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Quantitative Courses

The Bachelor of Arts framework requires students to complete a minimum of 9 credits of quantitative courses that must include a minimum of 3 approved quantitative courses, one of which must be taken from the Faculty of Science and Horticulture.

The following courses are approved to meet the quantitative requirements for KPU credentials:

Faculty of Science & Horticulture
  APSC 1120 Intro to Engineering 3 credits
  APSC 1151 Intro to Engineering Graphics 3 credits
  ASTR 1100 Introduction to Astronomy 4 credits
  ASTR 2101 Astrophysics I: Stellar Astrophysics 3 credits
  ASTR 2102 Astrophysics II: Galactic Astronomy 3 credits
  ASTR 3110 Exploring the Universe I: The Solar System 3 credits
  ASTR 3111 Exploring the Universe II: Stars and Galaxies 3 credits
  BIOL 1110 Introductory Biology I 4 credits
  BIOL 1112 Biology Today 4 credits
  BIOL 1160 Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits
  BIOL 1210 Introductory Biology II 4 credits
  BIOL 1260 Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits
  BIOL 2320 Genetics 4 credits
  BIOL 2321 Cell Biology I 4 credits
  BIOL 2322 Ecology 4 credits
  BIOL 2421 Cellular Biochemistry 3 credits
  BIOL 3180 Life Science Research Methods 3 credits
  CHEM 1101 CSI: Chemical Sciences Investigation 4 credits
  CHEM 1105 Introductory Chemistry 4 credits
  CHEM 1110 The Structure of Matter 4 credits
  CHEM 1210 Chemical Energetics and Dynamics 4 credits
  CHEM 2310 Physical Chemistry 4 credits
  CHEM 2311 Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences 3 credits
  CHEM 2315 Analytical Chemistry 4 credits
  CHEM 2320 Organic Chemistry I 4 credits
  CHEM 2420 Organic Chemistry II 4 credits
  CHEM 3310 Physical Chemistry 4 credits
  ENVI 1106 Environmental Chemistry I 3 credits
  ENVI 1121 Environmental Issues 3 credits
  ENVI 1216 Introduction to Earth Sciences 5 credits
  ENVI 2310 Solid Waste Management 3 credits
  HORT 1102 Botany for Horticulture 3 credits
  HORT 1104 Soils, Soil Amendments and Soilless Media: An Introduction 3 credits
  MATH 1112 Pre-Calculus Algebra † 3 credits
  MATH 1115 Statistics I 3 credits
  MATH 1116 Mathematical Explorations 3 credits
  MATH 1120 Differential Calculus 3 credits
  MATH 1130 Calculus for Life Sciences I 3 credits
  MATH 1140 Calculus I (Business Applications) 3 credits
  MATH 1152 Matrix Algebra for Engineers 3 credits
  MATH 1190 Math for Elementary School Teachers 4 credits
  MATH 1220 Integral Calculus 3 credits
  MATH 1230 Calculus for Life Sciences II 3 credits
  MATH 1240 Calculus II (Business Applications) 3 credits
  MATH 2232 Linear Algebra 3 credits
  MATH 2315 Probability and Statistics 3 credits
  MATH 2321 Multivariate Calculus (Calculus III) 3 credits
  MATH 2331 Introduction to Analysis 3 credits
  MATH 2335 Statistics For Life Sciences 3 credits
  MATH 2341 Introduction to Statistics for Business 4 credits
  MATH 2410 Discrete Mathematics 3 credits
  MATH 3150 The Structure of Mathematics 3 credits
  MATH 3250 Geometry 3 credits
  MATH 3322 Vector Calculus (Calculus IV) 3 credits
  MATH 3421 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 credits
  MATH 3450 History of Mathematics 3 credits
  MATH 4150 Number Theory 3 credits
  MATH 4250 Special Topics in Mathematics 3 credits
  MATH 4350 Senior Project 3 credits
  PHYS 1100 Introductory Physics 4 credits
  PHYS 1101 Physics for Life Sciences I 4 credits
  PHYS 1102 Physics for Life Sciences II 4 credits
  PHYS 1112 Reel Physics 3 credits
  PHYS 1120 Physics for Physical and Applied Sciences I 4 credits
  PHYS 1170 Mechanics I 3 credits
  PHYS 1220 Physics for Physical and Applied Sciences II 4 credits
  PHYS 2101 Experimental Physics I 2.5 credits
  PHYS 2201 Experimental Physics II 2.5 credits
  PHYS 2330 Intermediate Mechanics 3 credits
  PHYS 2420 Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism 3 credits
  PHYS 3202 Biophysics 3 credits

† Credit will not be given for both MATH 1112 and the combination of MATH 1111/1113.

Other Faculties
  ANTH 1200 Biological Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 1217 Forensic Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 2217 Forensic Methods & Analysis 3 credits
  BUSI 2405 Operations Management 3 credits
  CPSC 1103 Introduction to Computer Programming I 3 credits
  CPSC 1204 Introduction to Computer Programming II 3 credits
  CPSC 2302 Data Structures and Program Organization 3 credits
  CPSC 2405 Introduction to Discrete Math I 3 credits
  CRIM 1208 Methods of Research in Criminology 3 credits
  CRIM 2103 Quantitative Data Analysis I 3 credits
  CRIM 3103 Quantitative Data Analysis II 3 credits
  ECON 1150 Microeconomics (effective January 2010) 3 credits
  ECON 1250 Macroeconomics (effective January 2010) 3 credits
  ECON 2210 Money and Banking 3 credits
  ECON 2350 Intermediate Microeconomics 3 credits
  ECON 3450 Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 credits
  GEOG 1110 Introduction to the Atmosphere 3 credits
  GEOG 1120 Introduction to Earth Science 3 credits
  GEOG 2310 Climatology 3 credits
  GEOG 2320 Geomorphology 3 credits
  GEOG 2390 Geographic Information and Data Analysis 3 credits
  GEOG 2400 Introduction to GIS 3 credits
  GEOL 1210 Our Changing Earth 4 credits
  JRNL 4165 Data Visualization 3 credits
  NRSG 4120 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis 3 credits
  PHIL 1150 Introduction to Formal Logic 3 credits
  PHIL 1155 Introduction to Scientific Reasoning 3 credits
  PHIL 3150 Advanced Formal Logic 3 credits
  PSYC 2300 Applied Statistics 3 credits
  PSYC 2400 Experimental Psychology: Research Methodology 3 credits
  PSYC 3300 Applied Statistics II 3 credits
  PSYC 3400 Applied Research I 3 credits
  PSYC 4100 Tests and Measurement 3 credits
  SOCI 2365 An Introduction to Statistics in Social Research 3 credits
  SOCI 3365 Quantitative Research Methods 3 credits

Last Updated: 01-Dec-2015

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