Lower Division GE Area B1: Physical Sciences

GE Area B1: Physical Sciences Courses

• ASTR 100 - Descriptive Astronomy Unit(s): 3
• CHEM 102 - Chemistry and Society Unit(s): 3
• CHEM 105 - Elements of General, Organic, and Biochemistry Unit(s): 5
• CHEM 110 - Introductory General Chemistry Unit(s): 3
• CHEM 115A - General Chemistry Unit(s): 5
• GEOL 102 - Our Dynamic Earth: Introduction to Geology Unit(s): 3
• GEOL 105 - The Age of Dinosaurs Unit(s): 3
• GEOL 110 - Natural Disasters Unit(s): 3
• GEP 201 - Global Environmental Systems Unit(s): 3
• LIBS 202 - Challenge and Response in the Modern World Unit(s): 9
• PHYS 100 - Descriptive Physics Unit(s): 3
• PHYS 114 - Introduction to Physics I Unit(s): 4
• PHYS 210A - General Physics Unit(s): 3

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the GE Area B1: Physical Sciences requirement, students will be able to:

• Critical Reading: Actively analyze texts in a variety of forms, genres, and disciplines.
   
• Quantitative Reasoning: Interpret, evaluate, and employ quantitative analysis and arguments.
   
• Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Knowledge: Identify, interpret, ad apply methods, intellectual approaches, and fundamental concepts from disciplines within the social sciences, natural and physical sciences, arts, and humanities.