Covers principles of cell biology, metabolism, genetics, DNA, and protein synthesis. Intended for biology majors and pre-health students. Includes one three-hour lab (BIL 111).
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): MAT 103

Continuation of BIO 111. Topics include evolution, plant and animal physiology, and systems biology. Includes one three-hour lab (BIL 112).
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 111

Introduction to ecology, population studies, and pollution issues. Includes lectures and multimedia discussions.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 112

Introductory chemistry including mole concept, stoichiometry, states of matter, bonding, kinetics, and redox reactions.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): Math ACT score 20 or CHE 104 with grade of C
Corequisite(s): CHE 117, MAT 103 or MAT 104 or MAT 221

Continuation of CHE 115. Topics include equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, and acid-base reactions.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): CHE 115 with grade of C
Corequisite(s): MAT 104 or MAT 221 and CHE 118

Lab complementing CHE 115. One three-hour lab per week.
CREDIT: 1 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Corequisite(s): CHE 115

Lab complementing CHE 116. One three-hour lab per week.
CREDIT: 1 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Corequisite(s): CHE 116

Study of carbon compounds, functional groups, stereochemistry, organic reactions, and synthesis. Three hours of lecture per week. Offered each semester.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): CHE 116 with C or better

Lab techniques in synthesis, purification, and chromatography including IR and TLC. Offered each semester.
CREDIT: 1 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Corequisite(s): CHE 225

Covers trigonometric functions, formulas, theorems, equations, and real-world applications. Offered every semester.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): MAT 103 with a grade of “C” or qualifying placement test score

The quality of water is essential to human health, the environment, and industrial/engineering use. This course provides students with the knowledge to determine the quality of water and how it is impacted by contaminants. Course content covers concepts of basic chemistry that relate to water quality analysis. Topics including the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water and the significance and interpretations of water quality properties will be discussed. Offered every spring.
Lecture/Lab: Three hours of lecture per week. One credit hour of lab per week.
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): CHE 116 and CHE 118

Air quality and air pollution have significant effects on human health and the environment, through interrelated problems of ozone and particulate matter air pollution, acid rain, visibility degradation, mercury, stratospheric ozone depletion, and climate change. This course provides students with a comprehensive overview and understanding of atmospheric chemistry and its effects on public health and the environment, and the regulatory and technological management practices employed in achieving air quality goals. Offered every fall.
Lecture/Lab: Three hours of lecture per week. One credit hour of lab per week.
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): CHE 116, CHE 118 and MAT 221 or PHY 111

This course will prepare students with the qualitative and quantitative understanding of the key concepts of Environmental Science. Primarily, students will learn the key forms of Energy, their uses, and their impacts on Environment and Climate. Students will learn the scientific notations, physical parameters/observables, their functional dependence, and their variations as relates to the environment. Offered every Fall.
Lecture/Lab: Three hours of lectures per week. One credit hour of Lab per week.
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): MAT 103

This is the second semester of a two-semester course sequence that will prepare students with the qualitative and quantitative understanding of the key concepts of Environmental Science. Primarily, students will learn the key forms of Energy, their uses, and their impacts on Environment and Climate. Students will learn the scientific notations, physical parameters/observables, their functional dependence, and their variations as relates to environmental science. Offered every spring.
Lecture/Lab: Three hours of lectures per week. Two hours per week devoted on a laboratory project.
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): EGR 225

Students are required to conduct an original literature search. Students present a seminar on their reading and understanding of the material. One hour of discussion per week. Students are required to complete a senior paper. They are also required to take the Major Field Test for Chemistry. Offered in the fall.
Lecture: One hour of discussion per week.
CREDIT: 1 SEMESTER HOUR(S)

Students are required to conduct an original literature search. Students present a seminar on their reading and understanding of the material. One hour of discussion per week. Students are required to complete a senior paper. They are also required to take the Major Field Test for Chemistry. Offered in the spring.
Lecture: One hour of discussion per week.
CREDIT: 1 SEMESTER HOUR(S)

Study of real numbers, functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, applications of the derivative, Rolle’s Theorem, Mean Value Theorem, anti-derivatives, and the definite integral. Offered every semester.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): MAT 104 or MAT 105 with a minimum grade of “C.”

Prepares students for the physics course sequence by covering scientific notations, vectors, differentiation, forces, work, energy, summation, and integration, including coordinate systems used in physics and engineering. Offered every fall. Three hours of lectures and problem-solving per week.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): MAT 103
Corequisite(s): MAT 104

This course offers a foundational study of physics principles for science and non-science majors with strong math skills. Topics covered (without the use of calculus) include space, time and motion, optics and waves, mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, and modern physics. Offered every fall.
Lecture/Lab: Three hours of lecture and problem solving per week. Three hours of lab per week.
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Corequisite(s): MAT 103, MAT 104, or MAT 105 (or consent of instructor)

This calculus-based course focuses on Newtonian Mechanics, including fluid mechanics and gravitation. Offered every spring.
Lecture/Lab: Three hours of lecture and problem solving per week. Three-hour lab per week.
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): MAT 221 or PHY 111

