PC 101 - General Physical Science

Credits: 4
Contact Hours: 6

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

College Level Prerequisites: None

Description: This is a survey course for non-science majors looking for a hands-on minds-on science course that meets Gen-Ed transfer requirements. It is a good course for students pursuing careers in elementary education, criminal justice, and anyone interested in increasing basic scientific literacy. Topics include the concepts of matter and energy, the conservation laws, measurement, physical, chemical and nuclear changes, the periodic table and bonding, electricity, magnetism, heat and light. Real world contexts are used as a basis for understanding the course content in a lecture-lab format.

Department Consent: Natural Science & Mathematics

General Education Distribution Category Met: Natural Science & Mathematics