BESA General Education
Carrie Hagan, BXA First-Year & Sophomore Advisor (HOA 211)
M. Stephanie Murray, BXA Junior & Senior Advisor (HOA 211)
BESA GENERAL EDUCATION
(11 courses, 90-92 units minimum)
- Writing (1 course, 9 units, 76-101 required)
- Mathematics (2 courses, 20 units, 21-120 and 21-122 required)
- Science and Technology (2 courses, 22-24 units, programming course, 33-141 required)
- University Requirement (1 course, 3 units, 99-101 required)
- BXA Required Courses (5 courses, 36 units, 52-190, 52-291, 52-392, 52-401, 52-402)
Writing (1 course, 9 units)
| Units | ||
| 76-101 | Interpretation and Argument -First-year | 9 |
| or 76-102 | Advanced First Year Writing: Special Topics | |
| or 76-106 & 76-107 & 76-108 | Writing about Literature, Art and Culture and Writing about Data and Writing about Public Problems | |
| All undergraduate students must complete the First-Year Writing requirement—the Department of English does not accept any Advanced Placement exemptions. This requirement can be completed in two different ways. Enroll in one of two full-semester courses 101 or 102 (by invitation only), 9 units, or enroll in two of three half-semester mini courses (back-to-back within a single semester) 106/107/108, 4.5 + 4.5 units. | ||
Mathematics (2 courses, 20 units)
| 21-120 | Differential and Integral Calculus (prerequisite: 21-090) | 10 |
| 21-122 | Integration and Approximation | 10 |
Science and Technology (2 courses, 22-24 units)
| 15-110 | Principles of Computing (15-112 is required for ECE. Choice of 15-110 or 15-112 for CivE, EnvE, MSE and MechE. Choice of 15-110, 15-112 or 02-120 with advisor approval for BME and ChemE.) | 10 |
| or 15-112 | Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science | |
| or 02-120 | Programming for Scientists | |
| 33-141 | Physics I for Engineering Students | 12 |
University Requirement (1 course, 3 units)
This foundational pass/no pass course is to be completed online in the first semester to develop core competency skills.
| 99-101 | Core@CMU -Fall, First-year (section B; pass/no pass) | 3 |
BXA Required Courses (5 courses, 36 units)
BXA-specific courses give students the opportunity to integrate their areas of concentration by focusing on interdisciplinary approaches and arts-based research techniques.
| 52-190 | BXA Seminar I: Building the Wunderkammer -Spring, First-year (mini-3) | 4.5 |
| 52-291 | BXA Seminar II: Transferring Knowledge -Spring, Sophomore year (mini-4) | 4.5 |
| 52-392 | BXA Seminar III: Deconstructing Disciplines -Spring, Junior year | 9 |
| 52-401 | BXA Seminar IV: Capstone Project Research -Fall, Senior year | 9 |
| 52-402 | BXA Seminar V: Capstone Project Production -Spring, Senior year | 9 |