Quantitative Reasoning B Courses

Only courses currently approved for credit as Quantitative Reasoning B courses are listed below. Please note that every course is not offered every semester; you must check the timetable for current semester offerings. Course approvals that have changed over the years appear on the list of "All Courses Ever Approved as Comm and QR Courses". Use the links provided above to view that list as a .pdf document or to download it in MS Word format.

Last updated: November 5, 2007

Department Number	Department Name	Course #	Course Title	Credits	Effective Semester	Prerequisites	Notes
108	A A E	652	Decisn Meth-Nat Resrc Mangr	3 to 4	Summer 1996	Math 211 or equiv & Comp Sci 132 or equiv
232	ACC I S	300	Accounting Principles	3	Summer 1996	Jr st-closed to Bus or PreBus stdts or stdts who have received credit for Acct I S 100
188	ASTRON	100	Survey of Astronomy	4	Fall 1997	Min math prep, open only to those not meeting Astron 200 prereq. Open to Fr	Satisfies Part B only if Astron 113 is also completed.
188	ASTRON	103	The Evolving Universe	3	Fall 1997	Open to all Undergrads. Stdts may not receive cr for both Astron 100 & 103. Not open to stdts who meet prereq for Astron 200	Satisfies Part B only if Astron 113 is also completed.
188	ASTRON	104	Exploration of Solar System	3	Fall 1997	Open to all Undergrads. Stdts may not receive cr for both Astron 100 & 104	Satisfies Part B only if Astron 114 is also completed.
188	ASTRON	113	Hands on the Universe	1	Fall 1997	Open to all Undergrads. Intended to be taken concurrently with Astron 103. Prev Astron 100 or 103 or cons inst acceptable. Not open to stdts who have taken Astron 110	Satisfies Part B only if Astron 100 or Astron 103 is also completed.
188	ASTRON	114	Hands on the Solar System	1	Fall 1997	Open to all Undergrads. Intended to be taken concurrently with Astron 104. Prev Astron 100 or 104 or cons inst acceptable. Not open to stdts who have taken Astron 110	Satisfies Part B only if Astron 104 is also completed.
210	BMI	541	Intro to Biostatistics	3	Summer 1996	Math 221 or equiv or cons inst
208	BOTANY	460	General Ecology	4	Summer 1996	Intro crse in botany & zoology, or Bot/Zoo 151-152, or Biocore 301 or 333; for biol sci majors only
208	BOTANY	500	Plant Physiology	3 to 4	Summer 1996	Intro botany or biology sequence required; organic chem recomm. Undergrads must enroll for 4 cr (lec & lab); Grads may enroll for 3 cr (lec only) or 4 cr
208	BOTANY	651	Conservation Biology	3	Summer 1996	An ecology crse (eg, Botany/Zool 460) and genetics (eg, Genetics/ Zool 466)
112	BSE	542	Food Engineering Operations	4	Summer 1996	Food Sci 440, Sr st, or cons inst
224	CHEM	109	Gen & Analytical Chem I	5	Summer 1996	1 yr HS chem, 3 yr HS math; suitable math placement score. Open to Fr. Only 4-5 credits from Chem 103, 108, & 109 will be accepted for degree credit
224	CHEM	115	Chemical Principles I	5	Summer 1996	Adv placement or adv HS chem, cr or con reg in Math 221 or cons inst. Open to Fr
250	COM ARTS	361	Quantitatve Rsch-Communictn	3	Summer 1996	Com arts 260
266	COMP SCI	302	Introduction to Programming	3	Summer 1996	Problem solving skills such as those acquired in a stats, logic, or adv HS algebra crse, or cons inst. Open to Fr. Stdts who take both Comp Sci 110 & 302 will receive a total of 3 cr for the two crses
266	COMP SCI	352	Digital System Fundamentals	4	Summer 1996	Comp Sci 302 or equiv
266	COMP SCI	354	Machine Organizatn&Progrmng	4	Summer 1996	Comp Sci 302. Open to Fr
266	COMP SCI	367	Intro to Data Structures	3	Summer 1996	Comp Sci 302 or cons inst. Stdts are strongly encouraged to take Comp Sci 367 within two semesters of having taken Comp Sci 302
320	E C E	352	Digital System Fundamentals	4	Summer 1996	Comp Sci 302 or equiv
320	E C E	354	Machine Organizatn&Progrmng	4	Summer 1996	Comp Sci 302. Open to Fr
