Science & Laboratory

Requirement

a.  One Foundational Studies designated laboratory science course, select one pair from the following:

BIO 112 and BIO 112L, CHEM 100 and CHEM 100L, ENVI 110 and ENVI 110L, or PHYS 101 and PHYS 101L, or SCED 100 and SCED 100L; or

b.  Any two laboratory science courses from two different science disciplines.

Learning Outcomes

• Articulate how data are acquired, and how hypotheses and theories are constructed.
• Use the scientific method to formulate and test hypotheses.
• Apply scientific theories to predict the nature and behavior of new systems, environments, or scenarios, and
• Articulate how current issues in science and technology intersect with populations, institutions, and societies.

Laboratory

• Engage in laboratory experience that reinforces and augments the theoretical content of the lecture course.
• Use the scientific method to formulate and test hypotheses.
• Use the tools and techniques of the discipline to gather and analyze data, and
• Present the analysis and findings of the lab experience.

Skill Applied Learning Requirements

• Explicitly demonstrate how the curriculum will develop critical thinking skills.
• Explicitly demonstrate how the curriculum will develop information literacy skills.
• Include a graded writing component, which whenever possible is developmental.

Category Learning Objectives Student Evaluation

Science and Laboratory 

Approved courses

Model syllabi

• CHEM 100 and 100L
• PHYS 101 and 101L

Policies

Students may meet the Laboratory Science requirement by taking any two laboratory science courses from two different science disciplines.