Natural Science Distribution
An understanding of the natural sciences is one of the fundamental areas of a liberal arts education. Students will learn how to evaluate and interpret scientific information and how viewing problems from a scientific perspective can contribute to finding solutions. Students are encouraged and expected to use the skills learned in their natural science course(s) when identifying and solving problems that they encounter in their courses, their personal lives, and after graduation.
Natural Science Distribution Course Description
Natural sciences use empirical data and theory to understand the natural world. All students will be required to take a course in a natural science discipline that reinforces scientific approaches to understanding the world. Courses included in the natural science distribution requirement provide students with a more detailed exploration of how a specific natural science discipline approaches questions and the tools they employ to attempt to answer those questions. (4 credits)
Approved Natural Science Courses
AST 126 Introduction to Astronomy
BIO 124 Biological Science
BIO 132 Biogeography and Biomes
BIO 183 Microbiology for Allied Health Majors
BIO 198/BIO 198L General Biology I and General Biology I Laboratory
CHE 124 Chemistry and Crime
CHE 126 Chemistry and Society
CHE 127 The Chemistry of Cooking
CHE 128 Introductory Chemistry
CHE 150 Chemistry for Health Care Professions
CHE 152/CHE 153L General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory
CHE 165/CHE 165A Chemistry and Art including travel component
ENS 112 Environmental Science
ENS 113 Environmental Science Study Abroad
ENS 135 Biodiversity Conservation
ENS 137 Sustainability in Cities
ENS 150 Physical Geology
ENS 198 Introduction to Environmental Studies I
ENS 210 Global Sustainability
MAR 126 Marine Biology
PHY 125 Physics for the Modern World
PHY 200/PHY 200L General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory
PHY 201/PHY 201L General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory
PHY 205/PHY 205L General Physics with Calculus I and General Physics with Calculus I Laboratory
PHY 206/PHY 206L General Physics with Calculus II and General Physics with Calculus II Laboratory