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POSSIBLE COURSES FOR FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN

What courses can freshmen students enroll in for their first semester at California State University, Fresno?

A First-time freshmen can enroll in any of the following courses:

GE A1	Oral Communication: Communication 3, 7, 8
GE A2	Written Communication: English 1 (and English 1LP student do not pass the EPT)
GE A3	Critical Thinking: Anthropology 30; Chicano Latino Studies 30; Communication 5; Computer Science 1; Geomatics Engineering 5; Natural Science 4; Philosophy 25, 45; Sociology 3; Women's Studies 12
GE B4	Quantitative Reasoning: Decision Sciences 71; Mathematics 45, 75 (or Math 1RA or Math 4R depending on their ELM score)
GE B2	Life Sciences: Biology 10, 15 (HNE only); Biological Science 1A; Botany 10; Zoology 10
GE C1	Arts : Armenian Studies 20; Art 1, 20, 40, 50; Art History 10, 11; Chicano Latino Studies 9; Drama 22, 62; English 41, 43; Music 9, 74
GE E	Lifelong Understanding & Self-Development : Animal Science 67; Art 13; Child & Family Studies 38; Dance 16, 70; Drama 32; Finance 30; Gerontology 10, 18, 111 ; Health Science 90, 91; Industrial Engineering 95; Kinesiology 32 & concurrent enrollment in KAC 6, 21, 24, 31, 33, 39 or 103 ; Linguistics 30; Nutrition 53; Psychology 61, 171 ; Recreation & Leisure Studies 80; Women's Studies 18

University 1
Community Service 1, Community Service 101
Introductory major courses

If students have completed AP English Composition or English Literature with a score of 3, 4 or 5 OR if they passed a college level English Composition course and received a "C" grade or better, students can also take the following courses:

GE C2	Humanities : Armenian 1B, 2A, 2B; Chinese 1A, 1B; Communicative Sciences & Disorders 92; English 20, 30; French 1B, 2A, 2B; German 1B, 2A, 2B; Greek 1A, 1B; Hmong 1B; Humanities 10, 11, 15, 20; Italian 1B, 2A, 2B; Japanese 1A, 1B; Latin 1A, 1B; Linguistics 10; Philosophy 1, 2, 10, 20; Portuguese 1B; Spanish 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, 4A, 4B
GE D1	American History : History 11, 12
GE D2	American Government: Political Science 2
GE D3	Social Science: African American 27; Agricultural Economics 1; Anthropology 2, 3; Armenian Studies 10; Asian American 15; Child & Family Studies 31; Chicano Latino Studies 3, 5; Criminology 10; Economics 25, 40,50; Ethnic Studies 1; Geography 2, 4; History 20, 21; Industrial Technology 20; Mass Communication & Journalism 1; Political Science 1, 71; Psychology 10; Sociology 1, 2; Women's Studies 10

If students have completed AP Calculus AB or Calculus BC with a score of 3, 4 or 5, they can also take the following courses:

GE B1

Physical Sciences : Chemistry 1A, 3A, 10; Geology 1, 15 (HNE only); Physical Science 21; Physics 2A, 4A & 4AL, 10

If students want to "brush up" on their chemistry before attempting Chemistry 1A or 3A (B1), they can enroll in Chem 15R for 2 units. This is a non-degree credit course.