Natural Sciences General Program
The curriculum consists of 130 credits which include 58 courses at the College of Natural Sciences. Of these 58 credits in Science and/or Math, 25 of them consist of higher level courses in the College’s requirements.
This program is valid until May 2007.
Course requirements
Courses in General Education (42 credits)
| Courses | Credits |
| First Year Spanish1 (SPAN 3101-3102, 3103-3104 or 3111-3112) | 6 |
| Second Year Spanish | 6 |
| First Year English1 (ENGL 3101-3102, 3103-3104 or 3111-3112) | 6 |
| Second Year English | 6 |
| First Year Humanities (HUMA 3101-3102) | 6 |
| Second Year Humanities (HUMA 3201-3202) | 6 |
| Social Sciences (SOSC 3121-3122) | 6 |
- If Honor Spanish (SPAN 3111-3112) and /or English (ENGL 3011-3012) courses are approved in with A or B, the student does not have to take the second year in these subjects, however these credits (6 or 12, depending on the amount approved) must be replaced with free elective courses.
Courses at the College of Natural Sciences (35 credits)
| Courses | Credits |
| General Biology (BIOL 3101-3102) | 8 |
| General Chemistry (CHEM 3001-3002) | 8 |
| College Physics (PHYS 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014) | 8 |
| Pre-Calculus (MATH 3018 or 3023-3024) | 4 |
| Calculus I (MATH 3151) | 4 |
| Statistics (MATH 3026) | 3 |
Electives at the College of Natural Science (25 credits)*
In addition to the College’s requirements, higher level credits in Biology, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and/or Environmental Sciences are required. These courses must be approved with a C or higher.
Some courses of the Environmental Sciences Program do not count as science electives therefore the student must check for restrictions at the Natural Sciences General Program’s office. There are also limits to the amount of registered credits for certain courses, for example, there is a 6 credit limit for NASC 4995 and 4 credits for research courses (CHEM 4999 or BIOL 4990).
Free electives (30 credits)*
These credits can be used to complete requirements for specific graduate or professional schools. It is important that students visit their Counselor's during the Academic Orientation periods in order to identify courses related to their professional interests.
Free electives cannot include courses at the College of Natural Sciences that are designed specifically as requirements for other Colleges, for example, introductory courses in mathematics created for students at the College of Education or Social Sciences. In addition, courses that significantly repeat the content of another course are not accepted. It is recommended that students visit the Program's counselors prior to registering courses for each semester in order to avoid confusion or mistakes.
* Courses registered to complete either the College’s or the free elective requirements vary according to the students' professional interests. Those interested in a health related career must verify the requirements for their particular program of interest.
Other requirements
Graduation requirements that must be met, in addition to the courses mentioned above are:
An overall average of 2.00 minimum.
An average not less than 2.00 in the 58 credits of required Sciences and Natural Sciences elective courses at the College of Natural Sciences.
Transfer students should also comply with the 1990-1 Academic Senate’s Certification # 64 requirements.