1st Year Enrollment Worksheet
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Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication - BA
Placement Exams:
Major Requirement:
If you have WRTC 103 credit and the credit transcript has been sent to JMU, enroll in WRTC 200. If you receive an error message, the credit has not been entered in the MyMadison system and you may adjust your schedule when you meet with your advisor during your orientation session. In the meantime, continue to create a full schedule of 14 - 16 credit hours without the WRTC 200 class.
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:
Modified GenEd Planner for 1st-Semester Use
Madison Foundations
Writing (3 credit hours)
Fulfilled by WRTC 103, AP, IB, CIE or dual enrollment credit
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)
- ASTR 120: The Solar System
- ASTR 121: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology
- CHEM 120: Concepts of Chemistry
- CHEM 131: General Chemistry (lab co-requisite CHEM 131L)
- ENVT 101: Perspectives in Environmental Science
- ISAT 100: Environmental and Energy Sustainability
- ISAT 112: Environmental Issues in Science and Technology (lab included) - 4 cr hours
- ISCI 101: Physics, Chemistry and the Human Experience
- ISCI 172: Physical Science for Teachers (IdLS, some COE majors only)
- PHYS 121: The Physical Nature of Light and Sound (lab included) - 4 cr hours
- PHYS 140: College Physics I (lab co-requisite PHYS 140L)
- PHYS 215: Energy and the Environment
- PHYS 240: University Physics I (lab co-requisite PHYS 240L)
Natural Systems (3 credit hours, unless indicated)
- ANTH 196: Biological Anthropology (optional lab co-requisite ANTH 196L)
- BIO 103: Contemporary Biology
- BIO 140: Foundations of Biology I (lab co-requisite BIO 140L)
- BIO 270: Human Physiology (lab co-requisite BIO 270L)
- GEOL 102: Environment: Earth
- GEOL 110: Physical Geology (lab co-requisite GEOL 110L)
- GEOL 115: Earth Systems and Climate Change (lab co-requisite GEOL 115L)
- GEOL 210: Applied Physical Geology
- GEOL 211: Introduction to Oceanography
- ISAT 113: Biotechnical Issues in Science & Technology (lab co-requisite ISAT 113L)
- ISCI 171: Earth & Planetary Sciences for Teachers (IdLS, some COE majors only)
Lab Experience (1 credit hour, unless indicated)
- ANTH 196L: Biological Anthropology Lab
- BIO 140L: Foundations of Biology I Lab (take with BIO 140)
- BIO 270L: Human Physiology Lab (take with BIO 270)
- CHEM 131L: General Chemistry Lab (take with CHEM 131)
- GEOL 110L: Physical Geology Lab (take with GEOL 110)
- GEOL 115L: Earth Systems and Climate Change Lab (take with GEOL 115)
- ISAT 113L: Biotechnical Issues in Science & Technology Lab (take with ISAT 113)
- ISCI 104: Scientific Perspectives (IdLS, some COE majors only)
- ISCI 173: Life & Environmental Science for Teachers (COE students only, 3 credits)
- PHYS 140L: General Physics Lab I (take with PHYS 140)
- PHYS 240L: University Physics Lab I (take with PHYS 240)
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.