Life Sciences and Agriculture Guide

The following is the academic advising information for the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA).

Choosing First-Semester Courses

  • A sample selection of courses is listed below for each major. In most majors, there is an opportunity for choosing one or more courses that satisfy the university’s general education requirement, called the Discovery Program.
  • A semester course load usually consists of four 4-credit courses and possibly a 1-credit seminar.
  • If you plan to take a language, take the Language Placement Survey before June orientation. Your advisor will receive the results of your test.
  • First-year students usually take courses numbered in the 400s and 500s.
  • Students interested in health professions (pre-medical, pre-dental, etc.) career should review the suggested courses by health profession. UNH has no pre-med major. The Pre-Health Advising Office provides support throughout the process of preparing for health profession school from advising on the courses that should be taken to helping navigate through the complex steps of the application process.

  • Students interested in veterinary medicine should review the recommended course sequence for incoming first-years

Select a major below to see typical courses taken during a student's first semester.

  • ANSC 421 Introduction to Animal Science
  • BIOL 411 Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course

  • AAS 425 Introduction to Dairy Herd Management
  • BIOL 411 Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • EREC 411 Environmental and Resource Economics Perspectives

  • BMCB 401 Professional Perspectives in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • BIOL 411 Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • BIOL 400 Professional Perspectives on Biology
  • BIOL 412 Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • BMS 401 Professional Perspectives in Biomedical Sciences
  • BMS 507 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • BMS 401 Professional Perspectives in Biomedical Sciences
  • BIOL 411 Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • BMS 401 Professional Perspectives in Biomedical Sciences
  • BIOL 411 Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • CEP 415 Community Development Perspectives
  • EREC 411 Environmental and Resource Economics Perspectives
  • NR 435 Contemporary Conservation Issues and Environmental Awareness
  • Discovery Course

  • BIOL 412 Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
  • EREC 411 Environmental and Resource Economics Perspectives
  • NR 435 Contemporary Conservation Issues and Environmental Awareness
  • Discovery Course

  • EREC 411 Environmental and Resource Economics Perspectives
  • NR 433 Wildlife Ecology
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • NR 400 Professional Perspectives in Natural Resources
  • BIOL 412 Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
  • NR 403 Introduction to Environmental Science
  • NR 435 Contemporary Conservation Issues and Environmental Awareness
  • Discovery Course

NR 415 Natural Resources Field Methods
NR 425 Field Dendrology

NR 433 Wildlife Ecology

EREC 411 Environmental and Resource Economics or
MATH 420 Finite Math 
Discovery Course

  • GEN 401 Professional Perspectives in Genetics
  • BIOL 411 Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • MEFB 401 Marine Estuarine and Freshwater Biology: Freshmen Seminar
  • BIOL 412 Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • NSB 400 Topics Neuroscience & Behavior
  • BIOL 411 Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • NUTR 400 Nutrition in Health and Well Being
  • NUTR 401 Professional Perspectives on Nutrition
  • BMS 507 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
  • PSYC 401 Introduction to Psychology or SOC 400 Introductory Sociology
  • Discovery Course

  • NUTR 400 Nutrition in Health and Well Being
  • NUTR 401 Professional Perspectives on Nutrition
  • BIOL 411 Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • PSYC 401 Introduction to Psychology or SOC 400 Introductory Sociology

  • ANSC 421 Introduction to Animal Science
  • SAFS 421 Introductory Horticulture
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • ANSC 421 Introduction to Animal Science
  • SAFS 421 Introductory Horticulture
  • BIOL 412 Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
  • Discovery Course

  • LSA 400 Freshmen Seminar
  • BIOL 412 Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • BIOL 412 Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
  • NR 425 Field Dendrology
  • NR 433 Wildlife Ecology
  • Discovery Course

  • ZOOL 400 Professional Perspectives in Zoology
  • BIOL 412 BIOL 412 Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
  • CHEM 411 Introductory Chemistry for Life Sciences
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

  • ZOOL 400 Professional Perspectives in Zoology
  • BIOL 412 Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
  • CHEM 403 General Chemistry I
  • Discovery Course
  • Discovery Course

Contact

Katie Cousens

Advising and Academic Success Director
Email: katie.cousens@unh.edu
Phone: (603) 862-1451