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Suggested Freshman Courses

Freshmen are required to take a writing (WRI) course their first semester.  It is also highly recommended that you take MATH during your first semester.

The appropriate level of your English and/or math course will be determined by your SAT/ACT scores and/or transfer credits. An academic advisor will select the appropriate course for you.

If you want to place into a higher math/writing course than your test scores indicate, please refer to the placement testing information link located at the bottom of the page.

To be a full-time student you need a minimum of four courses (12 credits). You may register for up to five courses your first semester. Additional courses that freshmen take are those that do not require prerequisites.

NOTE: Not all degrees/majors require the courses below. To view a listing of major degree requirements, click on Undergraduate Programs and click again on your major. Once you are on the page with a brief description of the major, select "Degree Requirements" from the links in the left margin.  If your major requires specific general education courses, they will be listed under the Lower-Division Major Requirements, followed by parenthesis to indicate which general education category they cover.

ANTH	2000	Cultural Anthropology
BIOL	1000	Introduction to the Biological Sciences, or BIOL 1500 Conservation Biology, or BIOL 1800 Human Biology
COM	1000	Introduction to Communications Skills
CSCI	1011	Introduction to Computer-Based Systems
CSCI	2911	Computer Science I *
HUM	1000	Introduction to the Humanities, or ARTS 1001 Drawing Logic I, CLST 1000 Introduction to East/West Classics, MUS 1000 Introduction to Classical Music, REL 1000 Introduction to Religion, THEA 1000 Introduction to Theater
MARS	1010	Field Experiences in Marine Science (for pre-marine science students only)
MATH	0990	Elementary Algebra
MATH	1105	Intermediate Algebra *
MATH	1115	Survey of Mathematics *
MATH	1130	Pre Calculus I *
MGMT	1000	Introduction to Business *
PSCI	1400	American Political System
PSCI	2000	Introduction to Politics
PSY	1000	Introduction to Psychology
PHYS	1000	Introduction to Physical Science *, or GEOL 1000 Introductory Geology, or MARS 1000 Introduction to Oceanography
SOC	1000	Introduction to Sociology
TIM	1010	Introduction to Hotel and Travel Industry
WRI	1050	English Fundamentals
WRI	1100	Analyzing and Writing Arguments *
WRI	1150	Literature and Argument *

Also recommended:  MODERN LANGUAGES: Arabic 1100, Chinese (Mandarin) 1100, French 1100, Hawaiian 1100, Korean 1100, Japanese 1100, Spanish 1100, 4 credits.  NOTE:  If you have taken more than two years of the same foreign language in high school, we highly recommend a language placement test.  To arrange for placement testing, please contact an academic advisor.

* Prerequisites required. See course description for details.

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