<p>Ive been trying to find out what are the required classes for Wake Forest.. but im not getting far.. and also im planning to major in biology..</p>
<p>i hear that the Writing class is a requirement for freshman?
what are other graduation requirement (the classes you HAVE to take no matter what you major/minor in)? </p>
<p>Math class, History class, Science class, ect..?
thank you!!</p>
<p>Look in the Undergraduate Bulletin. It has everything you need to know. Graduation requirements start on page 59. Here’s a link to WFU publications, including the latest Bulletin.</p>
<p>[WFU</a> | Publications | Bulletins](<a href=“Archive < Wake Forest University”>http://www.wfu.edu/new/publications/academics/index.html)</p>
<p>thank you!
did i get the right info? </p>
<p>All students must complete (1) the core
requirements (unless accepted for the Open Curriculum),
(2) a course of study approved by the
department or departments of the major, and (3)
elective courses, for a total of 120 hours. In general,
no more than twelve hours toward graduation
may be earned from among all of the following
courses: MUS 111-121 and 128-129 (ensemble
courses); DCE 128; and elective 100-level courses
in health and exercise science.</p>
<p>They’ve changed the requirements since I was there (there are now fewer requirements for graduation, though I didn’t have a problem fulfilling my divisionals when there were more of them), but the best place to look for these is in the undergraduate bulletin:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.wfu.edu/new/publications/academics/ugb2009-2010.pdf[/url]”>Archive < Wake Forest University;
<p>The divisional requirements start on page 60. The requirements for the degree in biology will be listed with the biology classes later in the Bulletin. I enjoyed my divisionals, though I know that other people resent having to take them. Wake is a liberal arts school at its core, and so the school feels that it’s important to make sure that all the students take a wide range of courses in addition to the classes in their major.</p>
<p>I should also say that I know it looks like a lot of requirements, but it’s really manageable. I was a bio major as well, and I had no problem getting my divisionals finished, and that was when there were significantly more of them.</p>
<p>Basic Requirements
All students must complete five required basic
courses (unless exempted through procedures
established by the departments concerned):
• FYS 100 (first-year seminar)
• English 111 (writing seminar)
• One 200-level foreign language course
• Health and Exercise Science 100 and 101</p>
<p>im not sure… but does this mean there are no Math/History requirement classes?</p>
<p>Sorry, CBB and I cross-posted. The information that you copied and pasted isn’t the most relevant information. Try going to the next couple of pages in the Bulletin for the list of the classes you have to take (basically a writing seminar unless you place out of it, your FYS, a 200-level or higher foreign language course, and two one-hour health courses) and the groups of departments from which you have to take 1-2 courses (you have to take 2 classes among the math and science departments, but that wont be a problem for a prospective biology major at all, and there’s a history/religion/philosophy requirement, a fine arts requirement, a literature requirement, and division IV which is something like two courses from the psych/anthro/sociology/communication/econ/something else departments).</p>
<p>Again, this is made pretty easy to figure out once you’re there. It just looks confusing from here.</p>
<p>ohhh okay thank you! ill go look more x) it seems a little confusing since… ive never been to a college before! @____@</p>
<p>but again im getting a little lost… </p>
<p>Are there are no Math requirement classes for a bio major?</p>
<p>If you are an accepted student who will be attending Wake - over the summer they create a whole section of the website geared towards entering freshman. One of the sections focuses on academics and gives you a very clear outline of the required courses that most students knock out freshman year, and the divisional requirements that must be completed by graduation. There is a worksheet that you print out and fill in with the courses you want to take first semester - you bring this with you when you meet with your faculty advisor in August - and then you register for courses. </p>
<p>You asked about math courses - there is a divisional requirement for 2 courses in math and science - that’s before getting into requirements for your major.</p>
<p>Most freshman take FYS 100 - the freshman seminar - in the fall - some might take it in the spring. Most take HES 100 and 101 - these are 8 week health courses. Most take English 111, unless exempt through AP credit. Most take foreign language - need to have a 200 level course completed to graduate - many need to take 2 or 3 semesters of language to get to that level. And then it is picking courses that satisfy the divisional requirements. keep in mind you don’t always get your first choice - it is good to have 3-4 alternate selections when it is time to register.</p>
<p>Bio majors do not have to take a math course.</p>
<p>A bio major would still have to satisfy the divisional requirement to take 2 courses from various science choices or math. So, I suppose they could avoid math and just take science courses to satisfy that particular divisional requirement if that’s what they wanted to do.</p>