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First Semester Schedule Examples
These examples are intended to give you an idea of what you might expect on your fall semester schedule of classes. Please be advised that all first semester examples are subject to change based on individual student factors such as transfer credits, double majors, and more. If you’d like to explore these courses in further detail, take a look at the Drake course catalog.
Accounting, Economics, and Finance (Business)
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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BUS 001FA |
The Business Profession |
- |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success | 1 |
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Elective |
Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s) |
3-6 |
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A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following |
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ACCT 041 |
Intro to Financial Accounting |
1-10 |
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ECON 002 or 010 |
Principles of Microeconomics or Macroeconomics |
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IS 044 |
Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis |
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MATH Course |
Mathematics Course |
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Total Credits |
12-18 |
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Actuarial Science, Data Analytics, and Quantitative Economics (Business)
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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BUS 001FA |
The Business Profession |
- |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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Elective |
Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s) |
3-6 |
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A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following |
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ACCT 041 |
Intro to Financial Accounting |
1-10 |
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ECON 002 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
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IS 044 or CS 065 |
Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis or Intro to Computer Science I |
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MATH Course |
Mathematics Course |
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Total Credits |
12-18 |
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Business Studies, Business Law, Business 3+3 with Law, and Open Business
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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BUS 001FA |
The Business Profession |
- |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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Elective |
Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s) |
3-6 |
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A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following |
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ACCT 041 |
Intro to Financial Accounting |
1-10 |
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BUS 073 and BUS 074 |
Professional Verbal or Written Commuications |
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ECON 002 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
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IS 044 |
Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis |
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MATH Course |
Mathematics Course |
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Total Credits |
12-18 |
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Math, and Math Education
| Course | Title | Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| CS 065 | Intro to Computer Science I | 3 |
| MATH 050 | Calculus I, or appropriate level | 3 |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| All majors in this group should also look to one Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course. | 3 | |
| Math Education students may also look to add EDUC 001, Intro to Education. | 1 | |
| All Math Education students also pursue a degree in Secondary Education. | ||
| Artificial Intelligence students should take AI 010: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Artificial Intelligence. | 3 | |
| Students interested in Cybersecurity minor could be placed in CYB 010. Students interested in the Informational and Spatial Technology minor could be placed in ENSS 065 or CS 065. | ||
| Total Credits | 14 - 16 | |
Data Analytics (Arts & Sciences)
| Course | Title | Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| CS 065 | Intro to Computer Science I | 3 |
| MATH 050 | Calculus I, or appropriate level | 3 |
| IS 044, STAT 040 or Elective | Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis, Introduction to R and SAS, or elective | 2-3 |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| All majors in this group should also look to one Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15-16 | |
| *Data Analytics is also available as a major with the College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA). | ||
Economics and Quantitative Economics (Arts and Sciences)
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First-Year Seminar |
3 |
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MATH Course |
Quantitative Economics Majors - MATH 050: Calculus I, or appropriate level |
3 |
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Economics Majors - IS 044: Microsoft Office Tools or MATH 028: Business Calculus |
2-3 |
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ECON 002 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
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Elective |
Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s) |
3-6 |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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Total Credits |
13-16 |
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Elementary Education
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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EDUC 001 |
Intro to Education |
1 |
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MATH 024 |
