Course Descriptions 2023-2024 School Year PHYSICAL SCIENCE ESC1000  Earth and Space Science  3.0   P A survey of astronomy, cosmology and the earth sciences: geology, oceanography and meteorology. Topics discussed will include: the solar system, stellar evolution, galaxies, structure of the Earth materials, erosion and weathering processes, geologic time, fossils, plate tectonics, origin and evolution of the atmosphere and oceans, storms, the hydrologic cycle, and global air circulation. The course earns General Education credit under the Physical Sciences category for which successful students will demonstrate the skills necessary to understand and apply scientific concepts and reasoning, including analysis and interpretation of various types of data.... Full Description PSC2121  General Physical Science  3.0   P This course presents concepts of the physical sciences by following the evolution of the material universe and by exploring the physical laws which govern its formation and organization. Topics and integrated lab experiences will include physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology. The interaction of the physical sciences with other disciplines will be emphasized. The course earns General Education credit under the Physical Sciences category for which successful students will demonstrate the skills necessary to understand and apply scientific concepts and reasoning, including analysis and interpretation of various types of data.... Full Description PSC2121L  General Physical Science Lab  1.0   P Lab to support General Physical Science.... Full Description ESC1000L  Earth and Space Sciences Laboratory  1.0   P An exploration of our earth through exercises involving observations, and analysis of Earth materials, processes that shape the earth's surface, geologic time, fossils, plate tectonics, atmospheric processes, ocean dynamics, and astronomy. The course earns General Education credit under the Physical Sciences category for which successful students will demonstrate the skills necessary to understand and apply scientific concepts and reasoning, including the analysis and interpretation of various types of data.... Full Description