
Choosing First-Semester Courses:
New students will use the following resources to complete Step 3: New Student Advising Worksheet.
All new students will finalize their course schedules with the help of a professional advisor. Visit the New Students page for more information about the new student advising and registration process.
Note: These resources are designed for new first-year and transfer students. For continuing UNH students, please review the catalog for a complete list of degree requirements for your academic program.
Resources
The Course Search lists all courses being offered in each semester and relevant information, including the days and time of the class and the modality.
To learn how to navigate the course search, watch this quick tutorial.
Degree Works is a degree evaluation and audit tool that allows students to view progress toward their degree completion by displaying completed, in progress, and outstanding requirements.
For more information, please review this Degree Works Student Guide.
To log into Degree Works, please click here.
Sample Schedules
- UMST 401: First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
- ENGL 401: First-Year Writing OR ENGL 401A: First-Year Writing for Multilingual Learners (4 credits)
- Major course (4 credits)
- Major or Discovery course (4 credits)
- Discovery course (4 credits)
- UMST 402: Transfer Seminar (1 credit)
- ENGL 401: First-Year Writing OR ENGL 401A: First-Year Writing for Multilingual Learners (4 credits) – if needed
- Quantitative Reasoning course (4 credits) - based on major requirements
- Major course (4 credits)
- Major or Discovery course (4 credits)
Discovery Program overview
All UNH students are required to complete the Discovery program. It represents coursework from a wide range of academic disciplines to help provide students with a well-rounded and expansive education.

Recommended First-Semester Courses by Major
Select a major below to review specific course recommendations. Use this information along with the course search to complete Step 3: New Student Advising Worksheet.
A.A. General Studies
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A.S. Biological Sciences
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A.S. Business Administration
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Analytics & Data Science (Analytics Option)
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Analytics & Data Science (Data Science Option)
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ASL/English Interpreting
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Biological Sciences
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Biotechnology
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Business
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Business: Accounting Option
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Computer Information Systems
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Computer Science
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Electrical Engineering Technology
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English Studies: Literary Studies
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English Studies: Professional & Technical Communications
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English Teaching
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Homeland Security
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Humanities
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Mechanical Engineering Technology
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Neuropsychology
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Psychology
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Public Service & Nonprofit leadership
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Undeclared
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Next Step
Return to the New Student advising page to download and complete Step 3: New Student Advising Worksheet.