Nov 21, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin

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Environmental Science, B.S. (Aquatic Biology Concentration) Sequence

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Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (29 credits)

Fall Semester (13 credits)

BIO-242 Plant Biology (5 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
ENSC-101 Environmental Science Profession (1 cr.)
MATH-120 College Algebra (4 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-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)

Second Year (34-35 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

BIO-350 Ecology (4 cr.)
CHEM-136 College Chemistry II (5 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Arts and Humanities) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences) (3 cr.)
ENSC-201 Environmental Science Profession II (1 cr.)

Spring Semester (14-15 credits)

BIO-386 Introduction to Biostatistical Analysis (3 cr.)
GEOG-251 Introduction to Geospatial Technologies (3 cr.)
GEOL-101 Introduction to Geology (2 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : Cross-disciplinary Issues (3 cr.) or
BIO-111 Science, the Environment and Sustainability (4 cr.)

Summer Semester (4 credits)

BIO-260 Ichthyology - Wisconsin Fishes (4 cr.)

Third Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

BIO-450 Aquatic Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
GEOG-351 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (4 cr.)
GEOL-330 Soil Science and Conservation (4 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Concentration Selective) (4 cr.)

Spring Semester (14 credits)

GEOG-451 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4 cr.)
ENGL-410 Scientific Communication (3 cr.)
GEOL-440 Applied Watershed Hydrology (4 cr.)
BIO-262 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health (3 cr.) or
BIO-460 Epidemiology (3 cr.) or
BIO-462 Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.) (recommended)

Summer Semester (1 credit)

ENSC-398 Field Experience (1 cr.) or
ENSC-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.)

Fourth Year (28 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

BIO-452 Wetland Ecology and Delineation (4 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (Concentration Selective) (4 cr.) or
BIO-355 Entomology (4 cr.) (recommended)
CHEM-331 Quantitative Analysis (4 cr.) or
CHEM-353 Environmental Chemistry (4 cr.) or
CHEM-435 Instrumental Methods of Analysis (4 cr.)

Spring Semester (13 credits)

BIO-306 General Microbiology (4 cr.)
BIO-451 Research Methods in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
ENSC-352 Environmental Policy, Permits and Regulations (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Concentration Selective (3 cr.)

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