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College Algebra

Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning; BBS Students typically move on to MA 16010 (Calc)

Exponents and radicals; algebraic and fractional expressions; Equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations; Polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions

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Comprehensive General Education Elective List

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Comprehensive General Education Elective List

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Purdue College of Science, Purdue University

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General Education Elective List - College of Science - Purdue University

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This is a comprehensive list of all General Education Elective courses approved by the College of Science. If you feel there is a course not included on this list that meets the outcome of the General Education elective requirement of gaining insights in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and/or Management to deepen their awareness of other disciplines of thought which complements and informs their scientific understanding of the world, please submit a course description and syllabus for review.

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Purdue University - Training - Calculus Diagnostic Test / Course

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The Department of Mathematics offers this Calculus Diagnostic Test which allows students to assess their readiness to take Calculus II or III when entering Purdue. Often, students have completed advanced or AP calculus courses in high school and therefore, may have the background and knowledge to start at a more advanced level of calculus at Purdue.

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Welcome to the Civics Literacy homepage

In June 2021, the Purdue University Board of Trustees adopted a civics literacy graduation requirement for undergraduates, including all transfer students. This requirement applies to all undergraduate students - on the West Lafayette campus - who enter Purdue in the fall of 2021 or any subsequent semester. The requirement for Purdue's regional campuses took effect in the fall of 2022.

The Civics Literacy activities were created to enhance the educational experience of Purdue students and graduate a more informed citizenry.

The activities and required test to establish Civics Literacy proficiency will build and increase your civics knowledge.

The Civics Literacy activities will:

Increase your understanding of important contemporary political issues.

Identify opportunities to grow your engagement in American politics.

Expand your awareness of and options for civic participation.

Facts you need to know about Civics Literacy:

The civics literacy program is a graduation requirement for all undergraduate students beginning with the fall of 2021. Once the activities are completed, a notation of Civics Literacy Proficiency will be placed on a student's transcript.

The program will be available and optional for all other students (those who began in 2020 or earlier) and will lead to a notation of Civics Literacy Proficiency on a student's transcript.

Civics Literacy activities are accessed via Brightspace. Students for whom Civics Literacy is a graduation requirement will have automatic accessibility to Brightspace where the activities are housed. Students who complete the activities voluntarily will register through MyPurdue.

Purdue Civics Knowledge Test resources for students:

To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test. The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused. There are three different pathways:

Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or

Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or

Approved course pathway - Complete one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.

More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.

The campus community is encouraged to submit their events with a focus on civics to the Civics Literacy page. Student organizations can submit their events through Boiler Link . All others (colleges, depts.) can submit their events here. To be listed as a Civics Literacy event, the event must be designed to address one or more of these:

Increase understanding of important contemporary political issues.

Grow student engagement in American politics.

Expand awareness of processes and options for civic participation.

Increase civics knowledge.

Questions may be directed to CivicsLiteracy@purdue.edu

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Only highlighted count for BBS

PSY 311 – Human Memory

Prerequisites: PSY 200 (≥D-)

Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 324 – Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience

**Make sure you select PSY 32400A** (section for PSY students)

Prerequisites: PSY 200 (≥D-)

PSY 335 – Stereotyping and Prejudice

Prerequisites: PSY 240 (≥D-)

Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 336 – Issues in Developmental Psych

Prerequisites: PSY 235 or HDFS 210 (≥D-)

Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 342 – Psych of Personality

Prerequisites: PSY 201 OR 203 (≥D-)

Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 352 – Neuropsychology

Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 354 – Close Relationships

Prerequisites: PSY 201 OR 203 (≥D-)

Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 376 – Attention and Cognitive Control

Prerequisites: PSY 200 (≥D-)

Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 380 – Behavior Change Methods

Prerequisites: PSY 314 or PSY 350 (≥D-)

Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 403 – Psycholinguistics

Prerequisites: PSY 120 AND 201 AND 203 (≥C)

PSY 421 – Alcohol Use Disorders

Prerequisites: PSY 222 (≥D-)

Juniors & Seniors only

Biology-related coursework or PSY 22200 is recommended - please contact the department for an override

PSY 426 – Language Development

Prerequisites: PSY 235 (≥D-)

