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 Credit Hours: 3.0
• BIOL 1310 - General Biology Credit Hours: 3.0
• BIOL 1320 - General Biology Credit Hours: 3.0
• BIOL 1361 - Introduction to Biological Science Credit Hours: 3.0
• BIOL 1362 - Introduction to Biological Science Credit Hours: 3.0
• CHEM 1301 - Foundations of Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.0
• CHEM 1302 - General Organic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.0
• CHEM 1331 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.0
• CHEM 1332 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.0
• GEOL 1302 - Introduction to Global Climate Change Credit Hours: 3.0
• GEOL 1330 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3.0
• GEOL 1340 - Introduction to Earth Systems Credit Hours: 3.0
• GEOL 1350 - Introduction to Meteorology Credit Hours: 3.0
• GEOL 1360 - Introduction to Oceanography Credit Hours: 3.0 *
• GEOL 1376 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3.0
• GEOL 3377 - Oceanography Credit Hours: 3.0
• NUTR 2332 - Introduction To Human Nutrition Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHAR 2362 - Principles of Drug Action Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHYS 1301 - Introductory General Physics I Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHYS 1302 - Introductory General Physics II Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHYS 1305 - Introductory Astronomy - The Solar System Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHYS 1306 - Introductory Astronomy - Stellar and Galactic Systems Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHYS 1321 - University Physics I Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHYS 1322 - University Physics II Credit Hours: 3.0
• PHYS 3378 - Introduction to Atmospheric Science Credit Hours: 3.0