Four courses for a total of 12 credits. The college option requirement is dependent on whether a student is deemed proficient, or not proficient, in a language other than English.

Transfer Students:

If you have an A.A. or A.S. degree from a domestic college:
- You will receive a blanket exemption for the Required Core and Flexible Core areas, and your College Option requirement will be reduced from 12 credits to 6 credits. Furthermore, it's possible you may receive transfer credit for these 6 credits, in which case your Pathways requirements would be complete. However, if you do not receive transfer credits for these 6 credits of College Option, you will need to complete two appropriate College Option courses (6 credits) at Brooklyn College. Please refer to "A Breakdown of Pathways at Brooklyn College," or consult an academic advisor to confirm which College Option courses would be appropriate.
If you have an A.A.S. degree from a domestic college:
- Your College Option requirement will be reduced from 12 credits to 6 credits, however you will NOT receive a blanket exemption for the Required Core and Flexible Core areas. Instead, all your transfer credits that are applicable to Pathways will be applied on a course by course basis, and you will need to complete all outstanding Pathways requirements at Brooklyn College. Please meet with an academic advisor to review your remaining Pathways requirements.
If you transfer more than 30 credits with no Associate's degree:
- Your College Option requirement will be reduced from 12 credits to 9 credits. All your transfer credits that are applicable to Pathways will be applied on a course by course basis, and you will need to complete all outstanding Pathways requirements at Brooklyn College. Please meet with an academic advisor to review your remaining Pathways requirements.
If you transfer 30 or fewer credits:
- All your transfer credits that are applicable to Pathways will be applied on a course by course basis, and you will need to complete all outstanding Pathways requirements at Brooklyn College. Please meet with an academic advisor to review your remaining Pathways requirements.
If you are a Second-Degree Student:
- If you have earned a baccalaureate degree from an institution that is accredited and recognized by a regional accrediting U.S. agency, you will receive a blanket exemption for all Pathways requirements. If you have earned a baccalaureate degree from an international university that C.U.N.Y. determines equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree, you will receive a blanket exemption for all Pathways requirements EXCEPT English Composition I (course) and English Composition II (course).
By creating a general education framework that applies to all CUNY undergraduates, and by establishing gateway courses into several popular majors, the Pathways initiative significantly improves the ease and efficiency of student transfer between CUNY colleges. Courses taken for general education credit, major credit, and elective credit are guaranteed to transfer. Students who transfer from associate programs to bachelor’s programs will be required to complete from six to 12 College Option credits, depending on how many credits they had at the time of transfer and whether they transferred with an associate degree. Students who transfer from one baccalaureate college to another will transfer any College Option credits they have already taken at another CUNY college. In the case of transfers from non-CUNY colleges, Brooklyn College will decide whether any courses taken at the original college fulfill the College Option requirements.

College Options Credit Required
	6	9	12
Proficient in a language other than English	One three-credit course in a language other than English (at a higher level in the language of proficiency or an appropriate level in another language) OR in Inter-Cultural Competency One course in World Cultures and Global Issues OR U.S. in Its Diversity OR Life and Physical Sciences	One three-credit course in a language other than English (at a higher level in the language of proficiency or an appropriate language in another language) OR in Inter-Cultural Competency One course in World Cultures and Global Issues OR U.S. in Its Diversity One course in Life and Physical Sciences	One three-credit course in a language other than English (at a higher level in the language of proficiency or an appropriate language in another language) OR in Inter-Cultural Competency One course in Creative Expression OR World Cultures and Global Issues OR U.S. in Its Diversity OR Individual and Society One course in World Cultures and Global Issues OR U.S. in Its Diversity One course in Life and Physical Sciences
Not proficient in a language other than English	One three-credit course in a language other than English One course in World Cultures and Global Issues OR U.S. in Its Diversity OR Life and Physical Sciences	One three-credit course in a language other than English One course in World Cultures and Global Issues OR U.S. in Its Diversity One course in Life and Physical Sciences	Two three-credit courses in a language other than English One course in World Cultures and Global Issues OR U.S. in Its Diversity One course in Life and Physical Sciences

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