For your first semester as a Virtual Technology and Design [VTD] major we recommend that you register for the courses listed below.  They can be divided into two broad areas, the basic university core classes that every freshman must take, such as Math and English, and a cluster of courses that begin to build the skills and knowledge required of a professional designer.

Recommended Courses for the Fall Semester:

Total Credits:

1. ENGLISH PLACEMENT: Find the English class you should register for from this chart using your ACT, SAT or Compass score.
    

You are required to enroll in Engl 090, 101, or 102 your first semester of attendance and in every semester thereafter until you have completed Engl 102.	ACT	Take	SAT
	1-17	090	200-440
	18-24	101	450-560
	25-30	102	570-690
	31-36	exempt	700-800

2. MATH PLACEMENT: Find the Math class you should register for from this chart using your ACT, SAT or Compass score.
    

You are required to enroll in Math 108 or in a course that meets the requirements for this category within your first year of attendance and in every semester thereafter until you have completed the requirements in this category. VTD majors are required to complete Math 143 or above.	ACT	Take	SAT
	1-18	108	200-460
	19-21	108,130	461-510
	22-26	143	511-600
	27-28	160	601-640
	29+	170,176	641+

3. All VTD majors are required to have a laptop computer and the appropriate software for all VTD classes.  Go to the VTD web site at www.class.uidaho.edu/vtd and click on Explore Site and then Computer Policy.  It is highly recommended that you read each of the sections available from this page including: Policy, Student Software Program, Hardware, and Software.

• Before you can register, a security block must be removed from you name.  To get this block removed, send a simple email to vtd@uidaho.edu indicating that you received the above advising information.

For the email Subject type “VTD: REGISTRATION BLOCK.”

• To register on the web, go to www.uidaho.edu/registration.  If you need instructions on how to register on the web first click on Registration Information, then click on How to Register by Web.  This information is also available in the printed Time Schedule.  However, remember that current course information for any particular semester is available only on the web; the paper version is not always accurate.
   

• After you enter your Student ID number you will be asked to enter your PIN number.  This is your birth date in the form: MMDD00 (always use 00 for the year.)  So, if your birth date were January 3^rd, then you would enter 010300.  Note: You must change your PIN before you log off because this birth date PIN will only work once.
   

• If you need additional information on selecting the Core Discovery course or the university core requirements go to the Student Tools section at www.uidaho.edu/advising/.

Your second semester continues to build on the skills and knowledge that you began in the fall in drawing, process and Core Discovery.  You also begin a sequence of courses aimed at developing your technical tool using skills with the Vtd course in 3D model building.

Recommended Courses for the Spring Semester:

Total Credits:

Core Discovery Recommendations for Vtd majors (But you can choose any one that appeals to you):

• Core 114/164 - Understanding Media: Culture, Meaning and Power

• Core 117/167 - The Movies, The World and You

• Core 105/155 - The Monsters We Make