Important Dates

Early July, 2026 - AP credit posted to online transcript
July 20, 2026 - Registration begins. 
July 31, 2026 - Registration ends. You'll be able to change your schedule again beginning at orientation.

FYS IBE Fall Schedule Planning

1

Add these courses to plan first

IBE 010

IBE Freshmen Seminar

1

 

MATH 021

Calculus I

4

WRT 001

Academic & Analytical Writing

3

If you have credit for MATH 021 > MATH 022

If you have credit for WRT 001 > select from list of courses in section 3

 

2

Then choose either Physics or Chemistry

PHY 011

Introductory Physics I

4

 

PHY 012

Introductory Physics I lab

1

OR

CHM 030

Introduction to Chemical Principles

4

If you have credit for one of these options > take the other option

 

3

Last - select from combination of courses on this list to complete schedule

ECO 001

Principles of Economics

4

 

ENGR 010

Applied Engineering Computer Methods

3

MGT 043

Organizational Behavior

3

BUS 003

Business Communications I

1.5

BUAN 044

Business Analytics I

1.5

MKT 011

Principles of Marketing

3

Ending credits will range from 17-18 based on choices

If you are expecting transfer credit that goes beyond these suggested first year courses - You will have a chance to discuss alternative courses based on your major(s) of interest and overall total credits prior to the day of registration*

Scheduling Considerations
  • You have more autonomy with schedule building so try to think about how your days will look as you build your schedule and what works with you! 
  • PHY 011/12 - are commonly taken but they don’t have to be. Some students opt to split this up and take PHY 012 in spring due to the large time commitment of labs. 
  • The grades received in 4 credit courses will weigh more on GPA. Additionally, 4 credit courses tend to have common hour exams so may want to restrict the schedule to only two 4 credit courses to limit the amount of exams. You can take ECO 001 in spring and still be on track with the business core. 
     
AP/Transfer credit: 

We generally advise that students with AP/Transfer accept these credits rather than retaking the course at Lehigh. The one exception is for students with credit for Math 021 and 022 (Calc I and II).  Many IBE students in the past have jumped right into Math 023 (Calc III) in the first semester. Our experience has been that about half of our students do quite well (A, A-, B+) while the other half do not.  Please consider carefully your confidence in calculus when making the decision of starting in Math 023 or Math 022. Should you want to gauge your preparedness - take the ALEKS placement exam! 

 

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