Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Natural Sciences provides a broad, customizable program of studies in the sciences, with coursework across multiple disciplines. It prepares students for advanced study or careers in the environmental sciences and the health professions. Graduates of the program have gone on to further study and jobs in a diversity of fields, such as veterinary, medical, and dental schools, and environmental consulting.
Courses
- BIOL A108 — Principles and Methods in Biology 6 Credits
- BIOL A271 — Principles of Ecology 3 Credits
- BIOL A273 — Experiential Learning: Ecology and Evolution 4 Credits
- BIOL A288 — Principles of Evolution 3 Credits
- BIOL A492 — Undergraduate Seminar 1 Credit
- CHEM A105 — General Chemistry I 3 Credits
- CHEM A106 — General Chemistry II 3 Credits
- ECON A210 — Environmental Economics and Policy 3 Credits
- GEOL A115 — Dangerous Earth 3 Credits
- GEOG A470 — Environmental Policy and Regulation in Alaska 3 Credits
- PHIL A303 — Environmental Ethics 3 Credits
- STAT A253 — Applied Statistics for the Sciences 4 Credits
- STAT A307 — Probability and Statistics 4 Credits
- BIOL A242 — Fundamentals of Cell Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A252 — Principles of Genetics 3 Credits
- BIOL A310 — Principles of Animal Physiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A311 — Experiential Learning: Animal Physiology 2 Credits
- BIOL A330 — Plant Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A415 — Comparative Animal Physiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A418 — Fish Physiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A423 — Ichthyology 3 Credits
- BIOL A424 — Experiential Learning: Ichthyology 1 Credit
- BIOL A427 — Marine Invertebrate Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A430 — Marine Mammal Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A431 — Plant Diversity and Evolution 3 Credits
- BIOL A441 — Animal Behavior 3 Credits
- BIOL A442 — Experiential Learning: Animal Behavior 3 Credits
- BIOL A446 — Global Climate Change 3 Credits
- BIOL A455 — Experiential Learning: Bioinformatics 4 Credits
- BIOL A467 — Wildlife Ecology 3 Credits
- BIOL A469 — Arctic Environmental Security 3 Credits
- BIOL A472 — Biogeography 3 Credits
- BIOL A473 — Conservation Biology 3 Credits
- CHEM A474 — Ecotoxicology 3 Credits
- BIOL A477 — Tundra and Taiga Ecosystems 3 Credits
- BIOL A478 — Biological Oceanography 3 Credits
- BIOL A481 — Marine Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A483 — Exploration Ecology 2 Credits
- BIOL A484 — Experiential Learning: Exploration Ecology Field Study 4 Credits
- BIOL A486 — Evolutionary Ecology 3 Credits
- BIOL A490 — Selected Lecture Topics in Biology 1-3 Credits
- BIOL A498 — Individual Research 1-6 Credits
- BIOL A499 — Senior Thesis 3 Credits
- MBIO A340 — Microbial Biology 3 Credits
- MBIO A342 — Experiential Learning: Microbial Biology 4 Credits
- MBIO A410 — Microbial Physiology 3 Credits
- MBIO A440 — Microbial Diversity 3 Credits
- MBIO A450 — Microbial Ecology 3 Credits
- MBIO A468 — Geomicrobiology 3 Credits
- MBIO A470 — Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease 3 Credits
- GEOL A221 — Journey Through Time 4 Credits
- GEOL A225 — Earth Surface Processes 3 Credits
- GEOL A320 — Volcanology 3 Credits
- GEOL A315 — Geological Data Visualization and Analysis 3 Credits
- GEOL A331 — Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 4 Credits
- GEOL A333 — Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards 3 Credits
- GEOL A361 — Earth Resources and Society 3 Credits
- GEOL A441 — Paleoclimatology 3 Credits
- GEOL A444 — The Cryosphere 3 Credits
- GEOL A461 — Geochemistry 3 Credits
- GEOL A463 — Environmental Geochemistry 3 Credits
- GEOL A480 — Geologic Field Methods 3 Credits
- GEOL A490 — Advanced Topics in Geology 1-4 Credits
- GEOL A498 — Student Research 1-3 Credits
- GEOL A499 — Senior Thesis 3 Credits
- CS A109 — Computer Programming (Languages Vary) 3 Credits
- CSCE A201 — Computer Programming I 4 Credits
- CSCE A360 — Database Systems 3 Credits
- GIS A458 — Spatial Data Management 3 Credits
- GIS A466 — Spatial Analysis 3 Credits
- GIS A467 — Image Analysis 3 Credits
- MATH A251 — Calculus I 4 Credits
- MATH A251F — F.A.T. Calculus I 6 Credits
- MATH A252 — Calculus II 4 Credits
- MATH A252F — F.A.T. Calculus II 6 Credits
- MATH A253 — Calculus III 4 Credits
- STAT A308 — Intermediate Statistics for the Sciences 3 Credits
- STAT A402 — Scientific Sampling 3 Credits
- STAT A403 — Regression Analysis 3 Credits
- STAT A407 — Time Series Analysis 3 Credits
- ANTH A454 — Culture and Ecology 3 Credits
- ANTH A477 — Cultural Resource Management 3 Credits
- CEL A390 — Special Topics in Civic Engagement 1-3 Credits
- ECON A445 — Methods for Public Policy Evaluation 3 Credits
- ENGL A478 — Public Science Writing 3 Credits
- GEOG A475 — Geospatial and Cartographic Techniques for the Sciences 3 Credits
- SOC A404 — Environmental Sociology 3 Credits
- CHEM A321 — Organic Chemistry I 3 Credits
- CHEM A441 — Principles of Biochemistry I 3 Credits
- PHYS A123 — College Physics I 3 Credits
