General Science Department

Bachelor of Science in General Science

In order to earn the bachelor of science in general science degree with a major in general science, students must complete a minimum of 180 credits with a cumulative and major/department grade point average of 2.0, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements
ENGL 110 College Writing: Inquiry and Argument .......................................5
PHIL 110 Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking............................5

Choose one of the following two courses ..................................................... 5
HIST 120 Origins of Western Civilization
HIST 121 Studies in Modern Civilization

ENGL 120 Introduction to Literature ............................................................5
Fine Arts (one approved 5 cr. course; see course descriptions)......................5
PHIL 220 Philosophy of the Human Person ..................................................5
Social Science I ...........................................................................................5
Social Science II (different discipline from Social Science I) ..........................5
Theology and Religious Studies Phase II (200-299) ......................................5
Ethics (upper division)...................................................................................5
Theology and Religious Studies Phase III (300-399)......................................5
Interdisciplinary satisfied within major
Senior Synthesis............................................................................................3

II. Major Requirements
Ninety-five credits in mathematics, science, engineering, and computer science
including:

*Primary concentration ...............................................................................30
*Secondary concentration ...........................................................................20
(May not include introductory mathematics and science courses)
Science Electives (see department) .......................................................... 0 to 15
Courses used to satisfy the following requirements may, in some cases, be applied
toward the primary or secondary concentrations.
CSSE Elective .............................................................................................5
Interdisciplinary Science-upper division .......................................................3-5

Choose two courses from the following five: ................................................10
BIOL 165 General Biology I
BIOL 166 General Biology II
BIOL 167 General Biology III
BIOL 200 Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 210 Anatomy and Physiology II

Choose option a. or b.:...............................................................................10
a.
CHEM 101 Introductory General Chemistry
CHEM 102 Introductory Organic and Biochemistry

b.
CHEM 121 General Chemistry I
CHEM 131 General Chemistry Lab I
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II
CHEM 132 General Chemistry Lab II

Choose one set of two courses from option a., b., c., or d.:..........................10

a.
MATH 120 Precalculus: Algebra
MATH 131 Calculus for Life Sciences (note: MATH 121 is corequisite)

b.
MATH 118 College Algebra for Business
MATH 130 Elements of Calculus for Business

c.
MATH 134 Calculus I (note: MATH 121 is corequisite)
MATH 135 Calculus II

d.
MATH 131 Calculus for Life Sciences (note: MATH 121 is corequisite)
PSYCH 201 Statistics I

Choose one set of two courses from option a. or b.: ...................................10

a.
PHYS 105 Mechanics and Sound
PHYS 106 Electricity, Magnetism, and Thermodynamics

b.
PHYS 121 Mechanics
PHYS 122 Electricity and Magnetism

Please Note: 1. At least 20 credits of the 95 general science required credits must
be from 300- or 400-level classes. An additional 10 credits must be from 300-level,
400-level, or approved 200-level courses. This may require prerequisites beyond the minimal degree requirements. PSYCH 330 is allowed for upper division science credit. The approved 200-level courses are CHEM 231/241, CHEM 232/242, MATH 232, MATH 233, MATH 234, PHYS 202, PHYS 204, PHYS 205, and BIOL 240. 2. No more than 15 credits from this major will be counted toward any minors. 3. Students must earn at least a C- in 100-200-level science and mathematics courses that apply to the major.

*Fields allowed: biology, chemistry, diagnostic ultrasound, engineering (all engineering
courses are one field), mathematics, physics, computer science and interdisciplinary
science. See department for approved science electives.

lease direct questions and comments to gnsc@seattleu.edu