Natural Science Courses
The following courses can be used to fulfill the science requirement:
- Astronomy and Astrophysics:, 111, 211 (formerly called ASTR 011), , 212 (formerly called ASTR 012), 250, 392, 410, 411, 412 (Note: Astronomy 1 may not be taken by Penn Engineering students. Other courses numbered below Astronomy 11 can be taken as free electives only.)
- Biochemistry: Any course
- Bioengineering: 305, 505, 513
- Biological Basis of Behavior: Any course except 010, 050, 060, 160, and 227
- Biology: 91, 92 and any course numbered above 100 except 130, 446, and 544
- Biophysics: Any course
- Cellular and Molecular Biology: Any course
- Chemistry: Any course except Chem 10, 11, 12, 22, 23, 100;(Note that AP credit for CHEM 091 and EAS 091 is accepted in lieu of CHEM 101)
- Computer and Information Science: CIS 398 (Only CIS Majors may count this as a Natural Science or Engineering elective).
- Electrical and Systems Engineering: ESE 112* (Note: If ESE is taken, PHYS 151 is not allowed since these are equivalent.)
- Engineering and Applied Science: 210
- Genomics and Computational Biology: Any course
- Geology: 109, 130 and any course above 200
- Materials Science Engineering: MSE 221 (Note: MSE 215, 221, 260, 330, 430 may be counted as Natural Science or Engineering if taken prior to Spring 2015.)
- Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics: 110*, 147*
- Physics: 050, 051, 093, 094, 140, 141, and courses numbered 150 and above**, except 314, 360 and 500
Freshman Seminar courses can not be used to fulfill the natural science requirement.
* If MEAM 110 and MEAM 147 is taken, PHYS150 is not allowed since these are equivalent.
** If you take the honor’s equivalent of a required Physics course, there is no need to petition for it (e.g. you can take Phys 170 in place of Phys 150; or Phys 171 instead of Phys 151 without having to petition).
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