B. Natural Science Component 6 credit hours (NS)

To fulfill this requirement, students must take a minimum of 6 credits which include one biological and one physical or chemical science course. A science course is considered to be a lecture course or a combination of lecture and laboratory. Laboratory course credit without accompanying lecture course credit cannot be used to fulfill this requirement. Unless otherwise noted in the catalog, courses that meet this distribution requirement in BIO, ENS or MAR meet the biological science requirement. Courses that meet the distribution requirement in CHE, PHY, or AST meet the physical or chemical science requirement.