Students 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.
Core Curriculum 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 Core Curriculum codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that Core Curriculum goal.
Click for SAS Core Course List
| Course ID | Course Title | Credits | Core Code | Subject |
| 01:070:102 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 | HST,NS | Anthropology |
| 01:070:201 | EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 3 | NS | Anthropology |
| 01:070:212 | THE LIFE OF PRIMATES | 3 | NS | Anthropology |
| 01:070:215 | SURVEY OF FOSSIL PRIMATES | 3 | NS | Anthropology |
| 01:119:101 | GENERAL BIOLOGY | 4 | NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:102 | GENERAL BIOLOGY | 4 | NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:115 | GENERAL BIOLOGY I | 4 | NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:116 | GENERAL BIOLOGY II | 4 | NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:150 | BIOLOGY, SOCIETY, AND BIOMEDICAL ISSUES | 3 | CCO,NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:154 | GENETICS/LAW/SOC POL | 3 | CCO,NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:155 | HUMAN GENETICS | 3 | CCO,NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:160 | BIOLOGY, SOCIETY, AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES | 3 | CCO,NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:182 | ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION | 3 | NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:199 | PREPARATION FOR GENERAL BIOLOGY | 4 | NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:160:126 | CHEMISTRY OF ART | 3 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:160:165 | EXTENDED GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:160:166 | EXTENDED GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:450:101 | EARTH SYSTEMS | 3 | CCO,NS | Geography |
| 01:450:102 | TRANSFORMING THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT | 3 | CCO,NS | Geography |
| 01:450:213 | THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM | 3 | NS | Geography |
| 01:450:306 | GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY | 3 | NS | Geography |
| 01:460:100 | PLANET EARTH | 3 | NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:101 | INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY | 4 | NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:110 | SEA CHANGE:THE RISE & FALL OF SEA LEVEL AND THE JERSEY SHORE | 3 | CCO,NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:111 | SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS | 3 | CCO,NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:116 | BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM | 3 | NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:201 | EARTHQUAKES-VOLCANOS | 3 | NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:202 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | 3 | NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:203 | BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A HABITABLE PLANET | 3 | CCO,NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:206 | DINOSAURS | 3 | NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:210 | ROCKS AND MINERALS | 3 | NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:212 | EARTH AND LIFE | 3 | NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:225 | ASTROBIOLOGY | 3 | NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:750:109 | ASTRONOMY&COSMOLOGY | 3 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:110 | ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY | 3 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:193 | PHYSICS FOR THE SCIENCES | 0 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:194 | PHYSICS FOR THE SCIENCES LABORATORY | 4 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:201 | EXTENDED GEN PHYSICS LAB | 5 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:202 | EXTENDED GEN PHYSICS LAB | 0 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:203 | GENERAL PHYSICS | 3 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:204 | GENERAL PHYSICS | 3 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:227 | ANALYTICAL PHYSICS II | 3 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:228 | ANALYTICAL PHYSICS IIB | 3 | NS | Physics |
| 11:115:100 | MOLECULES OF LIFE: BIOCHEMISTRY FOR EVERYONE | 3 | CCO,NS | Biochemistry |
| 11:126:111 | ETHICAL AND SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | 3 | CCO,NS | Biotechnology |
| 11:216:101 | INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | 3 | NS | Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources |
| 11:216:115 | EVOLUTION OF SEX AND GENDER IN ANIMALS | 3 | CCO,NS | Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources |
| 11:216:199 | TREES AND THE ENVIRONMENT | 3 | NS | Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources |
| 11:370:250 | INSECTS & THE ENVIRONMENT | 3 | CCO,NS | Entomology |
| 11:375:101 | INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 3 | CCO,NS | Environmental Sciences |
| 11:400:103 | SCIENCE OF FOOD | 3 | NS | Food Science |
| 11:400:106 | FOOD AS MEDICINE | 3 | NS | Food Science |
| 11:628:114 | SCIENCE, PSEUDO-SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY | 3 | CCO,NS | Marine Sciences |
| 11:628:120 | INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY | 3 | CCO,NS | Marine Sciences |
| 11:628:130 | SEA MONSTERS AND WEIRD BIOLOGY IN EARTH S OCEANS | 3 | NS | Marine Sciences |
| 11:628:221 | HUMAN INTERACTIONS WITH THE COASTAL OCEAN | 3 | CCO,NS | Marine Sciences |
| 11:670:101 | INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY | 3 | NS | Meteorology |
| 11:670:102 | EARTH'S CHANGING CLIMATE | 3 | NS | Meteorology |
| 11:680:101 | LIVING IN THE MICROBIAL WORLD | 3 | CCO,NS | Microbiology |
| 11:680:103 | MICROBIAL PRODUCTS IN A SUSTAINABLE GARDEN STATE AND BEYOND | 3 | CCO,NS | Microbiology |
| 11:709:201 | CULINARY NUTRITION | 3 | NS | Nutritional Sciences |
| 11:709:255 | NUTRITION AND HEALTH | 3 | CCO,NS | Nutritional Sciences |
| 01:070:111 | EXTINCTION | 4 | CCD,CCO,NS | Anthropology |
| 01:119:100 | CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY | 4 | NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:119:103 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOL | 4 | NS | Biological Sciences |
| 01:160:127 | IMPACT OF CHEMISTRY | 3 | CCO,NS | Chemistry |
| 01:160:128 | CHEMISTRY OF LIFE | 3 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:160:159 | GEN CHEM FOR ENGRS | 3 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:160:160 | GEN CHEM FOR ENGRS | 3 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:160:161 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:160:162 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:160:163 | HONORS GENERAL CHEM | 4 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:160:164 | HONORS GENERAL CHEM | 4 | NS | Chemistry |
| 01:460:120 | INTRO OCEANOGRAPHY | 3 | CCO,NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:204 | THE WATER PLANET | 3 | CCO,NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:222 | PLANET MARS | 3 | CCO,NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:460:224 | GEOL MOON & PLANETS | 3 | CCO,NS | Geological Sciences |
| 01:750:106 | CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS | 3 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:140 | GREENHOUSE EFFECT | 3 | CCO,NS | Physics |
| 01:750:271 | HONORS PHYSICS I | 3 | NS | Physics |
| 01:750:272 | HONORS PHYSICS II | 3 | NS | Physics |
| 11:067:142 | ANIMAL SCIENCE | 3 | NS | Animal Science |
| 11:067:250 | COMPANION ANIMAL SCI | 3 | NS | Animal Science |
| 11:216:110 | EVOL DISEASE & MED | 3 | NS | Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources |
| 11:370:202 | THE WORLD OF INSECTS | 3 | NS | Entomology |
| 11:400:104 | FOOD AND HEALTH | 3 | NS | Food Science |
| 11:628:204 | THE WATER PLANET | 3 | CCO,NS | Marine Sciences |
| 11:776:170 | PLANTS & PEOPLE | 3 | NS | Plant Science |
| 11:776:242 | PLANT SCIENCE | 3 | NS | Plant Science |