Economics at Binghamton

BingUStudent
Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:35:56 +0000

joshrylin: I had a lot of my gen-ed requirements fulfilled prior to arriving at Binghamton through AP credits or dual-enrollment credits. From the gen-eds that I have taken, I didn’t find them too difficult. Here are a list of the classes I’ve taken that have fulfilled gen-eds (although some of them fulfilled gen-eds that I already had credit for, but I needed the class for other requirements):

MATH 221 (Calculus I)/MATH 222 (Calculus II) - Mathematics (M) Gen-Ed: The Calculus series is difficult, but I found it manageable because my instructors have been very good and I kept on top of the work. It takes daily work towards doing problems and learning the material. There are definitely easier options for fulfilling the M Gen-Ed if you aren’t good at calculus, though. MATH 147, which is a Statistics course, is easier.

WRT 111 (Coming to Voice) - Joint Composition/Oral Communication (J) Gen-Ed: This is basically a freshman writing course. It is not required, but it’s a fun course that takes care of two gen-eds at once, the Composition (C) and Oral Communication (O) requirements. I’d highly recommend this course.

LAT 101 (Introductory Latin I)/LAT 102 (Introductory Latin II) - Foreign Language Gen-Ed: Our foreign language requirements differ by school and are a bit complicated, but I wound up having to take a third semester of the language I took in high school (which I would have done very poorly on, most likely) or two semester of a different language. I elected to take Latin. My professor is amazing and the class is very enjoyable, but this is an extremely hard language to learn. I’d recommend sticking to French or Spanish if you’re not great with languages.

ECON 160 (Introduction to Microeconomics)/ECON 162 (Introduction to Macroeconomics) - Social Sciences (N) Gen-Ed: These are very popular courses at the university. They are relatively easy and I find them to be extremely interesting. I’m majoring in economics, so I might just be biased there. I would recommend these classes if only because they greatly increase your understanding of what’s happening in the world around you.

You can find all the gen-ed requirements here: http://www.binghamton.edu:8080/exist8/rest/lists2012-13/4_academic_policies_and_procedures_undergraduate_students/academicPoliciesAndProceduresUndergraduate.xml?_xsl=/db/xsl/compose.xsl

If you have any other questions, let me know!

Sincerely,
Rob Clark