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The City University of New York Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution Monday to introduce a new general education framework for and streamline student transfer among the system's numerous two- and four-year institutions. The resolution calls for a 42-credit general education framework, consisting of a 30-credit "common core" among all the system's institutions and 12 "college-option" credits that are to be designated by each four-year institution. Currently, general education requirements vary by campus from 39 to 63 credits. The resolution also stipulates that student’s electives taken at any CUNY institutions will transfer with full credit to any other CUNY institution. Matthew Goldstein, CUNY chancellor, noted that the new framework “will strengthen and lift the quality of education at our community colleges and help align coursework more consistently with the senior colleges, further enhancing opportunities for student advancement.” CUNY faculty were divided on the changes; most four-year faculty argued that the smaller general education framework would limit their institutional autonomy to set curriculum, while some two-year faculty were sympathetic to the easing transfer for their students and supported the idea of a common core.
