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
- CIP
- 40.0810
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 190150
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_190150_d30ef8b3
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Courses Designed For Nonscience Majors
major core · 0 items
Astronomy
9 items
- 3.00
- 3
- 3.00
- 3
- 3.00
- 3.00
- As published: “STARS AND ATOMS,Stars and Atoms”3
- 3.00
- 3
Recommended Sequences:
6 items
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR UN1404EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGYNot resolved to a course
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR UN1420EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand Galaxies and CosmologyNot resolved to a course
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR UN1836EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand STARS AND ATOMS,Stars and AtomsNot resolved to a course
- ASTR UN1403& ASTR BC1754EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETSand Stars, Galaxies, and CosmologyNot resolved to a course
- ASTR BC1753& ASTR UN1404LIFE IN THE UNIVERSEand STARS, GALAXIES ＆ COSMOLOGYNot resolved to a course
- ASTR BC1753& ASTR BC1754LIFE IN THE UNIVERSEand Stars, Galaxies, and CosmologyNot resolved to a course
Biology
4 items
- 4
- 3.00
- SCNC UN1700Science for Future LeadersNot resolved to a course
- 3.00
Computer Science
3 items
- 3.00
- 4.00
- 3.00
Earth and Environmental Engineering
1 item
- 3.00
Earth and Environmental Sciences
9 items
- 4.00
- EESC UN1003Climate and Society: Case StudiesNot resolved to a course
- EESC UN1011Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, FutureNot resolved to a course
- 3.00
- EESC UN1053Planet EarthNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3.00
- EESC UN1411Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future: LecturesNot resolved to a course
- 3.00
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
4 items
- EEEB W1001BiodiversityNot resolved to a course
- 3.00
- 3.00
- EEEB S1115SThe Life AquaticNot resolved to a course
Recommended Sequences:
2 items
- EEEB UN1001& EEEB UN3087Biodiversityand CONSERVATION BIOLOGYNot resolved to a course
- EEEB UN1010& EEEB UN1011HUMAN ORIGINS ＆ EVOLUTIONand BEHAVIOR BIOL-LIVING PRIMATESNot resolved to a course
Electrical Engineering
1 item
- 3.00
Food Studies
2 items
- 3
- 3.00
Philosophy
2 items
- 4.00
- 3.00
Physics
2 items
- 3.00
- 3.00
Recommended Sequences:
1 item
- PHYS UN1001& PHYS C1002PHYSICS FOR POETSand Physics for PoetsNot resolved to a course
Psychology**
0 items
Columbia Department only:
3 items
- 3.00
- PSYC UN1010Mind, Brain and Behavior (Effective Fall 2018, this course is no longer offered. For students who took this course before Fall 2018, it may be used to partially satisfy the Science Requirement.)Not resolved to a course
- 3.00
Science
2 items
- SCNC UN1212Foundations of ScienceNot resolved to a course
- SCNC UN1800ENERGY ＆ ENERGY CONSERVATIONNot resolved to a course
Statistics
2 items
- 3.00
- 3.00
Additional Courses Approved for the Science Requirement
0 items
Astronomy
0 items
Any 3-point course numbered 2000 or higher
0 items
Biology
0 items
Any 3-point course numbered 2000 or higher
0 items
Chemistry
5 items
- 4.00
- 4
- 3.00
- 4.00
- CHEM UN2507Intensive General Chemistry LaboratoryNot resolved to a course
Any 3-point course numbered 3000 or higher
0 items
Computer Science
5 items
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- COMS W1007Not resolved to a course
- 4.00
Any 3-point course numbered 3000 or higher
0 items
Computing Science - Philosophy (CSPH)
2 items
- CSPH GU4801MATH LOGIC INot resolved to a course
- CSPH G4802Math Logic II: IncompletnessNot resolved to a course
Earth and Environmental Sciences
3 items
- 4.50
- 4.50
- 4.50
Any 3-point course numbered 3000 or higher
0 items
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
4 items
- 3.00
- 4.00
- EEEB OC2201Venice Ecology and SustainabilityNot resolved to a course
- As published: “CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (Any 3-point course numbered 3000 or higher except EEEB UN3919, EEEB GU4321, and EEEB GU4700)”3.00
History-Applied Math
1 item
- 3.00
Linguistics
1 item
- 3.00
Mathematics
0 items
Any 3-point course numbered 1100 or higher
0 items
Physics
7 items
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.00
- 3.50
- 3.50
Any 3-point course numbered 2000 or higher
0 items
Psychology*
0 items
Any 3-point course numbered 22xx, 24xx, 32xx, 34xx, 42xx, or 44xx **
0 items
Statistics
0 items
Any 3-point course except STAT W3997
0 items
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