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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 010	Introduction to Business	3
Drake Curriculum Course	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	3-9
ECON 002 or 010	Principles of Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
IS 044	Business Productivity Tools
MATH Course	Mathematics Course (Precalculus or Business Calculus)
Total Credits		12-18

* Economics is also available as a major with the College of Arts & Sciences.

Actuarial Science

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
ACTS 050	Intro to Actuarial Science	0
BUS 010	Introduction to Business	3
A combination of courses from the business core will include one or more of the following
ACCT 041	Intro to Financial Accounting	3 - 9
ECON 002 or 010	Principles of Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
IS 044, CS 065, and/or STAT 040	Business Productivity Tools, Intro to Computer Science I, and/or Intro to R and SAS
MATH or ACTS Course	Mathematics Course or Actuarial Science Course (Calculus I or II or Theory of Interest, depending on prior math completion)
Total Credits		12-18

Art and Design - Art History

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
ART 013, ART 014, or ART 015	2D Design, Constructing Space, or Observational Drawing *	3
ART 075	Themes in Art History	4
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI course, as needed	3-6
	*It is not advisable to enroll in more than one studio course in the first semester.
Total Credits		13 - 16

Art and Design - Graphic Design

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)	3
ART 050	Idea of Design	3
ART 075	Themes in Art History	4
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI course, as needed	3-6
	*It is not advisable to enroll in more than two studio courses in the first semester.
Total Credits		15 - 17

Art and Design - Studio Art

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
ART 013	2D Design *	3
ART 014	Constructing Space *	3
ART 015	Observational Drawing *	3
ART 075	Themes in Art History	4
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI course, as needed	3-6
	*It is not advisable to enroll in more than two studio courses in the first semester.
Total Credits		15 - 17

Business Law, Business 3+3 with Law, Information Systems, and Open Business

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 010	Introduction to Business	3
Drake Curriculum Course	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	3 - 9
ECON 002 or 010	Principles of Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
IS 044	Business Productivity Tools
MATH Course	Mathematics Course (Precalculus or Business Calculus)
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
	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, along with MATH 020, Precalculus: Algebra & Trig, or STAT 071, Statistics 1, based on math readiness.
Total Credits		15 - 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	Business Productivity Tools Introduction to R and SAS, or elective	3
Drake Curriculum Course	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3
Total Credits		14 - 15
*Data Analytics is also available as a major with the Zimpleman College of Business

Data Analytics and Quantitative Economics (Business)

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 010	Introduction to Business	3
Drake Curriculum Course	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	3 - 9
ECON 002 or 010	Principles of Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
IS 044 and/or CS 065	Business Productivity Tools and/or Intro to Computer Science I
MATH Course	Mathematics Course (Calculus I or higher)
STAT 040	Intro to R and SAS
Total Credits		12-18

*Data Analytics and Quantitative Economics are also available as majors with the College of Arts & Sciences.

Disability and Rehabilitation Services

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
PSY 001 or SOC 001	Intro to Psychology or Intro to Sociology	3 - 4
AOI	AOI needed	3
AOI	AOI needed	3
AOI or XXX	AOI needed or course in your emphasis area	3
Total Credits		15 - 16

Economics and Quantitative Economics (Arts and Sciences)

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First-Year Seminar	3
MATH Course	MATH 028: Business Calculus or MATH 050: Calculus I based on math readiness.	3
	Economics Majors - IS 044: Business Productivity Tools or STAT 040: Introduction to R and SAS.	2 - 3
ECON 002	Principles of Microeconomics	3
Drake Curriculum Course	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3-6
Total Credits		14 - 15

*Economics and Quantitative Economics are also available as majors with the Zimpleman College of Business

Elementary Education

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
EDUC 001	Intro to Education	1
MATH 024	Math for Elementary Education I	3
SOC 001	Intro to Sociology	3
AOI	AOI needed	3
AOI	AOI needed	3
Total Credits		16

Environmental Science, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience, and Zoo Conversation

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
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.
	*Zoo Conservation majors should take BIO 025/PSY 024: Comparative Animal Behavior in lieu of ENSS 035 and ENSS 036, One Each with Lab.
	*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 or AP Biology credit will be assessed on an individual basis on an appropriate first semester schedule and be registered accordingly.
Total Credits		15 - 16

Health Sciences - Clinical & Medical Sciences (non Pre-OT & Pre-Nursing)

