Accelerate Meta Major Tracks
As a high school student, you may still be exploring potential college majors. To support your academic journey, the following courses are organized into ‘meta majors’: broad areas of study designed to help you discover your interests while also fulfilling major requirements.
Business
These classes build a strong foundation for business majors. You’ll learn how to communicate clearly, think critically, and understand key math and business concepts that will be useful in classes like accounting, marketing, and finance.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| CSS 1302 - Speech for Business & Professional Students | The goal of this course is to enhance your ability to prepare for and execute public presentations. |
| BUS 1350- Software Apps for Business | A hands on course to familiarize students with current software application tools used by business professionals. |
| MTH 1308/1309- Precalculus for Business Students/ Calculus for Business Students | A study of the types of function that arise in business calculus, including linear, quadratic, and other polynomial functions, rational functions, and exponential and logarithmic functions. Does not apply on the Arts and Sciences mathematics requirement nor on a mathematics major. |
| MTH 1320/1321 - Precalculus Mathematics/Calculus I | Basic concepts of college algebra, trigonometry, and elementary functions and an introduction to limits. Satisfactory performance on a department examination. |
| GTX 1301- Great Texts | This interdisciplinary seminar introduces first-year students to the study of Great Texts, focused on a topic of the instructor’s choosing. Studies center on texts from multiple genres, ranging from ancient to modern times, and may include texts from the fine arts or performing arts when appropriate. Possible topics could include, for example, narrating happiness, the quests of heroes and martyrs, modes of love and suffering, images of death and dying, stories of gods and God. |
Exploratory
Not sure about your major yet? These classes give you a taste of different subjects like history, English, theatre, and public speaking, so you can figure out what you enjoy and what you’re good at while building useful skills for any major.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| HIS 1300 - US in Global Perspective | Introduction to history, historical thinking and the history of the United States within a global context, examining the ways a distinct American society developed within larger patterns of world history. Themes will vary by instructor but may include democracy, freedom and equality; global conflict; imperialism; industrialization and economic systems; migration and immigration; nationalism; and revolution. |
| ENG 2310 - American Literary Cultures | Literature of the United States, from the colonial encounter to the 21st century, emphasizing major works of American literature, by men and women from different regions of the United States, and from many cultural backgrounds. |
| CSS 1302-Speech for Business & Professional Students | The goal of this course is to enhance your ability to prepare for and execute public presentations. |
| THEA 1306- Introduction to Theatre | Develops an engaged understanding of live theatre and performance in contemporary society through an overview of the various artists, skills, crafts, traditions, and conventions that inform the creation of a theatrical event. |
Humanities
These courses are great if you’re interested in literature, history, philosophy, or politics. You’ll strengthen your reading, writing, speaking, and thinking skills, which are important for careers like teaching, writing, public service, or grad school.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| CSS 1302 - Speech for Business & Professional Students | The goal of this course is to enhance your ability to prepare for and execute public presentations. |
| PSC 1387 - US Const, Interp, Am Pol Exp | A study of the philosophical and historical background, development, and content of the United States Constitution and its interpretation by the Supreme Court in a complex and ever-changing multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-religious society. |
| GTX 1301- Great Texts | This interdisciplinary seminar introduces first-year students to the study of Great Texts, focused on a topic of the instructor’s choosing. Studies center on texts from multiple genres, ranging from ancient to modern times, and may include texts from the fine arts or performing arts when appropriate. Possible topics could include, for example, narrating happiness, the quests of heroes and martyrs, modes of love and suffering, images of death and dying, stories of gods and God. |
| GTX 2301 - Intel'l Trad Ancient Wrld HNR | Interdisciplinary close reading and discussion of ancient literary texts that establish historic contexts for deliberation regarding society, ethics, knowledge, and imaginative enjoyment. |
| HIS 1300 - US in Global Perspective | Introduction to history, historical thinking and the history of the United States within a global context, examining the ways a distinct American society developed within larger patterns of world history. Themes will vary by instructor but may include democracy, freedom and equality; global conflict; imperialism; industrialization and economic systems; migration and immigration; nationalism; and revolution. |
Pre-Law
Thinking about law school? These classes help you get ready by building your speaking, writing, reasoning, and knowledge of government and ethics.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| PHI 1306*- Logic | A study of the basic principles and methods for distinguishing good and bad reasoning across a broad range of contexts, with an emphasis on deductive reasoning. Students develop formal tools to identify, reconstruct, and evaluate arguments, and to compose argumentative essays of their own. |
