Natural Science Courses

These are the courses that satisfy the General Education Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACRs) for the academic year (AY) 2023-24.
The key to the Student Learning Outcomes abbreviations is as follows:
AT = Analytic Thinking
QL = Quantitative Literacy
CT = Creative Thinking
WC = Written Communication
IL = Information Literacy
Course NumberCourse TitleStudent Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome
ANTR 202
HUMAN EVOLUTION
AT
QL
ANTR 204
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
AT
QL
BIOL 100
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
IL
QL
BIOL 115
LIFE SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS
AT
QL
BIOL 171BIOLOGY I
AT
QL
BIOL 172
BIOLOGY II
AT
QL
BIOL 232
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY NON-BIOL MAJORS
AT
QL
BIOL 233
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY NON-BIOL MAJORS
AT
AT
BIOL 234
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY NON-BIOL MAJORS
AT
QL
BIOL 270
(when taken with BIOL 171 or BIOL 172
BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION

IL
WC
CHEM 121CHEMISTRY AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETYILQL
CHEM/SUST 141
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY
AT
QL
CHEM 161 & CHEM 161L
GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES
AT
QL
CHEM 162 & CHEM 162LORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
CHEM/HONS 171 & CHEM 171LGENERAL CHEMISTRY IATQL
CHEM 172 & CHEM 172LGENERAL CHEMISTRY II
ENVS 100
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ATQL
GEOS 100
DISCOVERING GEOLOGY
AT
QL
GEOS 111THE EARTH'S INTERIORATQL
GEOS 112THE EARTH'S SURFACEATQL
GEOS 113THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHERATQL
GEOS115
EARTH SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS

GEOS 203FUNDAMENTALS OF SURFACE HYDROLOGYILQL
GEOS 204
HOT EARTH PEOPLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
CT
QL
HONS 120HONORS EXPERIENCE: NATURAL SCIENCE
HONS/PHYS 126
MAKING SENSE OF THE COSMOS
AT
QL
ITGS 120FYE: NATURAL SCIENCE
PHYS 100
PHYSICAL SCIENCE I
AT
QL
PHYS 110ENERGY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
PHYS 115
INVESTIGATING PHYSICAL SCIENCE
AT
QL
PHYS 120HONORS EXPERIENCE: NATURAL SCIENCE
PHYS 121
DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
AT
QL
PHYS 131 & PHYS 161
INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I
AT
QL
PHYS 132 & PHYS 162, PHYS 163, or PHYS 263
INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II
AT
QL
PHYS 151 & PHYS 161
GENERAL PHYSICS I
AT
QL
PHYS 152 & PHYS 161, PHYS 162, PHYS 163, or PHYS 263
GENERAL PHYSICS II
AT
QL
PLAN 203FUNDAMENTALS OF SURFACE HYDROLOGY
PSYC 231
SCIENCE OF STRESS AND COPING 
AT
WC
SUST 100
CONCEPTS IN SUSTAINABILITY
CT
WC
SUST 141SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRYATQL