General Science (BS)

The Bachelor of Science (BS) in General Science degree allows for curriculum flexibility to support advancing careers in science fields. This degree is designed for current and returning students who desire flexibility within the sciences to accommodate existing STEM coursework. This major can assist students who are seeking careers in health care, STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education, natural resource and energy utilization, and wildlife management. 

Please see the UNLV College of Sciences web page for information about programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available on the UNLV Degrees Directory.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the fundamental principles of the natural and health sciences.
2. Apply the research methods and theoretical models of the natural and health sciences to define, solve, and evaluate problems.
3. Identify problems, articulate questions or hypotheses, and determine the need for information.
4. Access and collect the needed information from appropriate primary and secondary sources.
5. Use quantitative methods, including the ability to recognize assumptions, draw inferences, make deductions, and interpret information to analyze problems in context, and then draw conclusions.
6. Recognize the complexity of problems, and identify different perspectives from which problems and questions can be viewed.
7. Evaluate and report on conclusions, including discussing the basis for and strength of findings, and identify areas where further inquiry is needed.
8. Identify, analyze, and evaluate reasoning, and construct and defend reasonable arguments and explanations.
9. Prepare and deliver effective oral presentations.
10. Collaborate effectively with others to share information, solve problems, and complete tasks.

Admissions Requirements/Special Information

30 credits at UNLV or transferred from another institution; GPA 2.5 or greater; and placement into MATH 126 , MATH 127 , or MATH 181 .

Students seeking admittance to the General Science major must meet with an academic advisor in the College of Sciences Advising Center. Students who meet the minimum requirements will be granted permission to declare the major.

Transfer Policies

The college urges all transfer students to meet an advisor without delay after admission in order to evaluate the applicability of previous course work to department majors and graduation requirements. Biology, chemistry, physics, and math transfer courses will be accepted to fill specific degree requirements only with a grade of C or better.