Introductory/Exploratory Courses for Majors


Introductory/Exploratory Courses for Majors The purpose of this list is to suggest courses that will enable you to explore various majors or to take introductory courses in the undergraduate degree programs offered at Colorado State University. Although many of these courses are available to you, some of the courses have limitations such as:
  • Courses underlined will NOT fulfill major requirements, but may be used as electives
  • Courses in italics are open to non-majors at a later date during the registration process
  • COURSES WITH AN ASTERISK (*) HAVE AN ENFORCED PRE-REQUISITE


Agricultural Business
AREC 140, AREC 202

Agricultural Economics
AREC 140, AREC 202

Agricultural Education
ANEQ 101, AREC 202, EDUC255, SOCR 100

Animal Science
ANEQ100A, AREC 202, LIFE102

Anthropology
ANTH100,ANTH120/121, ANTH 140, ANTH 200

Apparel & Merchandising
AM101, AM130, AM143, AM250, DM120, DM272

Art
ART100 OR ART110, ART101

Biochemistry
CHEM111/112, LIFE102

Biological Science
BZ 110/111 OR LIFE 102 , CHEM111/112

Botany
BZCC 110/111 OR LIFE102 (recommended for health professions), CHEM111/112

Business Administration
CIS150, ECON202*, MATH141*

Chemical Engineering
CHEM111/112, MATH 160*, PH141

Chemistry
CHEM111/112, MATH 160*

Civil Engineering
CHEM111/112, M ATH160*, PH141

Computer Science
CS115, CS160*, MATH160*

Construction Management
PH121, GEOL 120/122

Consumer/ Family Sciences
AM101, CF179, DM120, FSHN150, HDCC101

Economics
ECON202*, ECON204*

Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering
CS160*, MATH160*, PH141

Engineering Science
CHEM111/112, MATH 160*, PH141

English
E 140, E 232, E 238, E 240, E 270, E 276, E 277

Environmental Engineering
CHEM111/112, MATH 160*, PH141

Environmental Health
BZ110/111, CHEM111/112, ERHS110, ERHS220

Equine Science
ANEQ101, ANEQ102, LIFE102

Fishery Biology
FW104, FW200, LIFE102

Forestry
BZ120, CHEM107/108, E202*, F210, F311*, F325*

Geology
GEOL120/21, GEOL122, GEOL124, GEOL150,

Health & Exercise Science
HES145

History
HIST100/101, HIST150/151, HIST170/171

Horticulture
BZ120, CHEM107/108, HORT 100

Human Development and Family Studies
HDFS101, PSY100, SOC100

Interior Design
INTD101, DM120, INTD129

Landscape Architecture
GEOL120/22; AREC202

Landscape Horticulture
AGRI 140, HORT100

Language, Literature, & Culture Studies
Placement or L 105, any L 250 courses

Liberal Arts
Any courses with prefixes in the College of Liberal Arts

Mathematics
MATH160*, STAT301, STAT307, STAT309*

Mechanical Engineering
CHEM111/112, MATH160*, PH141

Microbiology
CHEM111/112, LIFE102, MIP149

Music
MU100, MU111

Natural Resources Management
BZ110, BZ120, CHEM107/108, GEOL120/22, NR120A

Natural Resource Recreation & Tourism
NR120A, RRM101, NRRT231, NRRT262, RR270

Natural Sciences
BZ110/111, EDUC255

Nutrition & Food Science
FSHN125, FSHN150

Performing Arts
TH141

Philosophy
PHIL105, PHIL100, PHIL103, PHILCC110, PHIL170

Physics
PH110

Political Science
POLS101, POLS103, POLS232, POLS241

Psychology
CHEM107/108, LIFE102, PSY100

Rangeland Ecology
BZ120, CHEM107, AREC202, MATH141, SOCR240*, RS300

Restaurant and Resort Management
FSHN150, RRM101, NRRT270

Social Work
SW150

Sociology
SOC100 OR SOC105

Soil and Crop Sciences
SOCR100, SOCR240*

Speech Communication
SPCM100, SPCM200

Technical Journalism
JT100, JT210*

Watershed Science
BZ104, CHEM111/112, GEOL122, WR304, GR342, WR420*GR210, SC240*

Wildlife Biology
FW104, LIFE102, FW200

Zoology
BZ 110/111 OR LIFE102 CHEM111/112

 

Last updated: 04-07