Hello and welcome to the instructional
tutorial
on the CNAS breadth sheet. This tutorial
will give you an overview of how to
locate
and how to utilize the CNAS breadth sheet.
To locate the breadth sheet you will want
to go to
cnasstudent.ucr.edu.
Once there look to your right, hover over
QUICK LINKS,
scroll down to CNAS BREADTH REQUIREMENTS,
and finally click on CNAS
BREADTH SHEET. From there
you will be routed to the CNAS breadth
sheet.
The breadth sheet is an extensive course
list which shows what classes you can
take to fulfill the units needed
for each part of your breadth
requirements. All courses taken to
fulfill breadth requirements
must be a minimum of four units. On the
left hand side of the breadth sheet
you will notice that there is a grid
with a unit breakdown
per breadth category. The categories
include
English, humanities, social sciences,
ethnic studies, biological sciences,
mathematics
and physical science. Let's look at
biological sciences,
mathematics and physical sciences first.
They will likely be fulfilled with your
major requirements,
so most majors will not require
additional courses in these categories.
Please work with your advisor to ensure
you will fulfill these categories,
especially if you are in a chemistry
physics or
statistics major.
On the right hand side of the CNAS breadth
sheet you will find the courses that you
can take to fulfill
all of your humanities and
all of your social sciences units.
You will also notice that there are
course numbers associated with
each category. The numbers are labeled 1
through 99
and do not indicate difficulty level but
merely
a different category within the subject
heading.
For example all CNAS students are
required to take
ethnic studies. ETST001
is titled introduction to race and
ethnicity,
while ETST003 is titled
introduction to African American studies.
It does not matter which course you
choose just as long as you fulfill the
units needed for that category.
Next you'll want to pay attention to the
units needed for the type of major that
you're in.
For example, a bachelor of science in CNAS
needs to take 12 units of humanities,
or three courses, as compared to
a bachelor's of arts major
in which 20 units of humanities is
required,
or five courses. It does not matter which
track you choose
just as long as you fulfill the breadth
units needed
for your major. I hope this tutorial has
been beneficial to you in helping you
understand
how to utilize the CNAS breadth sheet. For
any additional questions you might have
please reach out to your academic
advisor. Thank you.
