General Science Electives
Undergraduate students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering majors at the University of Colorado Boulder are required to complete a General Science Elective course as part of their curriculum.
Approved Courses for General Science Electives
The list below outlines ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ courses that have been preapproved to satisfy this requirement. This list may not be all-inclusive. If you believe a class should be considered to satisfy this category, please connect with your academic advisor to discuss the petition process.
- ANTH 3010 The Human Animal
- APPM 3310 Matrix Methods and Applications
- APPM 4390 Modeling in Mathematical Biology
- AREN 2110 Thermodynamics
- ASTR 1000 The Solar System
- ASTR 1010 Introductory Astronomy 1 (4 credits)
- ASTR 1030 Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 1 (4 credits)
- ASTR 2020 Space Astronomy and Exploration
- ASTR 2030 Black Holes
- ASTR 2040 The Search for Life in the Universe
- ASTR 2100 Fundamental Concepts in Astrophysics
- ASTR 3300 Extraterrestrial Life
- ASTR 3710 Formation & Dynamics of Planetary Systems
- ASTR 3720 Planets and Their Atmospheres
- ASTR 3750 Planets, Moons, and Rings
- ATOC 1060ÌýOur Changing Environment: El Nino, Ozone, and Climate
- ATOC 2050ÌýIntroduction to Atmospheric Research
- ATOC 3070ÌýIntroduction to Oceanography
- ATOC 3180ÌýAviation Meteorology
- ATOC 3500ÌýAir Chemistry and Pollution
- ATOC 3600ÌýPrinciples of Climate
- ATOC 4200ÌýBiogeochemical Oceanography
- ATOC 4550ÌýMountain Meteorology
- ATOC 4710ÌýIntroduction to Atmospheric Physics
- ATOC 4720ÌýAtmospheric Dynamics
- ATOC 4730ÌýPhysical Oceanography and Climate
- ATOC 4750ÌýDesert Meteorology and Climate
- ATOC 4770ÌýRenewable Energy MeteorologyÌý
- CHEM 1113ÌýGeneral Chemistry 1 (4 credits)
- CHEM 1133ÌýGeneral Chemistry 2 (4 credits)
- CHEM 1400ÌýFoundations of Chemistry for Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors
- CHEM 3151ÌýAir Chemistry and Pollution
- CHEM 3311ÌýOrganic Chemistry 1 (4 credits)
- CHEN 1201ÌýGeneral Chemistry for Engineers 1 (4 credits)
- CHEN 1211 Accelerated Chemistry for Engineers (4 credits)
- CHEN 2810ÌýBiology for EngineersÌý
- CVEN 4404 Water Chemistry
- CVEN 4424ÌýEnvironmental Organic ChemistryÌý
- EBIO 1210 General Biology 1
- EBIO 1220ÌýGeneral Biology 2
- EBIO 1250ÌýIntroduction to Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Research (4 credits)
- EBIO 2040ÌýPrinciples of Ecology (4 credits)
- EBIO 2090ÌýTropical Island and Marine Ecology
- EBIO 3190ÌýTropical Marine EcologyÌý
- ECON 3818ÌýIntroduction to Statistics with Computer Applications (4 credits)
- ENVS 1000ÌýIntroduction to Environmental Studies (4 credits)
- ENVS 2000ÌýApplied Ecology for Environmental Studies (4 credits)
- ENVS 3434ÌýIntroduction to Applied Ecology
- ENVS 3600ÌýPrinciples of ClimateÌý
- GEEN 1010ÌýEngineering Explorations Through Physics (4 credits)
- GEEN 2010ÌýEngineering Tools and Analysis
- GEEN 3852ÌýThermodynamics for EngineersÌý
- GEOG 1001ÌýEnvironmental Systems: Climate and Vegetation (4 credits)
- GEOG 1011ÌýEnvironmental Systems: Landscapes and Water (4 credits)
- GEOG 2271ÌýIntroduction to the Arctic Environment
- GEOG 3251ÌýMountain Geography
- GEOG 3301ÌýAnalysis of Climate and Weather ObservationsÌý
- GEOL 1010ÌýExploring Earth
