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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)

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 001FA	The Business Profession	-
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3-6
A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following
ACCT 041	Intro to Financial Accounting	1-10
ECON 002 or 010	Principles of Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
IS 044	Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis
MATH Course	Mathematics Course
Total Credits		12-18

Actuarial Science, Data Analytics, and Quantitative Economics (Business)

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 001FA	The Business Profession	-
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3-6
A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following
ACCT 041	Intro to Financial Accounting	1-10
ECON 002	Principles of Microeconomics
IS 044 or CS 065	Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis or Intro to Computer Science I
MATH Course	Mathematics Course
Total Credits		12-18

Business Studies, Business Law, Business 3+3 with Law, and Open Business

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 001FA	The Business Profession	-
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3-6
A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following
ACCT 041	Intro to Financial Accounting	1-10
BUS 073 and BUS 074	Professional Verbal or Written Commuications
ECON 002	Principles of Microeconomics
IS 044	Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis
MATH Course	Mathematics Course
Total Credits		12-18

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.
Total Credits		14 - 15

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
Total Credits		13-14
*Data Analytics is also available as a major with the College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA).

Economics and Quantitative Economics (Arts and Sciences)

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First-Year Seminar	3
MATH Course	Quantitative Economics Majors - MATH 050: Calculus I	3
	Economics Majors - IS 044: Microsoft Office Tools or MATH 028: Business Calculus	2-3
ECON 002	Principles of Microeconomics	3
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3-6
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
Total Credits		13-16

Elementary Education

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
EDUC 001	Intro to Education	1
MATH 024	Math for Elementary Education I	3
HIST 001	Passages to 1750	3
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
SCSS 001	Intro to Sociology	3
Total Credits		14

Entrepreneurial Management

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 001FA	The Business Profession	-
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3-6
A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following
ENTR 001	Profiles in Entrepreneurship	1
ACCT 041	Intro to Fin Accounting	1-10
BUS 073 and BUS 074	Professional Verbal or Written Commuications
ECON 002	Principles of Microeconomics
IS 044	Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis
MATH Course	Mathematics Course
Total Credits		12-18

Environmental Science, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience

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 or Zoo & Conservation Science concentrations should also consider taking BIO 025/PSY 024: Animal Behavior.
	*Environmental Sustainability and Resilience majors should take ECON 002 or other 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

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BIO 012/012L	General Biology I and lab	4
CHEM 001/003	General Chemistry I and lab	4
PHAR 011	Career, Academic & Professional Success (CAPS) I	1
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math	3
Total Credits		13-16

Health Sciences (including Pre-OT, Pre-AT, Administration, & Public Health)

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BIO 012/012L	General Biology I and lab	4
CHEM 001/003 or PSY 001	General Chemistry I and lab or Introduction to Psychology	4
HSCI 020	Introduction to Health Sciences	2
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math	3
Total Credits		13-17

Humanities - English, History, LPS*, Philosophy, Religion, RMSC** and Writing

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 001: Passages to 1750 or HIST 002: Passsages Since 1750; as it works in a schedule, and based on interest, HIST 015, 021 or 075.	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 001: Intro to Religious Study; as it works in a schedule, and based on interest, REL 003, Intro to World Religions.	3
	RMSC Major - SCSR 024: Rhetoric & Social Change, SCSR 060: Media, Culture & Communication; as it works in a schedule and based on interest, ENG 068, Rhetoric in Pop Culture or SCSR 073, Public Speaking.	3
	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3 - 9
	*LPS is the Law, Politics & Society Major.
	**RMSC is the Rhetoric, Media & Social Change Major.
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
Total Credits		13 - 16

International Business

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 001FA	The Business Profession	-
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3-6
A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following
ACCT 041	Intro to Financial Accounting	1-10
BUS 073 and BUS 074	Professional Verbal or Written Commuications
ECON 002	Principles of Microeconomics
Language Study or POLS 065 or POL 075 or SCSG 003	Language Course, Comparative Politices, World Politics, or World Regional Geography
IS 044	Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis
MATH Course	Mathematics Course
Total Credits		12-18

Journalism

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
JMC 30	Mass Media in a Global Society	3
JMC 031	Multimedia Lab	1
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
SCSS or POLS 001	One Sociology course or American Political Systems	3
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course	3
Total Credits		12-15

Management, Marketing and Information Systems

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 001FA	The Business Profession	-
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
PSY 001 with lab	Intro to Psychology	4
A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following
ACCT 041	Intro to Financial Accounting	1-10
BUS 073 and BUS 074	Professional Verbal or Written Commuications
ECON 002	Principles of Microeconomics
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course
IS 044	Microsoft Office Tools for Business Analysis
MATH Course	Mathematics Course
Total Credits		12-18

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.
	Instrumental Music Education students should look to add a Drake Curriculum AOI course.
	In addition to MUS 171, voice lessons, all vocal students will be registered for MUS 171J, Voice Jury, 0 cr.
	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
	In addition to MUS 171, voice lessons, all vocal students will be registered for MUS 171J, Voice Jury, 0 cr.
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, and Psychology)

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, Physics and Sustainability & Resilience.	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. 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 also will register for CHEM 008. They are not required to complete BIO 012/012L, however, those students with plans to pursue a career in the health sciences or veterinary medicine are advised that graduate schools require biology coursework.
	*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.
	*For those students with a credit-intense first semester, there will be a spring offering of Bulldog Foundations.
Total Credits		13 - 16

Secondary Education

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
EDUC 001	Intro to Education	1
XXX	3-credit course in the area in which you plan to teach	3
INTD 025	Blueprint for Success	1
HIST 001	Passages to 1750	3
PSYCH 001	Intro to Psych	4
Total Credits		15

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).
	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: Amercian Political System, may also consider, POLS 065: Comparative Politics OR POLS 075: World Politics.	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, 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 014	Movement I	2
THEA 020	Voice I: Voice for the Stage	2
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 014: Movement I or THEA 020: Voice I.
	**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). AOI requirements will be met in future terms.
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
	The Department of World Languages and Cultures offers courses in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. 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.*
Total Credits		13-16

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