Math for Elementary Education I |
3 |
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HIST 001 |
Passages to 1750 |
3 |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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SCSS 001 |
Intro to Sociology |
3 |
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Total Credits |
14 |
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Environmental Science, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| ENSS 035/036 | One Earth: Global Environmental Science and Lab | 4 |
| ENSS 015 | Intro to Environmental Science | 1 |
| CHEM 001/003 or BIO 012/012L* | General Chemistry I with lab or General Biology I with lab | 4 |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| Elective (optional) | Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math | 3 |
| *Students pursuing the Aquatic and Earth Sciences track can pursue CHEM 001/003, PHY 001 or PHY 011 their first semester. | ||
| *Students pursuing the Comparative Animal Behavior concentration should also consider taking BIO 025/PSY 024: Animal Behavior. | ||
| *Environmental Sustainability and Resilience majors should take ECON 002 or another elective instead of CHEM 001 or BIO 012 their first semester. | ||
| *Students transferring AP Environmental Science credit will be assessed on an individual basis on an appropriate first semester schedule and be registered accordingly. | ||
| Total Credits | 13 - 16 | |
Health Science/Pre-Pharmacy
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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BIO 012/012L |
General Biology I and lab |
4 |
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CHEM 001/003 |
General Chemistry I and lab |
4 |
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PHAR 011 |
Career, Academic & Professional Success (CAPS) I |
1 |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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Elective |
Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math |
3 |
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Total Credits |
13-16 |
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Health Sciences (including Pre-OT, Pre-AT, Administration, & Public Health)
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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BIO 012/012L |
General Biology I and lab |
4 |
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CHEM 001/003 or PSY 001 |
General Chemistry I and lab or Introduction to Psychology |
4 |
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HSCI 020 |
Introduction to Health Sciences |
2 |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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Elective |
Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math |
3 |
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Total Credits |
13-17 |
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Humanities - English, History, LPS*, Philosophy, Religion, RMS** and Writing
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| English or Writing Major - ENG 038: Literary Study or ENG 039: Writing Seminar, as it works in a schedule and based on interest, a course in ENG 040-099 | 4 | |
| History Major - HIST 011: World History 1500-1750 or HIST 012: World History 1750 - Present; as it works in a schedule, and based on interest, HIST 021, 025, 065, 075 or 099. | 3 | |
| LPS major - LPS 001: Intro Law, Politics, & Society. | 3 | |
| Philosophy Major - PHIL 021: Intro to Philosophy; as it works in a schedule, and based on interest, PHIL 090, Ethics, or PHIL 091, Contemporary Ethical Problems. | 3 | |
| Religion Major - REL 003: Intro to World Religions; as it works in a schedule, and based on interest, REL 091, Contemporary Ethical Problems. | 3 | |
| RMS Major - ENG 031: Rhetoric & Social Change, ENG 022: Critical Media Studies; as it works in a schedule and based on interest, ENG 068, Rhetoric in Pop Culture, or ENG 037, Public Voices. | 3 | |
| Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s) | 3 - 9 | |
| *LPS is the Law, Politics & Society Major. | ||
| **RMS is the Rhetoric & Media Studies Major. | ||
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| Total Credits | 13 - 16 | |
International Business
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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BUS 001FA |
The Business Profession |
- |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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Elective |
Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s) |
3-6 |
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A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following |
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ACCT 041 |
Intro to Financial Accounting |
1-10 |
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BUS 073 and BUS 074 |
Professional Verbal or Written Commuications |
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ECON 002 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
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Language Study or POLS 065 or POL 075 |
Language Course, Comparative Politics, or World Politics |
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IS 044 |
Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis |
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MATH Course |
Mathematics Course |
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Total Credits |
12-18 |
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Journalism
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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JMC 30 |
Mass Media in a Global Society |
3 |
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JMC 031 |
Multimedia Lab |
1 |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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Intro Journalism Course |
3 |
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Elective |
Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course |
3 |
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Total Credits |
12-15 |
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Management, Marketing and Information Systems
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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BUS 001FA |
The Business Profession |
