GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLANNING YOUR COURSE SELECTIONS
Please use this page as a guide to assist you as you select and register for your first semester courses. Before registration begins you will be assigned a faculty advisor. You will receive an email from your advisor with a link to Navigate to schedule your advising appointment for registration.
For the purpose of our online pre-selection process, we are concentrating only on the required core courses needed to graduate. During New and Transfer Student Advising you will meet with your faculty advisor via zoom to discuss how this first semester fits into your overall curriculum requirements. A typical full-time academic schedule for a new RSMAS student will include 4-5 courses with 1 to 2 labs (14-17 credits).
Course descriptions can be found through Canelink. CaneLink is the University of Miami's online portal for students and faculty. You will use your existing CaneID and password to log on. Please use the guide provided on the New Student Registration webpage to search for courses.
AP/IB/CLEP Exams, Dual Enrollment, Transfer Courses, Summer Scholars
- AP/IB (HL) or CLEP exams: If you do not know the results of AP/IB (HL) and CLEP exams at this time, you will need to make a judgment about the potential for receiving credits. Let us know which exams you have or will have taken. Upon receipt of the results, please inform the RSMAS Undergraduate office by e-mail at marsci@miami.edu. You may check the AP/IB (HL) credit information in order to determine the exam scores necessary for the awarding of University of Miami credit for specific courses.
- To have AP and IB (HL) scores evaluated for UM credit, you must request that your scores be sent directly to the UM Office of Admission from the College Board or from your regional IB office --- a notation on the high school transcript is not sufficient. To have CLEP scores evaluated for UM credit you must submit an Official Test Result Report to the UM Office of Admission. The University of Miami’s School code is 5815.
- Dual Enrollment/Transfer credits: If you took a course for college credit, you must submit official transcripts to the UM Office of Admission from the issuing College or University. A listing on the high school transcript is not sufficient to award college credit. A minimum grade of "C" is required for consideration of credit in all dual enrollment and transfer courses. Please note: All grades earned in these courses are part of your permanent record. If you plan on using a transferred science or math course as an equivalent to a course required for your major, please complete the Transfer Course Equivalency Evaluation Form. Submit the form along with the course syllabus to marsci@miami.edu for processing.
- Summer Scholars: Students who have taken part in the Summer Scholars MSC107 and MSC115 track will be waived out of MSC112 and should not enroll in MSC112. We would ask that you identify yourself during the enrollment process to ensure this information is recorded within your student file.
- Official test scores and/or transcripts for credits earned from any college/university should be sent to: University of Miami, Office of Admission, P.O. Box 249117, Coral Gables, FL 33124-9117.
Cognates
The University General Education requirements will be completed using cognates. A cognate is a group of at least three courses for at least nine credits, related in a topical, thematic, interdisciplinary, sequential, or other fashion, so that completion of a cognate provides coherent depth of knowledge.
You will need to complete one cognate in each of the three Areas of Knowledge: Arts and Humanities, People and Society (Social Sciences), and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). All undergraduate students in the Rosenstiel School will be required to complete the Arts and Humanities cognate but will fulfill their STEM cognate requirement through their major requirements. Students in Marine Affairs will fulfill their People and Society cognate requirement through their minor. To find out more information about cognates here.
Required Courses for Majors
The following sections outline the recommended courses for freshmen enrolling in each major. Incoming students beginning with transfer credit should contact the main office at marsci@miami.edu. The English and Mathematics requirements for all majors are described below.
