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Area 5 – Natural Sciences

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AGRI 0156Introduction to Plant ScienceGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
AGRI 0198Food, Society and the EnvironmentGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
AGRI 0200Introduction to Animal ScienceGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
ANTH 0001Biological AnthropologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ANTH 0010Introduction to Forensic AnthropologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ASTR 0007Life in the UniverseGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
BIOL 0001General BiologyGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
BIOL 0002BotanyGeneral Education- n/a
4.5 units144 hours
BIOL 0003General ZoologyGeneral Education- n/a
4.5 units144 hours
BIOL 0004MicrobiologyGeneral Education- n/a
5 units162 hours
BIOL 0005Human AnatomyGeneral Education- n/a
5 units162 hours
BIOL 0006Human PhysiologyGeneral Education- n/a
5 units126 hours
BIOL 0010Introduction to BiologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
BIOL 0011Concepts of BiologyGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
BIOL 0014Natural History, Ecology and ConservationGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
BIOL 0015Marine BiologyGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
BIOL 0021Introduction to Plant ScienceGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
BIOL 0024Wildland Trees and Shrubs (Dendrology)General Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
BIOL 0030Introduction to OrnithologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
BIOL 0033Introduction to ZoologyGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
BIOL 0035Introduction to EntomologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
BIOL 0036Introduction to MammalogyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
BIOL 0055General Human Anatomy and PhysiologyGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
BIOL 0056Biology: A Human PerspectiveGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
BIOL 0056LBiology: A Human Perspective LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
BIOL 0140Organismal BiologyGeneral Education- n/a
4.5 units144 hours
ESS 0001Introduction to Environmental Sciences and SustainabilityGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESS 0001LIntroduction to Environmental Science LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
ESS 0006The Sierra NevadaGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESS 0008California WaterGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
ESS 0010Conservation of Natural ResourcesGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESS 0014Natural History, Ecology and ConservationGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
PSYC 0140Introduction to BiopsychologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
PSYC 0140LBiopsychology LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
AGRI 0221Introduction to Soil ScienceGeneral Education- n/a
3 units90 hours
ASTR 0002Introduction to Planetary SystemsGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ASTR 0011Observational AstronomyGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
ASTR 0014Astrophotography and ImagingGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
ASTR 0005Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and the UniverseGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ASTR 0010Elementary AstronomyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ASTR 0025Frontiers in AstronomyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
CHEM 0001AGeneral Chemistry IGeneral Education- n/a
5 units162 hours
CHEM 0001BGeneral Chemistry IIGeneral Education- n/a
5 units162 hours
CHEM 0002AIntroduction to Chemistry IGeneral Education- n/a
5 units126 hours
CHEM 0002BIntroduction to Chemistry IIGeneral Education- n/a
5 units126 hours
CHEM 0003AGeneral Chemistry I - Part 1General Education- n/a
3 units90 hours
CHEM 0003BGeneral Chemistry I - Part 2General Education- n/a
3 units90 hours
CHEM 0140Survey of Chemistry and PhysicsGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
ESCI 0001Physical GeologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESCI 0001LPhysical Geology LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
ESCI 0002California GeologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units
ESCI 0003Historical GeologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESCI 0003LHistorical Geology LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
ESCI 0007Energy, Environment, and ClimateGeneral Education- n/a
3 units
ESCI 0010Introduction to Earth ScienceGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESCI 0010LIntroduction to Earth Science LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
ESCI 0015Introduction to OceanographyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units
ESCI 0015LIntroduction to Oceanography LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit
ESCI 0050Geology National Parks and MonumentsGeneral Education- n/a
3 units
ESS 0007Energy, Environment and ClimateGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
GEOG 0001Physical GeographyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
GEOG 0001LPhysical Geography LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
GEOG 0004Weather and ClimateGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
MATH 0030Analytical Geometry and Calculus IGeneral Education- n/a
4 units72 hours
MECH 0001The Science of ElectronicsGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
PHYS 0010Basic Concepts in PhysicsGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
PHYS 0010LBasic Concepts in Physics LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
PHYS 0105General Physics IGeneral Education- n/a
4 units72 hours
PHYS 0105LGeneral Physics I LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
PHYS 0110General Physics IIGeneral Education- n/a
4 units72 hours
PHYS 0110LGeneral Physics II LaboratoryGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
PHYS 0140Survey of Chemistry and PhysicsGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
PHYS 0205Principles of Physics - MechanicsGeneral Education- n/a
4 units72 hours
PHYS 0205LPrinciples of Physics Laboratory - MechanicsGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
PHYS 0210Principles of Physics: Electricity and MagnetismGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
PHYS 0210LPrinciples of Physics Laboratory: Electricity and MagnetismGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours
PHYS 0215Principles of Physics: Heat, Waves and Modern PhysicsGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
PHYS 0215LPrinciples of Physics Laboratory: Heat, Waves and Modern PhysicsGeneral Education- n/a
1 unit54 hours

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