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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE


Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. Students are responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements.
*See Appendix A Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information.

FALL				HOURS	SPRING			HOURS
FRESHMAN YEAR					FRESHMAN YEAR
BIOL		1406	Cell&Molecular Biology	4	BIOL	1411	General Botany	4
CHEM		1411	General Chemistry I	4	CHEM	1412	General Chemistry II	4
ENGL		1301	English Composition I	3	ENGL	1302	English Composition II	3
PSCI		2305	American National Govt	3	HIST	1302	The U.S. Since 1877	3
HIST		1301	The U.S. to 1877	3
Total				17				14

SOPHOMORE YEAR					SOPHOMORE YEAR
BIOL		1413	General Zoology	4	MATH	2412	Pre-Calculus	4
CHEM		2423	Organic Chemistry I	4	CHEM	3400	Environmental Chemistry	4
GEOL		1303	Physical Geology	3	EPSC	2401	Atmospheric Science	4
GEOL		1103	Phys Geology Lab	1	PSCI	2306	American State Govt	3
ENGL			Survey of Literature*	3
Total				15				15

JUNIOR YEAR					JUNIOR YEAR
PHYS		1301	General Physics I	3	BIOL	3410	Ecology	4
PHYS		1101	General Physics I Lab	1			Section I Elective¹	4
BIOL		2421	General Microbiology	4	GEOL		Adv GEOL Elective	4
GEOL		3405	Geohydrology	4	ENGL	2311	Technical Writing	3
ENSC		3401	Environmental Sciences	4			Activity/Wellness*	1
Total				16				16

SENIOR YEAR					SENIOR YEAR
ENSC		4170	Senior Seminar	1	GEOL		Adv GEOL Elective	4
MATH			MATH Elective³	3			Section I Electives¹	5
			Section I Electives¹	8			Section II Electives²	4
			Visual/Performing Arts*	3			Soc/Behavioral Science	3

Total				15				16

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 124

¹Section I electives - Select 17 SCH from: ECO 4399, ENSC 3310, 3340, 4310, 4173-4473, 4420, 4430. ENSC 4173-4473 (variable hours) may be repeated, for a total not to exceed 8 SCH
²Section II electives - Select 4 SCH from: BIOL 3404, 3414, 3416, 4402, 4404, 4408, 4441, CHEM 3405, 3451, 4410, 4199-4499. CHEM 4199-4499 must directly relate to the environmental sciences. May be taken by permission of the instructor and environmental sciences faculty.
³MATH, select from MATH 1342 or MATH 2413.

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
	Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.