Freshmen: Scheduling Your First Semester 

Ø       Most freshmen enroll in 12 to 16 credit hours a semester (4 to 5 classes).

Ø       Most students will enroll only in freshman-level courses (1000 level).

Ø       An appropriate semester program may be selected from the following categories. Use the UW Bulletin to read the course descriptions and prerequisites.  http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/REGISTRAR/  and http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/unst/USP_2003.htm

Ø       Check with your advisor to determine the best choices for you.   

1-3 credits             Intellectual Community (I) is required of all first semester freshmen to develop critical thinking skills and explore an area of interest. There may be one in your major or choose one to learn about a possible major. 

3 credits                Oral Communication (O) 

3 credits                Writing (A) If you cannot enroll in English 1010 the first semester due to limited seats, you will be assured a seat for the spring semester.  

3 credits                Quantitative Reasoning (QA or QB)  Appropriate scores on Mathematics Placement Exam or Math ACT and intended major will determine enrollment in specific courses. If the appropriate prerequisite is not in place at least two weeks prior to the start of classes, students will be dropped from the quantitative class.

4 credits                Foreign language. 

4 credits                Science course with a laboratory (SB, SE, SP or Integrated S) The two science courses for A&S majors must be from two different prefixes unless one of the science courses is Biol 1002 Discovering Science which is an Integrated S course .  

3 credits                US and Wyoming Constitutions requirement (V). See the University Studies Booklet and Class Schedule to select from ap­proved courses. 

3-6 credits             Cultural Context Course/s at the 1000-level (CA, CH, CS) ( (for example, African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Chicano Studies, Geography, History, Philosophy, Psychology,  Religious Studies, Sociology, Theatre, Women’s Studies). Use the University Studies Booklet and Class Schedule to select from approved courses (some are simultaneous with the USP categories of Global Awareness, Diversity in the US, etc., and the A&S Non-Western category). 

1 credit                  Physical Education- lecture & activity (PEAC 1001)  If you are currently on a UW Varsity Athletic team, a UW Club Sport team, or enrolled in PEAC 1272 (ROTC Cardiovascular Conditioning) or PEAC 1275 (ROTC Circuit Training) you can substitute this PE activity for the activity component of PEAC 1001. You must contact the office staff in the Corbett Bldg 106; 766-5449 –with documentation from you, the staff will enroll you in the appropriate PEAC 1001 lecture section. Do not enroll yourself.  

3-6 credits            Introductory courses in your major program at the 1000 level. See the UW Bulletin entries under specific departments and consult with your advisor for appropriate courses.