Undeclared MAP (STEM)

Leaning toward a STEM major.

Major Academic Plans

Major Academic Plans (or MAPS) show the courses you might take each semester to meet your degree requirements in 4 years. Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to determining the courses you take. We encourage you to discuss course options with an advisor.

The General Education and All-University Requirements in this MAP are in effect for students entering Cal Poly Humboldt with the catalog year of 2023-24. Refer to your degree audit for details on your major and GE catalog year.

Set yourself up for academic success in challenging classes. Add a 1-unit Supplemental Instruction (SI) session.

Explore the Supplemental Instruction

options to see if there’s a match with a class you are taking.

Year 1

Semester 1 (13-16 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3 OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
GE Area B: Mathematics MATH 101 - College Algebra Units: 3 OR (MATH 101I - College Algebra with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND MATH 1 - Support for College Algebra Units: 1 )
Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences
^[2] Units: 4-5
GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
^[3] Units: 3

^[1] Credit earned for math support courses do not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

^[2] Review the MAP for any majors you are considering and discuss course choices with an advisor. One GE Area B science course must include a lab component.

^[3] Take a course that double-counts for DCG.

Semester 2 (15-17 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3 ^[4]
Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
MATH 101T - Trigonometry Units: 3
GE Area E: Lifelong Learning SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3
American Institutions/GE Area D: Social Science
U.S. History
^[5] Units: 3
Major exploration Units: 3

^[4] If ENGL 104 was taken last Fall, take an elective or other GE course in place of ENGL 103.

^[5] Consider taking NAS 200 to triple-count for U.S. History, GE Area D, and DCG-Domestic

Year 2

Semester 3 (13-15 Units)

GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
Units:3
GE Area B: Physical Science CHEM 107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Units: 4 OR CHEM 109 - General Chemistry I Units: 5
Optional: CHEM 198 - Supplemental Instruction Units: 1

Semester 4 (15-17 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking Courses
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
OR
Humanities
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
Major Units: 3-4
Major Units: 3-4