New Student Orientation

Because you've selected None of the above; exploring majors outside of Liberal Arts:

Please consult the University Bulletin and prepare for your conversation with an Academic Adviser during your ACCS. Our Advisers will be able to give you guidance on appropriate courses for your intended major.

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 Bunton-Waller Fellow:

• AFAM 3 (this 1-credit course does not count as one of your 5 total needed. Please be sure to select 5 classes in addition to this course)

Because you've selected Division 1 Athlete:

• BBH 102S (This required 3-credit First-Year Seminar for Athletes counts as one of your 5 required courses. In addition to this course, please select 4 more.)

Because you've selected ROTC:

• ARMY 101 or NAVSC 101 or AIR 151 (This required course for your military branch counts as one of your 5 required courses. In addition to this course, please select 4 more.)

Because you've selected Pre-Health:

• BIOL 114 & 115
• MATH 26

Because you selected to pursue the Paterno Fellows Program (or are a Schreyer student), you must enroll in:

• CAS 137H or ENGL 137H (Required General Writing and Speaking course)
  AND
• 3 credits of an Honors course (see below for options)

Liberal Arts Honors Courses:

• AFAM 110N, Introduction to African American Studies
• AFR 192H, Modern African History
• ANTH 45Q, Cultural Diversity: A Global Perspective
• CAMS 25U, Greek Civilization
• CAMS 44H, Myth in Egypt and the Near East
• CAMS 45H, Classical Mythology
• CAS 203, Interpersonal Communication
• CMLIT 10, World Literature
• CRIM 12H, Honors Criminology
• ENGL 50H, Introduction to Creative Writing
• HIST 170, South Asia to 1500
• HIST 192H, Modern African History
• LHR 100, Exploring Work and Employment
• PHIL 15, How to Live
• PHIL 103, Ethics
• PHIL 108, Social and Political Philosophy
• PLSC 3H, Comparing Politics around the Globe
• PSYCH 100H, Honors Introduction to Psychology
• PSYCH 256.002, Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
• RLST 44H, Myth in Egypt and the Near East
• SOC 1, Introductory Sociology
• SOC 5, Social Problems
• SOC 12H, Honors Criminology
• SOC 30H, Sociology of the Family- Honors
• SPAN 215Q, The Science of Spanish A Beginner's Guie to Hispanic Linguistics

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

3 credit Liberal Arts First-Year Seminar:

• 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 - 001, Modern Asia in Pictures
• ASIA 83S - 002, Asian Religions
• ASIA 83S - 003, Asian language, culture, society
• CAMS 83Y, Magic and Mystery in the Classical Mediterranean World
• CAS 84, Introduction to Mindful Democracy
• CMLIT 83S, 15 Poems to Change Your Life
• GER 83 - 001, German Reactions to the Holocaust: From the Nazi Years to the Present
• GER 83 - 002, Jewish Life in the Western European Metropolis: Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna
• HIST 83, India: From Gandhi to Google
• IT 83, First Year Seminar in Italian Literature, Film, & Culture: Italian Comedy
• JST 83 - 001, German Reactions to the Holocaust: From the Nazi Years to the Present
• JST 83 - 002, Jewish Life in the Western European Metropolis: Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna
• LHR 83S, First Year Seminar in Labor & Human Resources
• PHIL 83, Philosophy of Nonviolence
• PSYCH 83S, First Year Seminar in Psychology
• SOC 83, First Year Seminar in Sociology: Family Future
• SPAN 83, Latin America in the World and at Penn State
• WMNST 83N - 001, Women, Writing and Resistance
• WMNST 83N - 002, Everyone Watches Women's Sports: Power, Politics, and Gender in Athletics
• WMNST 83N - 003, AI and the Body

Continue building your schedule with any combination of the below categories until you have 5 total classes, including the recommendations from your above choices
*Tip: Try to balance your selections and choose from different 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 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.