PHS 101 Physical Science in Everyday Life (F,S)	3	Physical science concepts encountered daily: motions of the sun, earth, and moon; motions and forces; electricity; heat and the conservation of energy; the nature of matter.		PHS 101L
PHS 101L Physical Science in Everyday Life Lab (F,S)	1	Lab course for PHS 101.		PHS 101
PHS 485 Undergraduate Research	(1-6)	Original research under the supervision of a research adviser. Letter grade or pass-fail. May not exceed 6 hours of credit.
PHS 497 Independent Study	(1-3)	Individualized approach to selected topics by guided reading and critical evaluation. Letter grade or pass-fail. May not exceed 6 hours of credit.
PHS 498 Senior Seminar (S)	(1-3)
PHS 499 Science and Creationism (S)	1	This course is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the cultural dialogue between scientific and creationist views of origins. Creationist critiques are used to motivate study of mainstream scientific theories of the origin of the cosmos, solar system and the first organism, together with a look at geological, anatomical and genetic evidence for life's evolution from a common ancestor. Creationist arguments will be addressed from a variety of perspectives, including both young- and old-earth creationism, progressive creationism, intelligent design, and theological views that are concordant with mainstream science.