Natural Sciences
Associate in Science in General Studies (18 Unit Emphasis) Life Sciences · Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This emphasis allows the student to explore the broad areas of life and physical sciences as a foundation for lifelong learning.
Program learning outcomes
For General Studies Degree Learning Outcomes, see page 31.
Choose 18 units from at least four of the following areas:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ||
| AGAS-19 | Principles of Animal Science | |
| AGEH-33 | Environmental Horticulture | |
| AGNR-1 | Introduction to Natural Resources | |
| AGNR-60 | Environmental Science | |
| AGNR-61 | Environmental Science Laboratory | |
| AGNR-64 | Watershed Management and Ecology | |
| AGPS-20 | Plant Science | |
| AGPS-24 | Soils | |
| ANAT-1 | Human Anatomy | |
| ANTH-C1001 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | |
| ASTR-2 | Stellar Astronomy | |
| ASTR-3 | Astronomy: the Solar System | |
| BIOL-1 | Principles of Biology | |
| BIOL-5 | Introduction to Human Biology | |
| BIOL-6 | Introduction to Human Biology Laboratory | |
| BIOL-10 | General Biology | |
| BIOL-10L | General Biology Laboratory | |
| BIOL-11 | Diversity of Life | |
| BIOL-12 | Field Biology | |
| BOT-1 | General Botany | |
| BOT-50 | Wildflowers of California | |
| BOT-52 | Mushroom Identification | |
| CHEM-1A | General Chemistry | |
| CHEM-1B | General Chemistry | |
| CHEM-2A | Introduction to Chemistry | |
| CHEM-2B | Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry | |
| CHEM-10 | Chemistry for the Liberal Arts | |
| CHEM-11 | Chemistry Lab for the Liberal Arts | |
| CHEM-70 | Organic Chemistry | |
| CHEM-70A | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | |
| CHEM-71 | Organic Chemistry | |
| CHEM-71A | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | |
| ESCI-1 | The Active Earth | |
| ESCI-2 | Earth: the History of Our Planet | |
| ESCI-3 | Mineralogy and Crystal Optics | |
| ESCI-6 | Ancient Life | |
| ESCI-7 | California Through Time, a Geologic Journey | |
| ESCI-8 | Planetary Geology: Development, History and Planetary Processes | |
| ESCI-9 | Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Other Geologic Hazards | |
| ESCI-10 | Environmental Geology | |
| ESCI-12 | General Earth Science | |
| ESCI-14 | Meteorology | |
| ESCI-14L | Meteorology Laboratory | |
| ESCI-15 | Oceanography | |
| ESCI-16 | Coastal Marine Sciences | |
| ESCI-17 | Earth System Science | |
| ESCI-18 | Global Climate Change: Past, Present and Future | |
| ESCI-32 | The Northern Sierras | |
| ESCI-33 | The Sacramento River Basin, From Source to Sea | |
| ESCI-34 | The Modoc Plateau | |
| ESCI-35 | Lassen Volcanic National Park | |
| ESCI-36 | The Mount Shasta Region | |
| ESCI-37 | The Northern California Coast | |
| ESCI-38 | Point Reyes National Seashore | |
| GEOG-1A | Physical Geography | |
| GEOG-1AL | Physical Geography Lab | |
| GEOG-9 | Map and Geospatial Principles | |
| GEOG-10 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | |
| MICR-1 | Microbiology | |
| NHIS-15 | Natural History of California | |
| NHIS-65 | Natural History of the Redwood Coast | |
| NUTR-25 | Nutrition | |
| PHSC-1 | Physical Science Survey | |
| PHY-1 | Physiology | |
| PHYS-2A | General College Physics | |
| PHYS-2B | General College Physics | |
| PHYS-4A | Physics (Mechanics) | |
| PHYS-4B | Physics (Electricity and Magnetism) | |
| PHYS-4C | Physics (Fluids, Thermodynamics, Waves, Optics, Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics) | |
| ZOOL-1 | General Zoology | |