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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. in Environmental Science
Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Environmental Science
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
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Freshman Year | |||||||
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Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| 190 | First Year Seminar | 3 | C4 | Wellness | 3 | ||
| BIOL | 140 | Principles of Biology | 4 | GEOL | 150 | Methods in Geology | 4 |
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | BIOL | 141 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
| ES | 101 | Careers and Issues in Environmental Science | 1 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| ES | 150 | Introduction and Approaches to Environmental Science | 4 | General Elective | 3 | ||
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Sophomore Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | CHEM | 140 | Advanced General Chemistry | 4 | |
| P3 | History | 3 | P4 | Humanities | 3 | ||
| CHEM | 139 | General Chemistry | 4 | P6 | World Culture | 3 | |
| MATH | 140 | Introductory Calculus | 5 | Environmental Health Elective | 4 | ||
| Environmental Policy Elective | 3 | ||||||
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Junior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | JR-Sr Upper Level and General Electives | 14 | |||
| NRM | 344 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 | Analytical / Instrumentation Elective | 2 or 3 | ||
| Quantitative Methods Elective | 3 | ||||||
| Field and Natural Environmental Science Elective | 4 | ||||||
| General Elective | 2 | ||||||
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Graduation Fee: After earning ninety hours, the student must file an application form with the Dean after paying a $30 graduation fee to the University Cashier. | |||||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| UL Perspectives | 3 | ES | 495 | Senior Seminar in Environmental Problems | 3 | ||
| Environment and Society Elective | 3 | General Electives | 10 | ||||
| Jr-Sr Upper Level and General Electives | 10 | P5 | Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | |||
NOTES:
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours