Freshman (1st Year) Supplemental Advising Workshop
Part Two - Segment II Arts & Sciences (27 units minimum)
Segment II of General Education (GE)– 27 units
In addition to Segment I, students should be looking at Segment II choices. We call these courses the Arts and Sciences. If you are undeclared, you should use these courses to help you make decisions about choosing a major.
Use this link to select the class options for Segment II.
First-time freshmen need each of the following:
Nine units of Physical and Biological Sciences to graduate.
Do
you have any science advanced placement test scores or community
college credit in this area? If you already submitted official Advanced
Placement scores or college transcripts, then go to MySFSU to check
your Degree Audit Report, DARS, to review your transfer credit.
First-time freshmen need at least nine units of sciences from the approved GE lists.
This includes:
at least one Category A physical science (a three unit lecture)
At least one Category B biological science (three unit lecture)
At least one lab/field study (L/F ) course (Hint: L/F course needs to
be taken either at the SAME time the lecture course, or AFTER completing the lecture.
A few 3 unit classes also satisfy the L/F requirement.)
If the above coursework does not add up to 9 units, you may need an additional science course from ANY Category (A, B or C) to bring your science total to 9 units minimum.
(Hint: you may take a lecture together with, or separate, from its corresponding lab/field.)
[See Example for a non-Science Major]
[See Example for a Science Major]
Nine units of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) to graduate.
Do you have any social science, including history and government, advanced placement test scores or community
college credit in this area? If you already submitted official Advanced
Placement scores or college transcripts, then go to MySFSU to check
your Degree Audit Report, DARS, to review your transfer credit.
First-time freshmen need at least nine units of this area of GE to graduate. Here are the BSS courses from the Bulletin to choose from.
You may choose courses from any category, A, B or C. Choose classes which look interesting to you, after reading their course descriptions in the Bulletin. You can ask your friends what GE courses they have taken and recommend. Or you can ask a peer counselor or a Gatoraider if you attend one of our advising events.
Some majors require specific GE BSS courses. Check your Roadmap. [new window]
[See Example for someone interested in Nursing]
[See Example for a Business Major]
Nine units of Humanities and Creative Arts (HCA) to graduate.
Do you have any literature, arts or foreign language advanced placement test scores or community
college credit in this area? If you already submitted official Advanced
Placement scores or college transcripts, then go to MySFSU to check
your Degree Audit Report, DARS, to review your transfer credit.
First-time freshmen need at least nine units of Humanities and Creative Arts GE. Here are the lists from the Bulletin of HCA to choose from.
To choose, you may take courses from any category; A, B, C, D or E. Choose classes that look interesting to you, after reading their course description from the Bulletin. You can ask your friends what GE courses they have taken and recommend. Or you can ask a peer counselor or a GatorAider if you attend one of our advising events.
Some majors may need certain GE HCA as well. Check your Roadmap. [new window]
[See Example for an English major]
Life Long Development requirement, LLD, and American Ethnic Racial Minorities Requirement, AERM
One other set of requirements involves the Life Long Development
requirement, LLD, and the American Ethnic Racial Minorities
Requirement, or AERM. First-time freshmen who started in fall need both
an LLD and an AERM. Students can take Segment II choices which also
meet LLD and AERM.
