Biophysical Chemistry - BS

This worksheet is a planning tool and enrollment guide for use when you enroll in classes in June prior to attending Summer Springboard.

The purple area identifies the required major related courses and Cluster One GenEd courses to select from for your first semester. Enroll in your required courses first.

Use the GenEd section to identify additional classes to add to your schedule to create a full schedule.

Departmental Recommendations:

1. Enroll in CHEM 131 General Chemistry I and CHEM 135L Lab IF your SAT Math score is 550 or higher, OR your ACT Math score is 23 or higher. IF you have AP, IB, CIE or dual enrollment credit for General Chemistry, enroll in the General Chemistry Review courses, CHEM 131 Section 0101 and CHEM 132 Section 0201 and CHEM 135L. If your SAT Math score is 540 or less, OR your ACT Math score 22 or less, you will start Chemistry courses in a later semester.
2. Enroll in a calculus-based math course based on your Math Placement Exam (MPE) CALC score. If you have credit for MATH 235 Calculus I, enroll in either MATH 235 or MATH 236 Calculus II. If you have credit for MATH 235 & 236, consider enrolling in MATH 237 Calculus III.
3. Enroll in either a Human Communications OR Critical Thinking Cluster One course.
4. Add General Education courses (WRTC 103 is highly recommended for students who do not have credit for it) to create a schedule of 14-15 credit hours. If you qualify for the General Chemistry Review courses (see above), your complete schedule is 17 credit hours.
5. If you are interested in Pre-professional Health Preparation, refer to the information in Module 3 under Special Student Categories for information on selecting General Education courses.

Placement Exams:

Your placement exam scores identify the appropriate course level based upon your current skills.

Math Placement Exam (MPE) Score: You need to know your Math Placement Exam scores to determine your math placement for the 1st-semester or a future semester. After completion of the MPE, enter your scores in the field below so you have this information available if you are required to take a math course your 1st-semester. If a math course is required the 1st-semester, it will be identified in the purple section below. If math is not listed, you will take math in a future semester. The MyMadison system will not allow you to enroll in a course other than your placement recommendation.

Major Requirement(s) for the 1st Semester

Major Requirement:

Chemistry:

Enroll in both CHEM 131 and CHEM 135L IF:

OR your MPE CALC score is 23 or higher

OR your MPE STAT score is 16 higher

OR enroll in CHEM 131/132 Review AND CHEM 135L if you have AP, IB, CIE or dual enrollment credit for CHEM 131 and CHEM 132.

The MyMadison system will not allow you to enroll in Chemistry if you do not meet the MPE requirement.

• CHEM 131 - General Chemistry I - 3 credit hours
• CHEM 135L - Special General Chemistry Lab - 1 credit hour

• CHEM 131 - Section 0101 General Chemistry I (Review) - 3 credit hours
• CHEM 132 - Section 0201 General Chemistry II (Review) - 3 credit hours
• CHEM 135L - Special General Chemistry Lab - 1 credit hour

Major & Cluster 3 requirement

1st-Semester Math Requirement:

If you have AP, IB, CIE, or dual enrollment credit, use the table below to determine your math course.

• MATH 235 - Calculus I - 4 credit hours
• MATH 231 - Calculus with Functions - 3 credit hours
• MATH 231 + MATH 199 - Calculus with Functions** - 4 credit hours
• MATH 155 - College Algebra* - 3 credit hours

*MATH 155 is a prep course for calculus. This classe does not fulfill your GenEd or major math requirement.

**MATH 199 is a gateway co-requisite designed to assist students who want to start calculus but need to review fundamental mathematics to be successful in MATH231. Students will be registered for a total of 4 credit hours. The course is self-study-based and the only required meetings are drop-in proctored test-taking on Friday evenings. Grades are completely determined by the number of semester weeks that pass before the student successfully completes all of the exams. Once the exams are passed the student is no longer required to attend on Friday evening. Students whose schedules prevent them from attending Friday.

• MATH 236 - Calculus II - 4 credit hours
• MATH 237 - Calculus III - 4 credit hours

Major & Cluster 3 requirement

MATH 155 is a prep course for higher level calculus

Cluster One Requirement:

Select ONE course from EITHER the Human Communications section OR the Critical Thinking courses for your 1st-semester. You will take a course from the other area in your second semester. The MyMadison system will not allow you to enroll in both a critical thinking and a human communications course in the 1st-semester.           