- |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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PSY 001 with lab |
Intro to Psychology |
4 |
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A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following |
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ACCT 041 |
Intro to Financial Accounting |
1-10 |
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BUS 073 and BUS 074 |
Professional Verbal or Written Commuications |
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ECON 002 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
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Elective |
Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course |
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IS 044 |
Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis |
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MATH Course |
Mathematics Course |
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Total Credits |
12-18 |
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Music - Performance, Music Business, Music Education and B.A. Music
| Course | Title | Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| MUS 001 | Materials of Music I, aka Theory | 3 |
| MUS 002 | Materials of Music II, aka Ear Training | 1 |
| MUS 006 | Piano Lab (or individual lessons, based on placement - not required for BA Music majors) | 1 |
| MUS 021 | Recitals (Required of music MAJORS only) | 0 |
| MUS 1XX | Lessons (Performance majors register for four credits of lessons; all other majors register for two credits). | 2 or 4 |
| MUS 148, 149 or 150 | Band, Choir* or Orchestra | 1 |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success** | 1 |
| As Applicable: | Music Business students should register for ACCT 041, Intro to Financial Accounting, and ECON 002, Principles of Microeconomics. | 1, 2 or 3 |
| Vocal Music Education and Vocal Performance majors should register for MUS 075, Diction I. | ||
| All Music Education majors should register for MUS 013, Intro to Music Education. | ||
| BA Music students should look to add a Drake Curriculum course and another three-credit non-music course. | ||
| Music Education students should look to add a Drake Curriculum AOI course. | ||
| All String Majors are required to register for MUS 150: Orchestra. | ||
| All Wind and Percussion Majors must register for MUS 148: Band. Auditions for the concert bands will occur after the first day of classes. | ||
| Choir auditions will take place immediately before the first day of school or early in the first week of classes. | ||
| Opera auditions will be held in the first or second week of the fall semester. | ||
| If required by a scholarship to participate in an additional ensemble(s), you may add this ensemble(s) to your schedule now. The department will review ensemble registrations at the beginning of the semester. | ||
| Total Credits | 14 - 18 | |
Music Minor or Non-Major Participant (NMP)
| Lessons and an ensemble(s) will be added to student schedules by the College of Arts & Sciences. Lessons will not have a designated meeting time on the schedule, but will be determined by the student and his/her instructor in the fall. | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| MUS 1XX | Lessons | 1 |
| MUS 148, 149 or 150 | Band, Choir* or Orchestra as determined by the music department | 1 |
| MUS 001 | Materials of Music I, aka Theory | 3 |
| MUS 002 | Materials of Music II, aka Ear Training** | 1 |
| *Choir auditions are held in August; students will be registered after the audition. | ||
| **Students may begin in MUS 001 and MUS 002 in the fall of the first year or second year and remain on track to earn in the minor in four years. MUS 001 and MUS 002 should be taken together. |
Neuroscience
| Course | Title | Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| BIO 012/012L | Pre-Professional Biology I with Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 001/003* | General Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| NSCI 001 | Intro to Neuroscience | 3 |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| *Students wishing to enroll in one science course should look to CHEM 001/003 as BIO 013/013L, Pre-Professional Biology II with lab, can be completed in the spring without enrollment in BIO 012/012L the fall. | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Open Program
| Course | Title | Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s) |
3 - 6 | |
| Exploratory Coursework | 3 - 6 | |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| Total Credits | 13 - 16 | |
Science Major (Astronomy, Biology, Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, and Zoo & Conservation Science)
| Course | Title | Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| BIO 012/012L | Pre-Professional Biology I with Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 001/003* | General Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| Intro Science Course | One-hour science courses are offered in BCMB, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Kinesiology and Physics | 1 |
| Elective | Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math | 3 |
| INTD 025* |
Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| Students majoring in Astronomy or Physics should register for PHY 001 and the appropriate level of math. Astronomy majors may enroll in ASTR 001 in the fall or spring semester. | ||
| Students majoring in Psychology should register for PSY 001. If PSY 001 has been completed, one or two lower-level psychology courses are advised, with the exception of PSY 011 and PSY 013. BIO 012/012L and CHEM 001/003 are not required, but encouraged if the student is interested in pursuing medical school. | ||
| Students majoring in Chemistry are not required to complete BIO 012/012L, however, those students with plans to pursue a career in the medical fields are advised to take BIO012/012L. | ||
| *Students wishing to enroll in one science course should look to CHEM 001/003, BIO 013/013L, Pre-Professional Biology II with lab, can be completed in the spring without enrollment in BIO 012/012L the fall. | ||
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*Students pursuing the Zoo & Conservation Science major will choose either BIO 012/012L or CHEM 001/003, and taken PSY 024/BIO 025: Animal Behavior in its place.
