2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Studies, B.S. major
Geohydrology Emphasis

Required Credits: 84
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED CORE COURSES

Note: Students who select the Environmental Management
Emphasis should select ENVR 4970 Internship rather than
ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
• BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
• BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
• ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
• SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• ENVR 3920 DGS: Seminar in Environmental Controversies (2 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:
Enroll for 1 credit - two different terms

• ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar (1 credit)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
• CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
• CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
• ENVR 4990 Thesis (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)
• STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)

GEOHYDROLOGY EMPHASIS

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENVR 4050 Geochemistry (3 credits)
• GEOL 1120 Historical Geology (4 credits)
• GEOL 2110 Mineralogy and Petrology (4 credits)
• GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)
• GEOL 3212 Hydrogeology (3 credits)
• GEOL 3400 Glacial and Pleistocene Geology (3 credits)
• MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
• MATH 2472 Calculus II (5 credits)
• PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)

SELECT 2 SEMESTER CREDITS OF ELECTIVES APPROVED BY
CEESS ADVISOR:

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR, B.S.

The following is a list of Environmental Studies Major Courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

• BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
• BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
• Select one mathematics sequence:
  1. MATH 1170 College Algebra (4 credits)
     MATH 2171 Concepts of Calculus I
  2. MATH 1470 Precalculus (5 credits)
     MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Sophomore

• BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
• ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
• Select one chemistry sequence:
  1. CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
     CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II
  2. CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
     CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II
• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
• SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)
• or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Junior

• ENVR 3920 DGS: Seminar in Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
• POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
• ECON/ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics
• SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)
• Emphasis courses
• Liberal Education courses

Senior

• ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar (1 credit)
• ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
• or ENVR 4990 Thesis (3 credits)
• Complete Emphasis courses
• Complete Liberal Education courses