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NOTES:    CO=Corequisite required       PLEV= Math Placement Level    PRE= Prerequisite required    RE=Restricted Entry                                                                                 MSU list for continuing and transfer student registration  

UNIVERSITY SEMINAR

Subject Number Course Title  Credits Notes
AGED 140US

Leadership Dev for Agriculture

3

 
CLS 101US Knowlege and Community 3 First Year Students Only
CLS 201US Knowlege and Community 3 Students w/30+ credits
COLS 101US First-Year Seminar 3 Gallatin College
COMX 111US Intro to Public Speaking 3

Night section available (sec 20)
EDU 101US Teaching and Learning 3  
HLD 121US Leadership Foundations 3  
HONR 301US Texts & Critics II 4 RE: Honors program
LS  101US Ways of Knowing 3 Topics differ by section
US 101US First-Year Seminar 3 First Year Students Only
QUANTITATIVE REASONING (Q)
Subject   Number Course Title Credits Notes
M 105Q+005

Contemporary Mathematics Co-Req

4

 PRE: Math Placement 150
M 105Q

Contemporary Mathematics 

3

 PRE: M088 or Math Placement 290
M 121Q + 021 College Algebra Co-Req 4 PRE: M 090 or Math Placement 250
M 121Q College Algebra 3 PRE: M 090 or Math Placement 300
M 133Q Geometry & Measurement K-8 Teachers 3 PRE: 132
M 151Q Precalculus 4 PRE: M 121Q or Math Placement 400
M 161Q Survey of Calculus 4 PRE: M 121Q or Math Placement 400
M 165Q Calculus for Tech I 3 PRE: M 151Q or Math Placement 500
M 166Q Calculus for Tech II 3  PRE: M 165Q
M 171Q Calculus I 4 PRE: M 151Q or PLEV 500
M 172Q Calculus II 4 PRE: M 171Q or M 181Q
M 182Q Honors Calculus II 4 PRE: Honors Program & M 181Q
M 273Q Multivariable Calculus 4 PRE: M 172Q
M 283Q Honors Multivariable Calculus 4 PRE: Honors Program & M 172Q
PHL 236Q Logic 3  
STAT 216Q Intro to Statistics 3 PRE: Math Placement 300 incl Stats Portion
STAT 217Q Intermediate Statistical Concepts 3 PRE: STAT 216
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SCIENCE (CS)
Subject Number Course Title Credits Notes
ANTY 212CS Bones, Apes & Ancestors 3  
BIOB 110CS Intro to Plant Biology 3  
BIOE 103CS Environmental Science & Society 3  
BIOM 107CS Molecules of Life 3  
BIOO 162CS Insects & Human Society 3  
CHMY 102CS Applying Chemistry to Society 3  
CSCI 215CS Social & Ethical Issues in Computer Science 3 PRE: US & W Core, CS majors only
ECHM 205CS Energy and Sustainability 3  
ENSC 272CS Water Resources 3 Online
LIT 202CS The Environmental Imagination 3  
NUTR 221CS Basic Human Nutrition 3  
TE 250CS Technology and Society 3  
INQUIRY & RESEARCH NATURAL SCIENCE (IN & RN)
Subject Number Course Credits Notes
ASTR 110IN

Intro to Astronomy: Mysteries of the Sky

3

  
BIOB 100IN Organism Function 3  
BIOB 170IN Principles of Biological Diversity 4  
BIOM 103IN Unseen Universe: Microbes 3  
CHMY 121IN Intro to General Chemistry 3 PRE: Math Placement 300; Lecture & Recitation
CHMY 122IN Intro to General Chemistry Lab 1  
ERTH 101IN Earth System Science 4  
PHSX 103IN The Physics of How Things Work 3  
PHSX 201IN Physics by Inquiry 3 ** Elementary Education Majors Only **
PHSX  305RN Art & Science of Holography 3 Jr Standing
INQUIRY & RESEARCH HUMANITIES (IH & RH)
Subject Number Course Credits Notes
AMST 201IH

American Identity, American Dreams

3

 Lecture & Recitation
FILM 100IH Intro to Film & Photography 3 Majors Only
FILM 215IH American Popular Television 3  
FRCH 306IH French: From Reflection to Revolution 3  
GRMN 442IH German Text & Cinema 3 Taught in English
HONR 202IH Texts & Critics: Imagination 4 Honors Program
HSTA 102IH American History II 4 Lecture & Recitation
HSTA 220IH History of American Religios 3  
HSTR 102IH Western Civilization II 4 Lecture & Recitation
HSTR 146IH History & Culture: Silk Road 3  
JPNS 325IH Outcast Literature (in English) 3  
LIT 169IH Literature as Pop Culture 3  
PHL 101IH Intro to Phil: Reason and Reality 3  
PHL  110IH Intro to Ethics: Good and Evil 3  
RLST 223IH Sacrifice, Rite, Ritual (online only) 3  
SPNS 352IH US Latino Text and Cinema 3  
SPNS 363IH Spanish Cinema (in English) 3  
WGSS 301RH Seminar (Feminist Community Research) 3  

 

College Writing
Subject Number Course Title Credits Notes
WRIT 101W

College Writing I

3

  

 

