Sample First Year Plan - Marine Science 2 Year Program at Carroll in Partnership with Hawaii Pacific University leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree from Hawaii Pacific University in either Marine Biology or Oceanography Fall Term Course # Course Description CCS100 BIO120 MAT160 OR (MAT101/130) General Education Cultural Seminar General Biology I Calculus I Math pre-req (if needed) See table below Spring Term Credits 4 4 4 4 Course # Course Description ENG170 BIO125 MAT161 OR (MAT130 or 160) General Education Writing Seminar General Biology II Calculus II Math pre-req (if needed) See table below Credits Major Specific Notes: Carroll University offers access to majors in marine biology and oceanography via a cooperative arrangement with Hawaii Pacific University (HPU). Students desiring to pursue this major will spend the first two years at Carroll University taking basic science and liberal arts courses. The students then transfer to HPU and complete the requirements for either a Marine Biology or an Oceanography degree. For more information about marine sciences, please consult the catalog. • A semester of modern language will also fulfill a requirement in the HPU general education curriculum. If you place into modern language above 101, it is in your best interest to take modern language in your first semester at Carroll. • MATH – This program requires MAT160 and MAT161 which also meets the Bachelor of Science degree requirements. If a student's math placement indicates that s/he is not ready for MAT160, then s/he must take MAT101 or MAT130, before taking MAT160. If the student needs to take MAT101, s/he will then take MAT130 in the spring and continue with MAT160 and MAT161 their sophomore year. The physics courses the student would normally take at Carroll their sophomore year would then be taken at HPU. • General Education: In addition to math and science courses, students will take a number of general education electives to satisfy HPU requirements. Students will need one course from each of the 15 boxes in the table below. Writing and Critical Thinking Natural Systems Writing, Research and Info Literacy Ethical Inquiry • ENG 170: Writing Seminar BIO 120: General Biology Communication Contexts • • • COM 101: Interpersonal Communication ENG 165: Reading in Race & Gender A modern language course Other Communication Skills Globalization • • • Numeracy and Quantitative Reasoning ECO 105: History of Economic Thought HIS 104: Europe and the Modern World MAT 160: Calculus 1 HIS 108: Understanding Our Contemporary World Other Global Systems Courses Res. & Epistemology in the Disciplines • PHY 101: Intro Physics 1 • PHY 203: General Physics 1 OR CSC 107: Problem Solving Using Information Technology CHE 109: Principles of Inorganic Chemistry • • Taken at HPU AND • MAT 112: Statistics Introduction to ENV 292: Environmental Ethics PHI 206/206H: Ethics POL 201: Politics of the World's Nations Social Choice • • • • • • Cultures, Themes and Movements • • ART 103: Art History • REL 200: Religions of Contemporary World ENV 160: World Regional Geography Engaging with Difference ECO 110: Intro to Economics ECO 124: Microconomics PBH 102: Global Health • CCS 100: Cultural Seminar POL 101: Intro Global Studies SOC 102: Social Problems THE 101: Intro to Theater Other Values and Choices Courses • • • ECO 225: Macroeconomics • • • • HIS 110: History of Mod.China ENG 211: Poetry ENG 212: Short fiction & drama PHI 101: Intro to Philosophy POL 141: Intro to Am. Politics POL 201H: Democratic Thinking Other World Cultures Courses • • • • • • • • • • ART 106: Drawing ART 107: Design in 2D and 3D ENG 240: British Literature I ENG 241: British Literature II HIS 105: America to 1877 MUS 151: History of Jazz MUS 156: Classical Music MUS 158: Rock Music REL 102: Hebrew Bible THE 108: Intro to Acting 4 4 4 4 General Education Notes: • For the Marine Biology/Oceanography major, students are not required to take specific courses that fulfill Carroll's general education requirements. HOWEVER, roughly 2/3rds of students who initially select the Marine Sciences major will eventually elect to stay at Carroll. Thus, it is wise to take courses that fill BOTH the HPU requirement and the Carroll general education requirement. For example, HIS103 in Distribution area H (HPU World Cultures A) and POL141 in Distribution area S (HPU Values and Choices C). General Education Distribution Requirements: Each student who elects to stay and graduate from Carroll (rather than majoring in Marine Biology and transferring to HPU) will