CUNY Pathways is a uniform set of general education requirements for all colleges in the system. Although the courses that can be used to fulfill these requirements will differ from college to college, the basic set of requirements is the same throughout the CUNY system, and with few exceptions, any requirement that a student fulfills at one college will be considered fulfilled at any other college to which he or she transfers.

Continuing students who entered CUNY before July 2013 have the choice of opting into the Pathways requirements or completing the set of general education requirements outlined in the Baruch Common Core.

There are three parts to the Pathways requirements:

1. Required Core
2. Flexible Core
3. College Option

Student Rights and Responsibilities under Pathways