Typical First-Year Course Schedule
Fall Semester
| Course Title | |
|---|---|
| 21-120 | Differential and Integral Calculus or appropriate Mathematics Course |
| 38-101 | EUREKA: Discovery and Its Impact |
| xx-xxx | Major Specific or Technical Breadth Requirement |
| xx-xxx | Technical Breadth Requirement |
| 76-10X | First-Year Writing Course |
| 99-101 | Computing@Carnegie Mellon |
Spring Semester
| Course Title | |
|---|---|
| 21-122 | Integration and Approximation or appropriate Mathematics Course |
| xx-xxx | Major Specific or Technical Breadth Requirement |
| xx-xxx | Technical Breadth Requirement |
| xx-xxx | Humanities or Social Sciences Course |
| xx-xxx | Elective Course |
Technical Breadth Requirement
A student must take at least 9 units, outside of their primary major Department, from each of 4 categories listed below. These may include pre-requisite courses or courses required by their major Department but must be outside their home Department. AP credit may not be used to fulfill this requirement. At least 3 of these courses must be taken in their first year. The categories are:
- Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science
- STEM Course—all of the courses from the above categories or an introductory engineering course or a course approved by an advisor to fulfill this requirement.
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