Natural Sciences & Technology

fall 2015

If you entered college as a freshman in Fall 1994 or later, you need to complete six hours of Natural Sciences and Technology courses in order to graduate.

Natural Sciences and Technology courses are placed into one of the following two subcategories: Life Sciences and Physical Sciences.

Effective for entering freshmen in Fall 2004, all courses on this list are approved for General Education credit on a campus wide basis. However individual Colleges or curricula may require specific courses or course categories. Students should consult their advisors about selecting the general education courses which best fit their programs of study.

Courses are added as they are approved.

  • ACP - Advanced Composition

  • HUM - Humanities and the Arts
  •     HP - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
  •     LA - Literature and the Arts

  • SBS - Social and Behavioral Sciences
  •     BSC - Behavioral Sciences
  •     SS - Social Sciences

  • NAT - Natural Sciences and Technology
  •     LS - Life Sciences
  •     PS - Physical Sciences

  • CS - Cultural Studies
  •     NW - Non-Western Culture(s)
  •     US - US Minority Cultures
  •     WCC - Western/Comparative Culture(s)

  • QR - Quantitative Reasoning
  •     QR1 - Quantitative Reasoning I
  •     QR2 - Quantitative Reasoning II
COURSE section available TITLE ACP CS COMP1 HUM NAT QR SBS
ASTR 100 section available Introduction to Astronomy PS
ASTR 121 section available The Solar System PS QR2
ASTR 122 section available Stars and Galaxies PS QR2
ASTR 150 Killer Skies: Astro-Disasters PS
ASTR 210 section available Introduction to Astrophysics PS
ATMS 100 section available Introduction to Meteorology PS QR2
ATMS 120 section available Severe and Hazardous Weather PS QR2
ATMS 140 section available Climate and Global Change PS
CHBE 101 Hidden World of Engineering PS
CHEM 101 section available Introductory Chemistry PS
CHEM 102 section available General Chemistry I PS
CHEM 103 section available General Chemistry Lab I PS
CHEM 104 section available General Chemistry II PS
CHEM 105 section available General Chemistry Lab II PS
CHEM 108 Chemistry, Everyday Phenomena PS
CHEM 202 section available Accelerated Chemistry I PS
CHEM 204 Accelerated Chemistry II PS
ECE 101 Exploring Digital Info Technol PS QR2
ENVS 101 Introduction to Energy Sources PS QR2
ESE 103 Earth's Physical Systems PS
ESE 104 Geology of the National Parks PS
ESE 117 section available The Oceans PS
ESE 118 section available Natural Disasters PS
ESE 120 section available Severe and Hazardous Weather PS QR2
ESE 140 section available Climate and Global Change PS
ESE 208 section available History of the Earth System PS
FSHN 101 section available Intro Food Science & Nutrition PS
GEOG 100 section available Introduction to Meteorology PS QR2
GEOG 103 Earth's Physical Systems PS
GEOL 100 section available Planet Earth PS
GEOL 103 Planet Earth QRII PS QR2
GEOL 104 Geology of the National Parks PS
GEOL 107 section available Physical Geology PS
GEOL 117 section available The Oceans PS
GEOL 118 section available Natural Disasters PS
GEOL 208 section available History of the Earth System PS
GLBL 118 section available Natural Disasters PS
LA 250 section available Environmental Site Analysis PS
MSE 101 section available Materials in Today's World PS
NPRE 101 Introduction to Energy Sources PS QR2
NRES 100 section available Fundamentals of Env Sci PS
PHYS 101 section available College Physics: Mech & Heat PS QR2
PHYS 102 section available College Physics: E&M & Modern PS QR2
PHYS 123 Physics Made Easy PS
PHYS 140 section available How Things Work PS QR2
PHYS 150 section available Physics of Societal Issues PS QR2
PHYS 211 section available University Physics: Mechanics PS QR2
PHYS 212 section available University Physics: Elec & Mag PS QR2
PHYS 213 section available Univ Physics: Thermal Physics PS QR2
PHYS 214 section available Univ Physics: Quantum Physics PS QR2
ANSC 110 section available Life With Animals and Biotech LS
ANSC 207 section available Companion Animal Biology &Care LS
ANSC 331 Biology of Reproduction LS
ANTH 143 section available Biology of Human Behavior LS
ANTH 246 section available Forensic Science LS
ANTH 249 Evolution and Human Disease LS
CPSC 112 section available Introduction to Crop Sciences LS
CPSC 113 section available Environment, Agric, & Society WCC LS
CPSC 261 Biotechnology in Agriculture LS
CPSC 270 section available Applied Entomology LS
DANC 345 section available Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology LS
ESE 111 Emergence of Life LS
ESE 126 section available Extinction: Dinosaurs to Dodos LS
ESE 143 section available History of Life LS
FSHN 120 section available Contemporary Nutrition LS
GEOL 106 section available Extinction: Dinosaurs to Dodos LS
GEOL 111 Emergence of Life LS
GEOL 143 section available History of Life LS
HDFS 143 section available Biology of Human Behavior LS
HORT 261 Biotechnology in Agriculture LS
IB 100 section available Biological Sciences LS
IB 103 Introduction to Plant Biology LS
IB 105 section available Environmental Biology LS
IB 106 section available Extinction: Dinosaurs to Dodos LS
IB 107 Global Warming, Biofuels, Food LS
IB 109 Insects and People LS
IB 150 section available Organismal & Evolutionary Biol LS
IB 220 section available Applied Entomology LS
KIN 150 section available Bioscience of Human Movement LS
MCB 100 section available Introductory Microbiology LS
MCB 150 section available Molec & Cellular Basis of Life LS
MCB 170 section available Society and the Brain LS
MCB 180 section available Human Reproduction & Society LS
NRES 270 section available Applied Entomology LS
PLPA 200 section available Plants, Pathogens, and People ACP LS
PLPA 204 Introductory Plant Pathology LS
PSYC 210 section available Behavioral Neuroscience LS
UP 205 Ecology & Environmental Sustainability LS