Area D: Physical and Life Sciences

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A.A., A.S., A.F.A., A.A.T.: 7-8 semester hours

The study of science helps students learn how the scientific method is used to discover new truths and re-assess old ones. In science courses, students learn how scientists formulate and test hypotheses to investigate and understand phenomena in the natural world. By participating in laboratory sessions where they use the scientific method themselves, students get first hand experience in how scientists think. Students also become familiar with the physical and biological concepts developed through scientific study. Familiarity with these scientific principles promotes understanding of the natural world and enhances the ability to make informed decisions about environmental, health, and technological problems.

Select two courses (7-8 credit hours), with one course selected from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences and including at least one laboratory course from:

Life Science Courses

(The “L” at the end of the IAI code indicates a “lab science” course.)

BIOL 100 General Education Biology 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: L1 900L)
BIOL 103 Plants and Society 3 hrs transfer credit (IAI: L1 901)
BIOL 105 Environmental Biology 3 hrs transfer credit (IAI: L1 905)
BIOL 106 Heredity and Society 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: L1 906L)
BIOL 107 Microbes and Society 3 hrs transfer credit (IAI: L1 903)
BIOL 111 Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: BIO 910)
BIOL 112 Organismal Biology 4 hrs transfer credit * (IAI: L1 900L)

Note:

*These courses are recommended for science majors to meet general education science requirements. Students cannot receive credit for both BIOL 100 and BIOL 112 . BIOL 111 may be used to fulfill the general education life science requirement per IAI guideline that “Students with appropriate preparation may substitute an initial course designed for science majors for a more general course,” per itransfer.org.

Physical Science Courses

(The “L” at the end of the IAI code indicates a “lab science” course.)

ASTRO 101 Guide to the Universe 3 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P1 906)
ASTRO 104 The Solar System and Beyond 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P1 906L)
CHEM 105 Survey of General Chemistry 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P1 902L)
CHEM 110 General Chemistry I 5 hrs transfer credit *
*This course is recommended for science majors to meet general education science requirements.Student cannot receive credit for both CHEM 105 and CHEM 110 .
GEOG 105 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P1 909)
GEOLO 101 Physical Geology 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P1 907L)
METEO 150 Introduction to Meteorology 3 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P1 905)
PHYSC 111 Physical Science 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P9 900L)
PHYSC 112 Earth Science 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P1 905L)
PHYSI 101 Conceptual Physics 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P1 901L)
PHYSI 105 Physics and Society 3 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P1 901)
PHYSI 120 College Physics I 4 hrs transfer credit * (IAI: P1 900L)
PHYSI 210 University Physics I 4 hrs transfer credit (IAI: P2 900L)
*This course is recommended for science majors to meet general education science requirements. Student cannot receive credit for both PHYSI 120 and PHYSI 210 .