Natural Science and Mathematics
Required for the B.S. degree: One laboratory science course (4 credit hours), one additional science course (3-4 credit hours), and one additional, higher-level mathematics course (3-4 credit hours) beyond the course used to satisfy the core requirement (ISO 2, 3 [science, math], 4)
Required for the B.A. and B.G.S. degrees: One laboratory science course (4 credit hours) and either one additional science course or one additional, higher-level mathematics course beyond the course used to satisfy the core requirement (3-4 credit hours) (ISO 2, 3 [science, math], 4)
Criteria for Science courses:
- The course content must be derived using the scientific method
- The course must have a significant emphasis on the scientific method and its applications
Courses that fulfill the Science requirement (Course numbers ending with 4 are lab courses):
- BIO 1104 Biology Concepts
- BIO 1214 Principles of Biology I
- BIO 1324 Principles of Biology II
- BIO 2014 Zoology
- BIO 2124 Botany
- BIO 2223 Human Physiology
- CHM 1004 Introduction to Chemistry
- CHM 1014 General Chemistry I
- CHM 1024 General Chemistry II
- ENS 1023 Environmental Science
- PHE 2603 Human Physiology
- PHE 3003 Nutrition
- PHE 3123 Kinesiology
- PHE 4103 Physiology of Exercise
- PHE 4783 Exercise and Health
- PHS 1004 Introductory Physical Science
- PHS 1023 Earth Science
- PHS 1044 Astronomy
- PHS 2783 Frontiers of Science
- PHY 2014 College Physics I
- PHY 2024 College Physics II
- PHY 2114 General Physics I
- PHY 2124 General Physics II
- PSY 2783/3053 Health Psychology
- PSY 3163 Physiological Psychology
Criteria for Mathematics courses:
- The course must promote and develop logical and systematic reasoning
- The course must use symbolic notation, representation, and manipulation
- The course must be algebra-based and use rigorous algebraic manipulation and techniques
- The course must give students a foundation of mathematical techniques and critical thinking strategies that prepare them to solve mathematical-based problems in various fields of study
Courses that fulfill the Mathematics requirement:
- BSA 3023 Business Statistics I
- CSC 1013 Introduction to Computer Science
- CSC 2123 Discrete Mathematics
- MTH 1043 College Trigonometry
- MTH 2015 Calculus I
- MTH 2024 Calculus II (if Calculus I was taken for the core requirement)
- MTH 2123 Discrete Mathematics
- MTH 2153 Mathematics for Middle Level Teachers II
- MTH 2163 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II
