School of Science First Semester First Year Course Selection

First Year Course Selection
School of Science Majors
for Academic Year 2005-2006

Approval for your course selection should be obtained from your Academic Advisor (a professor in your major department or the Assistant Dean of your School for Open Option students) prior to your enrollment in courses via TESS. This website is designed to assist you in determining what you need to take during your first year to facilitate a timely graduation from TCNJ. It is NOT a substitute for individual academic and career advising.

Department of Biology Majors
(all majors follow the same program in the first semester of the first year)

Course #	Course Name	Suggested Semester	Units	Notes
BIO 099	Orientation to Biology	Fall	0	Required half-semester, once per week course
BIO 185	Themes in Biology	Fall	1	Must select lecture section (4 credits) and corresponding laboratory section (0 credits)
CHE 201	General Chemistry I	Fall	1	Must select lecture section (4 credits) and corresponding laboratory section (0 credits)
FSP 1xx	First Seminar	Fall	1	To permit timely completion of Liberal Learning and Major requirements, selection of a First Seminar which fulfills Liberal Learning Goals of: Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Wordviews and Ways of Knowing; Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Perspectives; or Social Change in Historical Perspective. It is suggested that you DO NOT take First Seminars which fulfill Natural Science or Quantitative Reasoning.
LLL ###	LL or FL	Fall	1	Liberal Learning or Foreign Language (with advisement)
BIO 211	Biology of the Eukaryotic Cell	Spring	1	Must select lecture section (4 credits) and corresponding recitation section (0 credits). Must have taken or be taking CHE 202 to register.
CHE 202	General Chemistry II	Spring	1	Must select lecture section (4 credits) and corresponding laboratory section (0 credits)
WRI 102	Academic Writing	Spring	1	If exempt from WRI 102, replace with Liberal Learning
LLL ###	LL or FL	Spring	1	Liberal Learning or Foreign Language

Course #	Course Name	Suggested Semester	Units	Notes
CHE 099	Orientation to Chemistry	Fall	0	Required half-semester, once per week course
CHE 201	General Chemistry I	Fall	1	Must select lecture section (4 credits) and corresponding laboratory section (0 credits)
MAT 127	Calculus A	Fall	1	SAT math score 650 or higher and 4 years of high school math required. Those with scores less than 650 should take MAT 096, Precalculus, or seek advice from the Math Dept.
PHY 201	General Physics I	Fall	1	Must select lecture section (4 credits), corresponding laboratory section (0 credits), and corresponding conversation hour (0 credits)
FSP 1xx	First Seminar	Fall	1	To permit timely completion of Liberal Learning and Major requirements, selection of a First Seminar which fulfills Liberal Learning Goals of: Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Wordviews and Ways of Knowing; Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Perspectives; or Social Change in Historical Perspective. It is suggested that you DO NOT take First Seminars which fulfill Natural Science or Quantitative Reasoning.
CHE 202	General Chemistry II	Spring	1	Must select lecture section (4 credits) and corresponding laboratory section (0 credits)
MAT 128	Calculus B	Spring	1
PHY 202	General Physics II	Spring	1	Must select lecture section (4 credits), corresponding laboratory section (0 credits), and corresponding conversation hour (0 credits)
WRI 102	Academic Writing	Spring	1	If exempt from WRI 102, replace with Liberal Learning

Course #	Course Name	Suggested Semester	Units	Notes
CSC 099	Orientation to Computer Science	Fall	0	Required half-semester, once per week course
CSC 220	Comp Sci I: Comp Prob Solv	Fall	1	For placement into CSC 250, Accelerated CSI and II, please contact the Department.
MAT 127	Calculus A	Fall	1	SAT math score 650 or higher and 4 years of high school math required. Those with scores less than 650 should take MAT 096, Precalculus, or seek advice from the Math Dept.
FSP 1xx	First Seminar	Fall	1	To permit timely completion of Liberal Learning and Major requirements, selection of a First Seminar which fulfills Liberal Learning Goals of: Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Wordviews and Ways of Knowing; Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Perspectives; or Social Change in Historical Perspective. It is suggested that you DO NOT take First Seminars which fulfill Natural Science or Quantitative Reasoning.
LLL ###	LL or FL	Fall	1	Liberal Learning or Foreign Language (with advisement)
CSC 230	Comp Sci II: Data Structures & Algorithms	Spring	1
MAT 128	Calculus B	Spring	1
WRI 102	Academic Writing	Spring	1	If exempt from WRI 102, replace with Liberal Learning
LLL ###	LL or FL	Spring	1	Liberal Learning or Foreign Language (with advisement)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Majors
(all majors follow the same program in the first semester of the first year)

Course #	Course Name	Suggested Semester	Units	Notes
MAT 099	Orientation to Math & Stat	Fall	0	Required half-semester, once per week course
MAT 127	Calculus A	Fall	1	SAT math score 650 or higher and 4 years of high school math required. Those with scores less than 650 should take MAT 096, Precalculus, or seek advice from the Math Dept.
MAT 200	Discrete Mathematics	Fall	1
FSP 1xx	First Seminar	Fall	1	To permit timely completion of Liberal Learning and Major requirements, selection of a First Seminar which fulfills Liberal Learning Goals of: Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Wordviews and Ways of Knowing; Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Perspectives; or Social Change in Historical Perspective. It is suggested that you DO NOT take First Seminars which fulfill Natural Science or Quantitative Reasoning.
LLL ###	LL or FL	Fall	1	Liberal Learning or Foreign Language (with advisement)
MAT 128	Calculus B	Spring	1
WRI 102	Academic Writing	Spring	1	If exempt from WRI 102, replace with Liberal Learning
LLL ###	LL or FL	Spring	1	Liberal Learning or Foreign Language
MAT 215 LLL ###	Statistics LL	Spring	1	Statistics needed this semester only for Statistics (MATC) and Elementary Education (MATE) majors. Mathematics (MATA) and Mathematics Secondary Education (MATT) should take a second Liberal Learning.

Department of Physics Majors
(all majors follow the same program in the first semester of the first year)

Course #	Course Name	Suggested Semester	Units	Notes
PHY 099	Orientation to Physics	Fall	0	Required half-semester, once per week course
PHY 201	General Physics I	Fall	1	Must select lecture section (4 credits), corresponding laboratory section (0 credits), and corresponding conversation hour (0 credits)
MAT 127	Calculus A	Fall	1	SAT math score 650 or higher and 4 years of high school math required. Those with scores less than 650 should take MAT 096, Precalculus, or seek advice from the Math Dept.
FSP 1xx	First Seminar	Fall	1	To permit timely completion of Liberal Learning and Major requirements, selection of a First Seminar which fulfills Liberal Learning Goals of: Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts; Wordviews and Ways of Knowing; Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Perspectives; or Social Change in Historical Perspective. It is suggested that you DO NOT take First Seminars which fulfill Natural Science or Quantitative Reasoning.
LLL ###	LL or FL	Fall	1	Liberal Learning or Foreign Language (with advisement)
PHY 202	General Physics II	Spring	1
MAT 128	Calculus B	Spring	1
WRI 102	Academic Writing	Spring	1	If exempt from WRI 102, replace with Liberal Learning
LLL ###	LL or FL	Spring	1	Liberal Learning or Foreign Language

Information on TCNJ AP policies and acceptable scores may be found on the Records and Registration website: http://www.tcnj.edu/~recreg/policies/ap.html. You may wish to discuss alternate course possibilities and explore course availability with your advisor. You can find your advisor's name on TESS - if no name is listed, please see your Department Chairperson.