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Lyman Briggs Core Requirement Alternatives

(Students should meet with an advisor before choosing alternatives.)

      Credits
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT *specific majors require certain mathamatics sequences
Option 1:
LB 118 LB Calculus I 5
LB 119 LB Calculus II 4
Option 2:
LB 118 LB Calculus I 5
STT 231 Statistics for Scientists 3
Option 3:
MTH 132 Calculus I 3
MTH 133 Calculus 2 4
MTH 234 Multivariable Calculus 4
Option 4:
MTH 132 Calculus I 3
MTH 133 Calculus 2 4
STT 231 Statistics for Scientists 3
Option 5:
MTH 152H Honors Calculus I 3
MTH 153H Honors Calculus II 3
       
       
BIOLOGY  DEPARTMENT
Option 1:
LB 144 LB Biology I: Organismal Biology 4
LB 145 LB Biology II: Cellular and Molecular Biology 5
Option 2:
BS 110 Biology I: Organismal Biology 4
BS 111 Biology II: Cellular and Molecular Biology 3
BS 111L Biology II: Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory 2
Option 3:
BS 148H Honors Organismal Biology 3
BS 158H Honors Organismal Biology Laboratory 2
BS 149H Honors Cellular and Molecular Biology 3
BS 159H Honors Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory 2
       
       
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
Option 1:
LB 171 Chemistry I 4
LB 171L Chemistry I Lab 1
LB 172 Chemistry II 4
LB 172L Chemistry II Lab 1
Option 2:
LB 171 Chemistry I 4
LB 171L Chemistry I Lab 1
CEM 143 Survey of Organic Chemisty 4
Option 3:
LB 171 Chemistry I 4
LB 171L Chemistry I Lab 1
CEM 251 Organic Chemistry I 3
Option 4:
CEM 141 General Chemistry 4
CEM 142 General and Inorganic Chemistry 3
CEM 161 Chemistry Laboratory I 1
Option 5:
CEM 141 General Chemistry 4
CEM 143 Survey of Organic Chemisty 4
CEM 161 Chemistry Laboratory I 1
Option 6:
CEM 141 General Chemistry 4
CEM 161 Chemistry Laboratory I 1
CEM 251 Organic Chemistry I 3
Option 7:
CEM 151 General and Descriptive Chemistry 4
CEM 152 Principles of Chemistry 3
CEM 161 Chemistry Laboratory I 1
Option 8:
CEM 181H Honors Chemistry I 4
CEM 182H Honors Chemistry II 4
CEM 185H Honors Chemistry Laboratory I 2
       
       
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT *certain majors require calculus based Physics
Option 1: (calculus based physics)
LB 271 Physics I 3
LB 271L Physics I Lab 1
LB 272 Physics II 3
LB 272L Physics II Laboratory 1
Option 2: (algebra based physics)
PHY 231 Introductory Physics I 3
PHY 232 Introductory Physics II 3
PHY 251 Introductory Physics Laboratory I 1
PHY 252 Introductory Physics Laboratory II 1
Option 3: (calculus based physics)
PHY 183 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I 4
PHY 184 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II 4
Option 4: (calculus based physics)
PHY 181B Basic Physics I 3
PHY 182B Basic Physics II 3
PHY 251 Introductory Physics Laboratory I 1
PHY 252 Introductory Physics Laboratory II 1
Option 5: (algebra based physics)
PHY 231C Introductory Physics I 3
PHY 232C Introductory Physics II 3
PHY 251 Introductory Physics Laboratory I 1
PHY 252 Introductory Physics Laboratory II 1
Option 6: (calculus based physics)
PHY 183B Physics for Scientists and Engineers I 4
PHY 184B Physics for Scientists and Engineers II 4
Option 7: (calculus based physics)
PHY 193H Honors Physics I - Mechanics 3
PHY 294H Honors Physics II - Electromagnetism 3
       
       
Tier I Writing (LB 133)
WRA 110 Writing: Science and Technology (I) 4
WRA 115 Writing: Law and Justice in the United States 4
WRA 120 Writing: American Philosphy, Literature, and the Arts 4
WRA 125 Writing: The American Ethnic and racial Experience 4
WRA 130 Writing: American Radical Thought 4
WRA 135 Writing: Public Life in America 4
WRA 140 Writing: Women in America 4
WRA 145 Writing: Men in America 4
WRA 150 Writing: The Evolution of American Thought 4
WRA 195H Writing: Major Topics in American Thought 4
       
       
Tier II Writing (2nd Upper HPS Class) *see a Lyman Briggs advisor for more options
ENG 483 Literature and Medicine 3
HST 425 American and European Health Care since 1800 4
PHL 355 Philosophy of Technology 4
SOC 368 Science, Technology, and Society 3