{"id":19,"date":"2018-07-09T13:40:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T13:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/discovery-program\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:16:20","slug":"discovery-tracks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/discovery-program\/discovery-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a new Pre-Major (Undeclared) student entering Montclair State University, you have the exciting opportunity to tailor your academic journey by selecting a Discovery Track that aligns with your values, interests and aspirations. These four Tracks are meant to help you identify an academic pathway that connects your passions and ambitions to one or more of Montclair\u2019s 300+ majors, minors and certificate options. Once you\u2019ve selected a Track, as part of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/admissions\/apply-and-check-status\/accepted-students-checklists\/freshman-student-checklist\">First-Year Questionnaire<\/a>, you\u2019ll work closely with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/discovery-program\/pre-major-academic-advising\/\">academic advisor<\/a> to explore different majors related to those pathways, as well as different career options. If your goals and interests change as you experience Montclair State University, so too can your Discovery Track as you explore new horizons!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Tracks<\/h3>\n<p>Please note: You can pursue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/teacher-education-and-certification\/\">Teacher Education Certification<\/a> through any of the four Discovery Tracks and can select a Track that best aligns with your teaching interests and goals.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/discovery-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/05\/UC_DISCOVER-TRACKS3-27-24.pdf\">View PDF of the Discovery Tracks<\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Arts&comma; Culture and Design<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Designed for students who:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consider themselves creative<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are interested in fine and\/or media arts, and culture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enjoy creating, performing or teaching others about art and culture<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Potential major options include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/fashion-design-and-merchandising\/\"><strong>Fashion Design and Merchandising<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/school-of-communication-and-media\/academic-programs\/undergraduate\/sports-media-and-journalism\/\">Sports Communication<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/visual-arts\/\">Visual Arts<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/academic-programs\/ba-recording-arts\/\"><strong>Recording Arts and Production<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/music\/\"><strong>Music<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/theatre-studies\/\"><strong>Theatre Studies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore alternative options in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/arts\/academics\/programs-of-study\/#undergrad\"><strong>College of the Arts (CART)<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/academic-programs\/\">College of Communication and Media (CCOM)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Business&comma; Mathematics and Technology<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Designed for students who:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like to innovate with new technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enjoy working with numbers and data<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are interested in corporate culture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enjoy teaching others about mathematics or technology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Potential major options include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/school-of-communication-and-media\/academic-programs\/undergraduate\/advertising\/\">Advertising<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/language-business-and-culture\/\">Language, Business and Culture<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/business\/academic-programs\/bs-ba-management\/\"><strong>Business Administration: Concentration in Management<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/applied-mathematics-and-statistics\/\"><strong>Applied Mathematics and Statistics<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/public-and-professional-writing\/\"><strong>Public and Professional Writing<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/computer-science\/\"><strong>Computer Science<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore alternative options in the following Colleges and Schools:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/\">College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM)<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/school-of-computing\"><strong>School of Computing (SOC)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/academics\/undergraduate-studies\/\">College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/business\/academic-programs\/#bachelors\">Feliciano School of Business (FSOB)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/school-of-communication-and-media\/\"><strong>School of Communication and Media (SCOM)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Health&comma; Medicine and the Sciences<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Designed for students who:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are interested in the sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Find emotional, mental or physical health very important to them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">May want to pursue careers in the health and wellness industry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enjoy teaching others about science or health<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Potential major options include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/medical-humanities\/\">Medical Humanities<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/biology\/\"><strong>Biology<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/programs\/public-health-community-health-education-concentration-bs\/\"><strong>Public Health: Concentration in Community Health Education<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/exercise-science\/\"><strong>Exercise Science<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/nutrition-and-food-science\/\"><strong>Nutrition and Food Science<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/sustainability-science\/\"><strong>Sustainability Science<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore alternative options in the following Colleges, Schools and Programs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/colleges\/community-health\/#programsofstudytext\"><strong>College for Community Health (CCHL)<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/cchl\/pre-medical-program\/\"><strong>Pre-Medical Program<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/\">College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Social Justice&comma; Public Service and the Humanities<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Designed for students who:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are interested in learning about\/or investigating cultural and societal issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enjoy volunteering, serving their community or advocating for others<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enjoy teaching others<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Potential major options include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/programs\/anthropology-community-development-concentration-ba\/\"><strong>Anthropology: Concentration in Community Development<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/educational-foundations\/\"><strong>Educational Foundations<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/family-science-and-human-development\/\"><strong>Family Science and Human Development<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/psychology\/\"><strong>Psychology<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/justice-studies\/\"><strong>Justice Studies<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/programs\/public-health-health-systems-admin-policy-concentration-bs\/\">Public Health: Concentration in Health Systems Administration and Policy<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore alternative options in the following Colleges, Schools and Programs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/academics\/undergraduate-studies\/\">College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/pre-law-program\/\"><strong>Pre-Law Program<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/colleges\/community-health\/#programsofstudytext\"><strong>College for Community Health (CCHL)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/\">College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Your First Semester<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During your first semester at Montclair, you\u2019ll participate in coursework that reflects the theme of your selected Discovery Track and fulfills <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/programs\/seeds-general-education-requirements\/\">SEEDS General Education Requirements<\/a>, offering you a firsthand glimpse into your future major. One highlight that is a cornerstone of your discovery experience is the New Student Seminar, which will facilitate your transition into the University, forge strong connections with your academic advisor and help foster a sense of belonging within the Discovery Program and at Montclair. It is designed to engage you intellectually and socially, while supporting and informing your major exploration journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sample course blocks related to each Discovery Track are outlined below.