PSY 429 – Hormones and Behavior

Prerequisites: PSY 222 (≥D-)

Juniors & Seniors only

Students with Biology or other coursework equivalent to PSY 22200-Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience are encouraged to contact instructor for permission to be enrolled

PSY 438 – Intro to Clinical Psychology

Prerequisites: PSY 120 (≥C-) AND PSY 350 (≥C)

Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 473 – Selection and Performance Appraisal

Prerequisites: PSY 120 AND PSY 201 AND PSY 203 (≥C) AND PSY 272 (≥D-)

PSY 506 – Trends in Social Psych

Juniors & Seniors only

Department Permission

PSY 512 – Neural Systems

Prerequisites: PSY 222 (≥D-) OR BIOL 230/231 (≥D-)

Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 556 – Job Design

Prerequisites: PSY 577 (≥D-)

Juniors & Seniors only

PSY 577 – Human Factors in Engineering

Juniors & Seniors only

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AAS 271 - Introduction to African-American Studies

Cultural Diversity Selective

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Only highlighted count for BBS

PSY 310 - Sensory And Perceptual Processes

Prerequisites: PSY 200 (≥D-) & PSY 201 (≥D-)

PSY 327 - Psychology Of Helping

Prerequisites: PSY 120 (≥D-), PSY 201 or 203 (≥D-)

PSY 335 - Stereotyping And Prejudice

Prerequisites: PSY 240 (≥D-)

Also a Cultural Diversity Selective (option 2)

PSY 342 - Introduction To Psychology Of Personality

Prerequisites: PSY 120 (≥D-), PSY 201 or 203 (≥D-)

PSY 354 - Close Relationships

Prerequisites: PSY 120 (≥D-), PSY 201 or 203 (≥D-)

PSY 392 - Eating Disorders & Obesity

Prerequisites: PSY 222 or Basic bio course

PSY 401 - Language And The Brain

Prerequisites: PSY 200 or 222 (≥D-) & senior classification

Also works for SLHS major

PSY 418 - Understanding Autism

Prerequisites: none

Also works for HDFS major & minor

PSY 421 - Alcohol Use And Disorders

Prerequisites: PSY 222 (≥D-)

PSY 422 - Genes and Behavior

Prerequisites: PSY 222 (≥D-)

PSY 426 - Language Development

Prerequisites: PSY 235 (≥D-)

PSY 428 - Drugs And Behavior

Prerequisites: PSY 222 (≥D-) & PSY 203 (≥D-)

Can be taken for Honors

PSY 432 - Social Psychology In Film

Prerequisites: PSY 120 (≥D-) & PSY 240 (≥D-)

PSY 438 - Intro to Clinical

Prerequisites: PSY 120 (≥C-) & PSY 350 (≥C)

PSY 464 - Research Ethics In Psychological Sciences

Prerequisites: PSY 203 recommended & Junior/Senior Classification

Also counts for Ethics Selective

PSY 475 - Work Motivation And Job Satisfaction

Prerequisites: PSY 120 (C) & PSY 201 (C) PSY 203 (C) & PSY 272

PSY 484 - The Psychology Of Consciousness

Prerequisites: PSY 120 (≥D-) & Junior/Senior Classification

PSY 577 - Human Factors In Engineering

Prerequisites: Junior/Senior Classification

PSY 591 - Foundations Of Clinical Psych

Prerequisites: Junior/Senior Classification

Requires department permission

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Intro to Cognitive Psychology

prerequisite: PSY 120

Survey of psychology as the science of mental life, covering theories and research in perception, reading, attention, consciousness, imagery, memory and its improvement, problem solving, creativity, decision making, and artificial intelligence

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Intro To Ethics

Different conceptions of the good life and standards of right conduct; the relation of nonmoral and moral goodness; determinism, free will, and the problem of moral responsibility; the political and social dimensions of ethics; Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Butler, Hume, Kant, and J. S. Mill

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Waived for International Students

Study Abroad Office Link

Languages: ASL (popular & challenging to get a seat), Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish

Placement Test required if 2 years or more of high school study

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Proficiency through level IV in any one foreign language
_____ 101
_____ 102
_____ 201
_____ 202

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Proficiency through level III in any one foreign language AND a course from Cultural/International Diversity Selective list
_____ 101
_____ 102
_____ 201
_____ CD Selective
Popular CD Selectives:

SOC 310

WGSS 280

HDFS 280

PSY 335 (Pre-req: PSY 240)

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Proficiency through level II in any one foreign language AND (at least) 6 week study abroad
_____ 101
_____ 102
_____ 6+ week study abroad

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Approved semester abroad

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Type into Scheduling Assistant to see list of all choices for this requirement

writ - Written Communication

oral - Oral Communication

comm - both Written + Oral Communication

beha - Behavioral/Social Science

info - Information Literacy

quan - Quantitative Reasoning

huma - Humanities

techn - Science Tech & Society

science - Science

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Global Moral Issues

Examination of significant contemporary moral problems with a focus on global issues such as international justice, poverty and foreign aid, nationalism and patriotism, just war, population and the environment, human rights, gender equality, and national self-determination

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Elementary Psychology

Fulfilled with AP Score 4 or 5

Topics of personality, intelligence, emotion, abnormal behavior, attention, perception, learning, memory, and thinking; students participate in psychological experiments

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Scheduling Deputy Contacts

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Intro to Statistics in Psychology

prerequisite: PSY 120 and MA 153 or higher; both with grade of C- or higher

typically sophomore year

Numerical assignment, sampling theory, distribution functions, experimental design, inferential procedures, and statistical control

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Intro to Research Methods

prerequisite: PSY 120 with a grade of C- or higher

typically sophomore year

Principles of collecting and interpreting data, using examples of research from many areas of psychology; includes lab

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Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience

prerequisite: PSY 120

Evolution and comparative psychobiology, the neuroscience of sensation and perception, the neuroscience of motivation, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience

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Intro to Learning

prerequisite: PSY 203

Upper Level Credit

Theoretical and practical implications of learning principles and findings

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Child Psychology

prerequisite: PSY 120

Children’s behavior and development, from conception to adolescence, including sensory and motor development, and basic psychological processes such as learning, motivation, and socialization

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Intro To Social Psychology

prerequisite: PSY 120

Aggression, attraction and love, social influence, attitudes and attitude change, nonverbal communication, leadership, prejudice and discrimination

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Intro to Industrial-Organizational Psych

prerequisite: PSY 120

Also a MGMT Selective

Psych of organizations and industry; research methodology, individual differences, personnel selection, performance measurement, training, motivation, job satisfaction, emotions, work stress, and leadership

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Abnormal Psychology

prerequisite: PSY 120

Not recommended FR year

Upper Level Credit

Mental disorders from the standpoint of their origin, treatment, prevention, social significance, and relation to problems of normal human adjustment

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Biomed Ethics

Popular for health pre-professional students

Examination of the moral problems raised by developments in medicine and the biomedical sciences. Topics include abortion, reproductive technologies, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, experiments involving human subjects, and health care delivery

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Ethics And Animals

Study of major historical and contemporary philosophical writings of basic moral issues as they apply to our treatment of animals

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Environmental Ethics

Philosophical issues surrounding debates about the environment and our treatment of it

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Forensic Testimony & Ethics

prerequisite: ENTM 22810 & 22820 (C- or higher)

Fall only

Double-counts towards Forensics minor

Focuses on the legal ramifications that arise when forensic science is applied at the crime scene, in the crime lab and in the courtroom

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Research Ethics

Not offered many semesters

Application of everyday values, such as fairness, honesty, and objectivity to scientific research

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Neuroethics

Not offered many semesters

Requires permission from department

Explores ethical, social, and legal implications of the use of new technological and pharmacological advances in brain research

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Intro To Entrepreneurship And Innovation

Also first step for Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Process of turning ideas, inventions and innovations into new business ventures; Covers foundational entrepreneurial concepts and practices, as well as leadership and communication skills required of individuals who choose to become entrepreneurs

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Management Of Human Resources

Upper Level Credit

Also goes towards Human Resources MGMT minor

Theory and techniques used in human resource management within organizations; Emphasis on legal concerns, human resource staffing and development, reward systems, and the role of unions in American society; Job analysis, the use of various recruitment and selection procedures, compensation, administration, and collective bargaining

