Major Specific Notes:

Sample First Year Plan - Marine Science
2 Year Program at Carroll in Partnership with Hawaii Pacific University leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree
from Hawaii Pacific University in either Marine Biology or Oceanography
Fall Term
Course #
Course Description
CCS100
BIO120
MAT160 OR
(MAT101/130)
General Education
Cultural Seminar
General Biology I
Calculus I
Math pre-req (if needed)
See table below
Spring Term
Credits
4
4
4
4
Course #
Course Description
ENG170
BIO125
MAT161 OR
(MAT130 or 160)
General Education
Writing Seminar
General Biology II
Calculus II
Math pre-req (if needed)
See table below
Credits
Major Specific Notes:
Carroll University offers access to majors in marine biology and oceanography via a cooperative arrangement with
Hawaii Pacific University (HPU). Students desiring to pursue this major will spend the first two years at Carroll University
taking basic science and liberal arts courses. The students then transfer to HPU and complete the requirements for
either a Marine Biology or an Oceanography degree. For more information about marine sciences, please consult the
catalog.
• A semester of modern language will also fulfill a requirement in the HPU general education curriculum. If you place
into modern language above 101, it is in your best interest to take modern language in your first semester at Carroll.
• MATH – This program requires MAT160 and MAT161 which also meets the Bachelor of Science degree
requirements. If a student's math placement indicates that s/he is not ready for MAT160, then s/he must take
MAT101 or MAT130, before taking MAT160. If the student needs to take MAT101, s/he will then take MAT130 in
the spring and continue with MAT160 and MAT161 their sophomore year. The physics courses the student would
normally take at Carroll their sophomore year would then be taken at HPU.
• General Education: In addition to math and science courses, students will take a number of general education
electives to satisfy HPU requirements. Students will need one course from each of the 15 boxes in the table below.
Writing and Critical
Thinking
Natural Systems
Writing, Research and Info
Literacy
Ethical Inquiry
•
ENG 170: Writing Seminar
BIO 120: General Biology
Communication Contexts
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•
•
COM 101: Interpersonal
Communication
ENG 165: Reading in Race &
Gender
A modern language course
Other Communication
Skills
Globalization
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•
•
Numeracy and
Quantitative Reasoning
ECO 105: History of
Economic Thought
HIS 104: Europe and the
Modern World
MAT 160: Calculus 1
HIS 108: Understanding Our
Contemporary World
Other Global Systems
Courses
Res. & Epistemology in the
Disciplines
• PHY 101:
Intro Physics 1
• PHY 203:
General Physics 1
OR
CSC 107: Problem Solving
Using Information Technology
CHE 109: Principles of
Inorganic Chemistry
•
•
Taken at HPU
AND
• MAT 112:
Statistics
Introduction to
ENV 292: Environmental
Ethics
PHI 206/206H: Ethics
POL 201: Politics of the
World's Nations
Social Choice
•
•
•
•
•
•
Cultures, Themes and
Movements
•
•
ART 103: Art History
•
REL 200: Religions of
Contemporary World
ENV 160: World Regional
Geography
Engaging with Difference
ECO 110: Intro to Economics
ECO 124: Microconomics
PBH 102: Global Health
•
CCS 100: Cultural Seminar
POL 101: Intro Global Studies
SOC 102: Social Problems
THE 101: Intro to Theater
Other Values and Choices
Courses
•
•
•
ECO 225: Macroeconomics
•
•
•
•
HIS 110: History of Mod.China
ENG 211: Poetry
ENG 212: Short fiction &
drama
PHI 101: Intro to Philosophy
POL 141: Intro to Am. Politics
POL 201H: Democratic
Thinking
Other World Cultures
Courses
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
ART 106: Drawing
ART 107: Design in 2D and 3D
ENG 240: British Literature I
ENG 241: British Literature II
HIS 105: America to 1877
MUS 151: History of Jazz
MUS 156: Classical Music
MUS 158: Rock Music
REL 102: Hebrew Bible
THE 108: Intro to Acting
4
4
4
4
General Education Notes:
•
For the Marine Biology/Oceanography major, students are not required to take specific courses that fulfill
Carroll's general education requirements. HOWEVER, roughly 2/3rds of students who initially select the Marine
Sciences major will eventually elect to stay at Carroll. Thus, it is wise to take courses that fill BOTH the HPU
requirement and the Carroll general education requirement. For example, HIS103 in Distribution area H (HPU
World Cultures A) and POL141 in Distribution area S (HPU Values and Choices C).
