First Year Student Registration

Class of 2013 Course Selection Guide

This Course Selection Guide will provide you with comprehensive guidance as you make course selections for your first semester of study. The Guide contains recommendations for every academic major at Lafayette College. Make sure to use the links in the left-hand column for details about choosing the right course for your skill level.  The links include important information about online placement testing for mathematics, chemistry and foreign languages.

The Common Course of Study(CCS) requirements apply to all students. You will be guided to select your top five choices in a First Year Seminar course as part of the Common Course of Study. As you build your fall semester course list, you will find that almost any course you select is likely to satisfy a requirement in the CCS.

For Students Exploring General Academic Interests                

If you do not plan to explore a specific academic major during your first semester, use the links below to get advice about how to select four courses of interest to you. Course selection guidance has been listed according to degrees with academic divisions below them.

Bachelor of Arts
Humanities and Social Science
Natural Science

Bachelor of Science
Engineering
Natural Sciences

For Students Exploring Academic Majors

All of the academic majors offered at Lafayette College are listed below. Each link provides you with course selection guidance. The first group of majors is organized by academic divisions; the second group consists of interdisciplinary majors, non-departmental programs, and pre-professional advising information.

Engineering (BS unless noted)
Engineering Studies (AB)
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering/B.S.& Intern'tal Studies/A.B

Humanities (AB)
Art
English/Theater/Writing/Film
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Music (and performance)
Philosophy
Religious Studies

Natural Sciences (AB or BS)
Biology
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience (BS only)
Physics
Psychology

Social Sciences (AB)
Anthropology and Sociology
Economics
Government and Law
History

Interdisciplinary Majors (A.B.)

Africana Studies
American Studies
Government and Law and Foreign Language
International Affairs
International Economics and Commerce
Mathematics and Economics
Policy Studies
Religion and Politics
Russian and East European Studies

Non-Departmental Programs

Education
Military Science

Pre-professional Advising Information

Health Professions (pre-medical)
Legal Professions (pre-law)   

 

 

 
 
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