Areas of Inquiry: Natural Sciences; Social and Historical Analysis; Arts and HumanitiesStudents must take two degree credit-bearing courses that meet one or both of these goals.

  • Understand and apply basic principles and concepts in the physical or biological sciences.
  • Explain and be able to assess the relationship among assumptions, method, evidence, arguments, and theory in scientific analysis.

SAS Core courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the SAS Core codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that SAS Core goal.

SAS Core Courses
Course IDCourse TitleCreditsCore CodeSubject
01:070:102INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY4HST,NSAnthropology
01:070:201EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR3NSAnthropology
01:070:212THE LIFE OF PRIMATES3NSAnthropology
01:070:215SURVEY OF FOSSIL PRIMATES3NSAnthropology
01:119:101GENERAL BIOLOGY4NSBiological Sciences
01:119:102GENERAL BIOLOGY4NSBiological Sciences
01:119:115GENERAL BIOLOGY I4NSBiological Sciences
01:119:116GENERAL BIOLOGY II4NSBiological Sciences
01:119:150BIOLOGY, SOCIETY, AND BIOMEDICAL ISSUES3CCO,NSBiological Sciences
01:119:154GENETICS/LAW/SOC POL3CCO,NSBiological Sciences
01:119:155HUMAN GENETICS3CCO,NSBiological Sciences
01:119:160BIOLOGY, SOCIETY, AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES3CCO,NSBiological Sciences
01:119:182ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION3NSBiological Sciences
01:119:199PREPARATION FOR GENERAL BIOLOGY4NSBiological Sciences
01:160:126CHEMISTRY OF ART3NSChemistry
01:160:165EXTENDED GENERAL CHEMISTRY4NSChemistry
01:160:166EXTENDED GENERAL CHEMISTRY4NSChemistry
01:450:101EARTH SYSTEMS3CCO,NSGeography
01:450:102TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT3CCO,NSGeography
01:450:213THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM3NSGeography
01:450:306GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY3NSGeography
01:460:100PLANET EARTH3NSGeological Sciences
01:460:101INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY4NSGeological Sciences
01:460:110SEA CHANGE:THE RISE & FALL OF SEA LEVEL AND THE JERSEY SHORE3CCO,NSGeological Sciences
01:460:111SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS3CCO,NSGeological Sciences
01:460:116BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM3NSGeological Sciences
01:460:201EARTHQUAKES-VOLCANOS3NSGeological Sciences
01:460:202ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY3NSGeological Sciences
01:460:203BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A HABITABLE PLANET3CCO,NSGeological Sciences
01:460:206DINOSAURS3NSGeological Sciences
01:460:210ROCKS AND MINERALS3NSGeological Sciences
01:460:212EARTH AND LIFE3NSGeological Sciences
01:460:225ASTROBIOLOGY3NSGeological Sciences
01:750:109ASTRONOMY&COSMOLOGY3NSPhysics
01:750:110ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY3NSPhysics
01:750:193PHYSICS FOR THE SCIENCES4NSPhysics
01:750:194PHYSICS FOR THE SCIENCES LABORATORY4NSPhysics
01:750:201EXTENDED GEN PHYSICS LAB5NSPhysics
01:750:203GENERAL PHYSICS3NSPhysics
01:750:204GENERAL PHYSICS3NSPhysics
01:750:227ANALYTICAL PHYSICS II3NSPhysics
01:750:228ANALYTICAL PHYSICS IIB3NSPhysics
11:115:100MOLECULES OF LIFE: BIOCHEMISTRY FOR EVERYONE3CCO,NSBiochemistry
11:126:111ETHICAL AND SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY3CCO,NSBiotechnology
11:216:101INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION3NSEcology, Evolution and Natural Resources
11:216:115EVOLUTION OF SEX AND GENDER IN ANIMALS3CCO,NSEcology, Evolution and Natural Resources
11:216:199TREES AND THE ENVIRONMENT3NSEcology, Evolution and Natural Resources
11:370:250INSECTS & THE ENVIRONMENT3CCO,NSEntomology
11:375:101INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE3CCO,NSEnvironmental Sciences
11:400:103SCIENCE OF FOOD3NSFood Science
11:400:106FOOD AS MEDICINE3NSFood Science
11:628:114SCIENCE, PSEUDO-SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY3CCO,NSMarine Sciences
11:628:120INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY3CCO,NSMarine Sciences
11:628:130SEA MONSTERS AND WEIRD BIOLOGY IN EARTH S OCEANS3NSMarine Sciences
11:628:221HUMAN INTERACTIONS WITH THE COASTAL OCEAN3CCO,NSMarine Sciences
11:670:101INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY3NSMeteorology
11:670:102EARTH'S CHANGING CLIMATE3NSMeteorology
11:680:101LIVING IN THE MICROBIAL WORLD3CCO,NSMicrobiology
11:680:103MICROBIAL PRODUCTS IN A SUSTAINABLE GARDEN STATE AND BEYOND3CCO,NSMicrobiology
11:709:201CULINARY NUTRITION3NSNutritional Sciences
11:709:255NUTRITION AND HEALTH3CCO,NSNutritional Sciences
01:070:111EXTINCTION4CCD,CCO,NSAnthropology
01:119:100CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY4NSBiological Sciences
01:119:103PRINCIPLES OF BIOL4NSBiological Sciences
01:160:127IMPACT OF CHEMISTRY3CCO,NSChemistry
01:160:128CHEMISTRY OF LIFE3NSChemistry
01:160:159GEN CHEM FOR ENGRS3NSChemistry
01:160:160GEN CHEM FOR ENGRS3NSChemistry
01:160:161GENERAL CHEMISTRY4NSChemistry
01:160:162GENERAL CHEMISTRY4NSChemistry
01:160:163HONORS GENERAL CHEM4NSChemistry
01:160:164HONORS GENERAL CHEM4NSChemistry
01:460:120INTRO OCEANOGRAPHY3CCO,NSGeological Sciences
01:460:204THE WATER PLANET3CCO,NSGeological Sciences
01:460:222PLANET MARS3CCO,NSGeological Sciences
01:460:224GEOL MOON & PLANETS3CCO,NSGeological Sciences
01:750:106CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS3NSPhysics
01:750:140GREENHOUSE EFFECT3CCO,NSPhysics
01:750:271HONORS PHYSICS I3NSPhysics
01:750:272HONORS PHYSICS II3NSPhysics
11:067:142ANIMAL SCIENCE3NSAnimal Science
11:067:250COMPANION ANIMAL SCI3NSAnimal Science
11:216:110EVOL DISEASE & MED3NSEcology, Evolution and Natural Resources
11:370:202THE WORLD OF INSECTS3NSEntomology
11:400:104FOOD AND HEALTH3NSFood Science
11:628:204THE WATER PLANET3CCO,NSMarine Sciences
11:776:170PLANTS & PEOPLE3NSPlant Science
11:776:242PLANT SCIENCE3NSPlant Science