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 General Education Requirements

CONTENT AREA 3

Science and Technology
These courses acquaint students with scientific thought, observation, experimentation, and formal hypothesis testing, and enable students to consider the impact that developments in science and technology have on the nature and quality of life. Knowledge of the basic vocabulary of science and technology is a prerequisite for informed assessments of the physical universe and of technological developments.

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ANSC/NUSC 160 The Science of Food
CHEM 101 Chemistry for an Informed Electorate
COGS 201 Foundations of Cognitive Science
EEB 202 Evolution and Human Diversity
ECE 100 A Survey of Modern Electronic Technology 
GEOG 205 Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOL 103 Earth and Life through Time (Students who complete both GEOL 103 and 107 may request GEOL 103 be converted from a CA 3 Non-laboratory to a CA 3 Laboratry course.)
GEOL 111 Age of the Dinosaurs
LING 110Q The Science of Linguistics
MARN 135 The Sea Around Us
MARN 170 Introduction to Oceanography
MATH 108Q Mathematical Modeling in the Environment
NRME 100 Environmental Science
NUSC 165 Fundamentals of Nutrition
PHAR 100 Drugs: Actions and Impact on Health and Society
PHAR 150 Toxic Chemicals and Health
PHYS 103Q Physics of the Environment
PHYS 154Q Introductory Astronomy
PLSC 150 Agricultural Technology and Society 
PSYC 132 General Psychology I
SCI 103 Geoscience through American Studies

CONTENT AREA 3 -  Laboratory Courses

BIOL 102 Foundations of Biology 
BIOL 103 The Biology of Human Health and Disease
BIOL 107 Principles of Biology
BIOL 108 Principles of Biology
BIOL 110 Introduction to Botany
CHEM 122 Chemical Principles and Applications
CHEM 124Q Fundamentals of General Chemistry I 
CHEM 127Q General Chemistry
CHEM 128Q General Chemistry
CHEM 129Q Honors General Chemistry
CHEM 130Q Honors General Chemistry
CHEM 137Q Enhanced General Chemistry
CHEM 138Q Enhanced General Chemistry
GEOL 105 Earth and Life through Time with Laboratory
MARN 171 Introduction to Oceanography with Laboratory
PHYS 101Q Elements of Physics
PHYS 104Q Physics of the Environment with Laboratory
PHYS 107Q Physics of Music 
PHYS 121Q General Physics
PHYS 122Q General Physics
PHYS 131Q General Physics with Calculus
PHYS 132Q General Physics with Calculus
PHYS 140Q Introduction to Modern Physics
PHYS 141Q Fundamentals of Physics I 
PHYS 142Q Fundamentals of Physics II
PHYS 151Q Physics for Engineers I 
PHYS 152Q Physics for Engineers II 
PHYS 155Q Introductory Astronomy with Laboratory

 

      
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