Credit |
CIN2000/Close Analysis OR CIN2500/ Principles of Montage |
4 |
Elective | 4 |
Social Science Core OR For students in the General Education 2023 requirements: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Gen Ed |
4 |
Language and Culture Core/ For students in the General Education 2023 requirements: World Languages Gen Ed
|
4 |
Total | 16 |
Course | Credits |
CIN3005/Cinema and the Archive | 4 |
Elective | 3 |
Arts Core/Arts Gen Ed | 3 |
Core Elective/ For students in the General Education 2023 requirements: Choose from, US History and Civic Engagement OR World History and Global Awareness OR Social Science |
4 |
Total | 14 |
Year 3
Course | Credits |
CIN3/4*** Upper Level Cinema Studies | 4 |
CIN3/4*** Upper Level Cinema Studies Course | 3 |
Elective | 4 |
Elective | 4 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Credits |
CIN 3890/Cinema Studies Junior Seminar | 4 |
CIN 3/4***/Upper Level Cinema Studies Course | 4 |
Elective | 4 |
Elective | 3 |
Health and Wellness Core | 1 |
Total | 16 |
Year 4
Course | Credits |
SPJ 4990/Senior Project | 4 |
CIN4890/Cinema Studies Senior Colloquium | 2 |
CIN3/4***/Upper Level Cinema Studies | 4 |
3000/4000/ Upper Level Elective |
3 |
Total | 13 |
Course | Credits |
SPJ4991/ Senior Project |
4 |
CIN3/4*** Upper Level Cinema Studies Course | 4 |
3000/4000/ Upper Level Elective |
3 |
3000/4000/ Upper Level Elective |
3 |
Total | 14 |
For Students Admitted Before Fall ’20
Year 1
Course | Credits |
WRI110/College Writing (Basic Comm. Core) Communication Written and Oral Gen Ed OR Natural Science Core/ Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning Gen Ed |
4 |
CIN1500/Intro. to Cinema Studies I (Humanities Core/Gen Ed) | 4 |
ARH*** Art History Elective | 4 |
Core Elective | 4 |
FRS1030/ Freshman Seminar |
1 |
Total | 17 |
Course | Credits |
WRI110/College Writing (Basic Comm. Core) Communication Written and Oral Gen Ed OR Natural Science Core/ Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning Gen Ed |
4 |
CIN1510/Intro.to Cinema Studies II | 4 |
Math Core/ Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning Gen Ed |
3 |
Elective | 4 |
Total | 15 |
Year 2
Course | Credits |
CIN2000/Close Analysis OR CIN2240 OR CIN 2500/Principles of Montage | 4 |
Elective | 3 |
Social Sciences Core OR For students in the General Education 2023 requirements: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Gen Ed |
4 |
Languages and Culture Core/ For students in the General Education 2023 requirements: World Languages Gen Ed |
4 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Credits |
CIN 3/4***Upper Level Cinema Studies Course | 4 |
Elective | 3 |
Arts Core/Arts Gen Ed | 3 |
Core Elective/ For students in the General Education 2023 requirements: Choose from, US History and Civic Engagement OR World History and Global Awareness OR Social Science |
3 |
Total | 13 |
Year 3
Course | Credits |
CIN3/4***/Upper Level Cinema Studies Course | 4 |
Cin3/4***/Upper Level Cinema Studies Course | 3 |
3000/4000/ Upper Level Elective |
4 |
Elective | 4 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Credits |
CIN 3890/Cinema Studies Junior Seminar | 4 |
CIN 3/4***Upper Level Cinema Studies Course | 4 |
3000/4000/ Upper Level Elective |
4 |
3000/4000/ Upper Level Elective |
3 |
Health and Wellness core | 1 |
Total | 16 |
Year 4
Course | Credits |
SPJ4990/Senior Project | 4 |
CIN4890/Cinema Studies Senior Colloquium | 2 |
CIN 3/4*** Upper Level Cinema Studies Course | 4 |
3000/4000/ Upper Level Elective | 3 |
Total | 13 |
Course | Credits |
SPJ4991/Senior Project | 4 |
CIN3/4***/Upper Level Cinema Studies Course | 4 |
3000/4000/ Upper Level Elective | 4 |
3000/4000/ |
3 |
Total | 15 |