General Science B.A. - Concentration: General
Program Features
62 Credits
Required major core courses
15 credits (200-level or above) chosen with the consent of the adviser in BIOL, CHEM and PHYS, with a minimum of three credits in each discipline. Nine of these 15 credits must be 300-level or above.
Co-requisite courses
| CPSC 101 | GN: Personal Computers and Their Uses in the Sciences | 3 credits |
| MATH 110 | GN: General Statistics | 3 credits |
| | | |
| MATH 140 | GN: Calculus I | 4 credits |
| OR | | |
| MATH 131 | GE: Applied Calculus | 3 credits |
Additional requirements:
- At least 9 credits of required courses (not co-requisites), 300-level or above, must be completed at ESU.
- A minimum of a “C-” must be attained in each of the required courses.
4 Year Curriculum Program Plan (General)
(Subject to change by university without notice)
Freshman Year
Fall
| ENGL 103 | English Composition | 3 credits |
| GEOG 121 | GN: Physical Geology | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| GEOG 120 | GN: Physical Geography | 3 credits |
| BIOL 114 | GN: Introductory Biology I | 4 credits |
| FYE 100 | University Studies | 3 credits |
| CPSC 101 | GN: Personal Computers and Their Uses in the Sciences | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
GEOG 120 (Physical Geography) can be taken in place of GEOG 121 (Physical Geology).
Spring
| PHYS 122 | GN: Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies | 3 credits |
| MATH 110 | GN: General Statistics | 3 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group C) | 3 credits |
| BIOL 115 | GE: Introductory Biology II | 4 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group A) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Sophomore Year
Fall
| PHYS 121 | GN: Astronomy: The Sky and Solar System | 3 credits |
| MATH 135 | GN: Pre-Calculus | 3 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group C) | 3 credits |
| CHEM 121 | GN: General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHEM 123 | GN: General Chemistry I Lab | 1 credit |
| HPLW 105 | Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring
| MATH 140 | GN: Calculus I | 4 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group A) | 3 credits |
| CHEM 124 | GE: General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHEM 126 | GE: General Chemistry II Lab | 1 credit |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group C) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Junior Year
Fall
| PHYS 131 | GN: Fundamental Physics I | 4 credits |
| GEOG 220 | GE: Meteorology | 3 credits |
| XXXX ___ | Free Elective | 2 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group A) | 3 credits |
| GenEd ___ | General Education Elective (Group C) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| PHYS 132 | GE: Fundamental Physics II | 4 credits |
| XXXX ___ | Free Elective | 3 credits |
| XXXX ___ | Free Elective | 3 credits |
| XXXX ___ | Free Elective | 2 credits |
| | Upper-Level Science Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Senior Year
Fall
| CHEM ___ | Chemistry Elective | 3 credits |
| | Biology Elective | 3 credits |
| XXXX ___ | Free Elective | 3 credits |
| XXXX ___ | Free Elective | 3 credits |
| XXXX ___ | Free Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| PHYS 495 | Seminar | 1 credit |
| PHYS ___ | Physics Elective | 3 credits |
| XXXX ___ | Free Elective | 3 credits |
| XXXX ___ | Free Elective | 3 credits |
| | Upper-Level Science Elective | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 120