359	E T D	451	Color Theory and Technology	3	Summer 1996	ETD 120 or cons inst
296	ECON	101	Principles-Microeconomics	4	Summer 1996	Quantitative Reasoning A. Open to Fr. No honors avail
296	ECON	111	Prin/Econ-Accelratd Treatmt	4	Summer 1996	Quantitative Reasoning A. Automatic honors cr avail. Class size limited. May not receive cr for both Econ 111 & Econ 101 or 102. Open to Fr
296	ECON	310	Stats:Measrmnt in Economics	4	Summer 1996	One intro econ course & Math 221 or 211; students with prev stat course must have cons inst
315	ED PSYCH	570	Found of Ed Measurement	3	Summer 1996	Any A-level Quantitative Reasoning course
360	ENVIR ST	651	Conservation Biology	3	Summer 1996	An ecology crse (eg, Botany/Zool 460) and genetics (eg, Genetics/ Zool 466)
360	ENVIR ST	652	Decisn Meth-Nat Resrc Mangr	3 to 4	Summer 1996	Math 211 or equiv & Comp Sci 132 or equiv
390	FOOD SCI	542	Food Engineering Operations	4	Summer 1996	Food Sci 440, Sr st, or cons inst
396	FOREST	460	General Ecology	4	Summer 1996	Intro crse in botany & zoology, or Bot/Zoo 151-152, or Biocore 301 or 333; for biol sci majors only
396	FOREST	571	Stat Meth for Bioscience I	4	Summer 1996	College algebra: Grad st or cons inst
396	FOREST	652	Decisn Meth-Nat Resrc Mangr	3 to 4	Summer 1996	Math 211 or equiv & Comp Sci 132 or equiv
416	GEOG	360	Quantitative Meth-Geog Anal	4	Summer 1996	So st
420	GEOLOGY	290	Continentl Drift&Global Chg	3	Summer 1996	any 100 level crse in phys, biol or natural sci. Open to Fr
476	HORT	571	Stat Meth for Bioscience I	4	Summer 1996	College algebra: Grad st or cons inst
742	KINES	315	Measurement-Motor Behavior	3	Fall 1997	Math 101 or exempt status; major in kinesiology or cons inst
600	MATH	131	Geom Inference & Reasoning	3	Summer 1996	Math 130 or cons inst. Open to Fr. Does not count toward degree req in L&S. Open only to stdts in Educ & SOHE	Satisfies Part B only if Math 132 is also completed.
600	MATH	132	Mathematical Models	2	Summer 1996	Math 130 & 131, or cons inst. Open to Fr. Does not count toward degree in L&S. Open only to stdts in Educ & SOHE	Satisfies Part B only if Math 131 is also completed.
600	MATH	135	Algebraic Reasoning for Teaching Math	3	Fall 2007	Math 130 (or exemption) or cons inst. Open to Fr. Enrollment restricted to students in School of Education, or with consent of Education Academic Services.
600	MATH	210	Topics-Finite Mathematics	3	Summer 1996	Adv math competency--algebra and suitable placement scores or Math 112 or 114. Open to Fr
600	MATH	211	Calculus	5	Summer 1996	(I)Adv math comp-alg&suitable plct scores, or Math 112 & (II)Adv math comp-trig&suitable plct scores, or Math 113; or Math 114. Open to Fr. May not rec cr for both Math 211 & 221
600	MATH	213	Calc/Intro-Differntl Equats	3	Summer 1996	Math 211 or 221. Stdts may not receive full degree cr for both Math 222 and 213 or both Math 223 and 213 or both Math 234 and 213
600	MATH	217	Calc with Algebra & Trig II	5	Fall 2000	Math 171. Open to Fr	Prior to Fall 2000-2001, this course was numbered as Math 272
600	MATH	221	Calculus&Analytic Geometry	5	Summer 1996	(I)Adv math comp-alg&suitable plct scores, or Math 112 & (II)Adv math comp-trig&suitable plct scores, or Math 113; or Math 114. Open to Fr. May not rec cr for both Math 211 & 221
600	MATH	222	Calculus&Analytic Geometry	5	Summer 1996	Math 221. Stdts may not receive full degree cr for both Math 222 & 213. Open to Fr
600	MATH	223	Calculus&Analytic Geometry	5	Summer 1996	Math 222. Stdts may not receive full degree cr for both Math 223 & 213 or both Math 223 & 234 or both Math 223 & 235
600	MATH	275	Topics in Calculus I	2 to 5	Summer 1996	Open to Fr & cons inst
600	MATH	276	Topics in Calculus II	2 to 5	Summer 1996	Math 275 or cons inst
736	PHILOS	211	Elementary Logic	4	Summer 1996	So st
754	PHYSICS	103	General Physics	4	Summer 1996	High school math including some trig; recommended for stdts who do not need a calculus level course. Not open to those who have had Physics 201 or 207. Open to Fr
