Lower Division GE Area 5A: Physical Science

5A: Physical Science

• The following courses fulfill (5A) Physical Science only.

• ESM 108 - Environmental Science and Climate Change Units: 3
• GEOG 106 - Physical Geography Units: 3 (May enroll in GEOG 106L  to fulfill the science lab requirement)
• GEOL 103 - The Water Planet Units: 3
• GEOL 106 - Earthquake Country Units: 3
• OCN 109 - General Oceanography Units: 3 (May enroll in OCN 109L  to fulfill the science lab requirement)

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  The following courses fulfill both (5A) Physical Science and (5C) Laboratory activity requirements.

• CHEM 107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Units: 4
• CHEM 109 - General Chemistry I Units: 5
• GEOL 109 - General Geology Units: 4
• PHYX 104 - Descriptive Astronomy Units: 4
• PHYX 104S - Descriptive Astronomy Units: 4
• PHYX 106 - College Physics: Mechanics and Heat Units: 4
• PHYX 107 - College Physics: Electromagnetism and Modern Physics Units: 4
• PHYX 109 - General Physics A: Mechanics Units: 4

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  The following course fulfills the (5C) Laboratory activity requirement.

• GEOG 106L - Physical Geography Laboratory Units: 1
• OCN 109L - General Oceanography Laboratory Units: 1

GE Notes

GE requirements cannot be waived and other Cal Poly Humboldt courses cannot be substituted for approved GE courses. To fulfill a particular requirement, a course must be completed during the academic year in which the GE status is designated in the catalog. Courses that meet outcomes of more than one GE area 1-6, may only be used to satisfy one of those areas.

Goals

Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences courses develop knowledge of scientific theories, concepts, and data about both living and nonliving systems. Students work to: 

• apply scientific concepts and theories to develop scientific explanations of natural phenomena; 
• critically evaluate conclusions drawn from a particular set of observations or experiments; and
• demonstrate their understanding of the science field under study through proper use of the technical/scientific language, and the development, interpretation, and application of concepts

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