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ISP 101             Focal Point Seminars
ISP 102             Explore Chicago
ISP 103             Discover Chicago
ISP 120             Mathematical and Technological Literacy I
ISP 121             Mathematical and Technological Literacy II
WRD 103           Composition and Rhetoric I
WRD 104           Composition and Rhetoric II

ISP 101 Focal Point Seminar
Focal Point Seminars investigate a significant person, place, text, idea or event through multiple methodological or disciplinary perspectives, learning how educated persons strive to understand topics in increasingly deeper and increasingly less superficial ways. Courses stress "seminar behavior" -- active learning, through critical questioning, speaking, listening and discussing; reading and writing extensively about primary sources and original works. The various topics are framed from the faculty member's experience and intellectual perspective. Courses only available to first-year students who have completed WRD 103.

ISP 102 Explore Chicago
Explore Chicago courses acquaint DePaul first-year students with the metropolitan community, its neighborhoods, cultures, people, institutions, organizations and issues. Students will also learn about university life, resources, and how to be a successful student. Learning is accomplished through a variety of means, but particularly through lecture, discussion, guest lecturers, first hand observation, participation, personal discovery and reflection. Students select a particular Explore Chicago course which offers the opportunity to investigate that topic using Chicago as a subject of inquiry. Students will receive credit for only one Explore Chicago course. Courses offered during the autumn quarter and available to first-year students only. All first-year students are required to take an Explore Chicago course or a Discover Chicago course during the autumn quarter of their first year.

ISP 103 Discover Chicago
Discover Chicago courses acquaint first-year students at DePaul with the metropolitan community, its neighborhoods, cultures, people, institutions, organizations and issues. Students also learn about university life, resources, and how to be a successful student. Learning is accomplished through a variety of means, but particularly through first hand observation, participation, personal discovery and reflection. The course begins with an immersion week one week prior to the official start of the autumn quarter. Classes continue to meet throughout the autumn quarter. Students select a particular Discover Chicago course which offers the opportunity to investigate that topic using Chicago as a learning site. Students will receive credit for only one Discover Chicago course. Courses offered during the autumn quarter and available to first-year students only.

ISP 120 Mathematical and Technological Literacy I
This course provides a mathematical foundation for students to become confident and critical users of quantitative information of all kinds: numerical, graphical, and verbal. Students analyze data from a wide variety of fields, making and critiquing quantitative arguments. Mathematical topics include proportional reasoning and rates, the making and interpretation of graphs, linear and exponential models, logarithms, and finance. The course is taught in a hands-on laboratory environment where students are introduced to computer tools for data analysis and presentation. PREREQUISITE(S): ISP 110, MAT 101, or placement by the Mathematics Diagnostic Test. Students who plan to take calculus or business calculus as part of their major are exempt from this requirement. Students may place out of this course by passing the MTL Proficiency Exam.

ISP 121 Mathematical and Technological Literacy II
This course provides more advanced mathematical and computational methods in the analysis and interpretation of quantitative information. Topics include databases, descriptive statistics, measures of association and their interpretation, elementary probability theory, and an introduction to algorithms and computer programming. The course is taught in a hands-on laboratory environment where students are introduced to advanced computer tools for data analysis, including databases and a professional statistical software package. PREREQUISITE(S): ISP 120 or IT 120 or placement by the MTL Proficiency Exam. Students who plan to take calculus or business calculus as part of their major are exempt from this requirement. Students may place out of this course by passing the MTL Proficiency Exam.

WRD 103 Composition and Rhetoric I
This course introduces students to the forms, expectations, and conventions of writing at the college level. Emphasis is on audience analysis, rhetorical stance, and the nature of the composing process.

WRD 104 Composition and Rhetoric II
This course teaches students how to develop a convincing argument with information and evidence drawn from a variety of sources. Emphasis is on effective research strategies and professional use of sources.