- Communication Design (BFA in CDES)
Advising for Communication Design
Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment
Area 2 Required First Year Area 2 Fulfilled^ or Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100
MATH 105 Introduction to Statistics
Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45* MATH 105 Introduction to Statistics & MATH 005L Support Course for MATH 105
^If your Area 2 credit is different from what is required in your major, you may still need to complete the requirement. Consult with your major advisor for further assistance and course substitution requests.
*If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying and consider reassessing before starting your MATH course.
- Communication Sciences & Disorders (CMSD)
Advising for Communication Sciences & Disorders
Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment
Area 2 Required First Year Area 2 Fulfilled^ or Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100 MATH 105 Introduction to Statistics
Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45* MATH 105 Introduction to Statistics & MATH 005L Support Course for MATH 105
^If your Area 2 credit is different from what is required in your major, you may still need to complete the requirement. Consult with your major advisor for further assistance and course substitution requests.
*If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying and consider reassessing before starting your MATH course.
- Communication Studies: All Options (CMST)
Advising for Communication Studies: All Options
Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment Area 2 Required First Year Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100 Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45* *If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying in ALEKS PPL and consider reassessing before starting the course.
- Computer Animation & Game Development: All Options (CAGD)
Advising for Computer Animation & Game Development Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment Area 2 Required First Year
Additional Placement Advising
Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100
CAGD 180 requires 1B & Area 2 as prerequisites
Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45* CAGD 180 requires 1B & Area 2 as prerequisites
*If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying in ALEKS PPL and consider reassessing before starting the course.
- Exercise Physiology (EXER)
Advising for Exercise Physiology
Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment Area 2 Required First Year Additional Placement Advising Area 2 Fulfilled^ or GE Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100
MATH 105 Introduction to Statistics
Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45*
MATH 105 Introduction to Statistics & MATH 005L Support Course for MATH 105
Enrollment in CHEM 107 or CHEM 111** requires GE Mathematics/ Quantitative Reasoning Ready
GE Math with Support must be completed prior to enrollment
^If your Area 2 credit is different from what is required in your major, you may still need to complete the requirement. Consult with your major advisor for further assistance and course substitution requests.
*If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying and consider reassessing before starting your MATH course.
- Journalism: All Options (JOUR)
Advising for Journalism: All Options
Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment Area 2 Required First Year Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100 Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45* *If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying and consider reassessing before starting your MATH course.
- Kinesiology: All Options (KINE)
Advising for Kinesiology: All Options
Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment Area 2 Required First Year Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100 Area 2 Selectionstrongly recommend MATH 105 Introduction to Statistics
Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45* Area 2 Selection with Support+ strongly recommend MATH 105 Introduction to Statistics & MATH 005L Support Course for MATH 105
+Often, students declared in Kinesiology majors may opt to change to an Exercise Physiology major (EXER). EXER requires MATH 105 so if you are at all considering swapping, it is recommended that you choose MATH 105 or MATH 105+005L for your Area 2 or Area 2 with Support course.
*If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying and consider reassessing before starting your MATH course.
- Liberal Studies: All Options (LBST)
Advising for Liberal Studies: All Options
Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment Area 2 Required First Year Additional Math Requirements Additional Math Requirements Area 2 Fulfilled^ or Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100 MATH 110 Concepts & Structures of Mathematics I
MATH 210 Concepts & Structures of Mathematics II
MATH 310 Patterns & Structures of Mathematics Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45* MATH 110 Concepts & Structures of Mathematics & MATH 010L Support Course for MATH 110**
MATH 210 Concepts & Structures of Mathematics II
MATH 310 Patterns & Structures of Mathematics ^If your Area 2 credit is different from what is required in your major, you may still need to complete the requirement. Consult with your major advisor for further assistance and course substitution requests.
*If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying and consider reassessing before starting your MATH course.
**MATH 110 & MATH 010L (Area 2 with Support) is offered in spring terms only.
- Media Arts: All Options (MADT)
Advising for Media Arts & Design Technology: All Options
Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment Area 2 Required First Year Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100 Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45* *If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying and consider reassessing before starting your MATH course.
- Recreation, Hospitality & Parks Management: All Options (RHPM)
Advising for Recreation, Hospitality & Parks Management: All Options
Placement Level or ALEKS PPL Assessment Area 2 Required First Year Area 2 Ready or ALEKS PPL 46-100 Area 2 Ready with Support or ALEKS PPL 1-45* *If your ALEKS PPL assessment is below 45, you are strongly encouraged to continue studying and consider reassessing before starting your MATH course.
College of Communication & Education
First Year Advising
- Find your major below and expand for Area 2 advising based on placement level or ALEKS PPL results and review first year course options to learn more.
- You should always confirm requirements and degree planning with the University Catalog, academic advisors, and campus e-advising tools.
- Reminder: first-year students are required to take math/quantitative reasoning and written communication course(s) within their first year (GE Area 1A & 2 if not already completed; per CSU Supportive Pathways for First-Year Students ensured by the CSU Chancellor's Office).