- GEOL 1012ÌýExploring Earth for Scientists
- GEOL 1020ÌýDodos, Dinos, and Deinococcus: The History of a Habitable Planet
- GEOL 1040ÌýGeology of Colorado
- GEOL 1060ÌýGlobal Change: An Earth Science Perspective
- GEOL 1150ÌýWater, Energy and Environment: An Introduction to Earth Resources
- GEOL 3040ÌýGlobal Change: The Recent Geological Record
- GEOL 3070ÌýIntroduction to Oceanography
- GEOL 3300ÌýExtraterrestrial Life
- GEOL 3720ÌýEvolution of Life: The Geological Record
- GEOL 3910ÌýEarth and Planetary Inference (4 credits)
- GEOL 3950ÌýNatural Catastrophes and Geologic Hazards
- GEOL 4060ÌýOceanography (4 credits)
- GEOL 4070ÌýPaleoclimatology
- GEOL 4093ÌýRemote Sensing of the Environment (4 credits)
- GEOL 4270ÌýMarine Chemistry and Geochemistry
- GEOL 4380ÌýFundamentals of Stable Isotope Geochemistry
- GEOL 4675ÌýStable Isotopes in Paleoclimate and PaleoecologyÌý
- IPHY 2420ÌýIntroduction to Nutrition
- IPHY 3410ÌýHuman Anatomy
- IPHY 3430ÌýHuman Physiology
- IPHY 3490ÌýIntroduction to Epidemiology
- IPHY 4060ÌýCell Physiology
- IPHY 4200ÌýPhysiological Genetics and Genomics
- IPHY 4440ÌýEndocrinology
- IPHY 4580ÌýSleep Physiology
- IPHY 4600ÌýImmunology
- IPHY 4650ÌýExercise Physiology
- IPHY 4720ÌýNeurophysiologyÌý
- MATH 2510ÌýIntro to Statistics
- MATH 3110ÌýIntroduction to Theory of Numbers
- MATH 2130 & 3430 Intro to Linear Algebra & Ordinary Differential Equations
- Completion of both classes will satisfy both APPM 2360 & General Science Elective for EE and ECE majors
- MATH 3140ÌýAbstract Algebra 1
- MATH 3210ÌýEuclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry
- MATH 3450ÌýIntroduction to Complex Variables
- MATH 4000ÌýFoundation of Mathematics
- MATH 4520ÌýIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics
- MATH 4540ÌýIntroduction to Time SeriesÌý
- MCDB 1030ÌýIntro to Molecular Biology
- MCDB 1150ÌýIntro to Cellular and Molecular Biology
- MCDB 2150ÌýPrinciple of GeneticsÌý
- MCEN 1024ÌýChemistry for Energy and Materials Science
- MCEN 3012ÌýThermodynamicsÌý
- PHYS 2130ÌýGeneral Physics 3
- PHYS 2170ÌýFoundations of Modern Physics
- PHYS 2210 Classical Mechanics and Mathematical Methods 1
- PHYS 3210 Classical Mechanics and Mathematical Methods 2
- PHYS 3220 Quantum Mechanics 1
- PHYS 3310 Principles of Electricity and Magnetism 1
- PHYS 3320 Principles of Electricity and Magnetism 2
- PHYS 4230 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
- PHYS 4410 Quantum Mechanics 2
- SLHS 2010ÌýScience of Human CommunicationÌý
- STAT 4000ÌýStatistical Methods and Application I
- STAT 4430ÌýSpatial StatisticsÌý
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Courses Approved for Electrical & Computer Engineering Partnership StudentsÌý
The list below outlines transfer courses that have been specifically approved to satisfy the General Science Elective requirement for students in the partnership program.
- BIOL 105 & BIOL 105LÌýAttributes of Living Systems and Lab (4 credits)
- BIOL 209 & BIOL 209LÌýHuman Anatomy and Physiology and Lab
- CHEM 131ÌýGeneral Chemistry I
- CHEM 132ÌýGeneral Chemistry II (4 credits)
- CHEM 311ÌýOrganic Chemistry (4 credits)
- PHYS 230 Modern Physics orÌýPHYS 231 Intermediate Dynamics
- GEOL 105ÌýGeology of Colorado
- STAT 200ÌýProbability and Statistics orÌýSTAT 311 Statistical Methods
- ENGR 312ÌýEngineering ThermodynamicsÌý