These courses have been approved as General Education Natural Sciences courses. This course list is updated periodically. Descriptions and learning criteria for General Education Natural Sciences courses can be found in the Foundation and Knowledge Domains section.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AE 197N | Special Topics - InterDomain  | 1-9 |
| AEE 204N | Science Literacy and Policy in the 21st Century | 3 |
| AFR 105 | African Biodiversity and Conservation | 3 |
| AG 180N | Contemporary Issues in Food, Ag, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences | 3 |
| AGBM 170N | Investigating the U.S. Food System: How food moves from field to table | 3 |
| AGECO 121 | Plant Stress: It's Not Easy Being Green | 3 |
| AGECO 122 | Atmospheric Environment: Growing in the Wind | 3 |
| AGECO 134N | Sustainable Agriculture Science and Policy | 3 |
| AGECO 144 | Principles and Practices of Organic Agriculture | 3 |
| ANSC 100 | Introduction to Animal Industries | 3 |
| ANSC 107 | Introduction to Equine Science and the Equine Industry | 3 |
| ANSC 332N | Science and policy of global greenhouse gas emissions and management | 3 |
| ANSC 447 | Equine Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| ANTH 21 | Introductory Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 22 | Humans as Primates | 3 |
| ANTH 40Q | Biocultural Evolution | 3 |
| ANTH 100N | Anthropology of Race and Racism | 3 |
| ANTH 129N | Chocolate Worlds | 3 |
| ANTH 150N | Human Nature: The Science of Extreme Altruism and Violence | 3 |
| ANTH 150Q | Human Nature: The Science of Extreme Altruism and Violence | 3 |
| ANTH 210N | Anthropology, Ancestry, and You | 3 |
| ANTH 216N | Sex and Evolution | 3 |
| ANTH 219N | Spillover: The Anthropology of Emerging Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| ANTH 240N | Livelihoods and Ecosystems: Anthropological Approaches to Human-Environment Interaction | 3 |
| ANTH 375Q | Anthropology of Food Honors | 3 |
| ARCH 170N | Introduction to Sustainable Architecture | 3 |
| ART 51N | Meteorology and Visual Arts: To Know is to See | 3 |
| ART 160N | STEAM: Connecting Art to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics | 3 |
| ART 170N | Plant and Microbial Art | 3 |
| ARTH 107N | Rocks, Minerals, and the History of Art | 3 |
| ASTRO 1 | Astronomical Universe | 3 |
| ASTRO 5 | The Sky and Planets | 3 |
| ASTRO 6 | Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe | 3 |
| ASTRO 7N | The Artistic Universe | 3 |
| ASTRO 10 | Elementary Astronomy | 2 |
| ASTRO 11 | Elementary Astronomy Laboratory | 1 |
| ASTRO 19N | Being in the Universe | 3 |
| ASTRO 120 | The Big Bang Universe | 3 |
| ASTRO 130 | Black Holes in the Universe | 3 |
| ASTRO 140 | Life in the Universe | 3 |
| ASTRO 141N | Film and Extraterrestrial Life: Science Fact or Fiction? | 3 |
| ASTRO 197G | Special Topics - GenEd | 1-9 |
| ASTRO 291 | Astronomical Methods and the Solar System | 3 |
| ASTRO 320 | Observational Astronomy Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL 11 | Introductory Biology I | 3 |
| BIOL 12 | Introductory Biology II | 1 |
| BIOL 110 | Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity | 4 |
| BIOL 110H | Honors Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity | 4 |
| BIOL 127 | Introduction to Plant Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 133 | Genetics and Evolution of the Human Species | 3 |
| BIOL 141 | Introduction to Human Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 144 | Climate Change: Biological Impacts | 3 |
| BIOL 155 | Introduction to the Biology of Aging | 3 |
| BIOL 160N | Fitness with Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 161 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I - Lecture | 3 |
| BIOL 162 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I - Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 163 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II - Lecture | 3 |
| BIOL 164 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II - Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 169N | What it means to be human | 3 |
| BIOL 177 | Biology of Sex | 3 |
| BISC 2 | Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution | 3 |
| BISC 3 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| BISC 4 | Human Body: Form and Function | 3 |
| BMB 1 | The Science of Sickness | 3 |
| CHEM 1 | Molecular Science | 3 |
| CHEM 3 | Molecular Science With Laboratory | 3 |
| CHEM 5 | Kitchen Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 101 | Introductory Chemistry | 2-3 |
