The Science ULR provides you with the scientific literacy you will need to make effective and ethical decisions in your personal, professional, and community service life as a global citizens in the 21st century. It consists of two parts. The first focuses on how science is done, and the second provides important integrative science content.

Courses currently approved to fulfill this ULR are listed below.  Links to the ULR's outcomes, assessement and an archived list of courses no longer satisfying the ULR can be found below or in the left-side navigation column.

Approved Courses

  • Science Methods Lecture

  • ASMT 429: Science (1 units)
    Approved from Fall 1997

  • BIO 240: Ecology,Evol, Biodiversity (3 units)
    Approved from Fall 2009

  • BIO 347: Working with Marine Mammals (3 to 4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2005

  • BIO 347: Working with Marine Mammals (3 to 4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2005

  • CHHS 385: Applied Statistics/Resrch Meth (3 units)
    Approved from Fall 2010

  • ENVS 201: Intro to Environmental Science (4 units)
    Approved from Spring 1996

  • GEOL 304: Earth Science for Teachers (3 units)
    Approved from Fall 2006

  • KIN 370: Anatomy & Physiology I (3 units)
    Approved from Spring 2008

  • KIN 371: Anatomy & Physiology II (3 units)
    Approved from Spring 2008

  • PHYS 121: Integrated Physical Science (3 units)
    Approved from Fall 2006

  • SBS 224S: Archaeology/Map to Museum (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2005

  • SBS 260S: Mission Archaeology (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2004

  • SBS 324S: Archaeology/Map to Museum (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2003

  • SBS 351: Intro to Global Economics (4 units)
    Approved from Spring 2003

  • SBS 360S: Mission Archaeology (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2004

  • SBS 366: Rsrch Mthd for SBS:Quant Emph (4 units)
    Approved from Spring 2002

  • Science Methods Lab

  • ASMT 429: Science (1 units)
    Approved from Fall 1997

  • BIO 240L: Ecol, Evolutn, & Biodiv Lab (1 units)
    Approved from Fall 2009

  • BIO 347: Working with Marine Mammals (3 to 4 units)
    Approved from Spring 2008

  • BIO 347: Working with Marine Mammals (3 to 4 units)
    Approved from Spring 2008

  • CHEM 110L: Chemistry I Lab (2 units)
    Approved from Fall 2009

  • CHHS 385L: Resrch Mthds Hlth/HumSvc Lab (1 units)
    Approved from Fall 2010

  • ENVS 201: Intro to Environmental Science (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2009

  • KIN 370L: Anatomy & Physiology I Lab (1 units)
    Approved from Spring 2008

  • KIN 371L: Anatomy & Physiology II Lab (1 units)
    Approved from Spring 2008

  • PHYS 121L: Integrated Phy Science Lab (1 units)
    Approved from Fall 2006

  • SBS 351L: Intro/Global/Economics/Lab (1 units)
    Approved from Spring 2008

  • Science Content

  • ASMT 429: Science (1 units)
    Approved from Fall 1997

  • BIO 204: Introduction to Life Sciences (3 to 4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2006

  • CHEM 109: Chemistry & the Environment (3 to 4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2007

  • CHEM 110: Chemistry I (3 units)
    Approved from Fall 2009

  • ENVS 202: Human Interactn W/Environ (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 1998

  • ENVS 282: Mtry Bay:Case Sty Env Sci &Pol (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 1996

  • GEOL 210: Introduction to Earth Science (3 units)
    Approved from Fall 2006

  • PSY 110: Human Biology & Behavior (3 units)
    Approved from Spring 2005

  • SBS 100: Understandin/Biological/Anthro (4 units)
    Approved from Spring 2006

  • SBS 256: Intro/Geog:People/Places/Envir (2 to 4 units)
    Approved from Spring 2005

  • SBS 356: Intro/Geog/People/Places/Envir (2 to 4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2007

Contact ULR Chair

Swarup Wood

swood [at] csumb [dot] edu

CSU General Education Alignment

  • Science Methods Lecture: CSU GE Area B3
  • Science Methods Lab: CSU GE Area B3
  • Science Content: CSU GE Area B1, B2