2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Studies, B.S. major
Ecosystem Emphasis

Required Credits: 76
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED CORE COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
• ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
• ENVR 3300 Environmental Management and Safety (3 credits)
• GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• ENVR 3880 Environmental Controversies (2 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• ENVR 4880 Senior Seminar I (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:

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

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)

COMPLETE 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES (3 CREDITS):

• 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)

ECOSYSTEM STUDIES EMPHASIS

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 4200 Wastewater Treatment (3 credits)
• ENVR 4400 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits)
• ENVR 4500 Environmental Toxicology (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• MATH 1170 College Algebra (4 credits)
• MATH 1470 Precalculus (5 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:

• BIOL 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
• GEOG 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 3361 Limnology (4 credits)
• BIOL 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)
• ENVR 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)

SELECT 3 SEMESTER CREDITS OF UPPER DIVISION (3000/4000)
ELECTIVES APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY A CEEESS ADVISOR.

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

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)
• CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
  or CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
• ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
• ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• MATH 1470 Precalculus (5 credits)
  or MATH 1170 College Algebra (4 credits)
  or MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Sophomore (with the emphasis already selected)

• BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
• CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
  or CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
• ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• ENVR 3880 Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
• SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)
  or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Junior

• ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
• ENVR 4200 Wastewater Treatment (3 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
• GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements

Senior

• BIOL 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
• BIOL 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)
  or BIOL 3361 Limnology (4 credits)
• ENVR 3300 Environmental Management and Safety (3 credits)
• ENVR 4400 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits)
• ENVR 4880 Senior Seminar I (1 credit)
• ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
  or ENVR 4990 Thesis (3 credits)
• ELECTIVE
• GEOL 3120 Soils (4 credits)
• BIOL 3723 Ecosystem Ecology (3 credits)
• BIOL 4623 Forest Ecology (4 credits)
• Liberal Education Requirements