The following courses may be offered to Launch students for college credit. Please note that offerings vary, and not all courses will be available to every student. Please consult an advisor from Launch to learn which of the courses below are available.
The number of credit hours for each course is indicated in parentheses ( ) after the course title.
The indications of [C], [MI], [V], [SS], [H], and [MS] reflect which UMSL general education requirements are satisfied by each course. Courses that satisfy more than one goal, as designated, may be counted for all of the subject areas listed.
In addition, many degrees have a 13-hour foreign language requirement. High school students may satisfy their foreign language requirement through Advanced Credit course offerings.
Courses with a "MOTR" designation are part of the Missouri Higher Education Core Transfer Curriculum (CORE 42). CORE 42 is a standardized curriculum for several lower-division courses that are offered across all Missouri public colleges and universities. Any UMSL course that is part of the CORE 42 curriculum is guaranteed to be seamlessly transferrable to any public college or university in Missouri (and any private institutions that have opted into CORE 42).
ENGLISH
English 1030: Beginning Creative Writing (3) [C] - This course introduces students to the building blocks of creative writing and the writing workshop classroom. Students will explore how creative writers decide what material is best suited for a story, an essay, or a poem. Pairing creativity with critical thinking, the course offers basic writing practice and familiarizes students with primary concepts and techniques of craft (e.g. narrative, point-of-view, voice and style, character development, setting, imagery, and figurative language).
English 1100: First Year Writing (3) [C] - Teaches critical reading and thinking skills and emphasizes writing as a process. Enhances writing skills through a sequence of increasingly complex writing assignments. Class discussion and small group workshops focus on problems of invention, organization, development, and revision in essay writing.
English 1120: Introduction to Literature (3) [C,V,H] - The student is introduced to the various literary types, including poetry, drama, fiction, and the essay.
English 1950: Topics in Literature (3) [C,H] - This course will introduce the students to selected literary topics and/or genres. Each semester the department will announce topics and course content. Topics such as alienation, justice, and the absurd, and genres such as science fiction and contemporary drama are typically possibilities.
English 2120: Topics in Writing (3) Prerequisites: English 1100 or consent of the instructor. This course will introduce the student to writing in specific areas. The department will announce topics and course content in the schedule.
MATHEMATICS
MATH 1030: College Algebra (3) [MS] - Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the university's mathematics placement examination, obtained in the six months prior to enrollment in this course, a score of 22 or higher on the ACT Math sub-test, or a grade of C or better in a two or four year college intermediate algebra course. Topics in algebra and probability, polynomial functions, the binomial theorem, logarithms, exponentials, and solutions to systems of equations.
MATH 1035 - Trigonometry (2) [MS] - Prerequisites: Math 1030 or concurrent in 1030, or a satisfactory score on the UMSL Math Placement Examination, obtained at most one year prior to enrollment in this course. A study of the trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions with emphasis on trigonometric identities and equations.
MATH 1320 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: MATH 1030, or MATH 1040 or MATH 1045 or consent of the department. The course will cover basic concepts and methods in probability and statistics. Topics include descriptive statistics, probabilities of events, random variables and their distributions, sampling distributions, estimation of population parameters, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for population means and population proportions, chi-square tests. A student may not receive credit for more than one of MATH 1310, MATH 1320, and MATH 1105.
Math 1045 - PreCalculus (5) [MS] - Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the UMSL ALEKS Math Placement Examination, obtained at most one year prior to enrollment in this courses, or consent of the department. This course covers topics including factoring, simplifying rational functions, functions and their graphs, solving linear and nonlinear equations, polynomial functions, inverse functions, the binomial theorem, logarithms, exponentials, solutions to systems of equations using matrices, solutions to nonlinear systems of equations, and sequences. Students will also study trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions with emphasis on trigonometric identities and equations.
MATH 1800: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5) [MS] - This course provides an introduction to differential and integral calculus. Topics include limits, derivatives, related rates, Newton's method, the Mean-Value Theorem, Max-Min problems, the integral, the Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus, areas, volumes, and average values.
MATH 1900: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (5) - Topics include conic sections, rotation of axes, polar coordinates, exponential and logarithmic functions, inverse (trigonometric) functions, integration techniques, applications of integral (including mass, moments, arc length, and hydrostatic pressure), parametric equations, infinite series, power and Taylor series.
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology 1003: General Psychology (3), [SS] - A broad introductory survey of the general principles of human behavior.
SOCIOLOGY
Sociology 1010: Introduction to Sociology (3), [H] - An introduction to human behavior including types of social organizations, patterns of social interaction, and social influences on individual conduct.