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Dec 04, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
SGR Goal #6
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Natural Sciences
Students will understand the fundamental principles of the natural sciences and apply scientific methods of inquiry to investigate the natural world.
Student Learning Outcomes
As a result of taking courses meeting this goal, students will:
- Explain the nature of science including how scientific explanation are formulated, tested, and modified or validated.
- Distinguish between scientific and non-scientific evidence and explanations, and use scientific evidence to construct arguments related to contemporary issues.
- Apply basic observational, quantitative, or technological methods to gather and analyze data and generate evidence-based conclusions in a laboratory setting.
- Understand and apply foundational knowledge and discipline-specific concepts to address issues, solve problems, or predict natural phenomena.
Each course meeting this goal includes the following student learning outcomes:
Required: a, b, c and d
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Required Credit Hours
Associate Degree |
3-6* Credit Hours |
Baccalaureate Degree |
6 Credit Hours |
Notes
- *Refer to the program requirements. Three additional credits selected from approved list of courses for Goals #3, #4, or #6 to reach 24 System General Education Requirements for the Associate Degree.
Courses
- BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 2
- BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- BIOL 103 - Biology Survey II (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 2
- BIOL 103L - Biology Survey II Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- BIOL 151 - General Biology I (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 4
- BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 0
- BIOL 153 - General Biology II (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 4
- BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 0
- BIOL 235 - Introduction to Biotechnology (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- BIOL 235L - Introduction to Biotechnology Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 0
- BOT 201 - General Botany (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- BOT 201L - General Botany Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 0
- CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- CHEM 108 - Organic and Biochemistry (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 4
- CHEM 108L - Organic and Biochemistry Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- GEOG 131 - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 4
- GEOG 131L - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 0
- GEOG 132 - Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 4
- GEOG 132L - Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 0
- MICR 231 - General Microbiology (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 4
- MICR 231L - General Microbiology Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 0
- PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PHYS 185 - Solar System Astronomy (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 2
- PHYS 185L - Solar System Astronomy Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PHYS 187 - Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 2
- PHYS 187L - Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- PHYS 207L - Fundamentals of Physics I Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PHYS 209 - Fundamentals of Physics II (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- PHYS 209L - Fundamentals of Physics II Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PHYS 211 - University Physics I (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 4
- PHYS 211L - University Physics I Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PHYS 213 - University Physics II (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 4
- PHYS 213L - University Physics II Lab (COM) [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PS 213 - Soils [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 2
- PS 213L - Soils Lab [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
- PS 243 - Principles of Geology [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 3
- RANG 205 - Introduction to Range Management [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 2
- RANG 205L - Introduction to Range Management Lab [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1
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