| CHEM 106 | Introductory and General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 110 | Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHEM 110H | Chemical Principles I - Honors | 3 |
| CHEM 111 | Experimental Chemistry I | 1 |
| CHEM 112 | Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHEM 112H | Chemical Principles II - Honors | 3 |
| CHEM 113 | Experimental Chemistry II | 1 |
| CHEM 113B | Experimental Chemistry II--Bioscience | 1 |
| CHEM 130 | Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 233N | Chemistry and Literature | 3 |
| CMLIT 19N | Being in the Universe | 3 |
| CMLIT 183Q | From Beast Books to Resurrecting Dinosaurs | 3 |
| COMM 151N | Film and Extraterrestrial Life: Science Fact or Fiction? | 3 |
| DANCE 370 | Anatomy and Physiology for Performers | 3 |
| EARTH 2 | The Earth System and Global Change | 3 |
| EARTH 10 | Energy and Earth's Climate | 1 |
| EARTH 100 | Environment Earth | 3 |
| EARTH 101 | Natural Disasters: Hollywood vs. Reality | 3 |
| EARTH 103N | Earth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its Impacts Over the Next Century | 3 |
| EARTH 104N | Climate, Energy and Our Future | 3 |
| EARTH 105N | Environments of Africa: Geology and Climate Change | 3 |
| EARTH 107N | Coastal Processes, Hazards and Society | 3 |
| EARTH 109 | The Fundamentals of Shale Energy Development | 3 |
| EARTH 111N | Water: Science and Society | 3 |
| EARTH 150 | Dinosaur Extinctions and Other Controversies | 3 |
| EARTH 155N | Scientific Controversies and Public Debate | 3 |
| EARTH 200N | Earth Systems Through a Soc & Envir Justice Lens | 3 |
| EGEE 101 | Energy and the Environment | 3 |
| EGEE 101H | Energy and the Environment | 3 |
| EGEE 102 | Energy Conservation for Environmental Protection | 3 |
| EGEE 110N | Environmental Health and Safety Science | 3 |
| EMSC 125 | Plastics in the Environment | 3 |
| EMSC 240N | Energy and Sustainability in Contemporary Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 142N | Science in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 163N | Defining the Animal | 3 |
| ENGL 233N | Chemistry and Literature | 3 |
| ENGR 115N | Science, Humanity and Catastrophe: Scientific Discovery in Germany | 3 |
| ENGR 120N | Design Thinking and 3D Printing in Engineering and Healthcare | 3 |
| ENT 202N | Insect Connections: Insects, Globalization and Sustainability | 3 |
| ENT 216N | Plagues Through the Ages | 3 |
| ENT 222N | Honey Bees and Humans | 3 |
| ENVST 100N | Visions of Nature | 3 |
| FDSC 223 | Understanding Science Through Wine Beer and Bread | 3 |
| FOR 201N | Global Change and Ecosystems | 3 |
| FRNSC 100 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 3 |
| FRNSC 200 | Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation | 3 |
| GAME 180N | The Art and Science of Virtual Worlds | 3 |
| GEOG 1N | Global Parks and Sustainability | 3 |
| GEOG 3N | Food and the Future Environment | 3 |
| GEOG 4 | Earth and Environmental Systems Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 6N | Maps and the Geospatial Revolution | 3 |
| GEOG 30N | Environment and Society in a Changing World | 3 |
| GEOG 107N | Immersive Technologies - Transforming Society Through Digital Innovation | 3 |
| GEOG 115 | Landforms of the World | 3 |
| GEOG 210 | Geographic Perspectives on Environmental Systems Science | 3 |
| GEOG 315 | Landforms and Geomorphic Systems in the Anthropocene | 3 |
| GEOG 330N | Political Ecology | 3 |
| GEOG 332N | Science and policy of global greenhouse gas emissions and management | 3 |
| GEOSC 10 | Geology of the National Parks | 3 |
| GEOSC 20 | Planet Earth | 3 |
| GEOSC 30 | Volcanoes | 3 |
| GEOSC 40 | The Sea Around Us | 3 |
| GEOSC 50 | Planetary Geology | 3 |
| GEOSC 97N | Special Topics - InterDomain | 1-9 |
| GEOSC 107N | Rocks, Minerals, and the History of Art | 3 |
| GEOSC 110H | The Science of Gemstones | 3 |
| GEOSC 212N | Earthquakes and Human History | 3 |
| GER 115N | Science, Humanity and Catastrophe: Scientific Discovery in Germany | 3 |
| GER 197E | Special Topics GN/GH | 3 |
| HHD 200N | Addiction Science to Society | 3 |
| HIST 6N | History and Weather: How Weather Played an Instrumental Role in Great World Events | 3 |
| HIST 125N | History of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology | 3 |
| HIST 128N | Cultural Perspectives on Mathematics | 3 |
| HIST 129N | Chocolate Worlds | 3 |
| HIST 212N | Earthquakes and Human History | 3 |
| HORT 101 | Horticultural Science | 3 |
