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Advising in the Sophomore Year. Course Selection and Beyond. Focus Areas. Core curriculum Any special requirements in a potential major Pre-Med requirements. CORE A: Theology, Philosophy, Ethics. THL 100 an absolute must at this point if not taken
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Advising in the Sophomore Year Course Selection and Beyond
Focus Areas • Core curriculum • Any special requirements in a potential major • Pre-Med requirements
CORE A: Theology, Philosophy, Ethics • THL 100 an absolute must at this point if not taken • THL 2XX (Scripture) is another must. THL 3XX (Christian) is next, but can be taken Junior year. Check Core options for both. • PHL/THL 250 (Ethics) can also be taken this year if prerequisites have been met
CORE B: Culture, Ideas and Civilizations • PHL 107 is a must if not taken • HIS 101 should be taken this year if not already completed. A few are ready for HIS 10X (Non-Western). This can also be taken in Junior year. • ENG 120 and 121: a must if not taken • Global 3XX – wait until Junior year
CORE C - Non-science major or not pursuing the pre-health courses • Must take 7 credits; must take a lab • Most students will have taken either their science with lab or without lab in the frosh year • Remaining science sometime before they graduate, but preferably in their sophomore or junior year
Typical Science Courses for These Students • ATS 113 and 114: Introduction to Atmospheric Science • Can be taken with or without ATS 114 – UCA section not open • CHM 105 – Introductory Chemistry (spring only) • BIO 149 (Human Biology) or BIO 141 (Charles Darwin) • CSC 121 – Computers and Scientific Thinking- UCA section not open • PHY 187 – Intro to Physics; 188 (lab) available for 1 credit with or without 187, 127, 137, 147 • PHY 107: Introduction to Astronomy • Can be taken with or without PHY 108 (lab)
CORE C: Science Major or Pre-Health Science student • Some sophs will need to take General Chemistry if they took CHM 105 last spring and did not take Gen Chem over the summer. • If soph has not taken BIO 212, they should do so. BIO 211 was offered in the Fall. It is not a prerequisite course. • These students will have completed Core C
Education Majors • Must take EDU 103 first • Core D met with EDU 208 and 210 required courses • Have student check with the Education Department
CORE D: Social and Behavioral Sciences (except Education majors/co-majors) • Two courses from different fields on list in Bulletin • Less than ½ of non-science frosh will have taken one • See that they take at least one this year • Second course can be taken in Junior year • Includes Economics
CORE E - Skills • Writing – ENG 150 • most take as frosh; sign up for if not yet taken • Math • MTH 201 – for non-pre-health; best to take soon • MTH 245 – for all science and pre-health; take as sophs if not already completed. • Speech/Studio/Performing Arts • most take COM 152 as frosh/soph; increased interest in Art, Dance, Music or Theatre. Can take in Junior year.
Language (Classic or Modern) • If continuing from high school, should be finished or at 201 level by now • If choosing a new language, they can start any time and must take two courses • If going to Dominican Republic for Encuentro Domicano, must have some Spanish competency
Skills – Pass out of requirement • ENG 150 – Portfolio (Dr. G. Merys) • MTH 201 or 245 – Test (Dr. R. Crist) • COM 152 – Test and Speech (Dr. S. Schuler) • FPA – Portfolio or Performance - Check with Department Chair (Dr. F. Hanna) • LANG – Test (Dr. B. Keegan/Admin Asst) • Native Language – Test on reading, writing and speaking (Associate Dean, Dr. B. Keegan)
Disabilities in Skill Areas • Must have test results establishing a disability, i.e. results must connect disability to the skill to be learned • Can bring from high school or go to Center for Health and Counseling or bring from Student Support Services • Bring to CCAS Academic Office • With approval, may substitute disability with course in a non-troubling skill area or, with language, a second global diversity course
Soph Pre-Med Requirements • BIO 211 and BIO 212 • CHM 321/322 and CHM 323/324 Organic I and II • PHY 211 (Fall, Spring or Summer)
Other courses that pre-med student may need or want to take: • Anatomy • Biochemistry – CHM 381 is for majors only; CHM 371 is for pre-health students • Physiology - Some cannot be taken until Junior year;some are “space available.” - Be mindful of prerequisites
Special Requirements for the Major • These are requirements that must be completed beforeapplying to/being accepted to the major • Found in the Bulletin; Posted on RSP Website – Special Requirements for Admission to CCAS Majors (RSP 200) • If students are thinking of a major, they should always check this information