New Student Orientation

All Liberal Arts students will enroll in:

LA 083 First-Year Seminar in the Liberal Arts

Because you've selected to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree:

3-4 credits of Foreign Language course

Because you've selected to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree:

3-4 credits of General Quantification

Because you've selected to pursue the Paterno Fellows Program:

CAS 137H or ENGL 137H

AND 3 credits of an Honors course:

• AFAM 110N, section 002 Introduction to African American Studies 
• AFR 192H Modern African History 
• ANTH 45Q Cultural Diversity: A Global Perspective 
• CAMS 12N Lands of the Bible 
• CAMS 25U Greek Civilization 
• CAMS 44H Myth in Egypt and the Near East 
• CAMS 45H Classical Mythology 
• CAS 203, section 001 Interpersonal Communication 
• CAS 220, section 001 Persuasion 
• CMLIT 10, section 002 World Literatures 
• CMLIT 100 Reading Across Cultures 
• CRIM 12H Honors Criminology 
• ENGL 50H Introduction to Creative Writing 
• ENGL 201H What is Literature 
• HIST 120N, section 002 History of Modern Europe Since 1789 
• HIST 122 History of Science I 
• HIST 192H Modern African History 
• JST 12N Lands of the Bible 
• LHR 100, section 003H Exploring Work and Employment 
• PHIL 9, section 001 Race, Racism, and Diversity 
• PHIL 102 Existentialism 
• PHIL 103, sections 006, 008 Ethics 
• PHIL 108, section 002 Social and Political Philosophy 
• PHIL 125 Theories of Knowledge 
• PLSC 1H American Politics: Principles, Processes, and Powers 
• PLSC 3H Comparing Politics Around the Globe 
• PLSC 14H International Relations Honors 
• PORT 123 Portuguese for Romance-Language Speakers 
• PSYCH 100H Honors Introductory Psychology 
• RLST 12N Lands of the Bible 
• RLST 44H Myth in Egypt and the Near East 
• SOC 1, section 007 Introductory Sociology 
• SOC 5, section 003 Social Problems 
• SOC 12H Honors Criminology 
• SOC 30H Sociology of Family – Honors 

Continue building your schedule with the following courses:

3 credits of General Writing and Speaking (GWS) (Some examples are ENGL 15, ESL 15, CAS 100)

AND a 3 credit Liberal Arts First-Year Seminar. Fall 2025 First-Year Seminar Topics:

• AFAM 83 First-Year Seminar in African American Studies
• ANTH 83S First-Year Seminar in Anthropology
• APLNG 83 First-Year Seminar in Applied Linguistics
• ASIA 83S, section 001 First-Year Seminar in Asian Studies
• ASIA 83S, section 002 First-Year Seminar in Asian Studies
• CAMS 83Y Animals and Monsters in the ancient Mediterranean World
• CAS 84 Public Discourse about LGBTQIA Lives
• GER 83 German Reactions to the Holocaust: From the Nazi Years to the Present
• HIST 83 Power and Politics in the Early U.S. Republic
• JST 83 German Reactions to the Holocaust: From the Nazi Years to the Present
• LHR 83, section 001 First-Year Seminar in Labor and Human Resources
• LHR 83, section 002 First-Year Seminar in Labor and Human Resources
• PHIL 83 Nonviolence
• SOC 83 First Year Seminar in Sociology: Family
• WMNST 83 Creating Safer Campuses: Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Education

General Education credits:

Choose 1 General Education courses from these categories

• General Quantification (GQ)
• General Natural Science (GN)
• General Arts (GA)General Humanities (GH)
• General Social/Behavioral Sciences (GS)
• General Health and Wellness (GHW)
• Integrative Studies/ Interdomain

Because you've selected Bunton-Waller Fellow:

AFAM 3

Because you've selected Division 1 Athlete:

BBH 102S (Required First-Year Seminar for Athletes)

Because you've selected ROTC:

ARMY 101 or NAVSC 101 or AIR 151

Because you've selected Pre-Health:

BIOL 110, MATH 26

Because you selected that there is a chance you will be transferring in college-level credit:

Please be cautious and avoid scheduling a course that sounds too similar to credits you expect to transfer. If you are unsure of your selection, please ask an adviser during your consultation. Need help understanding transfer credits? Visit Undergrad Admissions to learn more: https://www.psu.edu/admission/undergraduate/credit