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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
To be considered for admission, students must successfully complete these minimum high school course requirements. Any college prep courses in English, mathematics, science, social studies, and world language can also be used in calculating your Regent Admission Index (RAI) score.

Minimum high school course requirements

Subject area

Years required
English/Language Arts
4
Single World Language
2
Science*

3

Social Studies
3
Algebra
2
Geometry
1

* You must take one full-year course each from two of these areas: biology, chemistry, or physics. The third course can be from any area including others not listed, such as general science, physical science, environmental science, and anatomy and physiology, etc. Integrated science courses are evaluated for this requirement based on course content.

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