A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Science Requirement
- CIP
- 40.0810
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 190150
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_190150_94c15419
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Science B
0 items
Astronomy
9 items
- As published: “UNIVERSAL TIMEKEEPER (*)”3.00
- As published: “EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETS (*)”3
- As published: “STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGY (*)”3.00
- As published: “Galaxies and Cosmology (*)”3
- As published: “ANOTHER EARTH (*)”3.00
- 3.00
- As published: “LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (*)”3.00
- As published: “Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (*)”3
- As published: “STARS AND ATOMS,Stars and Atoms (*)”3
Recommended Sequences:
6 items
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR UN1404EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGY (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR UN1420EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand Galaxies and Cosmology (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR UN1836EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand STARS AND ATOMS,Stars and Atoms (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR UN1404& ASTR BC1753STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGYand LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR BC1753& ASTR UN1404LIFE IN THE UNIVERSEand STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGY (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR BC1753& ASTR BC1754LIFE IN THE UNIVERSEand Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (*)Not resolved to a course
Any 3-point ASTR course numbered in the 2000s 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Biology
2 items
- As published: “GENES AND DEVELOPMENT (*)”3.00
- As published: “Interpreting Scientific Evidence (*)”3.00
Any 3- or 4-point BIOL course numbered in the 2000s 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Chemistry
11 items
- As published: “GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-LECTURES (*)”4.00
- As published: “GENERAL CHEMISTRY II-LECTURES (*)”4
- As published: “GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (*)”3.00
- As published: “2ND TERM GEN CHEM (INTENSIVE) (*)”4.00
- As published: “INTENSVE GENERAL CHEMISTRY-LAB (*)”3.00
- 4.00
- 4.00
- 4.00
- 4.00
- SCNC UN1800ENERGY ＆ ENERGY CONSERVATION (* this course is offered through the Chemistry department)Not resolved to a course
- SCNC UN1900Water (*this course is offered through the Chemistry department)Not resolved to a course
Any CHEM course numbered in the 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Earth and Environmental Sciences
15 items
- As published: “DINOSAURS AND HISTORY OF LIFE (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1001, 1004, 1401)”4.00
- EESC UN1003Climate and Society: Case Studies (*)Not resolved to a course
- EESC S1004Dinosaurs and the History of Life (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1001, 1004, 1401)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “GLOBAL WARMING FOR GLOBAL LEADERS (*)”3.00
- EESC UN1011Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1011, 1411)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “OCEANOGRAPHY (*)”3.00
- EESC UN1053Planet Earth (*)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Environmental Risks and Disasters (*)”3
- As published: “DINOSAUR ＆ HISTORY OF LIFE-LEC (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1001, 1004, 1401)”3.00
- EESC UN1411Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future: Lectures (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1011, 1411)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “EARTH RESOURCES ＆ SUSTAIN DEV (*)”3.00
- 4.50
- 4.50
- 4.50
- 3.00
Any EESC course numbered in the 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
4 items
- EEEB UN1001Biodiversity (*)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “HUMAN ORIGINS ＆ EVOLUTION (*)”3.00
- As published: “BEHAVIOR BIOL-LIVING PRIMATES (*)”3.00
- EEEB S1115QThe Life Aquatic (*)Not resolved to a course
Recommended Sequences:
7 items
- EEEB UN1001& EEEB UN3087Biodiversityand CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (*)Not resolved to a course
- EEEB UN1010& EEEB UN1011HUMAN ORIGINS ＆ EVOLUTIONand BEHAVIOR BIOL-LIVING PRIMATES (*)Not resolved to a course
- 3.00
- 4.00
- EEEB OC2201Venice Ecology and SustainabilityNot resolved to a course
- 3.00
- As published: “Food and the Body (* this course is offered through the Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology department)”3
Any EEEB course numbered in the 3000s or 4000s except UN3919, GU4321, and GU4700
0 items
Physics
11 items
- As published: “PHYSICS FOR POETS (*)”3.00
- As published: “WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (*)”3.00
- As published: “ORIGINS AND MEANING (*)”3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.50
- 3.50
- 4.50
Any PHYS course 3-points or higher numbered in the 2000s 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Psychology
3 items
- As published: “THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY (*)”3.00
- PSYC UN1010Mind, Brain and Behavior (*)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Science of Psychology: Explorations and Applications (*)”3.00
Any PSYC course in the 2200- or 2400-level may be used to fulfill the science requirement
0 items
All 3- and 4-point courses numbered in the 32xx, 34xx, 42xx, and 44xx can partially fulfill the science requirement
0 items
With prior departmental approval, some additional courses may also be used to partially fulfill the science requirement
0 items
PLEASE NOTE: 2600-level and some other psychology courses, including PSYC BC1001 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY and other Barnard psychology courses, may not be used to fulfill the science requirement
0 items
Science C
0 items
Astronomy
8 items
- As published: “UNIVERSAL TIMEKEEPER (*)”3.00
- As published: “EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETS (*)”3
- As published: “STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGY (*)”3.00
- As published: “Galaxies and Cosmology (*)”3
- As published: “ANOTHER EARTH (*)”3.00
- As published: “LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (*)”3.00
- As published: “Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (*)”3
- As published: “STARS AND ATOMS,Stars and Atoms (*)”3
Recommended Sequences:
6 items
