Introductory Science Courses

Last updated August 27, 2024

The list of currently approved SFA courses includes two categories: general introductory science courses (for majors and minors) and courses designed for SFA. This course list will be updated as new courses are added or previous courses are significantly modified. Some of these courses have prerequisites; please check the course catalogue or department.

Course IDTitleInstructorCross-listed

Biology

BIOL-1203Foundations in Biology IElmendorf, Heidi, Chan, Mun Chun
BIOL-1204Foundations in Biology IIPatten, Manus, Fox, Jennifer, Green, Linda

Chemistry

CHEM-1300Gen Chem for MajorsGlick, Diana
CHEM-1100General Chemistry I
CHEM-1200General Chemistry IIGlick, Diana
CHEM-1400Gen Chem II for MajorsGlick, Diana

Environmental Studies/Earth Commons

ENST-2220Intro to Environmental Sciencevan Doorn, Angela
ERTH-1050Environment and Sustainability Foundations IMeiller, Jesse; van Doorn, Angela; Jones, Taylor; Zipf, Lucy

Human Science

HSCI-1030Human Biology INelson, Ted

Physics

PHYS-2051Principles of PhysicsJohnson, Patrick
PHYS-2052Principles of Physics IIJohnson, Patrick
PHYS-2101MechanicsBlair, Dan; Lavine, James
PHYS-2102Electromagnetic PhenomenaLiu, Amy
PHYS-2103Quantum PhysicsDoughty, Leanne

Psychology

PSYC-1000General PsychologyMarsh, Abigail; Bediako, Shawn (these sections only)