| GTX 1301- Great Texts | This interdisciplinary seminar introduces first-year students to the study of Great Texts, focused on a topic of the instructor’s choosing. Studies center on texts from multiple genres, ranging from ancient to modern times, and may include texts from the fine arts or performing arts when appropriate. Possible topics could include, for example, narrating happiness, the quests of heroes and martyrs, modes of love and suffering, images of death and dying, stories of gods and God. |
| CSS 1304- Argumentation, Discussion, and Debate | A study of reflective thinking and intentional reasoning as applied to college discussion and debate. Application made to current topics. |
| PSC 1387 - The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience | A study of the philosophical and historical background, development, and content of the United States Constitution and its interpretation by the Supreme Court in a complex and ever-changing multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-religious society. |
Nursing
These courses cover health, nutrition, chemistry, statistics, and communication. They help you prepare for nursing school and working in healthcare by teaching you how to understand people, analyze information, and care for patients.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| SOC 1305 - Intro to Sociology | An introductory survey course including basic concepts in the field of sociology, the relationship of the individual to culture, groups, and major social institutions. Particular attention is given to an examination of contemporary social issues through a sociological lens. |
| STA 1380 - Elementary Statistics | Introduction to traditional statistical concepts including descriptive statistics, binomial and normal probability models, tests of hypotheses, linear correlation and regression, two-way contingency tables, and one-way analysis of variance. |
| CHEM 1300* - Introductory Chemistry | No previous knowledge of chemistry required. A one-semester course in general inorganic chemistry, covering atomic structure, bonding, nomenclature, chemical equations, and a problem-solving approach to stoichiometry, gases, solutions, acids and bases, chemical equilibrium and oxidation-reduction |
| NUTR 2351 - Nutrition | Scientific approach to the essential nutrients for human growth and development. Macronutrients, micronutrients, and human metabolism have details coverage; a computer diet analysis is conducted. |
| ENG 2310 - American Literary Cultures | Literature of the United States, from the colonial encounter to the 21st century, emphasizing major works of American literature, by men and women from different regions of the United States, and from many cultural backgrounds. |
Pre-Med / Health Science Studies
If you want to be a doctor, dentist, or other health professional, these classes give you the science, math, and ethics background you need. They also help you get ready for tests like the MCAT and build your understanding of healthcare.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| ANT 1325*- Introduction to Global Health | An introduction to global health and illness from a cross-cultural and cross-border perspective. |
| CHEM 1301* - Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I | An introduction to chemical reactions; the mole concept; properties of gases, solids, liquids, and solutions; atomic structure; periodic properties; chemical bonding, and molecular structure. |
| MTH 1321 - Calculus I | Differential calculus of a single variable. Introduction to the definite integral and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. |
| PHI 1309 - Introduction to Medical Ethics | Introduction to philosophical reasoning regarding medical ethics, including confidentiality, intervention in the beginning and ending of human life, and just distribution of medical resources. |
| PHP 1106 - Introduction to the Health Professions | A blended classroom format with lectures exploring various careers and graduate level study in health related professions and online content focusing on professionalism in healthcare, assessment of appropriate personal attributes, integrity, interpersonal communication, and career strategies. |
| STA 1380 - Elementary Statistics | Introduction to traditional statistical concepts including descriptive statistics, binomial and normal probability models, tests of hypotheses, linear correlation and regression, two-way contingency tables, and one-way analysis of variance. |
STEM
Planning to study computer science, engineering, or data science? These courses give you strong math, coding, and problem-solving skills. You’ll learn how to analyze data, build programs, and understand how people think.
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| CSI 1401/1402 - Introduction to Programming I/Introduction to Programming II | An introduction to computer science for non-majors, emphasizing computational thinking, problem-solving, small-scale programming, and applications. This includes basic programming constructs such as data, variables, functions, conditionals, loops, lists, files, sets, dictionaries, object-oriented programming, and problem solving. Applications will include image processing, numerical computing, and graphics. |
| CSI 2300 - Introduction to Data Science | Principles of data science, including problem workflow, variable types, visualization, modeling, programming, data management and cleaning, reproducibility, and big data. |
| DSC 2350 - Discrete Structures for Data Science | An introduction to the foundations of discrete structures as they apply to data science, focusing on providing a solid theoretical foundation for further work. Topics include sets, ordered structures, graph and trees, functions, proof techniques, number systems, logic, Boolean algebra, etc. |
| MTH 1320/1321 - Precalculus Mathematics/Calculus I | Basic concepts of college algebra, trigonometry, and elementary functions and an introduction to limits. Satisfactory performance on a department examination. |
| PSY 1305 - A survey course investigating the connection between mind, brain, and behavior. | A survey course investigating the connection between mind, brain, and behavior. |
*Summer Only courses