Auburn First Courses
Students are encouraged to select courses from the Auburn First course list. These courses count toward post-secondary general education requirements and lay the foundation for academic success at the college level. High school seniors who have earned Auburn First credit are eligible to take courses outside the Auburn First course list.
Auburn instructors have designed the following courses below to meet quality and accessibility standards that will allow students to maximize their academic potential. Auburn First courses will guide students to learn, practice, and complete thoughtfully created assignments that lay a strong foundation for their future. Contact the Auburn First Support Services Team for assistance with course selection and registration at aufirst@auburn.edu or 334-844-8732.
Courses
Arts
Education
Science
Students are introduced to the physical, chemical, and biological principles common to all organisms. Course is 3 credit hours for the lecture and 1 credit hour for the lab totaling 4 hours.
Students learn general physical geology. Survey of the important minerals and rocks. Origin and classification of geologic structures, earthquakes, and landforms. Study of geologic maps. Course is 4 credit hours and includes lab credit.
Social
Studies
Science
Students are introduced to the physical, chemical, and biological principles common to all organisms. Course is 3 credit hours for the lecture and 1 credit hour for the lab totaling 4 hours.
Students learn general physical geology. Survey of the important minerals and rocks. Origin and classification of geologic structures, earthquakes, and landforms. Study of geologic maps. Course is 4 credit hours and includes lab credit.
Science
Science
Students are introduced to the physical, chemical, and biological principles common to all organisms. Course is 3 credit hours for the lecture and 1 credit hour for the lab totaling 4 hours.
Students learn general physical geology. Survey of the important minerals and rocks. Origin and classification of geologic structures, earthquakes, and landforms. Study of geologic maps. Course is 4 credit hours and includes lab credit.
World
Languages
Science
Students are introduced to the physical, chemical, and biological principles common to all organisms. Course is 3 credit hours for the lecture and 1 credit hour for the lab totaling 4 hours.
Students learn general physical geology. Survey of the important minerals and rocks. Origin and classification of geologic structures, earthquakes, and landforms. Study of geologic maps. Course is 4 credit hours and includes lab credit.
Math
Science
Students are introduced to the physical, chemical, and biological principles common to all organisms. Course is 3 credit hours for the lecture and 1 credit hour for the lab totaling 4 hours.
Students learn general physical geology. Survey of the important minerals and rocks. Origin and classification of geologic structures, earthquakes, and landforms. Study of geologic maps. Course is 4 credit hours and includes lab credit.
Electives
Science
Students are introduced to the physical, chemical, and biological principles common to all organisms. Course is 3 credit hours for the lecture and 1 credit hour for the lab totaling 4 hours.
Students learn general physical geology. Survey of the important minerals and rocks. Origin and classification of geologic structures, earthquakes, and landforms. Study of geologic maps. Course is 4 credit hours and includes lab credit.
English
Students receive an intensive study of and practice in effective expository and argumentative writing. Course is 3 credit hours. Students who earn a 30 or higher on the ACT English test receive credit for this course at Auburn University.
Students receive instruction in rhetorical principles, textual practices, cultural expectations, and critical habits of mind commonly associated with academic research writing. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students complete culturally diverse readings in world literature from the ancient period to c. 1600 and engage in course discussions and assignments. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students complete culturally diverse readings in world literature from c. 1600 to the present and engage in course discussions and assignments. Course is 3 credit hours.
Arts Education
Appreciation of theatre arts including stage, television, and film. Development of sensitive and critical sophistication as articulate, discriminating theatre-goers. Play and film viewing, play-reading, critiques, and term projects. Course is 3 credit hours.
Orientation in the art of listening. Outstanding composers and musical composition. No previous music training required. Course is 3 credit hours.
Introduction to film analysis, modes of film practice and critical approaches to the study of cinema. Course is 3 credit hours.
Social Studies
Students are instructed on economic principles emphasizing scarcity and choice, consumer behavior, supply and demand, markets, production and cost, globalization of markets, role of government, and market and government failure. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students are instructed on economic principles emphasizing economic aggregates, including measuring economic performance, macroeconomic theory, inflation and unemployment, money and banking, and fiscal and monetary policy. Course is 3 credit hours.
Survey course on world history from early humanity to the late 18th century. Students will examine the record of human political, social, cultural, religious, and economic activities across time, regions, civilizations, and cultures. Course is 3 credit hours.
Survey course on world history from since the Industrial Revolution. Students will examine the record of human political, social, cultural, religious, and economic activities across time, regions, civilizations, and cultures. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students are instructed on American political institutions, processes and behavior in comparative context, with special attention to the ways in which cultural and social diversity in the United States has impacted its politics. Course is 3 credit hours.
