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Bachelor of Science Graduation Requirement in Science, Mathematics and Technology (BS-SMT) Graduation Requirement

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree must have one additional science, mathematics, statistics, and/or technology course (beyond the General Education requirements) which must meet three criteria:

  • courses must be three credit hours or greater;
  • courses must list specific prerequisites from General Education courses in mathematics and/or science, approved natural science alternative courses, or courses in the quantitative reasoning category; and
  • course content must be mathematical, scientific, and/or technological, and must constitute a significant extension of the General Education courses that count as prerequisites.

The courses on the following list meet the Bachelor of Science graduation requirement for Science, Mathematics and Technology.

BS-SMT Courses on Course Finder  

(Gen Ed) - Courses also approved for General Education

  • AGR 157
  • AGR 203 (Gen Ed) 
  • AGR 271
  • AGR 282 
  • AGR 315 
  • AGR 363 
  • BSC 145 (Gen Ed)   
  • BSC 160 (Gen Ed)    
  • BSC 170 (Gen Ed)
  • BSC 201 
  • BSC 211 
  • BSC 219 
  • BSC 292 
  • BSC 295 
  • BSC 333 
  • CHE 141
  • CHE 220 
  • CHE 230 and CHE 231 
  • CTK 302
  • CTK 320
  • ECO 138 (Gen Ed)
  • ECO 238 
  • FIL 240 
  • GEO 138 (Gen Ed)
  • GEO 202 (Gen Ed)
  • GEO 207 (Gen Ed)  
  • GEO 211 (Gen Ed)   
  • GEO 280 
  • HSC 201
  • KNR 282 
  • MAT 121 (Gen Ed)
  • MAT 146 (Gen Ed)
  • MAT 147 
  • MAT 160
  • MAT 175 
  • MGT 100 (Gen Ed) 
  • MGT 227 
  • PHI 112 (Gen Ed)
  • PHY 109 
  • PHY 111 
  • PHY 117 (Gen Ed)
  • PHY 205 (Gen Ed)
  • PHY 207 (Gen Ed) 
  • PHY 208 (Gen Ed)
  • POL 138 (Gen Ed) 
  • PSY 138 (Gen Ed)
  • PSY 340 
  • SOC 275 
  • TEC 111 
  • TEC 143 
  • TEC 313 
  • TEC 327 

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