1st Year Enrollment Worksheet
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Biotechnology - BS
Placement Exams:
Major Requirement:
- BIO 140: Foundations in Biology I - Fulfills Major & GenEd requirement
- BIO 140: Foundations in Biology I Lab - Fulfills Major & GenEd requirement
Chemistry OR Math: Do NOT enroll in Both
Major Cognate Requirement: The major cognate course you enroll in is dependent on your ALEKS Score. If your scores permit, enroll in Chemistry.
Chemistry:
Enroll in both CHEM 131 and CHEM 131L if your ALEKS score is 56 or higher. If your ALEKS score falls below this threshold, hold off taking chemistry until the spring semester. Take math instead.
- CHEM 131: General Chemistry I - Fulfills Major & GenEd requirement
- CHEM 131L: General Chemistry I Lab - Fulfills Major & GenEd requirement
OR
Mathematics:
If your ALEKS scores is below 56 or you already have credit for CHEM 131 and CHEM 131L, enroll in ONE of these math course options. Make your choice based upon your ALEKS score. The system will not allow you to enroll in a math course higher than your score recommends.
1st Semester Madison Foundations Requirement:
Critical Thinking:
- BUS 160: Business Decision-Making in a Modern Society
- EDUC 102: Critical Questions in Education
- HIST 150: Critical Issues in Recent Global History
- ISAT 160: Problem-Solving Approaches in Science and Technology
- PHIL 120: Critical Thinking
- PHIL 150: Ethical Reasoning
- SMAD 150: Mediated Communication: Issues and Skills
Human Communications:
Optional 1st Semester Courses:
ISAT 203 or BIO 203 - Viral Discovery:
Strongly Recommended. An exploratory laboratory experience, designed for incoming freshmen. Students will learn about the life cycle and ecology of viruses infecting bacteria. Soil samples will be collected, and techniques for isolation and purification of the viruses will be performed by the students. Isolated viruses will be visualized using electron mircoscopy. The genomic material will be isolated and prepared for nucleic acid sequencing.
Modified GenEd Planner for 1st-Semester Use
Madison Foundations
Writing (3 credit hours)
- WRTC 103: Rhetorical Reading and Writing
Sociocultural & Wellness Area
Wellness Domain (3 credit hours)
Sociocultural Domain (3 credit hours)
Arts and Humanities
Human Questions and Contexts (3 credit hours)
- AMST 200: Introduction to American Studies
- ANTH 205: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes
- HIST 101: World History to 1500
- HIST 102: World History since 1500
- HUM 250: Foundations of Western Culture
- HUM 251: Modern Perspectives
- HUM 252: Global Cultures
- LAXC 252: Intro to Latin American, Latinx and Carribean Studies
- PHIL 101: Intro to Philosophy
- REL 101: Religions of the World
- REL 102: Religion, Spirituality, and the Meaning of Life
Visual and Performing Arts (3 credit hours)
- ART 200: Art in General Culture
- ART 204E: Art, Power and Society
- ARTH 205: Survey of World Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance
- ARTH 206: Survey of World Art II: Renaissance to Modern
- DANC 215: The Dance Experience
- MUS 200: Music in General Culture
- MUS 203: Music in America
- MUS 206: Introduction to Global Music
- THEA 210: Introduction to Theatre
Literature (3 credit hours)
- ENG 221: Literature/Culture/Ideas
- ENG 222: Genre(s)
- ENG 235: Survey of English Literature: From Beowulf to the 18th Century
- ENG 236: Survey of English Literature: 18th Century to Modern
- ENG 239: Studies in World Literature
- ENG 247: Survey of American Literature: From the Beginning to the Civil War
- ENG 248: Survey of American Literature: From the Civil War to the Modern Period
- ENG 260: Survey of African-American Literature
- HUM 200: Great Works of Literature
The Natural World
Quantitative Reasoning
If a math course is required for your 1st-semester, it will be indicated above in the major recommendations section.
Physical Principles (3 credit hours, unless indicated)
Natural Systems (3 credit hours, unless indicated)
Lab Experience (1 credit hour, unless indicated)
Fulfilled by BIO 140L in the major requirements section above.
American & Global Perspectives
The American Experience (4 credit hours)
The Global Experience (3 credit hours)
- AAAD 200: Introduction to African American and Diaspora Studies
- ANTH 195: Cultural Anthropology
- ECON 200: Introduction to Macroeconomics
- GEOG 200: Geography: The Global Dimension
- HM 225E: Tourism in a Global Context
- POSC 200*: Global Politics
- SOCI 110: Social Issues in a Global Context
*POSC 200 and POSC 225 cannot both be used to satisfy this area.