Natural Science
Associate in Science General Education · Yuba College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This degree allows the student to take courses that will prepare them for possible majors within the fields of science, including the allied health fields, nursing preparation, health science and related fields, pre-med and more.
Students who complete this program should be able to:
- Analyze data effectively using current technology.
- Communicate scientific ideas and principles clearly and effectively.
- Analyze and apply fundamental mathematical, physical, and chemical concepts and techniques to scientific issues.
- Apply fundamental concepts and techniques.
Required courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Complete a minimum of 18 units from at least three different departments below (example: ASTRO, GEOL, and STAT). At least one course must be Mathematics or Statistics | ||
| ANTHR-1 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ASTRO-1 | Introduction To Astronomy | 3 |
| BIOL-1 | Principles of Biology | 5 |
| BIOL-2 | General Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL-3 | General Botany | 4 |
| BIOL-4 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL-5 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL-6 | Introductory Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL-10 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIOL-10L | General Biology with Lab | 4 |
| BIOL-11 | General Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL-15 | Bioscience | 4 |
| BIOL-25 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| CHEM-1A | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM-1B | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM-2A | Introductory Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM-10 | Concepts of Chemistry | 3 |
| ECOL-10 | Environment-Concepts and Issues | 3 |
| ECOL-11 | Environment Lab | 1 |
| ECOL-12 | Marine Ecology | 3 |
| GEOG-1 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOL-8 | Earth Science | 3 |
| GEOL-10L | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GEOL-11L | Historical Geology | 4 |
| MATH-1A | Single Variable Calculus I -- Early Transcendentals | 4 |
| MATH-1B | Single Variable Calculus II -- Early Transcendentals | 4 |
| MATH-9 | Calculus for Business, Social and Life Sciences | 4 |
| MATH-10 | Liberal Arts Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH-15 | Concepts and Structures of Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH-16 | Concepts and Structures of Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH-21 | Plane Trigonometry | 4 |
| PHYS-2A | General Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS-2B | General Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS-3A | General Physics Laboratory I | 1 |
| PHYS-3B | General Physics Laboratory II | 1 |
| PHYS-4A | Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS-4B | Electromagnetism | 4 |
| PHYSC-10B | Physical Science - Physics & Chemistry | 3 |
| PHYSC-10C | Physical Science - Physics and Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| PLSCI-20 | Principles of Plant Science | 3 |
| PLSCI-20A | Principles of Plant Science Lab | 1 |
| PLSCI-22 | Introduction To Soils | 3 |
| PLSCI-22A | Introduction To Soils Lab | 1 |
| STAT-C1000 | Introduction To Statistics | 4 |
| Total units required for major degree | 18 | |
Students earning an AA/AS degree must complete a minimum of 21 units of General Education requirements and the health graduation requirement, in addition to the program units listed here. Students must complete a total of 60 degree applicable units to earn an AA or AS. Please see your counselor for additional information.