need to take 5 distribution courses to meet this General Education program requirement. There are 5 distribution areas. A student will not take a distribution course from the area associated with his/her major (look at the list on the back to find your area), but will take one GE level 1 course from each of the other four distribution areas. The student must then take at least one additional GE level 2 course from one of those same four subject areas. At least one of the 5 GE courses taken must also be designated as a Cross Cultural distribution course (CCD). It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that he or she meets these requirements in a timely fashion. Note that the GE CCD course must be taken before the required Cross-Cultural Experience (next page for more information). Contact People: Dr. Susan Lewis, Biology Program • Rankin 110 • 262-524-7279 • [email protected] Dr. Eric Thobaben, Biology Program • Rankin304B • 262-524-7283 • [email protected] Dr. Paul Hampton, Biology Program • RankinB2 • 262-524-7280 • [email protected] Important Information about General Education at Carroll: The General Education Program at Carroll University provides academic breadth and depth outside the academic major and a series of cross-cultural learning opportunities. Students complete two General Education components: the Distribution Component and the Cross-Cultural Component. Distribution Component: All students will take 5 Distribution Courses. Four of these will be at the GE1 level and one at the GE2 level. Most students will take GE2 level courses in their second year or later. One of these distribution courses (GE1 or GE2) must also be a Cross-Cultural Development (CCD) course. There are 5 distribution areas, listed below. Students will not take a distribution course from the area associated with their major. They will take one GE1 course from each of the other four distribution areas. Then, they will take at least one additional GE2 course from one of the same four subject areas studied at the GE1 level. Majors in each Distribution area Fine Arts area (F) Social Sciences area (S) Art Accounting Book Art Business Administration Graphic Communication Communication Music Criminal Justice Photography Education Theatre Arts Global Studies Humanities area (H) English European Studies History Spanish Professional Writing Philosophy/Ethics/ Religion area (P) Religious Studies Organizational Leadership Philosophy/Politics/Economics Physical and Health Education Politics Psychology Public Health Recreation Management Sociology Natural Sciences area (N) Actuarial Sciences Natural Sciences area (N) cont'd Applied Physics Athletic Training Biology Chemistry and Biochemistry Computer Science Computational Science Environmental Science Exercise Science Health Science: Diagnostic Medical Sonography Health Science: Radiologic Technology Information Technology Mathematics Medical Laboratory Science Nursing Occupational Therapy Cross-Cultural Component: The Cross-Cultural Component is a five-course series that allows students to explore the study of culture throughout their undergraduate experience. This series of courses includes: • Cultural Seminar (CCS 100) - The Cultural Seminar, taken in the first semester, begins the exploration of culture through the study of one's own culture and a different culture. This course develops oral communication skills through critical reading and discussion. • Writing Seminar (ENG 170) - The Writing Seminar is taken during the first or second semester, includes crosscultural readings, and develops foundational writing skills. • Cross-Cultural Development (CCD) – The Cross-Cultural Development course, which also satisfies a distribution requirement, is taken after the Cultural and Writing Seminars. Students continue development of writing skills and the study of significant cross-cultural themes as preparation for the Cross-Cultural Experience (CCE) course. • Cross-Cultural Experience (CCS 300) - The Cross-Cultural Experience course is taken concurrently or after the Cross-Cultural Designation course. In an off-campus setting, students apply knowledge learned in the previous three cross-cultural courses through interactions with cultures other than their own. • Global Perspectives Colloquium (CCS 400) - In the Global Perspectives Colloquium, advanced students (usually seniors) from multiple disciplines engage in critical reading and discussion. Students reflect on and link their cross-cultural experiences through participation in student-driven discussion and course design.