In natural sciences courses, students become familiar with scientific thought, observation, experimentation, and formal hypothesis testing. They develop the skills necessary to make informed judgments about scientific information and arguments related to the natural world. Students also gain the ability to assess the impacts of our expanding scientific knowledge and technology on the diversity of life on Earth, and the quality of life for our own species. All courses provide experiences with the methods of scientific inquiry used to develop new knowledge about the natural world. N1 courses do not include a lab; N2 courses have a laboratory component.
Students will take 6 credits for the Natural Science requirement, to be fulfilled by taking either N1 or N2 approved courses. (Colleges and Schools may implement specific requirements or pathways to fulfilling these requirements.)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ALE 1210 | Intro to Agroecology | 3 |
| ALE 1370 | Living Landscapes | 3 |
| ALE 2560 | Permaculture | 0,3 |
| ANTH 1400 | Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ASCI 1100 | The World of Working Animals | 3 |
| ASCI 1400 | Intro to the Horse | 3 |
| ASTR 1405 | Exploring the Cosmos | 3 |
| BCOR 2300 | Genetics | 0,3 |
| BCOR 2505 | Molecular & Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1008 | Transfer Bio: Non-Lab Science | 3-6 |
| BIOL 1105 | Human Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1155 | The Human Body | 3 |
| BIOL 1200 | Intro to Forensic Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1205 | Climate Change Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 1305 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1310 | History of Life on Earth | 3 |
| BIOL 2100 | Soundscapes and Behavior Rsch | 4 |
| BIOL 2105 | Introduction to Marine Science | 3 |
| BIOL 2300 | Vertebrate Zoology | 3 |
| BIOL 3100 | Plant-Animal Interactions | 3 |
| BIOL 3105 | Community Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 3130 | Behavioral Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 3160 | Sociobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 3165 | Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 3500 | Neurodevelopment | 3 |
| BIOL 3505 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 3530 | Cell Biology and Disease | 3 |
| BIOL 3560 | Developmental Biology | 3 |
| CAS 1720 | Extraterrestrial Life | 3 |
| CHEM 1102 | Outline: General Chem | 3 |
| CHEM 1152 | Outline: Organic & BIOC | 3 |
| CHEM 1582 | Intro Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| ENSC 1010 | Intro Environmental Sci | 3 |
| ENSC 1490 | Climate Change I | 3 |
| ENSC 2490 | Climate Change II | 1,3 |
| ENVS 2630 | Geohealth | 3 |
| ENVS 2654 | Permaculture | 3 |
| GEOG 1200 | Weather, Climate & Landscapes | 3 |
| GEOL 1040 | Interdisciplinary Earth | 3 |
| GEOL 1100 | Earth Through Time | 3 |
| GEOL 2105 | Earth Materials | 3 |
| GEOL 2405 | Environmental Geochemistry | 3 |
| GEOL 2410 | Geohealth | 3 |
| GEOL 2605 | Mars, Moons & Asteroids | 3 |
| GEOL 4405 | Geochemistry of Natural Waters | 3 |
| NFS 1043 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| NR 2030 | Ecology, Ecosystems & Environ | 3 |
| NSCI 2105 | Exploring Neuroscience | 3 |
| NSCI 4500 | Diseases of the Nervous System | 3 |
| PBIO 1060 | Plants, Food, and Culture | 3 |
| PBIO 3750 | Global Change Ecology | 3 |
| PHYS 1100 | The Physics of Music | 3 |
| PHYS 1200 | Energy and the Environment | 3 |
| PHYS 1550 | Physics for Engineers II | 0,3 |
| PSYS 2100 | Learning, Cognition & Behavior | 3 |
| PSYS 2200 | Biopsychology | 3 |