Undergraduate Catalog

General Science Requirements — All Students

All students are required to take one three-credit course in Science to fulfill the liberal arts core requirement. Some science courses do require one credit of laboratory for a total of four science credits. The one-credit laboratory is a direct accompaniment to a science course and is taken concurrently with the lecture component.

These courses are designed to develop scientific literacy by enabling the student to:

  1. comprehend basic science concepts, theories, and principles;
  2. recognize the evolving science and technology in today’s society;
  3. apply reasoning and quantitative skills to scientific and technological issues;
  4. be acquainted with the philosophical implications of science as a process; and
  5. support a chosen view-point as a responsible, scientifically, and technologically informed citizen.

Science Courses that Fulfill Core Requirements for Non-Science Students

Note that any Science course offered to non-Science majors can fulfill the core requirement. However, individual departments may have a specific science course core requirement.

Courses

BIOL 105DNA Forensics

3

BIOL 110Principles of Biology

3

BIOL 110LPrinciples of Biology Laboratory

1

BIOL 130Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

3

BIOL 130L

1

CHEM 112AST: Chemistry in Our World

3

CHEM 121Principles of Chemistry

3

CHEM 121LPrinciples of Chemistry Lab

1

ENVS 210Water: The Essential Ingredient

3

ENVS 212Introduction to Meteorology

3

ENVS 215Resource Conservation I

3

ENVS 216Resource Conservation II

3

ENVS 261Earth Science I - Geology

3

ENVS 262Earth Science II - Oceanography,?Meteorology

3

PHYS 112Introduction to Astronomy

3

PHYS 112LIntroduction to Astronomy Lab

1

PHYS 210Physical Science

3