754	PHYSICS	107	Ideas of Modern Physics	3	Summer 1996	High school alg & geom. Not open to those who have had a 200-level Physics crse. Open to Fr
754	PHYSICS	109	Physics in the Arts	3	Summer 1996	HS algebra & geometry. Not open to those who have had a 200-level physics course. Open to Fr
754	PHYSICS	115	Energy	3	Summer 1996	Not open to those who have had Physics 103, 201, or 207. Open to Fr
754	PHYSICS	201	General Physics	5	Summer 1996	Math 211 or 221 or 1 yr HS calc or cons inst. Not open to stdts who have had Physics 207. Degree cr will not be given for both Physics 103 & 201. Open to Fr
754	PHYSICS	207	General Physics	5	Summer 1996	Math 221 or 211 or 1 yr HS calc or cons inst. Not open to stdts who have had Physics 201. Degree cr will not be given for both Physics 103 & 207. Open to Fr
754	PHYSICS	371	Acoustics for Musicians	3	Spring 2002	Undergrad or Grad st in music, HS algebra. Degree cr not given for both Physics 109 & 371
778	POLI SCI	218	Understndng Politcl Numbers	4	Spring 1999	Open to Fr
778	POLI SCI	274	Political Choice and Strategy	3 to 4	Spring 2003	Open to Fr
778	POLI SCI	551	Quantitative Anal-Pol Data	3 to 4	Summer 1996	So st
778	POLI SCI	555	Game Theory-Poli Sci; Intro	3 to 4	Spring 1999	Jr st
820	PSYCH	210	Psychometric Methods	3	Summer 1996	May be taken con with Psych 201, 202 or 281. Open to Fr
820	PSYCH	280	Honors-Psychometric Methods	4	Summer 1996	201 or 202 & honor stdt or cons inst
864	RUR SOC	359	Statis Analysis-Social Rsch	4	Summer 1996	Con reg with Soc 358. So st; not open to stdts who have taken Soc 357, Soc 360, or an equiv crse in statistical anal
864	RUR SOC	360	Stats for Sociologists I	4	Summer 1996	So st. Stdts may receive cr for only one of the following crses: Soc/Rur Soc 359, 360
900	SOC	359	Statis Analysis-Social Rsch	4	Summer 1996	Con reg with Soc 358. So st; not open to stdts who have taken Soc 357, Soc 360, or an equiv crse in statistical anal
900	SOC	360	Stats for Sociologists I	4	Summer 1996	So st. Stdts may receive cr for only one of the following crses: Soc/Rur Soc 359, 360
932	STAT	201	Principles of Statistics	3	Summer 1996	Open to Fr. Stdts may receive degree cr for no more that one of the following crses: Stat 201, 224, and 301
932	STAT	224	Intro Stats for Engineers	3	Summer 1996	Math 221. 2nd Sem Fr St. Stdts may receive degree cr for no more than one of the following: Stat 201, 224, and 301
932	STAT	301	Intro-Statistical Methods	3	Summer 1996	So st or cons inst. Stdts may receive degree cr for no more than one of the following: Stat 201, 224, and 301
932	STAT	333	Applied Regression Analysis	3	Summer 1996	Cons inst
932	STAT	371	Intro Applied Stats-Life Sci	3	Fall 1999	Math 112 & 113 or Math 114. Open to Fr	The course will provide students in the life sciences with an introduction to modern statistical practice. Topics include: exploratory data analysis, probability and random variables; one-sample testing and confidence intervals, role of assumptions, sample size determination, two-sample inference; basic ideas in experimental design, analysis of variance, linear regression, goodness-of fit; biological applications.
932	STAT	541	Intro to Biostatistics	3	Summer 1996	Math 221 or equiv or cons inst
932	STAT	571	Stat Meth for Bioscience I	4	Summer 1996	College algebra: Grad st or cons inst
960	WL ECOL	651	Conservation Biology	3	Summer 1996	An ecology crse (eg, Botany/Zool 460) and genetics (eg, Genetics/ Zool 466)
970	ZOOLOGY	460	General Ecology	4	Summer 1996	Intro crse in botany & zoology, or Bot/Zoo 151-152, or Biocore 301 or 333; for biol sci majors only
970	ZOOLOGY	651	Conservation Biology	3	Summer 1996	An ecology crse (eg, Botany/Zool 460) and genetics (eg, Genetics/ Zool 466)

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