<\/span><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Arts&comma; Culture and Design - Sample Course Blocks<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption><strong>Block 1 &#8211; Interest in the Arts<\/strong><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"SEEDS Category\"><strong>SEEDS Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Code\"><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Title\"><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">New Student Seminar Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">GNED 199<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">New Student Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Creative Expression<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">ARST 205<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Photography<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Literary and Artistic Analysis<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">VIST 106<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Modern Visions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Political and Civic Life<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">RELG 221<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Religion and Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Effective Writing I<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">WRIT 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">College Writing I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption><strong>Block 2 &#8211; Interest in Fashion<\/strong><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"SEEDS Category\"><strong>SEEDS Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Code\"><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Title\"><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">New Student Seminar Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">GNED 199<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">New Student Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Literary and Artistic Analysis<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">VIST 106<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Modern Visions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Creative Expression<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">ARST 205<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Photography<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Interactive Communication<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">CMST 101<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Fundamentals of Speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Effective Writing I<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">WRIT 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">College Writing I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption><strong>Block 3 &#8211; Interest in Communication<\/strong><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"SEEDS Category\"><strong>SEEDS Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Code\"><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Title\"><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">New Student Seminar Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">GNED 199<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">New Student Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Fulfills a Major Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">CMST 110<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Introduction to Communication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Literary and Artistic Analysis<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">MUGN 100<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Introduction to Music<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Interactive Communication<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">CMST 101<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Fundamentals of Speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Effective Writing I<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">WRIT 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">College Writing I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Business&comma; Mathematics and Technology - Sample Course Blocks<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption><strong><\/strong><strong>Block 1 &#8211; Interest in Computer Science<\/strong><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"SEEDS Category\"><strong>SEEDS Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Code\"><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Title\"><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">New Student Seminar Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">GNED 199<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">New Student Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Fulfills a Major Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">CSIT 104<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Python Programming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Literary and Artistic Analysis<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">HUMN 285<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Mythology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Interactive Communication<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">CMST 101<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Fundamentals of Speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Effective Writing I<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">WRIT 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">College Writing I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption><strong><\/strong><strong>Block 2 &#8211; Interest in Business<\/strong> <strong>Administration\u00a0<\/strong><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"SEEDS Category\"><strong>SEEDS Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Code\"><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Title\"><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">New Student Seminar Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">GNED 199<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">New Student Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">I &#8211; Natural Science Laboratory<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">EAES 101<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Planet Earth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">K3 &#8211; Social Science Perspectives<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">ECON 101<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Applied Macroeconomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Interactive Communication<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">CMST 101<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Fundamentals of Speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Effective Writing I<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">WRIT 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">College Writing I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption><strong>Block 3 &#8211; Interest in Business Administration<\/strong><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"SEEDS Category\"><strong>SEEDS Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Code\"><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Title\"><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">New Student Seminar Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">GNED 199<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">New Student Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Fulfills a Major Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">MGMT 201<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Business Ethics and Social Impact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Ethical Inquiry<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">PHIL 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Philosophy of Happiness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Interactive Communication<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">CMST 101<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Fundamentals of Speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Effective Writing I<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">WRIT 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">College Writing I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Health&comma; Medicine and the Sciences - Sample Course Blocks<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption><strong>Block 1 &#8211; Interest in Biology<\/strong><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"SEEDS Category\"><strong>SEEDS Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Code\"><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Title\"><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">New Student Seminar Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">GNED 199<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">New Student Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Scientific Reasoning<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">BIOL 112<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Principles of Biology I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Ethical Inquiry<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">HUMN 115<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Troy and the Trojan War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Historical Thinking<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">HIST 118<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">History of the U.S.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Effective Writing I<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">WRIT 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">College Writing I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption><strong>Block 2 &#8211; Interest in Public Health<\/strong><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"SEEDS Category\"><strong>SEEDS Category<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Code\"><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Course Title\"><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">New Student Seminar Requirement<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">GNED 199<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">New Student Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Scientific Reasoning<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">BIOL 110<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">The Biology of Human Life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Political and Civic Life<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">HLTH 102<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Introduction to Public Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Ethical Inquiry<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">PHIL 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">Happiness and Meaning of Life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"SEEDS Category\">Effective Writing I<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Code\">WRIT 105<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Course Title\">College Writing I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption><strong>Block 3 &#8211; 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