Science Management Major

Major Requirements

The major in Science Management requires a minimum of 18 courses, distributed as follows:

Senior Thesis in Science

The senior thesis is a general education requirement and the capstone experience of a student’s undergraduate education. Students must complete a senior thesis in at least one of their majors under supervision of a faculty reader who teaches within that major, unless granted a special exception.

Science majors have the following senior thesis options. Refer to the major requirements above for major-specific senior thesis requirements.

Special Options for Majors in Science

General Education Requirement Information for Science Management Majors

General Education Requirement in Science

Every CMC student must complete one (1) laboratory science course offered by the Keck Science Department or elsewhere within the Claremont Consortium. This requirement must by satisfied by the end of the 2^nd year at CMC.

General Education Requirements in the Social Sciences and the Humanities

For the general education requirements in the Social Sciences, Science Management majors must complete three social science courses, as follows:

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•  or any CMC History course satisfying the

For the general education requirements in the Humanities, Science Management majors must complete appropriate courses in two of the four areas. A general education course in philosophy or a FHS course taught by a philosophy faculty member may serve as the prerequisite to the philosophy options in the Science Management major ethics requirement.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Program in Science Management

1. Master the principles in their specific sequence/track (molecular biology, environmental biology, chemistry, physics, or other fields) and acquire the ability to apply them to solving problems including research questions.
2. Master the fundamental principles of economics and accounting.
3. Gain experience in the world outside the classroom.