This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take longer.
NOTE:Â This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2017-2018 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- (HRS 4)
- (HRS 1)
- Total: (HRS 17)
Spring Semester
- (HRS 4)
- (HRS 4)
- Students intending to take ENSC 345 or PSYC 242:
Students intending to take MATH 121 or MATH 122: (if needed) or Free elective (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: OR (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- (HRS 4) +Â [HRS 1]
- (HRS 4)Â WI
- Gen Ed: Â (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 15)
Spring Semester
- (HRS 4) + (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: or (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 17)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Â (HRS 4)
- (HRS 4)
- INSS Math Course: OR Free Elective (HRS 4)
- * See Year 3 Sequence for Concentrations (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- INSS Math Course: OR OR OR Free Elective (HRS 4)
- OR (HRS 4-6)
- Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
- * See Year 3 Sequence for Concentrations (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16-18)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Elective (HRS 4)
- Elective (HRS 4)
- * See Year 4 Sequence for Concentrations (HRS 4)
- * See Year 4 Sequence for Concentrations (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Elective (HRS 4)
- Elective (HRS 4)
- * See Year 4 Sequence for Concentrations (HRS 4)
- (HRS 4)Â WI
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
CONCENTRATIONS
Science, Technology & Society
Third Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
- Category #1 (see list in Catalog) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 4)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Category #2 (see list in Catalog)Â (HRS 4)
- Course (see list in Catalog) or free elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 8)
Spring Semester
- Category #3 (see list in Catalog)Â (HRS 4)
- Free elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 8)
Science Journalism
Third Year
Fall Semester
- (HRS 4)Â WI
- Total: (HRS 4)
Spring Semester
- (HRS 4) WI
- Total: (HRS 4)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- (HRS 4)Â WI
- (HRS 4)Â WI
- Total: (HRS 8)
Spring Semester
- Â (HRS 4)
- Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 8)
Business Administration
Third Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
- or (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 4)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- (HRS 4)
- (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 8)
Spring Semester
- (HRS 4)
- Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 8)
Public Policy/Administration
Third Year
Fall Semester
- OR or  (HRS 4) WI
- Total: (HRS 4)
Spring Semester
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- (HRS 4)
- Concentration Elective (see list in Catalog) or free elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 8)
Spring Semester
- Free elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 8)
WI: 3 Writing Intensive courses required in the major
- Fulfilled with GEOL 106, BIOL 110, SCIN 496.
- Sequencing of Gen Eds, free electives, and concentration electives is a suggestion only.
- Due to changes in the GE program in Fall 2018, you should complete your GE requirements in the 2017-2018 academic year; the only GE course that could be taken after this will be AIID 201.
Changes to Lecture/Lab Courses (names, numbers, # of credits) effective Fall 2017:
Through Summer 2017
- (4 credits)
- (4 credits)
- (4 credits)
- (4 credits)
- (4 credits)
- (4 credits)
- (4 credits)
From Fall 2017
- (5.5 credits)
- (5 credits)
- (5 credits)
- (6 credits)
- (6 credits)
- (4 credits) plus (1 credit)
- (4 credits) plus (1 credit)
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