To provide a foundation for understanding and evaluating important questions related to the life and physical sciences, students are required to complete courses in both the life sciences and in the physical sciences, as follows:
A. Life Sciences (4-8 credits). Introductory courses in plant and animal biology, ecology, and evolution with a laboratory:
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)* or
01:119:101 General Biology (4) and 11:067:142 Animal Science (3) or
01:119:101 General Biology (4) and 11:704:103 Evolution, Disease, and Medicine (3) or
01:119:101 General Biology (4) and 11:704:351 Principles of Ecology (4) or
01:119:103 Principles of Biology (4)
*This two-semester General Biology sequence (119:101-102) is a prerequisite for most advanced life science courses.
B. Physical Sciences (3-5 credits). A basic chemistry or physics course, or an introductory course that applies the physical sciences to earth systems, such as:
01:160:127 Impact of Chemistry (3)
01:160:161 General Chemistry (4)
01:450:101 Earth Systems (3)
01:450:102 Transforming the Global Environment (3)
01:460:100 Planet Earth (3)
01:460:101 Introduction to Physical Geology (3)
01:460:102 Introduction to Historical Geology (3)
01:460:202 Environmental Geology (3)
01:460:204 The Water Planet (3)
01:460:209 Exploration of the Oceans (3)
01:750:140 The Greenhouse Effect (3)
01:750:193 Physics for the Sciences (4)
01:750:201 Extended General Physics (5)
01:750:203 General Physics (3)
11:375:101 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3)
11:628:115 Oceanography and Schools: Ocean Science and the Learning of Science (3)
11:628:120 Introduction to Oceanography (3)
11:670:201 Elements of Meteorology (3)
11:670:202 Elements of Climatology (3)
Many programs of study require specific courses and additional credits in the life and physical sciences. Students should consult the requirements of the specific program(s) of study they are considering before selecting courses from this list.
