Science & Technology - Fall Curriculum Guide


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Pathway selected 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 (15 - 18 credits)
GE 1.2 Based on Math Placement – 3-5 creditsAdditional Math – 3-4 credits
GE 2.1.1. ENGL 101 – 3 creditsGE 2.1.2 Written Communication – 3 credits
GE 3S Social Science – 3 creditsGE 2.2 Oral Communication – 3 credits
First Year Course – 2-3 creditsGE 3N Natural Science – 5 credits
GE 3H Arts & Humanities – 3 creditsExploratory Course – 1-3 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
AE 4.1 Human Diversity – 3 creditsAE 4.2 Global Awareness – 3 credits

Exploratory Courses: Fall

ATMO 105 - Introductory Meteorology [GE 3N] 5 cr. 

ATMO 220 - Unusual Weather [GE 1.1 3N] 3 cr.

ASTR 191/PHSX 191 - Contemporary Astronomy [GE 3N] 3 cr. 

BIOL 105 - Biology Orientation Seminar 1 cr.

BIOL 150 - Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology [GE 3N] 4 cr.

BIOL 154 - Intro to Biology Lab for STEM Majors 2 cr.

BIOL/CLS 210 - Introduction to Clinical Lab Sciences 1 cr. 

CHEM 130 - General Chemistry [GE 3N] 5 cr.

EECS 138 - Introduction to Computing 3 cr.

ENGL 203 - Topics in Reading & Writing: Writing for Engineers 3 cr.

EPSY 310 - Career & Life Planning 3 cr. 

EVRN/GEOG/HIST 140 - Global Environment I: Discovery of Environmental Change [GE 3N] 5 cr.

EVRN/GEOG 148 - Scientific Principles of Environmental Studies [3N] 3 cr.

EVRN/HIST 336 - Ethics, Ideas, and Nature [5.1] 3 cr. 

GEOG 104 - Principles of Physical Geography [GE 3N] 3 cr.

GEOL 101 - The Way the Earth Works [GE 3N] 3 cr.

GEOL 105 - History of the Earth [GE 3N] 3 cr.

GEOL 121 - Life Through Time: DNA to Dinos [GE 1.1, 3N] 3 cr.

GEOL 171 - Earthquakes & Natural Disasters [GE 3N] 3 cr.

GEOL 190 - Intro to Quantitative Geoscience [1.2] 3 cr.

HEIM 210 - Introduction to Healthcare 1 cr. 

HEIM 230 - Medical Terminology 3 cr.

HUM 133 Technology & the Individual [1.1] 3 cr.

MATH - consult with your advisor 3-5 cr.

HUM 133 Technology & the Individual [1.1] 3 cr.

PHSX 114 - College Physics I [GE 1.1, 1.2, or 3N] 4 cr.

PHSX 150 - Seminar in Physics, Astronomy, and Engineering Physics .5 cr.

UBPL 200 - Sustainability and Society [GE 1.1, 3S, AE 5] 3 cr.