Interdisciplinary Natural Science
Natural Science Major
All interdisciplinary science majors require a grade of 2.0 or better in all courses used to satisfy the major.
Administered by faculty committees drawn from the departments participating in each option.
Biology/Chemistry Concentration
42 credit hours required. Plus 0-20 credits of cognates.
All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:
Required Courses |
28 |
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| BIOL 151 | General Biology I (4 credits) | |
| BIOL 152 | General Biology II (4 credits) | |
| BIOL 311 | Genetics (4 credits) | |
| CHEM 105 | General Chemistry I (4 credits) | |
| CHEM 106 | General Chemistry II (4 credits) | |
| CHEM 341 | Organic Chemistry I (4 credits) | |
| CHEM 311 | Quantitative Analysis (4 credits) | |
Electives |
14 |
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Biology Electives* |
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Chemistry Elective** |
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Seminar*** |
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*6 credits must be at the 400 level |
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**Must be at the 400 level (may not include seminar) |
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***Must be at the 400 level and taken in one of the two science areas. Work in that seminar must reflect individual yet interdisciplinary interests. Current topics in biology can replace biology seminar. |
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Cognate Requirements |
0-20 |
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| Biology | ||
| Students who elect BIOL 407 Cell Physiology and/or BIOL 430 Plant Physiology must also complete CHEM 341 Organic Chemistry I as a prerequisite (4 credits) | ||
Chemistry |
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| Option 1*: Students who elect CHEM 425 Biochemistry must then also complete CHEM 342 Organic Chemistry II (4 credits) | ||
| Option 2: Students who elect CHEM 451 Physical Chemistry I must also complete either PHYS 101/102 Introduction to College Physics I & II or PHYS 103/204 General Physics I & II and MATH 151/152 Calculus I and II (16 credits) | ||
| *Note: Option 1 is advised for the INS Biology/Chemistry Concentration. | ||
Recommended Course Work Outside the Major: |
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| Consult with departmental advisers. | ||
Biology/Geology Concentration
42-44 credit hours required. Plus 8-12 credits of cognates.
Contact: Robert Badger, Department
of Geology (badgerrl@potsdam.edu)
216
Timerman, (315) 267-2624
Glenn Johnson,
Department of Biology (johnsong@potsdam.edu)
207
Stowell, (315) 267-2264
All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:
Required Courses |
26 |
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| BIOL 151 | General Biology I (4 credits) | |
| BIOL 152 | General Biology II (4 credits) | |
| BIOL 300 | Ecology (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 103 | Physical Geology | |
| GEOL 204 | Historical Geology | |
| GEOL 301 | Sedimentary Geology (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 311 | Mineralogy (4 credits) | |
Elective Courses |
16-18 |
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| Biology Electives* (8-9 credits) | ||
| Two Geology Electives** (6 credits) | ||
| Seminar*** (2-3 credits) | ||
| *6 credits must be at the 300-400 level. | ||
| **Must be at the 300-400 level | ||
| ***Must be at the 300-400 level and taken in one of the two science areas. Work in that seminar must reflect individual yet interdisciplinary interests. Current topics in biology replaces biology seminar. | ||
Cognate Requirements |
8-12 |
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Biology |
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| Students who elect BIOL 407 Cell Physiology or BIOL 410 Human Physiology, must also complete CHEM 341 Organic Chemistry I (4 credits) | ||
Chemistry |
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| CHEM 105/106 General Chemistry I and II (8 credits) | ||
Recommended Coursework Outside the Major |
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| Consult with departmental advisers. | ||
Chemistry/Geology Concentration
41 credit hours required. Plus 6-16 credits of cognates.
Contact: Robert Badger, Department of
Geology (badgerrl@potsdam.edu)
216
Timerman, (315) 267-2624
All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:
Required Courses |
30 |
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| CHEM 105 | General Chemistry I (4 credits) | |
| CHEM 106 | General Chemistry II (4 credits) | |
| CHEM 311 | Quantitative Analysis (4 credits) | |
| CHEM 341 | Organic Chemistry I (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 103 | Physical Geology | |
| GEOL 204 | Historical Geology | |
| GEOL 301 | Sedimentary Geology (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 311 | Mineralogy (4 credits) | |
Elective Courses |
11 |
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| Chemistry Elective* (3 credits) | ||
| Geology Electives** (6 credits) | ||
| Seminar*** (2 credits) | ||
| *Must be at the 400 level (may not include seminar) | ||
| **Must be at the 300-400 level | ||
| ***Must be at the 400 level and taken in one of the two science areas. Work in that seminar must reflect individual and interdisciplinary interests. | ||
Cognate Requirements |
6-16 |
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Chemistry |
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| Option 1: To complete this option students must take CHEM 421 Biochemistry and CHEM 342 Organic Chemistry II (6 credits) | ||
| Option 2: To complete this option students must take CHEM 451 Physical Chemistry I and either PHYS 101/202 Introduction to College Physics I and II or PHYS 103/204 University Physics I and II, MATH151/152 Calculus I and II (16 credits) | ||
| Note: students are advised to select Option 2. | ||
Recommended Coursework Outside the Major: |
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| Consult with departmental advisers. | ||
Geology/Physics Concentration
44 credit hours required. Plus 16 credits of cognates.
Contact: Robert Badger, Department of
Geology (badgerrl@potsdam.edu)
216
Timerman, (315) 267-2624
All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:
Required Courses |
33 |
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| GEOL 103 | Physical Geology | |
| GEOL 204 | Historical Geology | |
| GEOL 301 | Sedimentary Geology (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 311 | Mineralogy (4 credits) | |
| PHYS 103 | University Physics I (4 credits) | |
| PHYS 204 | University Physics II (4 credits) | |
| PHYS 305 | University Physics III (4 credits) | |
| PHYS 306 | Modern Physics (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 407 | Environmental Geophysics | |
Elective Courses |
11 |
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| Geology Electives* (6 credits) | ||
| Physics Elective** (3 credits) | ||
| Seminar*** (2 credits) | ||
| *Must be at the 300-400 level | ||
| **Must be at the 300-400 level (may not include seminar) | ||
| ***Must be at the 400 level and taken in one of the two science areas. Work must reflect individual yet interdisciplinary interests. | ||
Cognate Requirements |
16 |
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| Geology | ||
| CHEM 105/106 General Chemistry I and II (8 credits) | ||
| Physics | ||
| MATH 151/152 Calculus I and II (8 credits) | ||
Recommended Coursework Outside the Major |
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| Consult with departmental advisers. | ||