Science
Students are introduced to the physical, chemical, and biological principles common to all organisms. Course is 3 credit hours for the lecture and 1 credit hour for the lab totaling 4 hours.
Students learn general physical geology. Survey of the important minerals and rocks. Origin and classification of geologic structures, earthquakes, and landforms. Study of geologic maps. Course is 4 credit hours and includes lab credit.
World Languages
Basic language skills stressed with progressive emphasis on conversation. Exposure to Hispanic civilization. For students with less than two years of high school Spanish. Course is 4 credit hours. Contact the Department of Foreign Languages regarding questions about placement 334.844.4345.
Fundamentals of Spanish language skills stressed with progressive emphasis on conversation. Exposure to Hispanic civilization. Course is 4 credit hours. Contact the Department of Foreign Languages regarding questions about placement 334.844.4345.
Fundamentals of German language skills stressed. Exposure to Germanic civilization. For students with no previous background or less than two years of high school German. Course is 4 credit hours. Contact the Department of Foreign Languages regarding questions about placement 334.844.4345.
Basic language skills in Italian; exposure to culture. Course is 4 credit hours. Contact the Department of Foreign Languages regarding questions about placement 334.844.4345.
Mathematics
Students are required to request their standardized test scores be sent to Auburn University for placement in a Math course. If you do not have a standardized test score, you may take the ALEKS Math Placement test to determine your math placement. See aub.ie/mathplacement for required scores for placement in each course.
Students are instructed on fundamental concepts of algebra, equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions. Does not satisfy the core requirement in mathematics. Students who have previous credit in any higher-numbered math course may not also receive credit for this course. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students are instructed on Algebra of functions including polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Systems of equations and inequalities, quadratic inequalities, the Binomial Theorem. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students are instructed on basic analytic and geometric properties of the trigonometric functions. Complex numbers, De Moivre'e Theorem, polar coordinates. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students are instructed on algebraic functions, Exponential Logarithmic functions, and analytic and geometric properties of trigonometric functions. Course is 4 credit hours.
Students learn limits; the derivative of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions; applications of the derivative and antiderivatives; the definite integral and applications to area problems; and the fundamental theorem of calculus. Course is 4 credit hours.
Electives
Students are introduced to the study of human evolution, early civilizations, and globalization; linguistic and cultural problems using the four sub-fields of anthropology, including biological/physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students are introduced to spatial and locational context for analyzing change in the contemporary world, including elements of both physical and cultural environments. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students will be introduced to the various subfields of psychology such as developmental, biological, cognitive, clinical, and social psychology. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students are introduced to the study of social and cultural patterns of society. Course is 3 credit hours.
Students are introduced to oral communication theory and practice in a public speaking setting, with emphasis on content, organization, delivery, and adaptation to the audience. Course is 3 credit hours.
Senior Experience Courses
This first-year seminar explores the majors offered by Auburn’s 10 undergraduate colleges and schools and builds skills and knowledge for personal and professional development. Course is 2 credit hours. The Auburn First team recommends this course for students who are unsure, have multiple areas of interest, or would like to confirm their main area of interest.
Survey of the field of speech pathology-audiology. Includes history of the profession, the inter-relatedness of the various pathologies, general principles of evaluation and therapy and the profession itself. Course is 3 credit hours. The Auburn First team recommends this course for students who are interested in pursuing Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.
Explore broad patterns in human prehistory over the past 10,000 years, including the origins of culture, religion, domestication and agriculture, writing, cities, and states. Course is 3 credit hours. The Auburn First team recommends this course for students who are interested in pursuing Anthropology.
Pr. MATH 1120 or MATH 1130 or MATH 1150 or MATH 1610 or MATH 1617 or MATH 1680. Introduction to statistical concepts, reasoning and methods used in data analysis, descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, statistical inference, confidence intervals, regression or correlation, contingency tables. Students who have previous credit in any higher-numbered math course may not receive credit. Course is 3 credit hours. The Auburn First team recommends this course for students who wish to pursue Nursing and other STEM majors.
Plans for managing personal financing problems involving insurance, housing, household budgeting, investments, personal and bank loans, personal credit and time value of money. Course is 3 credit hours. The Auburn First team recommends this course for all students to develop their financial literacy.
For assistance with course planning, please contact the Auburn First team at aufirst@auburn.edu or 334-844-8732.
Senior Experience
Auburn First remains committed to exploring ways to support out student’s college and career aspirations. Our program aims to prepare high school students for a rigorous college experience, ensuring their success as Auburn University students and helping them achieve their academic goals. This special selection of courses are for high school seniors who have demonstrated success in their Auburn First coursework. These courses will not count towards automatic admission.