Which courses meet a natural science requirement?

At many colleges it can count as a natural science lecture course; your college decides. UPI Study's Environmental Science (ENV 121) has an NCCRS recommendation for 3 semester hours in Introduction to Environmental Science, and ACE recommends 1 semester hour (ACE ID UPIS-0025). It has no lab, so it will not meet a lab requirement on its own.

Lecture courses in the natural sciences. TESU says “Courses in the natural sciences and computer science satisfy this requirement.”, and UMGC accepts “Any other science course (3 credits)” for part of its 7 science credits. UT Austin's Texas core list includes “AST 301 Introduction to Astronomy”, “BIO 311C Introductory Biology I” and “CH 301 Principles of Chemistry I”.

It is a biology course: NCCRS recommends Anatomy and Physiology I (Biology 211) and Anatomy and Physiology 2 (Biology 212) for 3 semester hours each in Biology, Life Science, or Biological Science. Health programs may also list it as a prerequisite of its own; ask your college whether it counts for your science requirement too.

Intro to Biology 1 (Biology 100) covers the chemistry of life, cells and membranes, metabolism, respiration and photosynthesis, genetics, gene expression and evolution. Environmental Science (ENV 121) covers ecosystems, biodiversity, environmental health, water, food and farming, air and climate, energy, waste and sustainable cities.

Intro to Biology 1: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in Biology I and II among other subjects; ACE recommends 3 (ACE ID UPIS-0009). Environmental Science: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in Introduction to Environmental Science among other subjects; ACE recommends 1 (ACE ID UPIS-0025).

Intro to Biology 1 is longer by its syllabus. Intro to Biology 1: 15 chapters and 66 instructional hours. Environmental Science: 14 chapters and 44 instructional hours. Both are self-paced, so you finish as fast or as slow as you want.

Intro to Biology 1: 118 multiple-choice questions, 50% of the grade. Environmental Science: 100 multiple-choice questions, 50% of the grade.

The same way: quizzes 20%, the assignment 30%, the final exam 50%. A pass is 70 or more.

Intro to Biology 1: Clark, Mary Ann, Matthew Douglas, and Jung Choi. Biology 2e. OpenStax, 2018. Environmental Science: Harris, Emily P. Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Sustainability. Copyright © 2023.

Intro to Biology 1: yes, ACE ID UPIS-0009, 3 semester hours. Environmental Science: yes, ACE ID UPIS-0025, 1 semester hour. ACE listings run three years and UPI Study renews them as they end; credit you have earned stays valid for 10 years.

Intro to Biology 2. In the “General biology” order on the Science and labs courses page, it follows Intro to Biology 1. Your program may set its own order.

You get one free retake if you fail it; fail the retake and you restart the course. If you pass and retake it, your first score is the one that counts. Intro to Biology 1 quizzes can be retaken as often as you like; the average of your first two attempts counts.

Once Intro to Biology 1 shows 100% complete in your dashboard. Assignments take about 48 hours to be checked, so allow about two days after your last submission; then request the transcript and UPI Study emails it to your college.

ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities. Intro to Biology 1 (ACE ID UPIS-0009), Chemistry I and Physics I each carry ACE and NCCRS recommendations for 3 semester hours. Search your school in Find My College and ask whether your requirement needs a lab. It helps to name the subject: NCCRS recommends Intro to Biology 1 in Biology I and II and Environmental Science in Introduction to Environmental Science.