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Natural Sciences Emphasis, AA Liberal Arts and Sciences A8988

Program: A8988
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Suggested Sequence of CourseworkIndicates Courses Offered Online
Fall Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
ENGL C1000Academic Reading and Writing4.0
AA/S MATHMeet AA/AS Math Comptcy Req5.0
ASTR 5Introduction to Astronomy
ASTR 7(or) Geology of the Solar System
ASTR 8(or) Stars, Galaxies & the Universe
ASTR 5L(and) Astronomical Observing Lab
GEOG 1(or) Physical Geography
GEOG 1L(and) Physical Geography Laboratory
GEOL 8(or) Earth Science
GEOL 8L(and) Earth Science Laboratory
GEOL 9(or) Environmental Geology
GEOL 9L(and) Environmental Geology Lab
METO 3(or) Weather & Atmospheric Environ
METO 3L(and) Weather & Atmospheric Lab
OCEA 10(or) Introduction to Oceanography
OCEA 10L(and) Intro to Oceanography Lab
CHEM 10(or) Chemistry-Allied Health Majors
CHEM 40(or) Introduction General Chemistry
CHEM 50(or) General Chemistry I
CHEM 51(or) General Chemistry II
CHEM 55(or) Chemistry for Engineers
CHEM 80(or) Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 81(or) Organic Chemistry II
GEOL 1(or) Physical Geology
GEOL 24(or) Field Studies Central CA
GEOL 25(or) Field Studies Southern CA
GEOL 29(or) Special Topic in Field Geology
PHSC 3(or) Energy Science
PHSC 9(or) Physical Science
PHYS 1(or) Physics
PHYS 2AG(or) General Physics
PHYS 2BG(or) General Physics
PHYS 4A(or) Engineering Physics
PHYS 4B(or) Engineering Physics
PHYS 4C(or) Engineering Physics
PHYS 6A(or) General Physics with Calculus
PHYS 6B(or) General Physics with Calculus
ENGR 1(or) Intro to Engineering
ENGR 1C(or) Engineering Critical Thinking
ENGR 6(or) Programming for Engineers
ENGR 8(or) Properties of Materials
Total:   13.0
Winter Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
COMM C1000Public Speaking4.0
Total:   4.0
Spring Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S LIFEArea E Lifelong Undrstg Course3.0
AA/S ARTSArea C-1 Arts Course3.0
A/AS PEMeet AA/AS Phys Well-Being Req1.0
AA/S BEHAVArea D-2 Elective Course3.0
BIOL 1General Biology
BIOL 2(or) Plant and Animal Biology
BIOL 6(or) Humans and the Environment
BIOL 6L(and) Humans and the Environment Lab
ANTH 1(or) Biological Anthropology
ANTH 1L(and) Biological Anthropology Lab
BIOL 20(or) Marine Biology
BIOL 21(and) Marine Biology Laboratory
BIOL 34(or) Fundamentals of Genetics
BIOL 34L(and) Fundamentals of Genetics Lab
BIOL 4(or) Biology for Majors
BIOL 8(or) Cell and Molecular Biolog
BTNY 3(or) Plant Structure and Diver
MICR 1(or) Medical Microbiology
MICR 22(or) Microbiology
Total:   14.0
Summer Semester (Year 1)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S HUMArea C-2 Humanities Course3.0
Total:   3.0
Fall Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S USHISArea D-1 Hist/Pol Sc Course3.0
AA/S ETHSArea F Ethnic Studies3.0
ANTH 1Biological Anthropology
ANTH 1L(and) Biological Anthropology Lab
ASTR 5(or) Introduction to Astronomy
ASTR 5L(and) Astronomical Observing Lab
ASTR 7(or) Geology of the Solar System
ASTR 8(or) Stars, Galaxies & the Universe
ASTR 11(or) Introduction to Astrophysics
BIOL 1(or) General Biology
BIOL 2(or) Plant and Animal Biology
BIOL 3(or) Ecology and Field Biology
BIOL 4(or) Biology for Majors
BIOL 6(or) Humans and the Environment
BIOL 6L(and) Humans and the Environment Lab
BIOL 8(or) Cell and Molecular Biolog
BIOL 17(or) Neurobiology and Behavior
BIOL 20(or) Marine Biology
BIOL 21(and) Marine Biology Laboratory
BIOL 25(or) Conservation Biology
BIOL 34(or) Fundamentals of Genetics
BIOL 34L(and) Fundamentals of Genetics Lab
BTNY 3(or) Plant Structure and Diver
CHEM 9(or) Chemistry of Everyday Life
CHEM 10(or) Chemistry-Allied Health Majors
CHEM 20(or) Intro Organic and Biochem
METO 3(or) Weather & Atmospheric Environ
METO 3L(and) Weather & Atmospheric Lab
CHEM 40(or) Introduction General Chemistry
CHEM 50(or) General Chemistry I
CHEM 51(or) General Chemistry II
CHEM 80(or) Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 81(or) Organic Chemistry II
GEOG 1(or) Physical Geography
GEOG 1L(and) Physical Geography Laboratory
GEOL 1(or) Physical Geology
GEOL 7(or) Geology of California
GEOL 8(or) Earth Science
GEOL 9(or) Environmental Geology
GEOL 10(or) Natural Disasters
GEOL 24(or) Field Studies Central CA
GEOL 25(or) Field Studies Southern CA
GEOL 29(or) Special Topic in Field Geology
GEOL 30(or) Global Climate Change
MICR 1(or) Medical Microbiology
MICR 22(or) Microbiology
MICR 26(or) Introduction to Immunology
OCEA 10(or) Introduction to Oceanography
OCEA 10L(and) Intro to Oceanography Lab
PHSC 3(or) Energy Science
PHSC 9(or) Physical Science
PHYS 1(or) Physics
PHYS 2AG(or) General Physics
PHYS 4A(or) Engineering Physics
PHYS 4B(or) Engineering Physics
PHYS 4C(or) Engineering Physics
PHYS 6A(or) General Physics with Calculus
PHYS 6B(or) General Physics with Calculus
ENGR 1(or) Intro to Engineering
ENGR 1C(or) Engineering Critical Thinking
ENGR 6(or) Programming for Engineers
ENGR 8(or) Properties of Materials
Total:   14.0
Winter Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S ELECTDegree Appl Course (Elective)3.0
Total:   3.0
Spring Semester (Year 2)
Course Prefix Title Units
AA/S ELECTDegree Appl Course (Elective)3.0
AA/S ELECTDegree Appl Course (Elective)3.0
AA/S ELECTDegree Appl Course (Elective)3.0
AA/S ELECTDegree Appl Course (Elective)3.0
Total:   12.0
63.0
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