Science, General Science Concentration, B.S.

Department of Chemistry
615-898-5265
Preston MacDougall, program coordinator
Preston.MacDougall@mtsu.edu

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.

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.

Curriculum: Science, General Science

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

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 1 credit hour
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 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
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Minor 6 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: 28 Hours

Junior

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
Science major electives 8 credit hours
Minor 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Electives (upper division) 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Senior

Science major electives 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
Minor or elective (upper division) 3 credit hours
Electives (upper division) 12 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

Academic Maps

Following are printable, suggested four-year schedules of courses:

Science, General Science (Biology Chemistry), B.S., Academic Map

Science, General Science (Biology Physics), B.S., Academic Map

Science, General Science (Chemistry Physics), B.S., Academic Map