Apr 19, 2024

2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Environmental Science, B.S. (Natural Resources Conservation Concentration - Geographic Information Systems Track) Sequence

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Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (29 credits)

Fall Semester (13 credits)

BIO-242 Botany (5 cr.)
ENSC-101 Environmental Science Profession (1 cr.)
MATH-121 Introductory College Mathematics II (4 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-111 Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

BIO-252 Zoology (5 cr.)
CHEM-135 College Chemistry I (5 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-113 Honors Composition 2: Honors Seminar (3 cr.)

Second Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

BIO-350 Ecology (4 cr.)
CHEM-136 College Chemistry II (5 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (Arts and Humanities) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

BIO-111 Science, the Environment and Sustainability (4 cr.)
BIO-386 Introduction to Biostatistical Analysis (3 cr.)
GEOG-251 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 cr.)
PHYS-258 Introduction to Geology (2 cr.)
Course Selective-3 : (Arts and Humanities) (3 cr.)

Third Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

BIO-352 Restoration Ecology (4 cr.) or
BIO-452 Wetland Ecology and Delineation (4 cr.)
GEOG-351 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (4 cr.)
PHYS-358 Soil Science and Conservation (4 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Concentration Selective) (4 cr.)

Spring Semester (14 credits)

CHEM-452 Environmental Regulations Management (3 cr.)
GEOG-451 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4 cr.)
PHYS-458 Applied Watershed Hydrology (4 cr.) or
BIO-450 Aquatic Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (RES-B and Social and Behavioral Sciences) (3 cr.)

Summer Semester (1 credit)

ENSC-398 Field Experience in Environmental Science (1-6 cr.) or
ENSC-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1-8 cr.)

Fourth Year (29 credits)

Fall Semester (13 credits)

BIO-324 Vascular Plant Taxonomy (4 cr.)
ENGL-410 Scientific Communication (3 cr.)
GEOG-452 Geographic Information Systems Research Analysis (2-4 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Concentration Selective) (4 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

BIO-451 Research Methods in Environmental Science (3 cr.) or
ENSC-425 Environmental Science and Sustainability Capstone (3 cr.)
BIO-452 Wetland Ecology and Delineation (4 cr.)
ANTH-290 Global Political Ecology (3 cr.) or
GEOG-290 Global Political Ecology (3 cr.) or
SOC-290 Global Political Ecology (3 cr.) or
COMST-312 Intercultural Communication (3 cr.) or
ECON-250 Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy (3 cr.) or
PAX-271 Conflict Resolution and Analysis (3 cr.) or
POLS-320 Public Administration (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (RES A and Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-3 : (Concentration Selective) (3 cr.)