Either semester. Three credits. 

An introduction to the basic scientific principles that govern the interaction between human beings and their environment. Emphasis is placed on understanding the ways in which environmental processes affect humanity and the ways in which human activities affect the environment.

First semester. Four credits. Three lecture periods and one 2-hour laboratory. Prerequisite: Must have passed Q-readiness test or MATH 101. Knox, Markowitz, Shaw, Terry

A laboratory course introducing unifying concepts from biology, chemistry, and physics and their application to daily life. Includes examination of the scientific process and current scientific ideas.

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Consent of the program director normally before the student's departure to study abroad. How credits are used to be determined by the College Dean and/or Advisor. 

Special topics taken in a foreign study program.

(Also offered as HIST 206.) First semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. This course may be used only once to meet the distribution requirement. 

Rise and development of scientific inquiry; case studies designed to illustrate problems and methods in the study of the history of science.

Second semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. 

An inquiry into the underlying assumptions and aims of scientific knowledge. Emphasis is placed on philosophical issues generated by current theories in the physical and biological sciences.

Second semester. One credit. One class period. Prerequisite: SCI 240 must be taken concurrently. Open to sophomores. 

Discussions based on the content of Science 240.