General Science, B.S.

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Freshman

Fall Semester

CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I 3 credits
CHMY 142 - College Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit
WRIT 101 - College Writing I 3 credits
GEO 101 - Introduction to Physical Geology 3 credits
CAPP 131 - Basic MS Office 3 credits
M 151 - Precalculus 4 credits

Total: 17

Spring Semester

BIOB 160/161 - Principles of Living Systems with Lab 4 credits
CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II 3 credits
CHMY 144 - College Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit
ANTY 101 - Anthropology & the Human Experience 3 credits
CAPP 156 - MS Excel 3 credits
xxxx xxxx - Free Electives 2 credits

Total: 16

Sophomore

Fall Semester

BIOB 274 - Introduction to Evolution 3 credits
GEOE 2020 - Historical Geology 3 credits
M 171 - Calculus I 3 credits
PHSX 121 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 credits
XXX - Minor Electives 3 credits

Total: 16

Spring Semester

ECNS 203 - Principles of Micro and Macro 3 credits
M 172 - Calculus II 3 credits
PHSX 123 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 credits
xxxx - Minor Electives 3 credits
STAT 216 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
-OR-
STAT 332 - Statistics for Scientists and Engineers 3 credits
-OR-
STAT 131 - Introduction to Biostatistics 3 credits

Total: 16

Junior

Fall Semester

EENV 204 - Environmental Process Engineering 3 credits
STAT 441 - Experimental Design 3 credits
STS 2016 - Technology & Society 3 credits
xxxx - Minor Electives 3 credits
xxxx - Minor Electives 3 credits

Total: 15

Spring Semester

xxxx - Minor Electives 6redits
xxxx - Minor Electives 3 credits
BIOE 455 - Plant Ecology 4 credits
-OR-
BIOE 314 - Animal Ecology 4 credits

Total: 13

Senior

Fall Semester

STAT 432 - Regression and Model Building 3 credits
xxxx - Minor Electives 3 credits
xxxx - Minor Electives 3 credits
xxxx - Humanities & Fine Arts Elective 3 credits
WRIT 321W - Advanced Technical Writing 3 credits
-OR-
WRIT 322W - Advanced Business Writing 3 credits

Total: 15

Spring Semester

xxxx - Humanities & Fine Arts Elective 3 credits
xxxx - Minor Electives 3 credits
xxxx - Minor Electives 3 credits
xxxx - Seminar 1 credits

Total: 13

Minimum Credits for a B.S. in General Science: 120

For a student whose first Mathematics course at Montana Tech is calculus, these additional courses would most likely be M 273 and M 274 . In addition, the B.S. in General Science requires that the student complete the requirements for a minor in two of the following areas: Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Geosciences; Mathematics; Professional & Technical Communication. Seminar must be taken in one of the two areas in which the student is obtaining a minor.

A Bachelor of Science degree in General Science with Honors is available. Students with a GPA of 3.50 (a minimum of 30 credits must have been earned at Montana Tech) or higher must apply for admission to the General Science Steering Committee in the 4th semester of the General Science program. Honors students must complete and orally defend a formally written undergraduate thesis (of at least 3 and preferably 6 credits) based on research or a special project. Honors students must present the work on which the thesis is based at an approved forum.