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Intro to Industrial-Organizational Psych

prerequisite: PSY 120

Also a B2

Psych of organizations and industry; research methodology, individual differences, personnel selection, performance measurement, training, motivation, job satisfaction, emotions, work stress, and leadership

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Foundations of Organizational Leadership

Not listed as option before Fall 2021 catalog, but okay (requires an exception on myPurduePlan)

A survey of individual and organizational behavioral concepts and principles that provide a foundation for leadership in technology organizations. The focus will be toward the understanding of behaviors necessary for effective organizational leadership, including concepts of work in a technology-rich environment

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Business Principles For Organizational Leadership

Not listed as option before Fall 2021 catalog, but okay (requires an exception on myPurduePlan)

This course will introduce the topic of applied organization leadership in the context of working organizations. Topics include basic functions, structures, and operations of organizations, and an introduction to reading and understanding balance sheets, cash flow statements, and profit-loss statements

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Human Relations in Organizations

Summer only

Foundation for the understanding of individual and group behavior in organizations

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Applied Leadership

Summer only

Applied leadership in the context of organizational functions, structures, and operation

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Intro To Personal Finance

Provide knowledge and skills for young adults to be active, informed, and rational managers of their financial life; 4 Focuses: Managing Money, Credit; Using Markets, Managing Risk

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Microeconomics

Studies the choices individuals make and the incentives that influence those choices; Emphasis on the incentives that determine market prices and resource allocation; Role of public policy

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Macroeconomics

Examines how the US economy functions and provides an overview of important macroeconomic issues including: unemployment, inflation, social security, national debt, international trade, the sub-prime crisis, and business cycle

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Personal Finance

Comprehensive discussion of investments, consumer credit, insurance and retirement issues; Goal is to show how these components are interconnected in order to create a complete picture of financial health of an individual

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Principles of Economics

Examines how individuals, firms, and the government interact through markets; apply these economic principles to analyze current events, work decisions, and personal choices

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Economics

National economic problems such as unemployment, recessions, inflation, taxation, bank interest rates, the growth of government, monetary systems, and a rising national debt are discussed along with the principles, policies, and institutions for solving these macroeconomic problems

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Fundamentals of Speech

Cannot be taken concurrently with ENGL 106/108

Practical communicative experiences ranging from interpersonal communication and small group process through problem identification and solution in discussion to informative and persuasive speaking in standard speaker-audience situations

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First-Year Composition

Cannot be taken concurrently with COM 114

Includes student-teacher conferences; 4 credit hours

Learn to write with a rhetorical awareness of diverse audiences, situations, and contexts; critically think about writing and rhetoric through reading, analysis, and reflection; provide constructive feedback and incorporate feedback into their own writing

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Accelerated First-Year Composition

Cannot be taken concurrently with COM 114

Students should expect an emphasis on self-guided work

3 credit hour version of ENGL 106 (4 credits)

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Precalculus

Quadratic, Higher Order Polynomials, Rational, Exponential, Logarithmic, and Trigonometric; Other focuses include graphing of functions and solving application problems

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Applied Calculus I

Fulfills 1of 2 Area D for BBS

Trigonometric and exponential functions; limits and differentiation, rules of differentiation, maxima, minima and optimization; curve sketching, integration, anti-derivatives, fundamental theorem of calculus

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Applied Calculus II

Integration; infinite series, convergence tests; differentiation and integration of functions of several variables; maxima and minima, optimization; differential equations and initial value problems; matrices, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors

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Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I

Designed for students who have not had at least a one-semester calculus course in high school

Introduction to differential and integral calculus of one variable, with applications

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Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus II

Vectors in two and three dimensions, techniques of integration, infinite series, conic sections, polar coordinates, surfaces in three dimensions

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Analytic Geometry And Calculus

Designed for students who have had at least a one-semester calculus course in high school

Fall Course

Introduction to differential and integral calculus of one variable, with applications; Conic sections

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Analytic Geometry And Calculus II

Spring Course

Vectors in two and three dimensions; Techniques of integration, infinite series, polar coordinates, surfaces in three dimensions

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Placement Information
ALEKS Placement Test

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Only highlighted count for BBS

PSY 310 - Sensory And Perceptual Processes

PR: PSY 200 & 201

PSY 335 - Stereotyping And Prejudice

PR: PSY 240

PSY 342 - Introduction To Psychology Of Personality

PR: PSY 201 or 203

PSY 354 - Close Relationships

PR: PSY 201 or 203

PSY 418 - Understanding Autism

PR: None

PSY 422 - Genes and Behavior

PR: PSY 222 / Biol?

