Office of First Year Programs
University Program Descriptions
General Education Requirements
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
University Writing Requirement
444 First Year Inquiry Courses
The College of Life Sciences and Agriculture provides students with specific instruction in major fields related to understanding biological processes, agricultural sciences, and the management of natural resources. Students may also combine a major with the dual major in international affairs.
You need to print out your COLSA worksheet prior to attending June Orientation.
The specific requirements of the first semester COLSA programs are listed below. Note that in most cases there are one or two general education requirements (gen eds) to be chosen. Since the availability of English 401 is limited to half the first-year class first semester, make sure you have chosen alternative gen eds. You should give serious consideration to selection of gen eds before you attend Orientation.
It is expected that you will review the current Undergraduate Catalog at www.undergradcat.unh.edu and the general education and writing requirements at www.undergradcat.unh.edu/webreq.html and then choose four courses in which you are interested. Your final choice of gen eds will be made after consultation with your academic adviser at Orientation.
A normal course load is 16 credits, usually consisting of four 4-credit courses. First-year students usually take courses numbered in the 400s and 500s.
Taking French or Spanish? You must complete an online placement test before your June orientation: Go to the French and Spanish Placement Test Site
Use the scrolling window to select University of New Hampshire (unh)
Password: wildcats1 (all lower case)
Your advisor will have your test result at June orientation
Animal Sciences
Biochemistry Biology Community Development Dairy Management Environmental Conservation Studies Environmental Horticulture |
Environmental Sciences Environmental and Resource Economics Forestry Medical Laboratory Science Microbiology Nutritional Sciences
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Plant Biology
Tourism Planning and Development Undeclared Wildlife Management Zoology |
* Premedical and predental students may major in any department but should include at least one of the following courses, if possible: CHEM 403 and BIOL 411. They should also consult with the Premedical/Prehealth Care Professional Advising Office (Hood House, Rm. 102) early in the first semester. No course prerequisite to medical or dental school should be taken pass/fail.
IMPORTANT MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT TEST INFORMATIONFirst-year students arrive at UNH with a wide range of mathematics preparation. It is important that you begin your UNH experience in the mathematics course that is right for you. For that reason, EVERY INCOMING COLSA STUDENT MUST TAKE A MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT TEST AT JUNE ORIENTATION. Based on the results of that test, you will be placed in either MATH 418, Analysis and Applications Functions, or MATH 425, Calculus I, or a gen ed (groups 4-8). More information about the placement test is available on the Mathematics Department Web site, www.math.unh.edu, as well as at www.math.unh.edu/placement; also, a short practice test can be found at www.unh.edu/mac/math/practice-test. If you do not attend orientation, you will have the opportunity to take the placement test on the first day of classes in the fall. |