BA Natural Science Requirements

To satisfy the science requirements, the student must take at least three courses and 9 credit hours in the Sciences. At least two of the courses must have a laboratory component.

A suggested list of science courses is provided below:

  • BISC 1111-1112 Introductory Biology for Science Majors (4-4)
  • BISC 2207 Genetics (3)
  • CHEM 1003-1004 Contemporary Science for Nonscience Majors (3-3)
  • CHEM 1111-1112 General Chemistry (4-4)
  • CHEM 2085 Environmental Chemistry (3)
  • GEOL 1001 Introductory Physical Geology (3)
  • GEOL 1002 Environments of the Past(3)
  • GEOL 1005 Environmental Geology (3)
  • GEOL 2105 Geological Hazards in Land-use Planning (3)
  • PHYS 1011-1012 General Physics I and II (3-3)
  • PHYS 1021-1022 University Physics I and II (3-3)
  • PHYS 1008 Origin and Evolution of Ideas in Physics (3)
  • PHYS 2128 Biophysics: Physics in the Life Sciences (3)
  • ASTR 1001 Introduction to Astronomy I (3)
  • ASTR 1002 Introduction to Astronomy II (3)