EEP Curriculum Guidelines & First-year Class Schedule 2010-11

The EEP Curriculum is designed to meet both the traditional requirements of a high school diploma (GED) and the specific requirements for a baccalaureate degree (B.A. or B.S.) from CSULA. Accordingly, students are required to complete the enhanced General Education curriculum specified below, in addition to completing the requirements for their selected major, as well as all other university graduation requirements. With approval of the Director of the EEP and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, students may substitute equivalent courses for these requirements. Prior to the completion of 90 units in the program, students must declare a major and meet with an advisor in their major department to determine the requirements for that major.

EEP General Education and University Requirements (101-109 units)

Introduction to Higher Education and Life Long Learning and Self- Development (4 units)

· NSS/UNIV 101 Introduction to Higher Education (4)

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking (16 units)

· ENGL 101 Freshman Composition (4)

· ENGL 102 Freshman Composition II (4)

· COMM 150 Oral Communication (4)

· POLS 155 Critical Analysis of Political Communication (4)

American Institutions (12 units)

· HIST 202AB United States Civilization (4,4)

· POLS 150 Government and American Society (4)

Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (25 units)

· CHEM 158 The Chemistry of Everyday Things (4)

· CHEM 159 The Chemistry of Everyday Things Laboratory (1)

· BIOL 155 Animal Biology (4)

· PHYS 156 Physics for the Twenty-first Century (4)

· ANTH 260 Physical Anthropology (4)

· MATH 102 College Algebra (4)

· Math 103 Trigonometry (4)

Humanities (16 units)

· PHIL 151 Philosophical Ideas: Knowledge and Reality (4)

· ENGL 250 Understanding Literature (4)

· With advisor approval, students select 8 additional units in humanities courses from Block C

Social Sciences (16 units)

· PSY 150 Introductory Psychology (4)

· With advisor approval, students select 12 additional units in social science courses from Block D

Upper Division Theme (12)

Students are required to complete a 12-unit upper division theme as part of the General Education Program. Students select one of the nine available themes and complete three courses, one in each of the natural sciences and mathematics, social sciences, and humanities areas. (See the description of the G.E. Upper Division Themes in the Undergraduate Studies section of the catalog.) It is recommended that students complete their upper division theme during years 3-5 in the Program.

Diversity Requirement (0-8 units)

Students must complete two courses certified as diversity courses. These courses may be completed at either the lower division or upper division level from among the courses satisfying general education requirements in blocks C, D, or F. Diversity courses are designated with a (d) by each course.

Based on the required GE courses identified above, the EEP has designed a schedule for the EEP first-year students as follows:

EEP Freshman Schedule 2010

Summer 2010 EEP Classes ( For Provisionally Admitted Students)

Required:

PHIL 151 Honors TR 11:40-1:20

PSY 150 Honors TR 09:50-11:30

Fall 2010 EEP Classes

Required honors classes for first-year cohort:

MATH 102 Honors MW 11:40-1:20   Shaheen, Anthony

ENGL 101 Honors MW 1:30-3:10 Marilyn Elkins

NSS 101 Honors TR 09:50-11:30  Jefferson and Garcia

HIST 202A Honors TR 1:30-3:10  Pflegar, Birte

EEP Homeroom MW 10:00- 11:30 Maddox, Richard

In addition, first-year students are required to attend the EEP Homeroom Orientation Learning Enrichment class, also noted above : EEP Homeroom MW 2:30-4:00pm Maddox, Richard

First- and second-year EEP students will have the following recommended GE courses to fill out their schedules for fall (departments may choose to offer a section exclusively for EEP students—see the Schedule of Classes for updated information):

CHEM 158, 159

COMM 150

POLS 150

Winter 2011 EEP Classes

Required honors classes for first-year cohort:

ENGL 102 Honors

MATH 103 Honors

HIST 202B Honors

In addition, first- and second-year EEP students will have the following recommended GE courses to fill out their schedules for winter (departments may choose to offer a section exclusively for EEP students—see the Schedule of Classes for updated information). It is recommended that students interested pre-law tracks select Pols 150 from the following:

ANTH 260

COMM 150

POLS 150

Spring 2011 EEP Classes

Required honors class for first-year cohort:

ENGL 250

In addition, first- and second-year EEP students will have the following recommended GE courses to fill out their schedules for spring (departments may choose to offer a section exclusively for EEP students if they wish). It is recommended that students interested Science- based majors ( including pre-med tracks) select 2 of 3 of the following science courses in bold:

BIOL 155

CHEM 158, 159

COMM 150

PHYS 156

POLS 150

Jones/Maddox May 2010