Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Major: Natural Sciences

Program Overview

The Natural Sciences Program offers an interdepartmental major that leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. It is intended to serve students who wish to acquire a broad background in the natural sciences while pursuing a separate major in the humanities, the social sciences, or the arts.

Undergraduate Policies

For undergraduate policies and procedures, please review the Undergraduate Academics section of the General Bulletin.

Accelerated Master's Programs

Undergraduate students may participate in accelerated programs toward graduate or professional degrees. For more information and details of the policies and procedures related to accelerated studies, please visit the Undergraduate Academics section of the General Bulletin.

Program Requirements

This program is available only as a second major for a BA degree; as a secondary major for a student completing a BS degree; or as the sole major for a BA degree if a student is also completing a BS degree. All students must meet the general requirements for bachelor's degrees and the Unified General Education Requirements.

The program requires a minimum of 50 credit hours of work in natural sciences and mathematics.

a

Natural science departments include: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, and Physics. The courses used to satisfy the Natural Sciences major should be courses that would satisfy requirements of an existing science major. However, any 200-level or higher astronomy course is acceptable for the Natural Sciences major.

b

Must be taken in one of the natural science departments.

c

Must be taken in two of the other natural science departments.

d

Must be taken in the remaining two natural science departments.