| HORT 150N | Plants in the Human Context | 3 |
| HORT 169N | Fundamentals of Home Landscaping: An Introduction to Design, Construction, and Maintenance | 3 |
| INART 50 | The Science of Music | 3 |
| INTAG 100N | Everyone Eats: Hunger, Food Security & Global Agriculture | 3 |
| KINES 160N | Fitness with Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| MATSE 81 | Materials in Today's World | 3 |
| MATSE 101 | Energy and the Environment | 3 |
| MATSE 112 | Applied Materials Chemistry for Engineers | 3 |
| MATSE 297N | Special Topics - Inter Domain | 1-9 |
| METEO 3 | Weather Revealed: Introductory Meteorology | 3 |
| METEO 4 | Weather and Risk | 3 |
| METEO 5 | Severe and Unusual Weather | 3 |
| METEO 6N | History and Weather: How Weather Played an Instrumental Role in Great World Events | 3 |
| METEO 7 | An Introduction to Climate Sciences: Climate change, Variability, and Society | 3 |
| METEO 51N | Meteorology and Visual Arts: To Know is to See | 3 |
| METEO 122 | Atmospheric Environment: Growing in the Wind | 3 |
| METEO 133N | Ethics of Climate Change | 3 |
| METEO 332N | Science and policy of global greenhouse gas emissions and management | 3 |
| MICRB 106 | Elementary Microbiology | 3 |
| MICRB 107 | Elementary Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| NURS 325N | Health and Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| NUTR 291N | Drugs and Nutrition: Social and Scientific Interactions | 3 |
| NUTR 310N | Diet Wars: Will there ever be a winner? | 3 |
| PHIL 131N | BS: Identifying Bias and Falsehood | 3 |
| PHIL 133N | Ethics of Climate Change | 3 |
| PHOTO 321N | Flow Visualization: The Art and Physics of Fluid Motion | 3 |
| PHYS 1 | The Science of Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 10 | Physics Behind the Headlines | 3 |
| PHYS 150 | Technical Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 151 | Technical Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 211 | General Physics: Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 211H | General Physics: Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 212 | General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| PHYS 212H | General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| PHYS 213 | General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics | 2 |
| PHYS 214 | General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics | 2 |
| PHYS 250 | Introductory Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 251 | Introductory Physics II | 4 |
| PLANT 129N | Chocolate Worlds | 3 |
| PLANT 200 | Introduction to Agricultural Crop Growth, Form, and Function | 3 |
| PLANT 220 | Gardening for Fun and Profit | 3 |
| PLANT 240 | Fundamentals of Cannabis: An Introduction to the Botany, Cultivation, and Harvesting of Hemp | 3 |
| PORT 497N | Special Topics - Inter Domain | 1-9 |
| PPEM 120 | The Fungal Jungle: A Mycological Safari From Truffles to Slime Molds | 3 |
| PPEM 170N | Plant and Microbial Art | 3 |
| PPEM 300 | Horticultural Crop Diseases | 3 |
| PSYCH 150N | Human Nature: The Science of Extreme Altruism and Violence | 3 |
| PSYCH 150Q | Human Nature: The Science of Extreme Altruism and Violence | 3 |
| PSYCH 169N | What it means to be human | 3 |
| PSYCH 217N | The Science of Human Resilience | 3 |
| PSYCH 263N | Science of Learning | 3 |
| RLST 133N | Ethics of Climate Change | 3 |
| SC 60N | Art in the Natural World | 3 |
| SC 103N | When Data Meets Design | 3 |
| SC 120N | Plants, Places, and People | 3 |
| SC 125N | History of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology | 3 |
| SC 135N | Society and Disease Management | 3 |
| SC 142N | Science in Literature | 3 |
| SC 145N | The Visual Body | 3 |
| SC 150N | The Science of Sustainable Development | 3 |
| SC 183Q | From Beast Books to Resurrecting Dinosaurs | 3 |
| SC 200 | Science in Our World: Certainty and Controversy | 3 |
| SC 205N | BS: Identifying Bias and Falsehood | 3 |
| SC 290 | Renewable Energy in Costa Rica | 3 |
| SC 297G | Special Topics - GenEd | 1-9 |
| SC 475N | Anatomy in Italy: Cadavers, Culture, and Science | 3 |
| SOILS 71 | Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| SOILS 101 | Introductory Soil Science | 3 |
| STS 110N | Chemistry in World Wars I and II | 3 |
| SUST 150N | The Science of Sustainable Development | 3 |
| SUST 325N | Health and Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| VBSC 280N | Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine | 3 |
| WFS 209N | Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation | 3 |