<p>Ok, I'm not sure what to register when it comes to courses. I don't have a specific concentration or major, but I want to go towards history, government, or political science. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Plus, I want to join Phi Beta Kappa; my dad told me they require a Calculus and a lab science credit. Can someone check me on that?</p>
<p>Grinnell should have sent you a course catalog when you were applying, but if they didn't, you can probably get one from your college counselor or the Grinnell website. It lists all the majors and their requirements.</p>
<p>There's no specific government major at Grinnell. If you want to take any history or polsci courses, you'll need to take (in essence) PolSci 101 and History 101. If you're leaning towards polsci, you'll probably want to take Math 115, which is Statistics and is required for a lot of the upper-level polsci classes. Also required for polsci is a number of semesters of a foreign language (though I believe you can use Latin or Greek for this).</p>
<p>Good luck - I bet I'll see you in some classes, since I'm planning to study political science.</p>
<p>I would suggest that you also think about economics -- and that you check out the profs that teach the classes you are registering for. Sometimes the right teacher is more important than the course material.</p>
<p>Take poly sci 101 to get your foot in the door, then plan on scheduling a 200-level poly sci course in the spring. That will open the necessary doors for you. Also consider taking Latin (or Greek) for a year or a "typical" foreign language for at least two years.</p>