1st-Semester Enrollment Worksheet

This worksheet is a planning tool and enrollment guide for use when you enroll for your first semester. Save and/or print this worksheet to use as a guide when you enroll in classes.

Anticipating credit? If you hope to earn test credit through AP, IB, CIE, or transfer credit through Dual Enrollment, wait for your results before enrolling in that class. Review Module 3 in your Canvas class to see how your credit will count towards your degree.

1st-Semester Major Requirements:

Enroll in BOTH of the following courses:

• GEOL 110: Physical Geology (3 credit hours) - Fulfills Major requirement
• GEOL 110L: Physical Geology Lab (1 credit hour) - Fulfills Major requirement

1st-Semester Math Requirement:

Enroll in ONE of these courses based on your ALEKS math assessment score:

1st-Semester Madison Foundations Requirement:

Critical Thinking OR Human Communications Area Course (3 credit hours)
Select ONE course from EITHER the Critical Thinking area OR the Human Communications area 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 Human Communications and a Critical Thinking course in the 1st-semester. View available courses in the GenEd planner.

1. Enroll in CHEM 131 + 131L if your ALEKS score is 56 or higher. If your score is below 56, you will take chemistry in a future semester.
2. Consider enrolling in GEOL 167: History and Philosophy of the Geosciences - Major Requirement. If not, you may enroll in a future semester.
3. If you are interested in a Pre-Professional Health minor(s), refer to the information in Module 4 under Special Student Categories for information on selecting General Education courses.

Below are the recommendations for general education courses that align with your major. Use this section to help complete your 14-17 credit hour 1st-semester schedule

Waiting for credit? If you hope to earn test credit through AP, IB, CIE, or transfer credit through Dual Enrollment, wait for your results before enrolling in that requirement area.

About GenEd: There are five areas in the GenEd program. Every student must complete one course satisfying each requirement of each area for a total of 41 credit hours to complete the GenEd program.

Critical Thinking* (3 credit hours)
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Human Communications* (3 credit hours)
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Writing (3 credit hours)
This area is fulfilled by WRTC 103.

*Select ONE course from EITHER the Critical Thinking section OR the Human Communications section for your 1st-semester. You will choose a course from the other required area in a future semester. 

Wellness Domain (3 credit hours)
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Sociocultural Domain (3 credit hours)
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Human Questions and Contexts (3 credit hours)
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Visual and Performing Arts (3 credit hours)
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Literature (3 credit hours)
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Quantitative Reasoning
If a math course is required for your 1st-semester, it will be indicated above in the 1st-semester requirements section. Otherwise, math is not required in the 1st-semester. You will enroll in a math class in a later semester based on your ALEKS score.

Physical Principles (3 credit hours)
This area is fulfilled by a first semester major requirement (GEOL 110).

Natural Systems (3 credit hours, unless indicated)
This area is fulfilled by a major requirement.

Lab Experience (1 credit hour, unless indicated)
This area is fulfilled by a first semester major requirement (GEOL 110L).

The American Experience (4 credit hours)
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The Global Experience (3 credit hours)
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