Program Links and Advising

Useful links and Advisor list for Interdisciplinary programs.

Program List:

This major may be reduced to 39 semester hours when combined with a minor in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, or Physics. If your minor is Biology, do not count the 15 hours of Life Science courses listed below. If your minor is Earth Science, do not count the 17 hours of Earth and Space Science courses listed below. If your minor is Chemistry, do not count the 8 hours of Chemistry (CHM) courses listed below. If your minor is Physics, do not count the 10 hours of Physics (PHY) listed below.

In addition to the courses listed in the CMU Bulletin, each student must receive training in safe chemical use and storage and the care of living things from trained personnel prior to applying for student teaching. This major is administered by the Interdisciplinary Science Education Council. back to top

• Earth Science Major - Sec Teaching | Suggested Course Sequence
  B.S. in Ed. Degree, Provisional Secondary Certification and Provisional Secondary Certification with Emotional or Cognitive Impairment Endorsement
  
  This major offers a balanced program of coursework in the earth and space sciences for students planning to teach secondary school. The required courses have been selected to prepare students to teach the earth/space science content in the Michigan Curriculum Framework including strong preparation in science inquiry through laboratory and field methods experiences. Students are encouraged to work closely with an advisor throughout their program. The advisor will help the student choose the appropriate elective courses. Students are cautioned that the hours counted toward their Earth Science Major or Minor may not be counted on any other major or minor for teacher certification. back to top
  
  
• Earth Science Minor - Sec Teaching
  B.S. in Ed. degree, Provisional Secondary Certification or Provisional Secondary Certification with Emotional or Cognitive Impairment Endorsement.
  
  This minor offers a balanced interdisciplinary program of coursework in the earth and space sciences for students planning to teach middle and high school earth science. The required courses have been selected to prepare students to teach the earth and space science content in the Michigan Curriculum Framework including strong preparation in science inquiry through laboratory and field methods experiences. Students are encouraged to work closely with and advisor throughout their program. back to top
  

Environmental Studies Major

B.A.A., B.S. in B.A. degrees

Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary major that focuses on the complex relationship between humans and the environment. This program is designed to satisfy the needs of students who desire to work in fields that are explicitly related to the environment as well as to provide valuable information to students who simply care about environmental issues. The Environmental Studies major requires a second major taken in another discipline. back to top

Neuroscience

B.S. degree
This multidisciplinary major integrates courses form four deapartments: biology, chemistry, rehabilitation and medical sciences, and psychology. The major is designed to provide students with the requisite academic background, technical skills, and hands-on research experience to successfully compete for either neurosciencerelated jobs in the private and public sectors or for admission to graduate or professional schools.

Natural Resources Minor | Suggested Course Sequence: Plan A | Plan B

B.A., B.A.A., B.S., B.S. in B.A.

Students with the Natural Resources Minor (NRM) have majors in a variety of areas such as Outdoor Recreation, Biology, Geography, and Environmental Studies. Majors do not typically allow course choices from outside the major department. The NRM serves as a tool to broaden and strengthen the chosen major by allowing diverse courses to be selected according to student needs and interests.

The NRM has a balanced set of core courses that offer understanding of the nature of the various natural resources, their importance, and their various management problems and opportunities. Depending on the specific interests or professional needs of the student, the NRM advisor can help to choose among a number of electives that satisfy both student interest and professional goals.

Science Minor

B.A., B.S., B.S. in B.A. degree

This minor satisfies the science requirement for the Dietetics major and is administered by the Department of Biology.

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