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| Total Credits | 13 - 16 | |
Secondary Education
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
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FYS |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
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EDUC 001 |
Intro to Education |
1 |
|
XXX |
3-credit course in the area in which you plan to teach |
3 |
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INTD 025 |
Blueprint for Success |
1 |
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HIST 001 |
Passages to 1750 |
3 |
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PSYCH 001 |
Intro to Psych |
4 |
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Total Credits |
15 |
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Social Sciences - American Politics, ANSO*, International Relations, Politics, and Sociology
| Course | Title | Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| American Politics Major - POLS 001: The American Political System and/or POLS 065: Comparative Politics (both courses should be completed in the first year; if taken in separate semesters, the courses can be taken in either order). |
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| ANSO Major - SCSA 002: Intro to Cultural Anthropology and SCSS 001: Survey of Sociology. | 3 - 6 | |
| International Relations Major - POLS 065: Comparative Politics or POLS 075: World Politics | 3 | |
| Politics Major - POLS 001: The American Political System and/or POLS 065: Comparative Politics and POLS 075: World Politics.
All are required courses for the Politics major and do not need to be taken in any particular order. |
3 - 6 | |
| Sociology Major - SCSS 001: Survey of Sociology. | 3 | |
| Elective | Drake Curriculum or Honors AOI Course(s) |
6-9 |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| *ANSO is the Anthropology/Sociology Major. | ||
| Total Credits | 13 - 16 | |
Theatre - Acting, Education, Design*, Musical Theatre** and BA in Theatre
| Arts & Sciences: Theatre - Acting, Design*, Musical Theatre** and BA in Theatre | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Elective | Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course |
3 |
| THEA 012 | Voice & Movement for the Actor. | 3 |
| THEA 030 | Stagecraft I with Lab (or THEA 031: Costuming with Lab) | 4 |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| *Theatre Design students do not have to take THEA 012: Voice & Movement for the Actor. | ||
| **Musical Theatre students will not take THEA 030: Stagecraft or THEA 031: Costuming in the first semester, but will wait until the second semester. They will take either THEA 056: Jazz (2 credits) or THEA 057: Tap (2 credits). Additionally, they will enroll in THEA 010: Music Theory Essentials (3 credits) and THEA 026: Voice Lesson (1 credit). | ||
| Total Credits | 15 - 17 | |
Visual Arts - Graphic Design, Studio Art and Art History
| Course | Title | Credits |
| FYS | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| ART 013 or ART 014 | 2D Design or Constructing Space * | 3 |
| ART 015 | Observational Drawing |
3 |
| ART 021 | Digital Media (not required for Art History students) | 3 |
| ART 050 |
Idea of Design (Graphic Design majors only) |
3 |
| ART 075 | Themes in Art History
|
4 |
| Elective | Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI course, as needed |
3-6 |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
| *It is not advisable to enroll in more than two studio courses in one semester. ART 075 can be taken in later semesters. In the case of double-majors, completing two of the above courses in the first semester will allow a student to remain on track. | ||
| Total Credits | 13 - 16 | |
World Languages and Cultures (including the Spanish major)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FYS | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| Spanish Majors - Course assignment will be made based on placement results. | 3-6 | |
| Elective | Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s) |
3-6 |
| INTD 025 | Blueprint for Success | 1 |
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*The Department of World Languages and Cultures offers courses in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and Spanish for the Medical and Healthcare Professions. All incoming students (including those who would like to minor in one of these languages or major in Spanish) interested in taking one of these courses during their first semester at Drake should take the placement exam. Refer to New Student Checklist to find link for placement exam. If a student places into a course only offered in the spring semester, the student should contact a member of the Department at worldlanguages@drake.edu for placement advice. The Department also offers culture-based course taught in English (WLC prefix) that are open to first-year students. |
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| Total Credits | 13-16 |
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