Inquiry & Research Social Science (IS & RS)
Subject Number Course Title Credits Notes
AGBE 210IS Economics of Ag Business 3  
ANTY 215IS Human Prehistory 3  
ANTY 225IS Culture, Language and Society 3  
BMGT 240IS Business Research Methods 3 PRE: STAT 216Q; PRE/CO: BMIS 211
ECNS 101IS Economic Way of Thinking 3 Math Placement 300 suggested
ECNS 204IS Microeconomics 3 PRE: ECNS 101IS, M 121Q
ECNS 251IS Honors Economics 4 RE: Honors or ECNS majors
EDU 222IS Educ Psych & Child Development 3  
EDU 223IS Educ Psych & Adolescent Dev 3  
HDFS 101IS Individual & Family Dev: Livespan 3  
PSCI 210IS Intro to American Government 3 (has major section)
PSYX 100IS Intro to Psychology 4 Lecture & Lab
SOCI 101IS Intro to Sociology 3  
SOCI 110IS Honors Sociological Inquiry 3 Honors Program
SOCI 221IS Criminal Justice System 3 Online
Inquiry Arts (IA)
Subject Number Course Title Credits Notes
ARCH 121IA

Intro to Design

3

 Major and Non-major sections available; Lect and recitation
ARCH 152IA Design Fundamentals II 4  
ARCH 323IA World Architecture II 3 Junior Standing: Non-Majors
ARTH 201IA Art of World Civilization II 4 Lecture & Recitation
 EDU 204IA Arts & Lifelong Learning 3  
FRCH 255IA French on Stage 3  
MUSI 101IA Enjoyment of Music 3  
MUSI 104IA Music Fundamentals 3  
MUSI 112IA Choir: Univeristy or Tenor Bass 1 Audition Required
MUSI 114IA Band I: MSU Univeristy Band 1 Majors or Consent
MUSI 130IA History of Jazz 3  
MUSI 131IA Jazz Ensemble I 1 Audition Required
MUSI 203IA American Popular Music 3  
MUSI 307IA World Music (Junior Standing) 3  
MUSI 308IA Orchestra II: MSU Symphonic Orchestra 1 Audition Required
MUSI 312IA Choir III: Voces Luminis 1 Audition Required
MUSI 314IA Band III: MSU Wind Symphony 1 Audition Required
MUSI 331IA Jazz Ensemble II: One O'Clock Jazz 1 Audition Required
PHOT 154IA Exploring Digital Photography 3  
THTR 122IA Acting for Non-Majors 3  

 

RESEARCH ARTS (RA)
Subject Number Course Title Credits Notes
ARTZ 105RA Visual Language - Drawing 3 Non-major sections available
ARTZ 109RA  Visual Language - Comprehensive Found 4  
ARTZ 211RA Drawing I 4 majors only
ARTZ 231RA Ceramics I 4 majors only
CRWR 240RA Intro to Creative Writing 3 PRE: WRIT 101W
CS/MART 145RA Web Design (Cross-listed course) 3 Lecture & Lab
MUSI 103RA Fundamentals of Musical Creation 3  
PHOT  113RA Understanding Photography 3 Non-major sections available
DIVERSITY (D)
Subject Number Course Title Credits Notes
AMST 101D

Intro to American Studies

3

 Lecture & Recitation
ANTY 101D Anthro and Human Experience 3  
AS 403D Monsoon Asian Civilization 3  
CHIN 211D Chinese Culture & Civilization (in English) 3  
EDU 211D Multicultural Education 3 RE: Sophomore standing
FILM 202D Film History Ii: 1960s-present 3 PRE: FILM 101IH
FRCH 320D LaFrance Aujoud'hui 3  
GPHY 141D Geography of World Regions 3  
HSTR 135D The Modern Middle East 4 Lecture and Recitation
LIT 214D Regional Literature 3  
LIT 285D Mythologies 3  
NASX 105D Intro to Native Amer Studies 3  
NASX 205D Natvie Americans in Contemporary Society 3  
NASX 232D MT Indian Cult, Hist, Current Issues 3  
PSCI 230D Intro to International Relations 3  
PSYX 232D Contemporary Issues in Human Sexuality 3 PSYX 100IS preferred
RLST 203D Buddhist Traditions 3  
SOCI 201D Social Problems 3  

 

DIVERSITY (D) FOREIGN LANGUAGES All require prerequisite language courses
Subject Number Course Title Credits Notes
ARAB 102D Elementary Modern Arabic II 4 PRE: ARAB 101
CHIN 102D Elementary Chinese II 4 PRE: CHIN 101
CHIN 202D Intermediate Chinese II 3 PRE: CHIN 201
FRCH 102D Elementary French II 3 PRE: FRCH 101
FRCH 202D Intermediate French II 3 PRE: FRCH 201
GRMN 102D Elementary German II 3 PRE: GRMN 101
GRMN 201D Intermediate German I 3 PRE: GRMN 102
GRMN 202D Intermediate German II 3 PRE: GRMN 201
JPNS 102D Elementary Japanese II 4 PRE: JPNS 101
JPNS 202D Intermediate Japanese II 4 PRE: JPNS 201
SPNS 102D Elementary Spanish II 3 PRE: SPNS 101
SPNS 201D Intermediate Spanish I 3 PRE: SPNS 102
SPNS 202D Intermediate Spanish II 3 PRE: SPNS 201