Natural Sciences – Associate in Science Degree
This area of emphasis is a local program that serves as transfer preparation. As such, the Natural Sciences AS offers a broad and interdisciplinary foundation in the sciences; readying students for continued training at the upper division (or advanced) level for many bachelor’s degree programs in the natural sciences; including biology, chemistry, environmental science, geology, mathematics, plant science, physics, and many others. It is a starting point for students who are preparing for careers in health sciences, medicine, business (e.g., resource management, consulting), agriculture, research, and education; where scientific and technical skills are in great demand in both the public (e.
Courses
- AGPS 004 — PLANT SCIENCE
- AGPS 006 — ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE
- AGPS 008 — PLANT MATERIALS AND USAGE I
- AGPS 012 — SOIL SCIENCE
- ANAT 025 — HUMAN ANATOMY
- ANTH 001 — BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- ANTH 001H — HONORS BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- ANTH 001L — LABORATORY IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- ASTR 001 — ELEMENTARY ASTRONOMY
- ASTR 012 — DESCRIPTIVE INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY
- BIOL 003 — HUMAN BIOLOGY
- BIOL 004 — BOTANY/PLANT DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY
- BIOL 010A — CELLULAR BIOLOGY, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
- BIOL 010B — THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND ECOLOGY
- BIOL 010C — GENETICS
- BIOL 011 — GENERAL BIOLOGY
- BIOL 011H — HONORS GENERAL BIOLOGY
- BIOL 016 — MARINE BIOLOGY
- BIOL 039 — MODERN HUMAN GENETICS
- CHEM 001A — GENERAL CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS I
- CHEM 001B — GENERAL CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS II
- CHEM 008A — ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
- CHEM 008B — ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
- CHEM 022 — INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY
- ENVS 001 — INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
- ENVS 002 — HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
- ENVS 003 — CHEMISTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- GEOG 001 — PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
- GEOG 001L — PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY
- GEOG 004 — WEATHER AND CLIMATE
- GEOG 006 — CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHY
- GEOG 011 — INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- GEOG 012 — MAP INTERPRETATION AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS
- GEOL 001 — PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
- GEOL 001F — PHYSICAL GEOLOGY FIELD STUDIES
- GEOL 002 — HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
- GEOL 002F — HISTORICAL GEOLOGY FIELD STUDIES
- GEOL 003 — EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
- GEOL 003F — EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE FIELD LABORATORY
- GEOL 004 — GEOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA
- GEOL 006 — MINERALOGY
- GEOL 012 — PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
- GEOL 012L — PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY
- GEOL 022 — THE AGE OF DINOSAURS
- GEOL 023 — ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND NATURAL DISASTERS
- MATH 003 — COLLEGE ALGEBRA FOR STEM
- MATH 005A — SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS I
- MATH 005AH — HONORS SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS I
- MATH 005B — SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS II
- MATH 005BH — HONORS SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS II
- MATH 005C — MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
- MATH 005CH — HONORS MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
- MATH 006A — CALCULUS FOR LIFE SCIENCES I
- MATH 008 — PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
- MATH 009 — PRECALCULUS MATHEMATICS
- MATH 010 — LINEAR ALGEBRA AND APPLICATIONS
- MATH 010H — HONORS LINEAR ALGEBRA AND APPLICATIONS
- MATH 022 — DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
- MATH 055 — DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
- MATH 055H — HONORS DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
- MICR 002 — MICROBIOLOGY
- PHSC 003 — PHYSICAL SCIENCES
- PHSC 003L — LABORATORY FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCE
- PHYS 002A — GENERAL PHYSICS I: MECHANICS AND THERMAL PHYSICS
- PHYS 002B — GENERAL PHYSICS II: ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, AND MODERN PHYSICS
- PHYS 008A — PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I: MECHANICS
- PHYS 008B — PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS II: WAVES, ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM
- PHYS 008C — PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS III: THERMODYNAMICS, OPTICS, AND MODERN PHYSICS
- PHYS 010 — DESCRIPTIVE INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
- PHYS 010L — DESCRIPTIVE PHYSICS IN THE LABORATORY
- PHYS 031A — CALCULUS-BASED COLLEGE PHYSICS I
- PHYS 031B — CALCULUS-BASED COLLEGE PHYSICS II
- PSYC 002 — INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
- PYSO 001 — HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
- STAT C1000 — INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
- STAT C1000H — INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS - HONORS