Typical First-Year Course Schedule-Mellon College of Science - Carnegie Mellon University

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Typical First-Year Course Schedule

Fall Semester

	Course Title
21-120	Differential & Integral Calculus
xx-xxx	Science Core Course
xx-xxx	Science Core Course
76-101	Interpretation and Argument (designated writing)²
99-10x	Computing@Carnegie Mellon
xx-xxx	Optional 3- or 6-unit Course

Spring Semester

	Course Title
21-122	Integration, Diff. Equations, & Approximation
xx-xxx	Science Core Course
xx-xxx	Departmental Requirement from Intended Major
xx-xxx	Humanities or Social Sciences Course
xx-xxx	Elective Course

If you have taken Advanced Placement exams, your freshman year might be different. In general, we accept only scores of 4 and 5 from the AP exams. See the Mellon College of Science AP exam policy for detail.

^{Science Core Courses}

	Course Title
21-120	Differential Calculus & Integral Calculus
21-122	Integration, Differential Equations, and Approximation
33-111	Physics for Science Students I
33-112	Physics for Science Students II
03-121	Modern Biology
09-105	Introduction to Modern Chemistry
15-1xx	Programming requirement