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	3
Total Credits		14

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
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math	3
Total Credits		15

Health Sciences - Clinical & Medical Sciences (including Pre-OT & Pre-Nursing)

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BIO 012/012L	General Biology I and lab	4
PSY 001	Introduction to Psychology	4
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math	3
Total Credits		14

Health Sciences - Health Care Administration & Public Health (including Pre-OT)

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
PSY 001	Introduction to Psychology	4
HSCI 060	Statistics in Health Sciences	3
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math	6
Total Credits		16

Humanities - English, History, LPS*, Philosophy, and Creating Writing & Writing Studies

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
	English or Writing Major - ENG 050: Literary Study or ENG 051: Writing Seminar, as it works in a schedule and based on interest, a course in ENG 040-099	3
HIST 003	Introducing History	1
	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 060, 075 or 099.	3
	LPS major - LPS 001: Intro Law, Politics, & Society.	3
	Philosophy Major - PHIL 091, Ethics	3
	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3 - 9
	*LPS is the Law, Politics & Society Major.
Total Credits		15 - 16

International Business

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 010	Introduction to Business	3
Drake Curriculum Course	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	3 - 9
ECON 002 or 010	Principles of Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
Language Study or POLS 065 or POL 075	Language Course, Comparative Politics, or World Politics
IS 044	Business Productivity Tools
MATH Course	Mathematics Course (Precalculus or Business Calculus)
Total Credits		12-18

Journalism and Mass Communication (Advertising, Digital Media Production, Magazine and Brand Media, Multimedia Journalism, Public Relations, Sports Media and Communication, Strategic Political Communication)

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
JMC 30	Mass Media in a Global Society	3
JMC 031	Multimedia Lab	1
	Journalism Course	3
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course	4
Total Credits		13 - 14

Management and Organizational Leadership or Marketing

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
BUS 010	Introduction to Business	3
PSY 001	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	3 - 9
Drake Curriculum Course	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course
IS 044	Business Productivity Tools
MATH Course	Mathematics Course (Precalculus or Business Calculus)
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 I, 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
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.
Total Credits		15- 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 their 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 I, 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
Total Credits		14

Open Program

Course	Title	Credits
FYS	First Year Seminar	3
	Drake Curriculum AOI or Honors AOI Course(s)	3 - 6
	Exploratory Coursework	3 - 6
Total Credits		13 - 15

Science Major (Biology, Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Physics, 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, and Kinesiology	1
Elective	Drake Curriculum AOI, Honors AOI, or Math	3
	Students majoring in Physics should register for PHY 001 and the appropriate level of math. Physics majors do not need biology or chemistry unless they are on the medical physics track. Physics majors should enroll in MATH 050, Calculus I, MATH 070, Calculus II or MATH 100, Calculus III in their first 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 majoring in Kinesiology should enroll in BIO 031. Kinesiology majors do not need to take CHEM 001/003 in the first semester unless they are pre-med or pre-physical therapy.
	*Chemistry B.S. students should take MATH 050, Calculus I, or a prerequisite course in preparation for MATH 050, as early as possible. Chemistry B.A. students should take MATH 050, Calculus I, or a prerequisite course in preparation for MATH 050, no later than the second year
Total Credits		14 - 15

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
XXX	3-credit course in the area in which you plan to teach	3
AOI	AOI needed	3
AOI	AOI needed	3
Total Credits		16

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 - ANTH 002: Intro to Cultural Anthropology and SOC 001: Introduction to 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 - SOC 001: Introduction to Sociology.	3
Elective	Drake Curriculum or Honors AOI Course(s)	6-9
	*ANSO is the Anthropology/Sociology Major.
Total Credits		15

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 - 6
THEA 012	Voice & Movement for the Actor.	3
THEA 030	Stagecraft I with Lab (or THEA 031: Costuming with Lab)	4
	*Theatre Design students do not have to take THEA 012: Voice & Movement for the Actor, should enroll in THEA 033: Mechanical Drafting.
	**Musical Theatre students will take either THEA 056: Jazz (2 credits) or THEA 057: Tap (2 credits). Additionally, they will enroll in THEA 026: Voice Lesson (1 credit).
	All Theatre Education students must also pursue a degree in Elementary or Secondary Education.
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
	The Department of World Languages and Cultures offers courses in American Sign Language, 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.*
Total Credits		15

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