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR UN1404EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGY (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR UN1420EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand Galaxies and Cosmology (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR UN1836EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand STARS AND ATOMS,Stars and Atoms (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR UN1404& ASTR BC1753STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGYand LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR BC1753& ASTR UN1404LIFE IN THE UNIVERSEand STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGY (*)Not resolved to a course
- ASTR BC1753& ASTR BC1754LIFE IN THE UNIVERSEand Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (*)Not resolved to a course
Any 3- or 4-point BIOL course numbered in the 2000s 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Biology
2 items
- As published: “GENES AND DEVELOPMENT (*)”3.00
- As published: “Interpreting Scientific Evidence (*)”3.00
Any 3- or 4-point BIOL course numbered in the 2000s 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Chemistry
11 items
- As published: “GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-LECTURES (*)”4.00
- As published: “GENERAL CHEMISTRY II-LECTURES (*)”4
- As published: “GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (*)”3.00
- As published: “2ND TERM GEN CHEM (INTENSIVE) (*)”4.00
- As published: “INTENSVE GENERAL CHEMISTRY-LAB (*)”3.00
- 4.00
- 4.00
- 4.00
- 4.00
- SCNC UN1800ENERGY ＆ ENERGY CONSERVATION (* this course is offered through the Chemistry department)Not resolved to a course
- SCNC UN1900Water (*this course is offered through the Chemistry department)Not resolved to a course
Any CHEM course numbered in the 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Computer Science
8 items
- As published: “INTRO TO INFORMATION SCIENCE (*)”3.00
- As published: “COMPUTING IN CONTEXT (*)”4.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- COMS W1007Not resolved to a course
- 4.00
- 3.00
Any 3-point COMS course numbered in the 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Earth and Environmental Engineering
1 item
- As published: “A BETTER PLANET BY DESIGN (*)”3.00
Earth and Environmental Sciences
15 items
- As published: “DINOSAURS AND HISTORY OF LIFE (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1001, 1004, 1401)”4.00
- EESC UN1003Climate and Society: Case Studies (*)Not resolved to a course
- EESC S1004Dinosaurs and the History of Life (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1001, 1004, 1401)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “GLOBAL WARMING FOR GLOBAL LEADERS (*)”3.00
- EESC UN1011Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1011, 1411)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “OCEANOGRAPHY (*)”3.00
- EESC UN1053Planet Earth (*)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Environmental Risks and Disasters (*)”3
- As published: “DINOSAUR ＆ HISTORY OF LIFE-LEC (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1001, 1004, 1401)”3.00
- EESC UN1411Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future: Lectures (* students will only receive credit for one of these courses: 1011, 1411)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “EARTH RESOURCES ＆ SUSTAIN DEV (*)”3.00
- 4.50
- 4.50
- 4.50
- 3.00
Any EESC course numbered in the 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
4 items
- EEEB UN1001Biodiversity (*)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “HUMAN ORIGINS ＆ EVOLUTION (*)”3.00
- As published: “BEHAVIOR BIOL-LIVING PRIMATES (*)”3.00
- EEEB S1115QThe Life Aquatic (*)Not resolved to a course
Recommended Sequences:
7 items
- EEEB UN1001& EEEB UN3087Biodiversityand CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (*)Not resolved to a course
- EEEB UN1010& EEEB UN1011HUMAN ORIGINS ＆ EVOLUTIONand BEHAVIOR BIOL-LIVING PRIMATES (*)Not resolved to a course
- 3.00
- 4.00
- EEEB OC2201Venice Ecology and SustainabilityNot resolved to a course
- 3.00
- As published: “Food and the Body (* this course is offered through the Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology department)”3
Any EEEB course numbered in the 3000s or 4000s except UN3919, GU4321, and GU4700
0 items
Electrical Engineering
1 item
- As published: “THE DIGITAL INFORMATION AGE (*)”3.00
Food Studies
1 item
- As published: “FOOD, PUBLIC HEALTH ＆ PUBLIC POLICY (*)”3.00
History and Applied Math
1 item
- 3.00
Linguistics
1 item
- As published: “Language, Brain and Mind (Beginning Fall 2024 semester)”3.00
Mathematics
3 items
- As published: “COLLEGE ALGEBRA-ANLYTC GEOMTRY (*)”3.00
- As published: “SYMBOLIC LOGIC (*)”4.00
- As published: “MODAL LOGIC (*)”3.00
Any 3- or 4-point MATH course numbered 1100 up to the 4000s
2 items
- CSPH GU4801MATH LOGIC INot resolved to a course
- CSPH GU4802Math Logic II: IncompletnessNot resolved to a course
Physics
11 items
- As published: “PHYSICS FOR POETS (*)”3.00
- As published: “WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (*)”3.00
- As published: “ORIGINS AND MEANING (*)”3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.50
- 3.50
- 4.50
Any PHYS course 3-points or higher numbered in the 2000s 3000s or 4000s
0 items
Psychology
3 items
- As published: “THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY (*)”3.00
- PSYC UN1010Mind, Brain and Behavior (*)Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Science of Psychology: Explorations and Applications (*)”3.00
Any PSYC course in the 2200- or 2400-level may be used to fulfill the science requirement
0 items
All 3- and 4-point courses numbered in the 32xx, 34xx, 42xx, and 44xx can partially fulfill the science requirement
0 items
With prior departmental approval, some additional courses may also be used to partially fulfill the science requirement
0 items
PLEASE NOTE: 2600-level and some other psychology courses, including PSYC BC1001 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY and other Barnard psychology courses, may not be used to fulfill the science requirement
0 items
Science
2 items
- SCNC UN1212Foundations of Science (*)Not resolved to a course
- SCNC UN1700Science for Future Leaders (*)Not resolved to a course
Statistics
2 items
- As published: “INTRO TO STATISTICAL REASONING (*)”3.00
- As published: “STATISTICAL THINKING FOR DATA SCIENCE (*)”3.00
Any 3-point STAT course (up to the 4000s) except STAT 3997
0 items
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