PSY 426 - Language Development

PSY 428 - Drugs And Behavior

PR: PSY 203 & 222

PSY 429 - Hormones And Behavior

PSY 475 - Work Motivation And Job Satisfaction

PR: PSY 201, 203, & 272

PSY 484 - The Psychology Of Consciousness

PR: None

Course Descriptions

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Most common:

BIOL 110

BIOL 203

CHM 111/115

PHYS 172

Descriptions:

BIOL 110* (4) [no pre-reqs]

Fundamentals of Biology

Also counts for lab

Principles of biology, focusing on diversity, ecology, evolution, and the development, structure, and function of organisms

BIOL 111 (4) [BIOL 110, D-]

Fundamental of Biology II

Also counts for lab

Principles of biology, focusing on cell structure and function, molecular biology, and genetics

BIOL 121 (2) [none]

Biology I: Diversity, Ecology, and Behavior

Diversity of life, respiration, photosynthesis, mitosis/meiosis, Mendelian genetics and complications, natural selection, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, population growth, interactions among populations, behavior, and conservation biology

BIOL 131 (3) [none]

Biology II: Development, Structure and Function of Organisms

Introduces embryonic development and examines the functioning of physiological systems of both plants and animals

BIOL 203 (4) [none]

Human Anatomy & Physiology

Fall/Summer Only

Also counts for lab

Organization of the human body; muscle and bone; the nervous system; the cardiovascular system; respiration; digestion; metabolism, excretion, fluid; electrolyte and acid-base balance; the endocrine system; reproduction and genetics

BIOL 204 (4) [BIOL 203, D-]

Human Anatomy & Physiology

Spring Only

Also counts for lab

Respiration; digestion; metabolism; excretion; fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance; the endocrine system; reproduction and genetics

BIOL 221 (4) [ BIOL 110/111; 121/131; 203 & CHM 112/116]

Introduction to Microbiology

Also counts for lab

Biochemistry; microscopy; bacterial physiology; growth and metabolism; growth control ; genetics and its modern applications; immunology; pathogenesis, including specific microorganisms of medical importance; agricultural and environmental microbiology; and food microbiology

BCHM 100 (2)

Introduction to Biochemistry

Survey of modern biochemistry using descriptions of contemporary experiments to illustrate the general theories and unifying concepts

CHM 111 (3)

General Chemistry

Also counts for lab

For student with no high school chemistry experience

Metric and S.I. Units; dimensional analysis; density; the atomic concept; elements, compounds, and mixtures; the mole concept; equations and stoichiometry; atomic structure, spectra; the periodic table; chemical bonding, gases; descriptive chemistry of the common elements

CHM 112 (3) [CHM 111]

General Chemistry

Also counts for lab

For student with no high school chemistry experience

Liquids and solids; solutions; chemical kinetics; equilibrium; acids and bases; oxidation and reduction; electrochemistry; descriptive chemistry of the metals and nonmetals; introduction to organic chemistry; nuclear chemistry

CHM 115 (4)

General Chemistry

Also counts for lab

For students with 1 year of high school/college chemistry

Stoichiometry; atomic structure; periodic properties; ionic and covalent bonding; molecular geometry; gases, liquids, and solids; crystal structure; thermochemistry; descriptive chemistry of metals and non-metals

CHM 116 (4) [CHM 115]

General Chemistry

Also counts for lab

Solutions; quantitative equilibria in aqueous solution; introductory thermodynamics; oxidation-reduction and electrochemistry; chemical kinetics; qualitative analysis; further descriptive chemistry of metals and nonmetals

PHYS 172 [Calculus]

Modern Mechanics

Also counts for lab

Introductory calculus-based physics course using fundamental interactions between atoms to describe Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, energy quantization, entropy, the kinetic theory of gases, and related topics in mechanics and thermodynamics

PHYS 220 (4) [none]

General Physics

Also counts for lab

For students not specializing in physics

Mechanics, heat, and sound