Natural Sciences
Requirements for the Divisional AOC in Natural Sciences
The Natural Sciences faculty have agreed that a student who earns "Natural Sciences" as an Area of Concentration should have a diverse enough background to be reasonably called a natural scientist and, at the same time, should have attained some level of mastery in one of the following disciplines: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics. These goals are normally achieved by meeting the following requirements:
- Satisfactory completion of at least six (6) introductory courses distributed among at least three Natural Sciences disciplines (chosen from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics). This usually involves the successful completion of the introductory sequence (two semester courses) in each of three disciplines.
- A minimum of an additional two semester courses beyond the introductory sequence in one discipline. The faculty will entertain requests for exceptions to these specific requirements as long as work of sufficient breadth and depth has been done in the division.
- At least one Independent Study Project in the Natural Sciences.
- A senior thesis in some area of the natural sciences is sponsored by a faculty member of the Natural Sciences Division.