Course Catalogs

Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division

The Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division encompasses the investigation of natural phenomena, including the development of predictive explanatory systems, and includes the study of numerical and other abstract structures and relations. These are central concerns of the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Physics, and Mathematics. Hence most courses satisfying the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division requirements come from these departments.

The Natural Sciences and Mathematics List

Students must take at least four courses from this list, including a 2-course sequence (indicated below) and a course with a laboratory to complete the requirement for four courses in this division. No more than three courses may be taken from a single department or program (even if the courses of the department or program are in more than one division).

Anthropology

  • ANT 131 Introduction to Biological Anthropology sequences with

Astronomy

  • AST 101 Our Corner of the Universe
  • AST 104 Stars, Galaxies, & the Universe
  • All AST courses.
  • A sequence can be made up of any two 100-level PHY or AST courses, any two 200-level PHY or AST courses, or a combination of one 100-level PHY or AST and one 200-level PHY or AST course.

Biology

  • BIO 121 General Biology I | BIO 122 General Biology I Laboratory sequences with
  • All BIO courses.

Chemistry

  • CHE 103 Chemistry in the Modern World sequences with
  • CHE 106 General Chemistry Lecture I (CHE 107 General Chemistry Laboratory I) sequences with
    • CHE 116 General Chemistry Lecture II (CHE 117 General Chemistry Laboratory II)
  • CHE 109 General Chemistry Lecture I (Honors and Majors) (Honors and Majors) {CHE 129 General Chemistry Laboratory I (Honors and Majors) (Honors and Majors)} sequences with
    • CHE 119 General Chemistry Lecture II (Honors and Majors) (Honors and Majors) {CHE 139 General Chemistry Laboratory II (Honors and Majors) (Honors and Majors)}
  • Credit is given for CHE 106/CHE 116 or, CHE 109/CHE 119 but not for both. Note: this is the same for the lab CHE 107/CHE 117 or CHE 129/CHE 139.
  • All CHE courses.

Cognitive Science

  • COG courses may be accepted by petition.

Communication Sciences and Disorders

  • CSD 212 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders sequences with
    • CSD 315 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms
  • CSD 212 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders sequences with
    • CSD 325 Fundamentals of Hearing Sciences
  • CSD 212 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders sequences with
  • CSD 409 Cognitive Neuroscience of Speech and Language (crosslisted with NEU 409)

Earth and Environmental Sciences

ANY EAR course will count toward the divisional requirement of four courses in the natural sciences and mathematics.

First Course in the Sequence:

Second Course in the Sequence:

Notes:

  • Prospective Earth Science majors are strongly encouraged to take the EAR 110 - EAR 210 sequence.
  • Credit is given for EAR 110 or EAR 105, but not for both.

Geography and the Environment

  • GEO 155 The Natural Environment sequences with
  • GEO 155 The Natural Environment sequences with
  • GEO 155 The Natural Environment sequences with
    • GEO 326 The Geography of Climate and Weather
  • GEO 455 Biogeography
  • GEO 482 Environmental Remote Sensing
  • GEO 583 Environmental Geographical Information Science

Honors

  • HNR 250 Topics in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Honors
  • HNR 350 Topics in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Honors
  • HNR 450 Topics in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Honors
  • HNR 255 Topics in the Sciences with Laboratory Component
  • HNR 355 Topics in the Sciences with Laboratory Component
  • HNR 455 Topics in the Sciences with Laboratory Component

A sequence can be made up of any 2-course combination of HNR 250 or 255, 350 or 355, or 450 or 455, including either taken twice.

Mathematics

All MAT courses above 230. (MAT 284 cannot be used simultaneously to meet the divisional perspective requirement and to meet the Quantitative Skills Requirement.)

Neuroscience

  • NEU 409 Cognitive Neuroscience of Speech and Language (crosslisted with CSD 409)
  • NEU 223 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience (crosslisted with PSY 223)

Physics

Four physics courses have no pre-requisites and are recommended as introductory courses. PHY 101 is algebra-based. PHY 211, PHY 312 (“Relativity, Black Holes, and the Big Bang”), and PHY 314 (“Quantum Computing Demystified”) have a calculus co-requisite (MAT 285 or MAT 295).

A sequence can be made up of any two 100-level PHY or AST courses, any two 200-level PHY courses, or a combination of one 100-level PHY or AST and one 200-level PHY course.

Psychology

  • PSY 223 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience (crosslisted with NEU 223)
  • PSY 323 Brain and Behavior
  • PSY 324 Developmental Biopsychology
  • PSY 334 Laboratory in Developmental Biopsychology

Public Health

Science Teaching

  • All SCI courses.

Science, Technology, and Society

  • STS course may be accepted by petition.

Other Schools and Colleges

*Apply as Non-Arts & Sciences credit

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