General Science Major

The general science program provides a broad background in the basic sciences, and allows flexibility for students interested in interdisciplinary fields involving science. The program can be customized for premedical, predental, and other allied health studies; a preprofessional specialization is offered to assist in preparation for health professions. Other curricula can be customized for a student in consultation with the advisor.

Requirements

In order to earn the bachelor of science in general science degree with a major in general science, students must complete a minimum of 180 credits with a cumulative and major/department grade point average of 2.00, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

ENGL 110 - College Writing: Inquiry and Argument 5
PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking 5
ENGL 120 - Introduction to Literature 5
Fine Arts (one approved 5 credit course; see course descriptions ) (5)
PHIL 220 - Philosophy of the Human Person 5
Social Science I (5)
Social Science II (different discipline from Social Science I) (5)
Theology and Religious Studies Phase II (200-299) (see course offerings ) (5)
Ethics (upper division) (5)
Theology and Religious Studies Phase III (300-399) (see course offerings ) (5)
Interdisciplinary satisfied within major
Senior Synthesis (Fulfilled by ISSC 489 and ISSC 490 ) (3)

Choose one of the following two courses:

II. Major Requirements

95 credits in mathematics, science, engineering, and computer science including:

*Primary concentration (30)
*Secondary concentration (20)
(May not include introductory mathematics and science courses)
Science Electives (see department ) (0-15)

Courses used to satisfy the following requirements may, in some cases, be applied toward the primary or secondary concentrations.

Ten credits in chemistry, including:

CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I 4
CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Lab I 1
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II 4
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry Lab II 1
CSSE Elective (5)
Interdisciplinary Science (300-400 level) (see course offerings ) (3-5)

Choose two of the following five options:

Option a:

BIOL 161 - Biology I: Molecular and Cellular Biology 4
BIOL 171 - Biology I Lab

Option b:

Option c:

Option d:

BIOL 200 - Anatomy and Physiology I 5

Option e:

BIOL 210 - Anatomy and Physiology II 5

Choose an option:

Option a:

MATH 120 - Precalculus: Algebra 5
MATH 131 - Calculus for Life Sciences 5 (MATH 121 is co-requisite)

Option b:

Option c:

MATH 134 - Calculus I 5 (note: MATH 121 is co-requisite)
MATH 135 - Calculus II 5

Option d:

MATH 131 - Calculus for Life Sciences 5 (note: MATH 121 is co-requisite)
PSYC 201 - Statistics for Non-Majors 5

Choose an option:

Option a:

Option b:

NOTE:

1. At least 20 credits of the 95 general science required credits must be from 300- or 400-level classes (see course offerings ). An additional 10 credits must be from 300-level, 400-level, or approved 200-level courses. This may require prerequisites beyond the minimal degree requirements. The approved 200-level courses are BIOL 240 , CEEGR 221 /CEEGR 222 , CHEM 231 /CHEM 241 , CHEM 232 /CHEM 242 , MATH 232 , MATH 233 , MATH 234 , MEGR 210 , MEGR 230 , MEGR 281 , PHYS 203 , PHYS 204 , PHYS 205 , and PSYC 240 . ISSC 489 /ISSC 490 does not count toward major or upper-division science credits. 2. No more than 15 credits from this major will be counted toward any minors. 3. Students must earn at least a C- in 100 and 200-level science and mathematics courses that apply to the major.

*Fields allowed: biology, chemistry, diagnostic ultrasound, engineering (all engineering courses are one field), mathematics, physics, computer science and interdisciplinary science. See department for approved science electives.