Diversification: Physical Sciences (DP) Hallmarks

To satisfy the Physical Sciences area requirement, at least two-thirds of a course:

DP.1 uses the terminology of the physical sciences;

DP.2 involves knowledge and theories relating to processes in the physical sciences;

DP.3 demonstrates inquiry that is guided by observation/experiment and reasoning/mathematics.

DB, DP, DY Hallmarks Explanatory Notes

For courses that are multidisciplinary (e.g., Biochemistry), an instructor must ensure that two-thirds of the course content covers either DP or DB for the course to merit a designation.

In order to design laboratory courses for the DY (Science Laboratory) designation, the course must employ laboratory methods of the biological or physical sciences and ensure that students are introduced to a variety of quantitative approaches as well as to processes and issues of design, testing, and measurement.

Courses offering students the opportunity to learn the use of a software program or analytical instrument are considered practica and thus are NOT eligible for the DY designation, even though the instructor envisions application of the software/instrument to the solution of a variety of science problems. Such course content is not sufficient for the DY designation.

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