A continuation of PHY 123, this course offers a non-calculus-based study of physics principles for science and non-science majors with strong math skills. Topics include space, time and motion, optics and waves, mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, and modern physics. Offered every spring.
Lecture/Lab: Three hours of lecture and problem solving per week. Three hours of lab per week.
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Corequisite(s): MAT 103, MAT 104, or MAT 105 (or consent of instructor)

This calculus-based course covers Oscillations and Waves, Electricity, and Magnetism. It builds on the concepts introduced in PHY 223 and integrates higher-level mathematics. Offered every fall.
Lecture/Lab: Three hours of lecture and problem solving per week. Three-hour lab per week.
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): MAT 222 and PHY 223

This is a course discussing the theory and use of IR, NMR, and mass spectrometry; strategies of multistep synthesis; and methods of organic structure determination. It involves practical laboratory experience with multistep syntheses, organic structure determination and the use of various instrumental techniques. Offered each semester.
Lecture/Lab: Laboratory-focused course.
CREDIT: 1 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): CHE 227 with a grade of C or above
Corequisite(s): CHE 226

This is an introduction to electronics and principles of chemical instrumentation used in spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and chromatography. The laboratory consists of a practical application of lecture material. Offered alternate years.
Lecture/Lab: Includes lecture and lab components.
CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): CHE 231

Green chemistry is an advanced level course in synthetic organic chemistry. The topics to be discussed in the course include basic understanding of the driving principles of green chemistry, problems associated with waste production, prevention of chemical waste production, organic solvents, renewable resources, alternative greener technologies, and designing greener chemical processes. The course also gives an overview of environmental legislation and aims of the EPA. Offered every fall.
Lecture: Lecture-based course.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): CHE 226 and CHE 228

CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)

CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)

CREDIT: 5 SEMESTER HOUR(S)

CREDIT: 4 SEMESTER HOUR(S)

This course explores applications of statistics to the biological sciences. Topics may include data analysis, confidence intervals, significance, and the uses of statistics in such areas as epidemiology and clinical practice. Offered every spring.
Lecture: Lecture-based course.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): MAT 103 with a grade of “C.”

The fundamental Theorem of Calculus, areas, volumes, arc lengths, work, and pressure are examined in this course. Transcendental function, methods of integration, numerical methods, indeterminate forms, Taylor Polynomials, sequences, series. Offered every semester.
Lecture: Lecture-based course.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): MAT 221 with minimum grade of “C.”

The course will present concepts and basic descriptive information about the public policy process in the executive and legislative branches of government and actions of the judicial branch in court cases. This will include examining the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s legal requirements, responsibilities, and laws pertaining to emergency management, and actions based on these laws. Focus will also be placed on analysis of public policies and understanding of the procedures and requirements in emergency management.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)

The course will investigate the nature of complex social and community organizations such as business, industry, and government. Students will apply key social theories for bringing effective community-based social action. Special attention will be given to community-based disaster preparedness, recovery efforts, and management strategies. Students will be familiar with the strategies to build resilient communities, community-mindedness, and cooperative relationships between disaster victims and recovery organizations. How disasters lead to rapid social change will also be explored.
Co-listed As: SWK 331
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): SOC 111 or SWK 115 (for Sociology & Social Work majors); Non-majors must complete one of the Theme areas of the General Education.

This course focuses on psychological factors (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression, individual differences, or personality characteristics) and environmental events (e.g., natural or man-made disasters) that can negatively affect survivors’ mental and physical well-being as well as the relationships between patients and practitioners. Students will learn about the role of psychologists in the assessment and treatment of disaster-related mental and emotional problems, and the promotion of changes to lifestyle, health habits, and coping practices to optimize recovery. Offered every spring semester.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): PSY 111 and PSY 112

The course is designed to examine human growth and development, human behavior, and the social environment. In addition, this course focuses on social systems in which people live (families, groups, organizations, institutions, and communities), the interaction among systems, and the ways in which systems promote or hinder optimum health and well-being.
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)
Prerequisite(s): SWK 115 and SWK 211

This course examines how the rise of metropolitan areas has impacted both city-dwellers and rural communities. The seminar introduces students to the key theoretical and methodological trends in urban and rural sociology. Topics include the changing nature of community, the development and structure of neighborhoods, the relationship between social processes and the built environment, and variation in urban, suburban, and rural social problem and policy issues. The course integrates perspectives from history, political science, economics, anthropology, and geography.
Co-listed As: SWK 422
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)

This course gives a broad overview of natural disasters and modern tools like GIS to study them. It covers understanding, motivation, implementation, planning, and the implications of events such as hurricanes, floods, drought, landslides, earthquakes, wildfires, tornadoes, tsunamis, and climate change. Students will learn about applications in policy planning and mitigation, gain hands-on GIS training, and explore career prospects in disaster and coastal studies.
Co-listed As: DCS 201
CREDIT: 3 SEMESTER HOUR(S)