- PHYS A124 — College Physics II 3 Credits
- BIOL A111 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 Credits
- BIOL A111L — Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1 Credit
- BIOL A112 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 Credits
- BIOL A112L — Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1 Credit
- BIOL A200 — Introduction to Complexity 3 Credits
- BIOL A240 — Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences 3 Credits
- BIOL A240L — Introductory Microbiology for Health Sciences Laboratory 1 Credit
- BIOL A243 — Experiential Learning: Cell Biology and Genetics 4 Credits
- BIOL A320 — Vertebrate Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A321 — Experiential Learning: Vertebrate Biology 2 Credits
- BIOL A412 — Behavioral Endocrinology 3 Credits
- BIOL A413 — Neurophysiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A417 — Applied Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A419 — Sleep and Chronobiology 3 Credits
- BIOL A452 — Human Genome 3 Credits
- BIOL A461 — Molecular Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A463 — Molecular Biology of Cancer 3 Credits
- BIOL A465 — Experiential Learning: Molecular Biology 4 Credits
- CHEM A471 — Immunology 3 Credits
- BIOL A487 — Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates 3 Credits
- BIOL A495A — Internship in the Biological Sciences 3 Credits
- BIOM A418 — Human Gross Anatomy 3 Credits
- CHEM A312 — Quantitative Analysis 5 Credits
- CHEM A322 — Organic Chemistry II 3 Credits
- CHEM A323L — Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Credits
- CHEM A411 — Biophysical Chemistry 3 Credits
- CHEM A442 — Principles of Biochemistry II 3 Credits
- CHEM A443 — Biochemistry Laboratory 2 Credits
- CHEM A498 — Individual Research 1-6 Credits
- MBIO A460 — Host-Microbiome Interactions 3 Credits
- MBIO A462 — Virology 3 Credits
- CHEM A456 — Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos 3 Credits
- ANTH A101 — Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credits
- ANTH A205 — Biological Anthropology 3 Credits
- ANTH A452 — Culture and Human Biodiversity 3 Credits
- ANTH A455 — Culture and Health 3 Credits
- ANTH A490 — Selected Topics in Anthropology 1-3 Credits
- ECON A101 — Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credits
- ECON A102 — Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credits
- HS A210 — Introduction to Environmental Health 3 Credits
- HS A220 — Introduction to Population Health Sciences 3 Credits
- HS A230 — Introduction to Global Health 3 Credits
- HS A326 — Introduction to Epidemiology 3 Credits
- HS A370 — Social and Cultural Determinants of Health 3 Credits
- HS A492 — Senior Seminar: Contemporary Health Policy 3 Credits
- KIN A383 — Movement Theory and Motor Development 3 Credits
- KIN A384 — Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Health and Physical Activity 3 Credits
- PHIL A302 — Biomedical Ethics 3 Credits
- PSY A111 — Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A143 — Death and Dying 3 Credits
- PSY A150 — Lifespan Development 3 Credits
- PSY A200 — Introduction to Behavior Analysis 3 Credits
- PSY A260 — Statistics for Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A260L — Statistics for Psychology Lab 1 Credit
- PSY A261 — Research Methods in Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A261L — Research Methods in Psychology Laboratory 1 Credit
- PSY A316 — Motivation and Emotion 3 Credits
- PSY A345 — Psychopathology 3 Credits
- PSY A366 — Sensation and Perception 3 Credits
- PSY A367 — Cognitive Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A368 — Personality 3 Credits
- PSY A370 — Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credits
- PSY A375 — Social Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A398 — Individual Research 3 Credits
- PSY A400 — Strategies of Behavior Change 3 Credits
- PSY A412 — History of Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A425 — Clinical Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A428 — Evolutionary Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A442 — Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence 3 Credits
- PSY A447 — Behavioral Supports for Neurodivergence 3 Credits
- PSY A450 — Adult Development and Aging 3 Credits
- PSY A455 — Interventions for Challenging Behavior 3 Credits
- PSY A485 — Health Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A498 — Individual Research 3 Credits
- URS A121 — Methods of Inquiry 3 Credits
- MATH A221 — Applied Calculus for Managerial and Social Sciences 3 Credits
- MATH A261 — Introduction to Discrete Mathematics 3 Credits
- MATH A265 — Fundamentals of Mathematics 3 Credits
- MATH A302 — Ordinary Differential Equations 3 Credits
- MATH A305 — Introduction to Geometries 3 Credits
- MATH A306 — Discrete Methods 3 Credits
- MATH A314 — Linear Algebra 3 Credits
- MATH A401 — Introduction to Real Analysis 3 Credits
- MATH A405 — Introduction to Abstract Algebra 3 Credits
- MATH A410 — Introduction to Complex Analysis 3 Credits
- MATH A432 — Partial Differential Equations 3 Credits
- MATH A498 — Individual Research 1-3 Credits