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Please use this page as a guide to assist you as you select and register for your first semester courses. Before registration begins you will be assigned a faculty advisor. You will receive an email from your advisor with a link to Navigate to schedule your advising appointment for registration.
For the purpose of our online pre-selection process, we are concentrating only on the required core courses needed to graduate. During New and Transfer Student Advising you will meet with your faculty advisor to discuss how this first semester fits into your overall curriculum requirements. A typical full-time academic schedule for a new RSMAS student will include 4-5 courses with 1 to 2 labs (15-17 credits).
Course descriptions can be found through Canelink . CaneLink is the University of Miami's online portal for students and faculty. You will use your existing CaneID and password to log on. Please use the guide provided on the New Student Registration webpage to search for courses.
*Transfer Students* – Please make sure to visit our Transfer Students page for instructions on planning your course selections.
The University General Education requirements will be completed using cognates. A cognate is a group of at least three courses for at least nine credits, related in a topical, thematic, interdisciplinary, sequential, or other fashion, so that completion of a cognate provides coherent depth of knowledge.
You will need to complete one cognate in each of the three Areas of Knowledge: Arts and Humanities, People and Society (Social Sciences), and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). All undergraduate students in the Rosenstiel School will be required to complete the Arts and Humanities and People and Society cognate but will fulfill their STEM cognate requirement through their major requirements. Students in Marine Affairs will fulfill their People and Society cognate requirement through their minor. To find out more information about cognates here.
Individualized Cognates – Beginning in Fall 2021, UM students can fulfill the Areas of Knowledge general education requirement by creating an individualized cognate. Only courses (UM as well as transfer courses) with an Area of Knowledge course attribute in CaneLink can be used in an individualized cognate. To read more about the specifics for individualized cognates and current approved courses, click here.
The following sections outline the recommended courses for first-year students enrolling in each major. Students beginning with transfer credit should contact the main office at marsci@miami.edu. The Written Communication Skills and Mathematics requirements for all majors are described below.
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Students must take two Written Communication Skills courses, WRS 105 and either 106 or 107. All incoming students must take WRS 105 unless it is waived, or you earned AP/IB credit. If you have a minimum SAT Writing score of 700 or a minimum ACT English score of 32, WRS 105 is waived; take WRS 106 or WRS 107 instead. There are selective sections of WRS 107 designated for our program (Sections that end in 9 or a letting). All other sections are reserved for Engineering. WRS 107 is a specialized version of WRS 106 focusing on the sciences. Students with an AP score of 5 on the English Language exam (IB score of 6 in HL English A1) receive credit for WRS 105 and 106. Please click here for more details about ALEKS to schedule an assessment and to understand how you will be placed. All Students – Bachelor of Science majors will be required to complete one year of calculus (Calc I and II) while Bachelor of Arts majors are required to take one math course (MTH 108 or above). In addition, all undergraduate students must take one course in either statistics or computer science. For specific statistics and computer science requirements review each major.Written Communication Skills
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CONGRATULATIONS! You now have all the information you need to start the course selection process. If you have any questions, email us at marsci@miami.edu from your Miami email account. You will receive a copy of your schedule of classes during Orientation and will have an appointment with a faculty advisor during that time – before classes begin.Approved Statistics and Computer Science Courses for All Tracks
Course Code
Title
MSC 204
Environmental Statistics
MSC 203
Foundations of Computational Marine Science
IEN 311
Applied Probability and Statistics
MTH 224
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
CSC 120
Computer Programming I
Approved Math Courses for Bachelor of Arts:
Course Code
Title
MTH 101
Algebra for College Students
MTH 107
Pre-calculus Mathematics
MTH 108
Pre-calculus Mathematics II
MTH 113
Finite Mathematics
MTH 130
Introductory Calculus
MTH 140
Calculus Concepts with Foundations A
MTH 161
Calculus I
MTH 162 or MTH 172
Calculus II
Approved Math Courses for Bachelor of Science:
Course Code
Title
MTH 107
Pre-calculus Mathematics I
MTH 108
Pre-calculus Mathematics II
MTH 140
Calculus Concepts with Foundations A
MTH 161
Calculus I
MTH 162 or MTH 172
Calculus II