Science, General Science Concentration, B.S.

Major in Science

The major in Science has two concentrations—General Science and Health Science. A minimum of 9 semester hours of upper-division courses in either concentration of the Science major must be taken at MTSU. The Science major requires only one minor which must include at least 3 semester hours at the upper-division level taken at MTSU.

General Science Concentration

The General Science concentration is a broad-based science degree requiring 19 semester hours acceptable for a minor in each of two fields selected from biology, chemistry, and physics plus 8 semester hours from the third field. Each student should work closely with his/her advisor in completing the program for the General Science concentration.

Recommended Sequence

Freshman

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 1110 - General Biology 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1120 - General Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1121 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Elective/Minor 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
Science major electives 8 credit hours
Electives/Minor 11 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Science major electives 8 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm 2200)
Electives/Minor 10 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Science major electives 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Electives/Minor 15 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours