Suggested Schedules

Quick Advice for Choosing Classes:

Basic Tools:

• Your Major/s and Minor requirements. Major Sheets are available in bookshelves outside of the Advisement Center.  Requirements are also in the Online Catalog.  If you are undecided, look at your top three choices available through the Web for Students.

• Course Descriptions are found on the Web at the Web for Students site.

• A General Education Requirements list for this semester; found in the Schedule of Classes or on the Web at the Web for Students site.

• A current Schedule of Classes available in hard copy or on the web at the Web for Students

Web for Students

Basic Goal:

• Choose courses that sound interesting to you and meet degree requirements. 

• Degree requirements include General Education, School Core, and Major.  Minors are optional. Typically each student has some credits of "Free Electives," courses that do not meet particular requirements, but are needed to reach 128 credits to graduate. Free Electives can be used for internships, co-operative education, minors, or simply any course you find interesting.

More Specific Advise for New Freshmen:

Use the Suggested Schedule information below to help you with your selection.  Choose the one for the School where your probable major is offered.  If you are undecided, look at more than one to find overlapping suggestions.  Choose classes that interest you.  Choose alternates.

Look for classes that fulfill lower level General Education requirements that are also lower level requirements in the major/s you are considering.  For example, you are considering a major in the Anisfield School of Business. BADM 115, Perspectives of Business and Society, is a Gen Ed requirement that would also be in your School Core.

Choose your math course based on your probable major.  See the Suggested Schedules. For example, almost all the Science majors require some Calculus.  Note that your math course may also be determined by your score on the placement test.

Special Student Populations: If you are an athlete, avoid late afternoon classes.  Check with your coach for specific practice times. If you are a pre-matriculated student, you can register for a maximum of 11 credits unless you placed into College English.

Be ready to try new courses.  If you do not know what a course is about, read its course description.  Often good courses that are slightly off the beaten path are still open even late in the summer.

For additional First Year Student assistance, visit the First Year Student Web site (link below).

First Year Students

Anisfield School of Business (ASB)

Majors are Accounting, Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, Finance, or Management, Information Systems, International Business, and Economics.    The following is a guide to courses we recommend for your first semester if you are considering a major in the Anisfield School of Business.   The schedule below is based on placement into College English and a college level Math.  Your situation may differ.
 

1. Macroeconomics ECON 102 or Perspectives of Business and Society BADM 115
2. Math with Applications—MATH 101
3. First Year Seminar—INTD 101
4. College English ENGL 180

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School of American and International Studies (AIS)

Majors are American Studies, International Studies, History, Literature, Spanish and Political Science.  AIS also houses all language minors.  The following is a guide to courses we recommend  for your first semester if you are considering a major from American and International Studies.  The schedule below is based on placement into College English and a college level Math.  Your situation may differ.

Note: Students who are interested in linking Teacher Education with any of these majors may wish to take Introduction to Psychology, PSYC 101, since it is also a requirement for certification.  Social Issues, SOSC 101, a General Education core requirement, is required for Teacher Education as well. These can be taken second semester.

1. College English—ENGL 180 
2. College level Math — see list on Web for Students page.
3. First Year Seminar—INTD 101
4. A 100 level course from your major or school core

   Web for Students

School of Contemporary Art (CA)

Majors are Fine Arts: Theater, Fine Arts: Music, Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Communication Arts, and Contemporary Arts (a contract major).    The following is a guide to courses we recommend  for your first semester if you are considering a major from the School of Contemporary Arts.  The schedule below is based on placement into College English and a college level Math.  Your situation may differ.

Note: Students who are interested in linking Teacher Education with any of these majors may wish to take Introduction to Psychology, PSYC 101, since it is also a requirement for certification.  Social Issues, SOSC 101, a General Education core requirement, is required for Teacher Education as well. These can be taken second semester.

1. College English—ENGL 180 
2. College level Math — see list on Web for Students page
3. First Year Seminar—CNTP 101
4. A 100 level General Education requirement such as Science or Social Issues SOSC 101

   Web for Students

School of Social Science and Human Service (SSHS)

Majors are Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Law and Society, Economics, Environmental Studies, and Social Science (a contract major).  SSHS also houses the Teacher's Education Program.  Although it is not a major, it offers certification for Elementary and Secondary Education.   The following is a guide to courses we recommend for your first semester if you are considering a major from the School of Social Science and Human Service.  The schedule is based on placement into College English and a college level Math.  Your situation may differ.

Note: Students who are interested in linking Teacher Education with any of these majors may wish to take Introduction to Psychology, PSYC 101, since it is also a requirement for certification.  Social Issues, SOSC 101, a General Education core requirement, is required for Teacher Education as well. These can be taken second semester.

1. College English—ENGL 180
2. Elementary Probability and Statistics MATH 108 (This is recommended before upper level Statistics.)
3. First Year Seminar—INTD 101
4. A lower level requirement in your major or Social Issues—SOSC 101

Note: Students who are interested in linking Teacher Education with any of these majors may wish to take Introduction to Psychology, PSYC 101, since it is also a requirement for certification.  Social Issues, SOSC 101, a General Education core requirement, is required for Teacher Education as well. These can be taken second semester.

1. First Year Seminar—INTD 101 (Some seminars are specifically for Science majors.)

Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Allied Health Technologies or Integrated Science Studies

1. Calculus I — MATH 121
2. Fundamentals of Biology I Lecture and Lab—BIOL 110
3. Fundamentals of Chemistry I Lecture and Lab—CHEM 110

1. Calculus I — MATH 121
2. Fundamentals of Chemistry I Lecture and Lab—CHEM 110
3. College English—ENGL 180

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Clinical Laboratory Science:                                                                      

1. Calculus I — MATH 121
2. Fundamentals of Chemistry I Lecture and Lab--CHEM 110
3. Anatomy and Physiology I--BIOL 213

1. Calculus I — MATH 121
2. Computer Science I—CMPS 147
3. College English—ENGL 180

1. Calculus I — MATH 121
2. Fundamentals of Biology I Lecture and Lab—BIOL 110
3. Introduction to Environmental Science—ENSC 103

1. Calculus I — MATH 121
2. Social Issues—SOSC 101
3. College English—ENGL 180

Nursing:

1. Elementary Statistics—MATH 108 or Math with Applications—MATH 101
2. College English—ENGL 180
3. Principles of Chemistry Lecture and Lab—CHEM 115

1. Calculus I — MATH 121
2. Physics with Calculus—PHYS 114
3. College English—ENGL 180

Professional Advisors will be available for individual assistance at the Freshman Advisement and Registration (FAR) events.

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