Science & Technology - Curriculum Guide


STEM

You may have selected this pathway because you are interested in innovative construction and design, hands-on learning, exploring how things work, experimenting to determine what is possible, diving into data, and/or solving equations using observation and analysis.

Courses and timing are subject to change depending on student interests. Based on initial placement in pre-requisite and general education courses, some majors may take more than four years to complete. Please contact your academic advisor for more information.

Curriculum Suggestions

First & Second Semesters
First Semester (14-17 credits)Second Semester (17 - 18 credits)
MPW - based on math placement – 3-5 creditsAdditional Math – 3 credits
ENG - ENGL 101 – 3 creditsENG - Written Communication – 3 credits
Exploratory Course – 3 creditsCMS Oral Communication – 3 credits
First Year Course – 2-3 creditsNPS - Natural Phys Sci – 2-5 credits
AH - Arts & Humanities – 3 creditsSBS - Social Science – 3 credits
Third & Fourth Semesters
Third Semester (15 credits)Fourth Semester (15 - 16 credits)
Additional Math – 4 creditsAdditional Math – 4 credits
Additional Natural Science – 5 creditsAdditional Natural Science – 5 credits
Exploratory Course – 3 creditsMajor Specific Course – 3-4 credits
USC - US Culture – 3 creditsGLBC - Global Culture - 3 credits

Exploratory Courses

AASTR 191/PHSX 191 - Contemporary Astronomy [NPS] 3 cr.
ATMO 105 - Introductory Meteorology [NPS] 5 cr.
BIOL 150 - Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology [NPS] 3 cr.
BIOL 152 - Principles of Organismal Biology [NPS] 3 cr.
BIOL/CLS 210 - Introduction to Clinical Lab Sciences 1 cr.
CHEM 130 - General Chemistry [NPS] 5 cr.
DASC 199 - Data I: Dealing with Data 3 cr.
EECS 138 - Introduction to Computing 3 cr.
EVRN/GEOG/HIST 140 - Global Environment I: Discovery of Environmental Change [NPS] 3 cr.
GEOG 104 - Principles of Physical Geography [NPS] 3 cr.
GEOG 111 - Mapping Our Changing World [NPS] 4 cr.
GEOG 220 - Geographic Adventures in Climate Change [GLBC] 3 cr.
GEOL 101 - The Way the Earth Works [NPS] 3 cr.
GEOL 121 - Life Through Time: DNA to Dinos [NPS] 3 cr.
GEOL 142 - Oceanography [NPS] 4 cr.
GEOL 171 - Earthquakes & Natural Disasters [NPS] 3 cr.
MATH 125 - Calculus | [MPW] 4 cr.
ME 228 - Computer Graphics 3 cr.
PHSX 150 - Seminar in Physics & Astronomy 1 cr.
PHSX 114 - College Physics | [NPS] 4 cr.
UBPL 200 - Sustainability and Society [SBS] 3 cr.