May 10, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

Science, Technology, and Ethics, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan


All General Education course options can be found here .   

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework MATH 005 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year

Fall  Spring
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   Major STE Introductory Ethics Requirement
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   Major STE Statistics Requirement
PHIL 006: Introduction to Science, Technology, and Ethics   General Education: Lower Division Language GE
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science

Second Year

Fall Spring
Major STE Upper Division Value Theory Major STE Upper Division Value Theory
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Third Year

Fall Spring
Major STE Upper Division Writing in the Discipline Requirement

Major STE Upper Division Philosophy of Science and Technology Requirement 

Major STE Upper Division Philosophy of Science and Technology Requirement 

Major Upper Division STE Elective
Major STE Upper Division STEM Requirement Major STE Upper Division STEM Requirement
Lower or Upper Division Elective General Education: Upper Division Crossroads

Fourth Year

Fall Spring

Major Upper Division STE Elective

PHIL 189: Science, Technology, and Ethics Capstone  

Major STE Upper Division STEM Requirement Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing  of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experience Badges.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program. 

Students must complete three courses in Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past GE. One course must be Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science GE. Students must complete the remaining two courses from at least two of the other three Approaches to Knowledge Area B areas: Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, & Societies and Cultures of the Past.