B.A. Degree Requirements: Natural Sciences Courses

These courses have been approved as Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements courses. This course list is updated periodically. More information about the Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements can be found in the Academic Information section.

AERSP 55Space Science and Technology3
AFR 105African Biodiversity and Conservation Keystone/General Education Course3
AFR 234Environment, Climate Change and Resilience in Africa Keystone/General Education Course3
AGECO 121Plant Stress: It's Not Easy Being Green Keystone/General Education Course3
ANTH 21Introductory Biological Anthropology Keystone/General Education Course3
ANTH 40QBiocultural Evolution Keystone/General Education Course3
ANTH 100NAnthropology of Race and Racism Keystone/General Education Course3
ANTH 129NChocolate Worlds Keystone/General Education Course3
ANTH 150NHuman Nature: The Science of Extreme Altruism and Violence Keystone/General Education Course3
ANTH 150QHuman Nature: The Science of Extreme Altruism and Violence Keystone/General Education Course3
ANTH 222Archaeology of Domesticated Animals Keystone/General Education Course3
ARCH 170NIntroduction to Sustainable Architecture Keystone/General Education Course3
ASTRO 1Astronomical Universe Keystone/General Education Course3
ASTRO 5The Sky and Planets Keystone/General Education Course3
ASTRO 6Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Keystone/General Education Course3
ASTRO 10Elementary Astronomy Keystone/General Education Course2
ASTRO 11Elementary Astronomy Laboratory Keystone/General Education Course1
ASTRO 19NBeing in the Universe Keystone/General Education Course3
ASTRO 120The Big Bang Universe Keystone/General Education Course3
ASTRO 130Black Holes in the Universe Keystone/General Education Course3
ASTRO 140Life in the Universe Keystone/General Education Course3
ASTRO 291Astronomical Methods and the Solar System Keystone/General Education Course3
ASTRO 292Astronomy of the Distant Universe3
BIOL 11Introductory Biology I Keystone/General Education Course3
BIOL 12Introductory Biology II Keystone/General Education Course1
BIOL 110Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity Keystone/General Education Course4
BIOL 110HHonors Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity Keystone/General Education Course4
BIOL 110SBiology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity4
BIOL 127Introduction to Plant Biology Keystone/General Education Course3
BIOL 129Mammalian Anatomy4
BIOL 133Genetics and Evolution of the Human Species Keystone/General Education Course3
BIOL 141Introduction to Human Physiology Keystone/General Education Course3
BIOL 155Introduction to the Biology of Aging Keystone/General Education Course3
BIOL 160NFitness with Exercise Physiology Keystone/General Education Course3
BIOL 220MHonors Biology: Populations and Communities4
BIOL 220WBiology: Populations and Communities4
BIOL 230MHonors Biology: Molecules and Cells4
BIOL 230WBiology: Molecules and Cells4
BIOL 240WBiology: Function and Development of Organisms4
BISC 1Structure and Function of Organisms3
BISC 2Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution Keystone/General Education Course3
BISC 3Environmental Science Keystone/General Education Course3
BISC 4Human Body: Form and Function Keystone/General Education Course3
BMB 1The Science of Sickness Keystone/General Education Course3
CHEM 1Molecular Science Keystone/General Education Course3
CHEM 3Molecular Science With Laboratory Keystone/General Education Course3
CHEM 5Kitchen Chemistry Keystone/General Education Course3
CHEM 106Introductory and General Chemistry Keystone/General Education Course5
CHEM 110Chemical Principles I Keystone/General Education Course3
CHEM 110HChemical Principles I - Honors Keystone/General Education Course3
CHEM 111Experimental Chemistry I Keystone/General Education Course1
CHEM 112Chemical Principles II Keystone/General Education Course3
CHEM 112HChemical Principles II - Honors Keystone/General Education Course3
CHEM 113Experimental Chemistry II Keystone/General Education Course1
CMLIT 19NBeing in the Universe Keystone/General Education Course3
EARTH 2The Earth System and Global Change Keystone/General Education Course3
EARTH 100Environment Earth Keystone/General Education Course3
EARTH 101Natural Disasters: Hollywood vs. Reality Keystone/General Education Course3
EARTH 103NEarth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its Impacts Over the Next Century Keystone/General Education Course3
EARTH 105NEnvironments of Africa: Geology and Climate Change Keystone/General Education Course3