Click here for a list of GenEd course descriptions

Human Communications course options:

• SCOM 121 - Human Communication: Presentations
• SCOM 122 - Human Communication: Individual Presentations
• SCOM 123 - Human Communication: Group Presentations

Critical Thinking course options:

• BUS 160 - Business Decision Making in a Modern Society
• HIST 150 - Critical Issues in Recent Global History
• ISAT 160 - Problem Solving Approaches in Science and Technology
• SMAD 150 - Mediated Communication: Issues and Skills
• PHIL 120 - Critical Thinking
• PHIL 150 - Ethical Reasoning

Cluster One requirement

General Education Courses

Complete the schedule planning process by using the General Education Planner below to identify courses to add to your schedule to create a full schedule of 14 - 16 credit hours. The number of GenEd courses you need to add from the list below is major dependent. Based on the required courses above, some majors will only need to add one GenEd course from the list below while others may need to add three GenEd courses to create a full schedule.

Notes:

Cluster One - Writing: If you do not have AP,IB,CIE or dual enrollment credit for WRTC 103, we encourage you enroll your 1st-semester. If a WRTC 103 course is not available, you will enroll in the following semester.

Cluster Three - Quantitative Reasoning: Math courses are restricted to students in majors that require a math class in the 1st-semester. If your major requires math in the 1st-semester, it will be indicated above in the purple Required area of this worksheet. If a math course is not identified in the purple Required section above, your advisor will discuss your math placement score and math recommendation for your major when you meet in the summer.

Cluster Four - American Experience: This is an area where many students have earned credit through AP, IB, CIE or dual enrollment courses taken in high school. If you are waiting on test or grade results, we recommend you enroll in a GenEd course from a different cluster or cluster area until you receive your results.

Cluster Five - Sociocultural Domain: If you are waiting on test or grade results for Psychology through AP, IB, CIE or dual enrollment courses taken in high school. If you are waiting on test or grade results, we recommend you enroll in a GenEd course from different cluster or cluster area until you receive your results.

Modified GenEd Planner for 1st-Semester Use

Click here for a list of GenEd course descriptions

Cluster One - Skills for the 21st Century

Cluster Four – Social and Cultural Processes

Critical Thinking

See the required section of this worksheet.

Human Communication

See the required section of this worksheet.

The American Experience 4 credit hours

If you are waiting for AP, IB, CIE or dual enrollment credit for history or government, do not enroll until you have received your results. 4 credit hours.

• HIST 225: U.S. History
• JUST 225: Justice and American Society
• POSC 225: U.S. Government

The Global Experience 3 credit hours

You may enroll in one of these classes, if available. Do NOT enroll in POSC 220 if you have credit for POSC 225 or are planning to take POSC 225.

• AAAD 200: Introduction to African, African American and Diaspora Studies
• ANTH 195: Cultural Anthropology
• GEOG 200: Geography: The Global Dimension
• POSC 200: Global Politics
• SOCI 110: Social Issues in a Global Context

Writing 3 credit hours

If you are waiting for test or grade results for writing through AP, IB, CIE or dual enrollment, wait for your results.

• WRTC 103: Rhetorical Reading and Writing

Cluster Two – Arts and Humanities

Cluster Five – Individuals in the Human Community

Human Questions and Contexts 3 credit hours

You may enroll in one of these classes, if available.

• 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
• PHIL 101: Intro to Philosophy
• REL 101: Religions of the World
• REL 102: God, Meaning and Morality

Visual and Performing Arts 3 credit hours

You may enroll in one of these classes, if available.

• ART 200: Art in General Culture
• ARTH 205: Survey of World Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance
• ARTH 206: Survey of World Art II: Renaissance to Modern
• MUS: 200: Music in General Culture
• MUS 203: Music in America
• MUS 206: Introduction to Global Music
• THEA 210: Introduction to Theatre

Wellness Domain 3 credit hours

You may enroll in one of these classes, if available.

• HTH 100: Personal Wellness

• 15-hour physical activity requirement of your choice for the semester.

• KIN 100: Lifetime Fitness and Wellness

• Lecture and a specific physical activity per course section. Read the TOPIC section of the class when enrolling to identify the fitness activity. Swim conditioning assumes students can already swim.

Sociocultural Domain 3 credit hours

You may enroll in one of these classes, if available.

• PSYC 101: General Psychology
• PSYC 160: Life Span Human Development
• SOCI 140: Microsociology: The Individual in Society
• WGSS 200: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

Cluster Three – The Natural World

Quantitative Reasoning

If a math course is required for your 1st-semester, it will be indicated above in purple required section. Otherwise, math is not required for your major the 1^st-semester.  You will enroll in a math class in a later semester based on your MPE score. Talk with your advisor about your MPE score during your Summer Springboard visit.

Physical Principles 3 credit hours

This cluster area is fulfilled by a major requirement.

Natural System 3 credit hours unless indicated

You may enroll in one of these classes, if available. 3 cr hrs each unless indicated otherwise.

This cluster area is fulfilled by a major requirement.

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