A minor in natural sciences is achieved through completion of the requirements listed below in any four of the six participating departments.

Astronomy

One of the following sequences:		6
ASTR 201	The Sun and its Planets (& Any other 200-level ASTR course)
ASTR 221 & ASTR 222	Stars and Planets and Galaxies and Cosmology
Total Units		6

 

Biology

Two of the following sequences:		8
BIOL 214 & 214L	Genes, Evolution and Ecology and Genes, Evolution and Ecology Lab
BIOL 215 & 215L	Cells and Proteins and Cells and Proteins Laboratory
BIOL 216 & 216L	Development and Physiology and Development and Physiology Lab
Total Units		8

 

Chemistry

One of the following sequences:		8-10
CHEM 105 & CHEM 106 & CHEM 113	Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 111 & CHEM 113 & ENGR 145	Principles of Chemistry for Engineers and Principles of Chemistry Laboratory and Chemistry of Materials
Total Units		8-10

 

Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

One of the following:		3
EEPS 101	The Earth and Planets	3
EEPS 110	Physical Geology	3
EEPS 115	Introduction to Oceanography	3
EEPS 117	Weather and Climate	3
EEPS 119	Geology Laboratory	1
One additional EEPS course		3
Total Units		19

 

Mathematics

One of the following sequences:		8
MATH 125 & MATH 126	Math and Calculus Applications for Life, Managerial, and Social Sci I and Math and Calculus Applications for Life, Managerial, and Social Sci II
MATH 121 & MATH 122	Calculus for Science and Engineering I and Calculus for Science and Engineering II
Total Units		8

 

Physics

One of the following sequences:		8-11
PHYS 115 & PHYS 116	Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics II
PHYS 121 & PHYS 122 & PHYS 221	General Physics I – Mechanics and General Physics II – Electricity and Magnetism and Introduction to Modern Physics
Total Units		8-11