VIII. Natural Sciences

Objectives

The objective of the study of a natural sciences component of a core curriculum is to enable the student to understand, construct, and evaluate relationships in the natural sciences, and to enable the student to understand the bases for building and testing theories.

The following courses satisfy the core requirements in Natural Sciences. See the current current Course Listings for prerequisites and other restrictions, additions, and deletions.

Natural Sciences: Approved Core Courses

• BIOL 1309 - Human Genetics and Society Cr. 3.
• BIOL 1310 - General Biology Cr. 3.
• BIOL 1320 - General Biology Cr. 3.
• BIOL 1361 - Introduction to Biological Science Cr. 3 per semester.
• BIOL 1362 - Introduction to Biological Science Cr. 3 per semester.
• CHEM 1301 - Foundations of Chemistry Cr. 3.
• CHEM 1302 - General Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.
• CHEM 1331 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Cr. 3.
• CHEM 1332 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Cr. 3.
• GEOL 1302 - Introduction to Global Climate Change Cr. 3.
• GEOL 1330 - Physical Geology Cr. 3.
• GEOL 1340 - Introduction to Earth Systems Cr. 3.
• GEOL 1350 - Introduction to Meteorology Cr. 3.
• GEOL 1360 - Introduction to Oceanography Cr. 3. *
• GEOL 1376 - Historical Geology Cr. 3.
• GEOL 3377 - Oceanography Cr. 3.
• NUTR 2332 - Introduction To Human Nutrition Cr. 3.
• PHAR 2362 - Principles of Drug Action Cr. 3.
• PHYS 1301 - Introductory General Physics I Cr. 3.
• PHYS 1302 - Introductory General Physics II Cr. 3.
• PHYS 1305 - Introductory Astronomy - The Solar System Cr. 3.
• PHYS 1306 - Introductory Astronomy - Stellar and Galactic Systems Cr. 3.
• PHYS 1307 - Physics of Energy and Climate in the 21st Century Cr. 3.
• PHYS 1321 - University Physics I Cr. 3.
• PHYS 1322 - University Physics II Cr. 3.
• PHYS 3378 - Introduction to Atmospheric Science Cr. 3.