5-1 Final Project Milestone Three- Coursework and Concentration

1 5-1 Final Project Milestone Three: Coursework and Concentration Donna Minors Southern New Hampshire University IND-299-H7772 Stategies for Spec Planning 23EW1 Amanda Blouin October 1, 2023

2 5-1 Final Project Milestone Three: Coursework and Concentration I would like to preface this paper by saying everything I thought was for me with regard to my academic concentration has been all incorrect. "To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions." ~ Benjamin Franklin. This quote by well known Benjamin Franklin is me in a nutshell, or at least me before spending two hours with my appointed advisor. After spending the much-needed quality time with my advisor, and actually reviewing all of my previous course work, I have changed my concentration and made it official with the Registrars office. The concentration that I have chosen is the Exploring STEM (BA.GST.EST) program. This concentration was decided by both my advisor and me after having an in-depth discussion on previous coursework completed and where I see my future career goals. Up until this point in the course I was looking at the Leadership Essentials concentration but realized that concentration would limit my window of opportunity to specific professional fields. Although I am currently in a leadership role, the role is still based in healthcare. Choosing STEM as my concentration allowed me to apply a few previous courses taken in science and technology toward my graduation requirement. The Exploring STEM program will allow me to expand on the knowledge I already have and encourage me to continue on with a graduate degree, which I had not previously considered. Southern New Hampshire University has allowed me to transfer in one hundred and twenty credits, from my previously attended institutions. My advisor petitioned to have two electives transfer into my program graduation requirement, leaving me to complete the following five classes: HIS-100 Perspectives in History, HUM-200 Applied Humanities, BIO-315 Ecological Principles/Methods, ENV-101 Environmental Science, and HUM-100 Perspectives in the Humanities. Of the above-listed courses, most will be taken in

4 OL-211 Human Resource Management T 3.00 PHL-316 Business Ethics T 3.00 HCM-340 Healthcare Delivery Systems T 3.00 OL-342 Organizational Behavior T 3.00 OL-215 Principles of Management T 3.00 OL-ELE Organizational Ldrshp Elective T 1.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 1.00 CHM-ELE Chemistry Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 BIO-212 Microbiology T 3.00 SOC-112 Introduction to Sociology T 3.00 PHY-ELE Physics Electives T 3.00 PSY-108 Introduction to Psychology T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 ENG-122 English Composition I T 3.00 BIO-210 Intro to Anatomy & Physiology T 3.00 BIO-210L Anatomy and Physiology Lab T 1.00 IT-ELE Information Tech Elective T 3.00 MAT-136 Intro to Quantitative Analysis T 3.00 MAT-ELE Mathematics Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 2.33

5 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 2.33 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 0.91 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 1.26 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 0.91 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 1.89 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 1.89 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 3.00 HTH-ELE Health Elective T 0.57 SCI-ELE Science Elective T 3.00 SCI-ELE Science Elective T 2.33 My next term 23EW2 I will take two courses, HUM-100 which investigates the purpose of art, literature, and philosophy across different periods, and ENV-101 which engages the fundamentals of environmental science and how science informs sustainability, environmental policies, economics and personal choice. For term 24EW3, I will only challenge one course, BIO-315 which explores theoretical topics in the ecological systems including the level of the

7 References Southern New Hampshire University. (n.d.-a). Academic Summary . https://my.snhu.edu/self- service/Pages/n19students.aspx?title=Academic+Summary&pid=ST-WESTS01A. Retrieved October 1, 2023, from https://my.snhu.edu/self-service/Pages/n19students.aspx? title=Academic+Summary&pid=ST-WESTS01A Southern New Hampshire University. (n.d.-b). Academics>My Courses . https://unify- snhu.my.site.com/mysnhu/s/my-courses. Retrieved October 1, 2023, from https://unify- snhu.my.site.com/mysnhu/s/my-courses