CNS Courses for BS Degrees

Acceptable Courses to Fulfill CNS Requirements for BS Majors

There are a range of courses that are acceptable for fulfilling the CNS 60 science credit count.

CNS Majors

ALL COURSES from any CNS MAJOR, which include:

  • Animal Science
  • Astronomy
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Building and Construction Technology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Systems
  • Environmental Science
  • Food Science
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Microbiology
  • Natural Resources Conservation
  • Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
  • Physics
  • Pre-Veterinary Science
  • Psychology
  • Sustainable Food and Farming (BS)
  • Sustainable Horticulture (BS)
  • Turfgrass Science and Management

College of Information and Computer Sciences

ALL COURSES from the College of Information and Computer Sciences.

CNS-comparable 5-College majors

Courses from CNS-comparable 5-College majors count (e.g., CHEM @SMI).

Individual Courses

Additionally, these specific individual classes from majors outside of CNS, CICS also count.

ANTHRO103BSHuman Origins and VariationFormerly 103 A/B "Intro Physical Anth"
ANTHRO281R2Research Methods AnthropologyFormerly #'d 481
ANTHRO317BSPrimate Behavior 
CE-ENGIN240 Statics 
CHEM-ENG120R2FundamentalsFormerly #'d 225
CHEM-ENG290BBSChem Eng Princp/Biological Syst 
E&C-ENG211 and 210 Circuits & Electronics IFormer #/title 211X, Syst Analysis I
E&C-ENG212 and 310 Circuit & Electronics IIFormer #/title 212X, Syst Analysis II
E&C-ENG214 Active Net IFormer #/title 214X Digital Electronics
E&C-ENG221 and 124 Int Dig & Comp SysAll 221X titles OK for sci cr
E&C-ENG222 Microprocessor LabFormer title Int Comp Org Lng Prg
E&C-ENG242 Data Structures & AlgorithmsAll 242X titles OK for sci cr
E&C-ENG357 and 333 Field Analysis I, Fields and Waves 
E&C-ENG358 Field Analysis II 
E&C-ENG361 Fund of Elec Engr 
ECON@SMI190R2Intro to Statistics & Econometrics 
ECON309 Game TheoryAlso at Amherst Coll
ECON452 Econometrics 
EDUC276R2Erroneous BeliefsFormerly #'d 290E
EDUC517R2Intro Comp Use Tchng 
EDUC527 Intro Ed Uses of Computers 
ENGIN104E Intro To Engr BAlso 104, 104A, 104H, 104N
ENGIN191A Seminar 
ENGIN191E Sem-First Year Prog 
ENGIN191X S-C++ Prog Engineers 
ENVIRDES597A ST-Computers In Environmental DesignAlso 597A former course titles; course formerly GenEd R2
ESS@SMI150BSNutrition and Health 
EXERSCI130BSIntro To Excsci 
EXERSCI210BSHum Perf & Nutrition 
EXERSCI305 Kinesiology 
EXERSCI478 Exercise PhysiologyNow KIN 470
FINOPMGT422 Financial Engineering 
FINOPMGT497H ST-Advanced Topics in Finance 
KIN100BSIntroduction to Kinesiology 
KIN110BSHuman Performance & Nutrition 
KIN430 Biomechanics 
KIN470 Exercise Physiology 
LING201R2Intro to Linguistic Theory 
LOGC@SMI100R2Valid & Invalid Reasoning 
M&I-ENG201 Intro Matl Science 
M&I-ENG210 Statics 
M&I-ENG211 Strength Of Material 
M&I-ENG230 Thermodynamics I 
M&I-ENG310 Dynamics 
M&I-ENG460 Human Factrs Engin I 
MUSIC110R2Fundamentals of Theory 
NUTRITN130BSNutr For Hlth LfstylAlso "Nutrition & People"
NUTRITN140BSNutrition, Weight & Fitness 
NUTRITN230 Basic Nutrition 
OIM240 Business Data AnalysisFormer courses: OIM 250 "Intermediate Stats/Bus and Econ", FINOPMGT 250
OIM350 Business Intelligence and Analytics 
OIM454 Data Mining in BusinessAlso "Advanced Business Analytics"
PHIL110R2Introduction To LogicFormerly #'d 125
PHIL511 Modal Logic 
PHIL513 Math Logic I 
PHIL@AMH13R2Logic 
PHIL@MNT210R2Logical Thought 
PUBHLTH160SIMy Body, My HealthFormerly Gen Ed BS-9/88-5/91
PUBHLTH223 Intro to Biostatistics for Public HealthFormerly 390B or 391B
PUBHLTH460 Telling Stories with Data: Statistics, Modeling, and Data Visualization 
PUBHLTH540R2Intro BiostatisticsFormerly also 540W, 575
RES-ECON211R2Intro Statistics for the Life Sciences 
RES-ECON212R2Intro Stats/Soc Sci 
SOCIOL212R2Elem Statistics 
SOCIOL313R2Survey Design and AnalysisFormerly "Qual Meth Soc Rsrch"
UWW222BSIntroduction to Body & Brain 
UWW240BSIntro To EcologyFormerly #'d 290B