C01: Dimensions of Communication: Speaking, Writing, Film

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Explore effective speaking, writing, and the visual imagery of film while learning how to analyze the messages communicated in our media-driven world. You'll learn all these skills by focusing on one of history's most successful communication campaigns: the US Civil Rights Movement.

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INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (2 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
COMM 1851 - Introduction to Film (3 hrs)
COMM 2381 - Oral Communication (3 hrs)

Total: 11 hrs.

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C02: Leonardo's Legacy: Where Science Meets Art

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Leonardo da Vinci was both an artist and a visionary scientist. Discover how art and science meet and how they continue to influence and inspire creativity and invention. Examine how science and art have overlapped to give history some of its greatest inventions.

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INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
PHYS 1010 - Introductory Physics (3 hrs)

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MUS 1030 - Music Appreciation (3 hrs)
DANC 1151 - Introduction to Dance (3 hrs)

Total: 10 hrs.

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C03: Race, Diversity, and the Global Community

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How and why do individuals and societies act as they do toward people of different ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and religious backgrounds? Learn how those reactions impact your life, the lives of others, and history and politics around the globe.

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INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
AAAS 2100 - Introduction African and African American Studies (3 hrs)
HIST 1110 - World Civilization I (3 hrs)

Total: 10 hrs.

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C04: Entry to Engineering

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Thinking about a career in engineering, or a related area of science or technology?  Students in this community take ACAD and English courses with a focus on the paths leading to an Engineering career.  Students in this community will be expected to enroll in an appropriate math course, based on their math placement score, so that they will be making progress towards a degree in the area, as they learn about the many opportunities available in the field.

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ACAD 1100 - Introduction to the University (3 hrs)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

**Students are expected to take an appropriate MATH course.

Total: 6 hrs.

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C05: Honors STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics)

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Members of this community must be Honors students in a STEM area.
This learning community is for honors students in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.  Honors Calculus forms the base course for students as they begin their studies toward becoming scientists or academics.

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MATH 1421 - Honors Calculus I (4 hrs)
MATH 3410 - Honors Math Seminar (1 hr)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I (3 hrs)
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab (1 hr)

**Students are expected to take either ENGL 1010 (English Composition) or UNHP 1102 (Honors Social Science).

**Students are also expected to take an appropriate CHEM Recitation course.

Total: 9 hrs.

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C06 and C07: Connections for Future Teachers

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Thinking about teaching as a career?  Discover where education has been and where it is going while developing the essential communication skills you'll need in the classroom and in many other careers.

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ACAD 1100 - Introduction to the University (3 hrs)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
COMM 2381 - Oral Communication (3 hrs)
LEAD 2010 - Introduction to Foundations of American Education (3 hrs)

Total: 12 hrs.

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C07 Schedule:

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C08: Mythology

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Thousands of years after they were recorded, the myths and epics of Greece, Rome, and the East still influence the way we understand our world. This community combines courses in English, history, and classical mythology to illuminate the hold these stories have on our imagination. We will use visual references to myths found in art and architecture, and explore how myths are interpreted through film, theatre, and music.

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INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
CLAS 2481 - Mythology (3 hrs)
HIST 1110 - World Civilization I (3 hrs)

Total: 10 hrs.

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C09 and C21: Law and Order

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Explore the political and legal systems of America and other nations.  This community will focus on differing concepts of law and order and the reality of maintaining law and order in American society.

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INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
CJUS 1100 - Intro to Criminal Justice (3 hrs)
POLS 1102 - Intro to Modern Political Thought (3 hrs)

Total: 10 hrs.

C09 Schedule:

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C21 Schedule: 

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C10 and C11: Pre-Health

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This community is for students considering a career in the medical or allied health fields. An introduction to Philosophy will help you examine social and ethical questions related to healthcare and their impact on the quality of life. You will learn about the many opportunities available in the health fields and meet a variety of health care professionals.

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ACAD 1100 - Intro to University (3 hrs)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
PHIL 1102 - Values in the Modern World (3 hrs)

Total: 9 hrs.

C10 Schedule:

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C11 Schedule:

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C12: Biological Origins

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In recognition of the 150th anniversary of The Origin of Species and Charles Darwin's 200th birthday, we examine the development of evolutionary thinking from Darwin's day to ours.  The discussion will provide insight into the interplay of theory, observation, and experiment as scientific theories are developed and modified.

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INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
ANTH 1100 - Biological Anthropology and Prehistory (3 hrs)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I (3 hrs)

**Students are expected to take an appropriate CHEM Lab and CHEM Recitation course.

Total: 10 hrs.

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C14: ROTC

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Students must be a member of ROTC to participate in this community. 
Not long from now, members of this community will be charged with leading this nations's sons and daughters.  This learning community will bring together the student cadets from all ROTC programs (Army, Navy & Air Force) and provide the requisite foundation for them to successfully navigate toward receiving their respective degrees as well as obtaining a commission in the United States military.

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INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

**Students are expected to take an appropriate Army/Navy/Aero Leadership Course.  Consult your advisor to determine which course will be appropriate for you.

Total: 4 hrs.

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C16: Building Connections

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Learn to make meaningful and helpful connections with other students, among your classes, and with your faculty.  This learning community will help you get the most out of your college experience by providing you with the support you need as you journey through your first semester in college.

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ACAD 1100 - Introduction to University (3 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theater (3 hrs)
SOCI 1111 - Introductory Sociology (3 hrs)

Total: 12 hrs.

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C17: Building Connections (with Combined English)

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This community has a Combined English course.
Learn to make meaningful and helpful connections with other students, among your classes, and with your faculty.  This learning community will help you get the most out of your college experience by providing you with the support you need as you journey through your first semester in college.

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ACAD 1100 - Introduction to University (3 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (Combined - 3 hrs)
THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theater (3 hrs)
ANTH 1200 - Cultural Anthropology (3 hrs)

Total: 12 hrs.

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C18: Pre-Nursing

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The nursing profession has experienced tremendous growth in the last few years, and it is expected to continue.  This learning community is for Pre-Nursing students who want to explore the skills needed to be successful in the nursing profession.  Students will learn what it takes to be admitted into a nursing program while fulfilling basic Pre-Nursing requirements. 

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ACAD 1100 - Introduction to University (3 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
PSYC 1200 - General Psychology (3 hrs)
BIOL 2010 - Anatomy & Physiology I (3 hrs)
BIOL 2011 - Anatomy & Physiology I Lab (1 hr)

Total: 13 hrs.

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C19: Career Discovery

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Have you decided what you want to be when you grow up?  Learn how your personality, interests, skills, values, etc. all play a role in your individual career planning.  Understand the key factors in setting yourself up to be the employee everyone wants to hire!  Plan for success!

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ACAD 1100 - Introduction to University (3 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
COUN 1661 - Career Development (3 hrs)

Total: 9 hrs.

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C20: Nutrition

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We all share the need to eat to live, but how does eating impact our world?  How does food affect health, social connections, and the environment?  Discover nutrients in a whole new way as we learn about global and local food security, food miles, and food composition.

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INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
NUTR 2202 - Introduction to Nutrition (3 hrs)

Total: 7 hrs.

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C22: Business

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Communicate, Communicate, Communicate!  It is critical that future entrepreneurs, managers, financial analysts, and others in the business world have an excellent command of written and oral communication.  Learn more about the numerous opportunities within the business profession, as well as develop the communication skills that will serve you well in the classroom and beyond.

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ACAD 1100 - Introduction to University (3 hr)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)
COMM 2381 - Oral Communication (3 hrs)

Total: 9 hrs.

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