<p>Looking through the course selection booklet, I saw both finite math and brief survey of calculus listed under natural and mathematical sciences. While this obviously makes sense, if I take these 2 courses since they are required in the business school, I do still need 6 additional N&M credits to fulfil the distribution requirement..correct? It seems almost too perfect that I would get off without taking any additional science classes..hahaha</p>
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<p>None of the I-Core prerequisites can count toward the distribution option, so you will have to take six hours of N&M classes. There are lots of N&M classes at IU that do not require a lab. Most business students take P101 Intro to Psychology and one other N&M class that doesn’t have a lab.</p>
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<p>what are good S&H and A&H?</p>
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<p>A good A&H would be CMLT-C 151 Intro to Pop Culture…has an average grade of an A-</p>
<p>As for S&H I would take Tel-T 101 Media Life…super easy class.</p>
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<p>bthomp, I’m a Kelley DA taking P101 as an N&M class this upcoming semester.</p>
<p>What are some other N&M classes that do not require a lab? Which do you recommend to take the second semester?</p>
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<p>This is a good N&M with a high class gpa:</p>
<p>Course: MSCI-M 131 Class Nbr: 8791 Instr: Mynark R
Title: DISEASE & THE HUMAN BODY Topic: N/A
Average Student GPA: 3.285
Average Class Grade: 3.425
Percent Majors: 0.0%</p>
<p>These two can be good, depending on who is teaching them. Lots of sections and lots of different professors with a wide range of grading for HPSC-X200.</p>
<p>Course: HPSC-X 200 Class Nbr: 28260 Instr: Wach C
Title: SCIENTIFIC REASONING Topic: N/A
Average Student GPA: 3.124
Average Class Grade: 3.471</p>
<p>Course: GEOG-G 110 Class Nbr: 7504 Instr: Clouser R
Title: INTRO TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Topic: N/A
Average Student GPA: 3.184
Average Class Grade: 3.353</p>
<p>The logic classes in the philosophy department have no lab but tend to grade very tough.</p>
<p>Business majors have mentioned on cc that Disease and the Human Body is a good one to take. Psychology is useful for business majors, especially helpful with marketing. Sklar is the easiest grader and a good teacher. [Benjamin</a> Sklar - Indiana University Bloomington - RateMyProfessors.com](<a href=“Benjamin Sklar at Indiana University Bloomington | Rate My Professors”>Benjamin Sklar at Indiana University Bloomington | Rate My Professors)</p>
<p>Grades above are from Spring 2009 <a href=“http://registrar.indiana.edu/gradedist/4092_report1a.html[/url]”>http://registrar.indiana.edu/gradedist/4092_report1a.html</a></p>
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<p>Could you explain what “average student GPA” is vs. “Average Class Grade”? Is one number more informative than the other?</p>
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<p>“Average class grade” is the average grade everyone received in that section of the course. For instance, if six people took the class and their were 3 A’s and 3 B’s the “average class grade” would be 3.50.</p>
<p>“Average student gpa” is the cumulative gpa for all the students enrolled in that section in their whole career at IU, including their grades for the class reported and all the classes they took during the semester the report covers.</p>
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<p>Interesting. So in that case, a higher “average class grade” coupled with a lower “average student gpa” would indicate it’s an easier class, right? Do you tend to look for the classes with the high average class grades, or is it important to look at the two numbers together?</p>
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<p>That’s right–it’s the combination of the two scores that count the most (although when in doubt, look at the “average class grade” first–especially when considering freshman classes, where the “average student GPA” is still in flux (development)).</p>
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<p>Speaking of classes that fulfill multiple requirements, some distribution option A&H and S&H classes also count for credit toward the international dimension. This comes in very handy if you don’t want to take the two 200-level foreign language classes that is one way to fulfill the international dimension. For instance, you could take LTAM L210 and L211, which are two Latin American history and culture classes that count in the S&H category and also would give you the six hours to satisfy the international dimension. </p>
<p>You have to contact a Kelley advisor in advance of registering to get the list of that semester’s classes which are approved for the international dimension. This option can be better than taking four semesters of a foreign language or taking the third and fourth semester foreign language classes if you can test into them, as you will still have to take A&H and S&H classes (and N&M, too, of course, but I don’t think any of these would double count for the international dimension) anyway to fulfill the distribution option of the 27 credit-hour core. You might as well take take two classes that give you six hours of the 27 credit hour core while at the same time completely fulfilling the international dimension.</p>
<p>From the Kelley bulletin: [Kelley</a> School of Business Undergraduate 2008-2010 Online Bulletin: Bachelor of Science in Business](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/business/2008-2010/bachelor.shtml#intl]Kelley”>http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/business/2008-2010/bachelor.shtml#intl)</p>
<p>The international dimension requirement may be fulfilled in one of the following four ways . . . .</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Area Studies</p>
<ol>
<li>a minimum of six credit hours</li>
<li>credits count for General Education component</li>
<li><p>a minimum of six credit hours on approved list (see business academic advisor for list), selected from one of the following areas:</p>
<ol>
<li>African studies</li>
<li>Central Eurasian studies</li>
<li>East Asian studies</li>
<li>India studies</li>
<li>Latin American and Caribbean studies</li>
<li>Near Eastern studies</li>
<li>Russian and East European studies</li>
<li>West European studies</li>
</ol></li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
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