EARTH 150Dinosaur Extinctions and Other Controversies Keystone/General Education Course3
EGEE 101Energy and the Environment Keystone/General Education Course3
EGEE 101AEnergy and the Environment3
EGEE 101HEnergy and the Environment Keystone/General Education Course3
EGEE 102Energy Conservation for Environmental Protection Keystone/General Education Course3
EGEE 102HEnergy Conservation for Environmental Protection3
EMSC 121Minerals and Modern Society3
EMSC 125Plastics in the Environment Keystone/General Education Course3
EMSC 240NEnergy and Sustainability in Contemporary Culture Keystone/General Education Course3
ENT 202NInsect Connections: Insects, Globalization and Sustainability Keystone/General Education Course3
ENVST 100NVisions of Nature Keystone/General Education Course3
ENVST 428Environmental Economics and Policy3
ERM 210Environmental Factors and Their Effect on Your Food Supply3
GEOG 1NGlobal Parks and Sustainability Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOG 3NFood and the Future Environment Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOG 4Earth and Environmental Systems Geography Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOG 6NMaps and the Geospatial Revolution Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOG 10Physical Geography: An Introduction3
GEOG 10HPhysical Geography: An Introduction3
GEOG 115Landforms of the World Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOG 210Geographic Perspectives on Environmental Systems Science Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOG 315Landforms and Geomorphic Systems in the Anthropocene Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOG 330NPolitical Ecology Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOSC 2Historical Geology3
GEOSC 10Geology of the National Parks Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOSC 20Planet Earth Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOSC 21Earth and Life: Origin and Evolution3
GEOSC 40The Sea Around Us Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOSC 50Planetary Geology Keystone/General Education Course3
GEOSC 109HEarthquakes and Society3
GEOSC 110HThe Science of Gemstones Keystone/General Education Course3
HIST 129NChocolate Worlds Keystone/General Education Course3
HORT 101Horticultural Science Keystone/General Education Course3
INART 50The Science of Music Keystone/General Education Course3
KINES 160NFitness with Exercise Physiology Keystone/General Education Course3
MATSE 81Materials in Today's World Keystone/General Education Course3
MATSE 101Energy and the Environment Keystone/General Education Course3
MATSE 101AEnergy and the Environment3
METEO 3Weather Revealed: Introductory Meteorology Keystone/General Education Course3
METEO 101Understanding Weather Forecasting3
MICRB 106Elementary Microbiology Keystone/General Education Course3
MICRB 107Elementary Microbiology Laboratory Keystone/General Education Course1
PHIL 131NBS: Identifying Bias and Falsehood Keystone/General Education Course3
PHYS 1The Science of Physics Keystone/General Education Course3
PHYS 150Technical Physics I Keystone/General Education Course3
PHYS 151Technical Physics II Keystone/General Education Course3
PHYS 211General Physics: Mechanics Keystone/General Education Course4
PHYS 211HGeneral Physics: Mechanics Keystone/General Education Course4
PHYS 212General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism Keystone/General Education Course4
PHYS 212HGeneral Physics: Electricity and Magnetism Keystone/General Education Course4
PHYS 213General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics Keystone/General Education Course2
PHYS 214General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics Keystone/General Education Course2
PHYS 250Introductory Physics I Keystone/General Education Course4
PHYS 251Introductory Physics II Keystone/General Education Course4
PLANT 129NChocolate Worlds Keystone/General Education Course3
PSYCH 150NHuman Nature: The Science of Extreme Altruism and Violence Keystone/General Education Course3
PSYCH 150QHuman Nature: The Science of Extreme Altruism and Violence Keystone/General Education Course3
SC 120NPlants, Places, and People Keystone/General Education Course3
SC 205NBS: Identifying Bias and Falsehood Keystone/General Education Course3
SOILS 101Introductory Soil Science Keystone/General Education Course3
STS 55Space Science and Technology3
STS 201Climate Change, Energy, and Biodiversity3
VBSC 211The Immune System and Disease3
WFS 209NWildlife and Fisheries Conservation Keystone/General Education Course3