Course requirements with in this area of specialization have been crafted so that students have broad exposure across the various fields of natural and applied science, with one discipline studied in greater depth (i.e. for a full year), and with at least one laboratory course.
Degree Requirements
Associate of Arts Degree in Natural and Applied Science
The student is required to take 60 credit hours of courses, the last 15 of which must be earned through Franciscan University. Fifteen (15) of these credit hours must be devoted to the CORE as follows:
One theology core course
One philosophy core course
One additional theology or philosophy core course
One history or social science or American foundation principles core course
One literature or Catholic traditions in the fine arts core course
The remaining 45 credits must be earned in (a) the student's area of specialization, in this case natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, and engineering (at least 24 credits) and (b) free electives (up to 21 credits, with the following requirements:
MTH 160 or higher level Math--3 credits
Six to eight credits from one of the following sets of course sequences, plus another four to six credits from additional courses on this list; at least one course with a laboratory component (denoted *) must be included:
at least 12 credits total from:
BIO 122 * + BIO 123 *
BIO 133 *+ BIO 134 *
CHM 111 + CHM 116 * + CHM 112 + 117 * OR CHM 110 + CHM 115 * + CHM 114 + CHM 118 *
PHY 111 + PHY 112 * + PHY 113 + PHY 114 * OR PHY 220 + PHY 221 * + PHY 222 + PHY 223 *+ PHY 224 + PHY 225 *
CSC 144 + CSC 145 OR CSC 141 + CSC 171
Three additional credits chosen from any CSC course (140 or higher) or any EGR courses --3 credits
Six additional credits from any BIO, CHM, PHY, MTH, CSC, EGR or SCI courses -- 6 credits
Freshman Year
First Semester
| Science sequence*, first course(s) | 4 |
| MTH 160 | Precalculus | 3 |
| History, Social Science OR American Founding Principles Core | 3 |
| Theology Core | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Second Semester
| Science sequence*, second course(s) | 4 |
| Natural or Applied Science elective | 3 |
| Literature OR Catholic Traditions in Fine Arts Core | 3 |
| Philosophy Core | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Sophomore Year
First Semester
| Additional science sequence* course(s) | 4 |
| CSC or EGR Course | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Second Semester
| Natural or Applied Science elective | 3 |
| Theology OR Philosophy Core | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
The science sequences are: BIO 122 * and BIO 123 *; BIO 133 * and BIO 134*; CHM 111 & CHM 116 *, CHM 112 & CHM 117* OR CHM 110 & CHM 115 * and CHM 114 & CHM 118 *; PHY 111 & PHY 112 * and PHY 113 and PHY 114 * OR PHY 220 & PHY 221 * and PHY 222 & PHY 223 *, PHY 224 & PHY 225 *; CSC 144 and CSC 145 OR CSC 141 and CSC 171.
Note: students cannot earn credit for this degree from both CHM sequences or both PHY sequences or from both CSC sequences. Laboratory components are indicated with *.