2016-17 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Background Image

Previous Page

Next Page

Page Background

Minors

The minors in the Department of Science and Mathematics are

designed to provide nonmajors with additional background in the

biological sciences, mathematics, and physical sciences.

Actuarial Science Minor

Course requirements for the

actuarial science minor

involve

40 semester hours including:

ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I............................................3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. .......................................................3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics.......................................................3 FIN-3710 Principles of Finance......................................................3 GMTH-3100 Theory of Interest. .....................................................3 MATH-1710, 1720, 2710 Calculus I, II, and III..............................13 MATH-3110, 4110 Probability and Statistics I and II.......................6 MATH-3610 Linear Algebra............................................................3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing...............................................3

Bioethics Minor

Course requirements for the

bioethics minor

involve 16.5–17.5

semester hours including:

BTPA-2200 Introduction to Philosophy...........................................3 BTPA-2250 Ethics..........................................................................3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology (or higher-level BIO course)....3.5 GBIO-4700 Bioethics Colloquium..................................................1

Human studies elective (select one)......................................3–4

GBIO-2010 Human Anatomy and Physiology I...................... 4 BIO-3450 Human Structure and Function I........................... 4 PYCH-1600 General Psychology........................................... 3 ANTH-1800 Cultural Anthropology........................................ 3

Bioethics elective (select one)....................................................3

BIO-4710 Principles of Bioethics........................................... 3 GBIO-2720 Bioethics and the Human Experience................ 3

Biology Minor

Course requirements for the

biology minor

involve 19 semester

hours including:

BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology....................................................4 BIO-1120 General Zoology.............................................................4 BIO-2500 General Botany..............................................................4 BIO-2600 General Ecology............................................................3

Biology Electives.........................................................................4

Chemistry Minor

Course requirements for the

chemistry minor

involve 18

semester hours including:

CHEM-1110,1120 General Chemistry I and II.................................8 CHEM-2210 Analytical Chemistry I................................................3 CHEM-3510 Organic Chemistry I...................................................4

Chemistry Electives. ......................................................................3

Earth Science Minor

Course requirements for the

earth science minor

involve 20

semester hours including:

GEOL-1110 Introduction to Physical Geology.................................4 GEOL-1120 Historical Geology. .....................................................4 ESCI-2310 Introduction to Oceanography......................................4 ESCI-2410 General Meteorology...................................................4 ESCI-2510 Introductory Astronomy................................................4

Geology Minor

Course requirements for the

geology minor

involve 17

semester hours including:

GEOL-1110 Introduction to Physical Geology.................................4 GEOL-1120 Historical Geology. .....................................................4 GEOL-3600 Readings in Geology..................................................1

Geology Electives..........................................................................8

Mathematics Minor

Course requirements for the

mathematics minor

involve 19

semester hours including:

MATH-1710, 1720 Calculus I and II..............................................10

Mathematics electives selected from the following..................9

MATH-2210 Logic and Methods of Proof............................... 3 MATH-2710 Calculus III......................................................... 3 MATH-2740 Differential Equations......................................... 3

Any 3000- or 4000-level mathematics course

2016–17 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page

189

Department of Science and Mathematics

Minors