General Education Distribution Requirements: Each student who elects to stay and graduate from Carroll
(rather than majoring in Marine Biology and transferring to HPU) will need to take 5 distribution courses to meet this
General Education program requirement. There are 5 distribution areas. A student will not take a distribution course
from the area associated with his/her major (look at the list on the back to find your area), but will take one GE level 1
course from each of the other four distribution areas. The student must then take at least one additional GE level 2
course from one of those same four subject areas. At least one of the 5 GE courses taken must also be designated as a
Cross Cultural distribution course (CCD). It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that he or she meets these
requirements in a timely fashion. Note that the GE CCD course must be taken before the required Cross-Cultural
Experience (next page for more information).
Contact People:
Dr. Susan Lewis, Biology Program • Rankin 110 • 262-524-7279 • lewiss@carrollu.edu
Dr. Eric Thobaben, Biology Program • Rankin304B • 262-524-7283 • ethobabe@carrollu.edu
Dr. Paul Hampton, Biology Program • RankinB2 • 262-524-7280 • phampton@carrollu.edu
Important Information about General Education at Carroll: The General Education Program at Carroll University
provides academic breadth and depth outside the academic major and a series of cross-cultural learning opportunities.
Students complete two General Education components: the Distribution Component and the Cross-Cultural Component.
Distribution Component: All students will take 5 Distribution Courses. Four of these will be at the GE1 level and one at
the GE2 level. Most students will take GE2 level courses in their second year or later. One of these distribution courses
(GE1 or GE2) must also be a Cross-Cultural Development (CCD) course. There are 5 distribution areas, listed below.
Students will not take a distribution course from the area associated with their major. They will take one GE1 course
from each of the other four distribution areas. Then, they will take at least one additional GE2 course from one of the
same four subject areas studied at the GE1 level.
Majors in each Distribution area
Fine Arts area (F)
Social Sciences area (S)
Art
Accounting
Book Art
Business Administration
Graphic Communication
Communication
Music
Criminal Justice
Photography
Education
Theatre Arts
Global Studies
Humanities area (H)
English
European Studies
History
Spanish
Professional Writing
Philosophy/Ethics/
Religion area (P)
Religious Studies
Organizational Leadership
Philosophy/Politics/Economics
Physical and Health Education
Politics
Psychology
Public Health
Recreation Management
Sociology
Natural Sciences area (N)
Actuarial Sciences
Natural Sciences area (N) cont'd
Applied Physics
Athletic Training
Biology
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Computer Science
Computational Science
Environmental Science
Exercise Science
Health Science:
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Health Science: Radiologic Technology
Information Technology
Mathematics
Medical Laboratory Science
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Cross-Cultural Component: The Cross-Cultural Component is a five-course series that allows students to explore the
study of culture throughout their undergraduate experience. This series of courses includes:
• Cultural Seminar (CCS 100) - The Cultural Seminar, taken in the first semester, begins the exploration of culture
through the study of one's own culture and a different culture. This course develops oral communication skills
through critical reading and discussion.
• Writing Seminar (ENG 170) - The Writing Seminar is taken during the first or second semester, includes crosscultural readings, and develops foundational writing skills.
• Cross-Cultural Development (CCD) – The Cross-Cultural Development course, which also satisfies a distribution
requirement, is taken after the Cultural and Writing Seminars. Students continue development of writing skills
and the study of significant cross-cultural themes as preparation for the Cross-Cultural Experience (CCE) course.
• Cross-Cultural Experience (CCS 300) - The Cross-Cultural Experience course is taken concurrently or after the
Cross-Cultural Designation course. In an off-campus setting, students apply knowledge learned in the previous
three cross-cultural courses through interactions with cultures other than their own.
• Global Perspectives Colloquium (CCS 400) - In the Global Perspectives Colloquium, advanced students (usually
seniors) from multiple disciplines engage in critical reading and discussion. Students reflect on and link their
cross-cultural experiences through participation in student-driven discussion and course design.