Program: Options for Undeclared First Year Students - University of Scranton

CAS Common Curriculum – First Year

Undecided students who are interested in exploring one or more of the majors offered in the College of Arts and Sciences may enroll in the CAS Common Curriculum program. Students in this program take a combination of General Education courses and courses in potential majors. Specific courses are chosen in consultation with an academic advisor. In addition, CAS Common Curriculum students are invited to participate in a non-credit bearing “Undecided Workshop.”

	Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.

EP FYW — FYOC/FYDT	First Year Writing (FYW), First Year Oral Communication (FYOC), First Year Digital Technology (FYDT)	3	3
GE PHIL or T/RS	T/RS 121: (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible — PHIL 120: Introduction to Philosophy	3	3
MAJOR	Select from introductory classes of any major or majors	9-10.5	9-10.5
GE FYS	First Year Seminars ¹
		15-16.5	15-16.5

¹The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

KSOM Business Common Curriculum – First Year

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.

MAJOR (GE S/BH)	ECO 153 - (S) Principles of Microeconomics — ECO 154 - (S) Principles of Macroeconomics	3	3
BUS CORE	BUS 150 - Career and Professional Development	1
GE WRTG–SPCH	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition — BUS 140 - (FYDT, FYOC) Business Information & Oral Proficiency	3	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible		3
GE QUAN	MATH ELECT¹	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminars ²
		16	15

¹The math elective as previously discussed depends on your major. For Finance and Economics majors this is two math courses. For all other majors the second math is a free elective.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

LCHS Common Curriculum – First Year

For students considering health care or education as a major, the Leahy College of Health Sciences has a program designed to provide an exploratory first year for those who wish to defer declaring their choice of major.

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE PHIL–T/RS	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy — T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE NSCI	BIOL 110 (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology I/ BIOL 110L — BIOL 111 (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology II /BIOL 111L ¹	4	4
GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology	3
GE EP	EDUC 102 - (FYOC, FYDT) Educational Skills in a Global Society		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminars ²
MAJOR	ELECT Elective or Core Course	3	3
		16	16

¹BIOL 110 indicating those courses are given to those interested in NURS, OT, KNES, CSD, or HPRO.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.