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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Education - Area BB: Upper-Division Mathematics or Science


Students will use reasoning skills characteristic of common scientific and mathematical practice to do one or more of the following: to solve problems, to interpret observations, to make predictions, to design experiments for the testing of hypotheses, or to prove theorems. Through a balanced picture of past successes and current uncertainties in science or mathematics, they will come to understand the cumulative, historical nature of the development of science and mathematics. The specific scientific or mathematical content of these courses can be useful to students, not only as “examples” of scientific or mathematical methods, but as knowledge that can enhance their lives outside the classroom or their studies in other subjects.

  • One course (3 units). Select from among:

ASTR 342  
BIOL 309 , BIOL 316 , BIOL 318 , BIOL 320 , BIOL 321 , BIOL 323 , BIOL 325 , BIOL 326 , BIOL 327 , BIOL 328 , BIOL 329 , BIOL 336 , BIOL 338 , BIOL 339 , BIOL 348 
BIOT 340 
CHEM 311 , CHEM 312 , CHEM 313, CHEM 315 , CHEM 316 , CHEM 318 
CS 301 , CS 305 , CS 306 , CS 307
ES 314 
GEOG 310 
ID 381 
MATH 303 , MATH 304 , MATH 308 , MATH 315 
PHYS 307 PHYS 315 , PHYS 350, PHYS 351 PHYS 356 , PHYS 357   
PSYC 361 
SLP 320  

Check the Class Schedule or Degree Planner for the most up-to-date list of courses satisfying this requirement.

A major in the natural sciences (Applied Physics, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics) may satisfy the BB requirement by taking any course offered in a natural science discipline (Applied Physics, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics). Students should consult their academic advisors before choosing such a course. This provision applies retroactively to all CSUSM majors in the natural sciences.