Certificate in Gateway to STEM BCERTU.GWS

Required Courses

This certificate provides an opportunity to engage South Dakota high school students about potential future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.  The Gateway to STEM certificate will serve to provide knowledge about the variety of STEM degree programs within South Dakota Regental Institutions and allow them to explore courses in science, technology, and mathematics.

*courses from other SD BOR schools

• Choose one science combination from the following:
  PHYS 207/L - Fundamentals Physics I/Lab*

• BIOL 151 - General Biology I 3 semester hours
• BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 1 semester hours
• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 semester hours
• CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 1 semester hours
• PHYS 211 - University Physics I 4 semester hours
• PHYS 211L - University Physics I Laboratory 1 semester hours

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  Choose one math course from the following:

• MATH 114 - College Algebra 3 semester hours
• MATH 115 - Precalculus 5 semester hours
• MATH 120 - Trigonometry 3 semester hours
• MATH 123 - Calculus I 4 semester hours
• MATH 125 - Calculus II 4 semester hours
• MATH 225 - Calculus III 4 semester hours
• MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 semester hours

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  Choose one from the following:
  CSC 170/L - Programming Engineers & Scientists*
  CSC 115 - Test-Driven Software Development*

• CSC 150 - Computer Science I 3 semester hours

• or select a second science or math course from list above

   

  *courses from other SD BOR schools