Program Content and Requirements

Course Number and Course Title

No. of Credits

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Specific courses required for the major

General Biology (BIO 191)	4
Global Resources (BIO/NSS 121)	3
Global Environment or Ecosystems (BIO/NSS 126 or128)	3/4
Physical Geology (NSS 205)	4
General Ecology (BIO 230)	4
Biodiversity (BIO/NSS 335)	3
Earth’s Surface (NSS 320)	4
Global Systems Science (BIO/NSS 458)	3
Research in Biology (BIO/NSS 499)	3
General Chemistry I (CHM 151)	4
General Chemistry II (CHM 152)	4
General Physics I (PHY101/105)	4
General Physics II (PHY 102/106)	4
General Statistics (MTH 110/111)	3/4
Calculus (MTH 145)	4
Foreign Language I	3
Foreign Language II	3

College core courses

First Year Advisement Seminar (AVS 101)	1
Critical Writing (ENG 102)	3
Perspectives in Literature (ENG 200)	3
Major Authors (ENG 300)	3
English/History Seminar (ENG/HST 400-419)	3
Philosophical Foundations (PHL 101)	3
Philosophical Perspectives (PHL 201)	3
Ethics (PHL 301-303)	3
Philosophy/Religious Studies Seminar (PHL/REL 400)	3
Religious Perspectives (REL 200)	3
Upper –level Religious Studies (REL 300-399)	3
Western or World Civilization I (HST 101/103)	3
Western or World Civilization II (HST 102/104)	3
Social Science elective	3
*Natural Science elective (fulfilled by BIO 191 or other first-year major course)	4

Elective courses required for the major

NSS/BIO elective	3-4
Upper level BIO/NSS elective	4
Upper level BIO, CHM, NSS or PHY elective	4
Upper level BIO, CHM, NSS or PHY elective	4

General elective courses

College elective class	3
College elective class	3
College elective class	3
College elective classe	3

Total credits in the program 128-131

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