SCI 1001
Becoming a Scientist
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · UGRD · Fall 2026
Catalog description
Credit will not be given for this course and LSU 1001 or SCI 1002. How to launch a science or math major at LSU. Integration into the campus; development of essential academic skills; personal growth/self-awareness; career exploration; and becoming a member of the community within science/mathematics, the campus and beyond.
Sections
Current meeting, instructor, credit, and enrollment details
001-LEC
1 openSeats: 39/40 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Mo · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- B0040 Evangeline Hall
- Instructor
- Justin R Ragains
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors in the Science Residential College.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
002-LEC
FullSeats: 33/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Mo · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0108 J.W. Nicholson Hall
- Instructor
- Nayeli Zuniga Hansen
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
003-LEC
FullSeats: 33/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Mo · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0114 S.L. Lockett Hall
- Instructor
- Julia Faye Ledet
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
004-LEC
FullSeats: 33/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Mo · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0127 Charles E. Coates Hall
- Instructor
- Peter Robert Wolenski
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
005-LEC
FullSeats: 33/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Mo · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0117 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Latoya Telameca Paul
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
006-LEC
2 openSeats: 31/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Mo · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0215 Virginia Rice Williams Hall
- Instructor
- Ana Lucia Salgado
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
007-LEC
5 openSeats: 28/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Mo · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0208 Virginia Rice Williams Hall
- Instructor
- Supuni Dhameera Silva
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
008-LEC
3 openSeats: 30/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Mo · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0100 William R. Dodson Auditorium
- Instructor
- Elizabeth C Dougherty
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
009-LEC
FullSeats: 40/40 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- B0040 Evangeline Hall
- Instructor
- Johnna Lyn Roose
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors in the Science Residential College.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
010-LEC
5 openSeats: 28/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0206 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Marquise Henry
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
011-LEC
1 openSeats: 32/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0108 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Khoa Huynh Nguyen
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
012-LEC
10 openSeats: 23/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0101 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Michael Muffuletto
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
013-LEC
6 openSeats: 27/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0130 J.W. Nicholson Hall
- Instructor
- David Vinyard
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
014-LEC
19 openSeats: 14/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0119 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Sajila Riman Tanha
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
015-LEC
21 openSeats: 12/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0276 S.L. Lockett Hall
- Instructor
- Vinicio Rafael Rios Arrieta
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Instructional method: On Campus
016-LEC
24 openSeats: 9/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0220 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Johnna Lyn Roose
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
017-LEC
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0220 Charles E. Coates Hall
- Instructor
- Susan Duplessis
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
018-LEC
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- B0035 O.K. Allen Hall
- Instructor
- Niki Lowery-Jones
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
019-LEC
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0214 Charles E. Coates Hall
- Instructor
- Brittany Bates McDaniel
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
020-LEC
33 openSeats: 0/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- B0002 S.L. Lockett Hall
- Instructor
- Barry Richard Aronhime
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Instructional method: On Campus
021-LEC
FullSeats: 40/40 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- B0040 Evangeline Hall
- Instructor
- Colin Turley
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors in the Science Residential College.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
022-LEC
13 openSeats: 20/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- We · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0202 Virginia Rice Williams Hall
- Instructor
- Peter Robert Wolenski
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
023-LEC
19 openSeats: 14/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- We · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0114 S.L. Lockett Hall
- Instructor
- Julia Faye Ledet
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
024-LEC
13 openSeats: 20/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- We · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0108 J.W. Nicholson Hall
- Instructor
- Nayeli Zuniga Hansen
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
025-LEC
30 openSeats: 3/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- We · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0100 William R. Dodson Auditorium
- Instructor
- Elizabeth C Dougherty
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
026-LEC
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- We · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0116 S.L. Lockett Hall
- Instructor
- Brittany Chantal Lee
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
027-LEC
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- We · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- B0054 O.K. Allen Hall
- Instructor
- Brittany Bates McDaniel
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
028-LEC
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- We · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0208 Virginia Rice Williams Hall
- Instructor
- Latoya Telameca Paul
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
029-LEC
27 openSeats: 6/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0105 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Jane Reiland
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
030-LEC
25 openSeats: 8/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- E0131 Howe Russell Kniffen East Geoscience Complex
- Instructor
- Gretchen Schneider
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
031-LEC
29 openSeats: 4/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0206 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Khoa Huynh Nguyen
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
032-LEC
29 openSeats: 4/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0119 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Mirela Tkalcic Cavuzic
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Instructional method: On Campus
033-LEC
30 openSeats: 3/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 12:00 – 1:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0130 J.W. Nicholson Hall
- Instructor
- Debanjana Bhattacharya
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
034-LEC
1 openSeats: 39/40 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- B0040 Evangeline Hall
- Instructor
- Jane Reiland
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors in the Science Residential College.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
035-LEC
14 openSeats: 19/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- B0002 S.L. Lockett Hall
- Instructor
- Vinicio Rafael Rios Arrieta
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen College of Science majors.; Format: Lecture; Instructional method: On Campus
036-LEC
FullSeats: 33/33 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0220 Charles E. Coates Hall
- Instructor
- Susan Duplessis
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
037-LEC
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0104 John J. Audubon Hall
- Instructor
- Markia Lashae Tasker
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
038-LEC
FullSeats: 36/36 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0215 Virginia Rice Williams Hall
- Instructor
- Rashmi Pathak
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
039-LEC
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- Th · 3:00 – 4:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0226 Alexander Pierre Tureaud Sr. Hall
- Instructor
- Avinash Kumar
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus
040-LEC
FullSeats: 35/35 seats Last recorded: Aug 15, 2026, 2:15 PM- Days & times
- We · 3:30 – 4:50 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 12
- Location
- 0201 Virginia Rice Williams Hall
- Instructor
- Supuni Dhameera Silva
Section notes
Section reserved for first semester freshmen Pre-Nursing majors.; Format: Lecture; Tags: Communication Intensive: Written; Instructional method: On Campus