Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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 Communication (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)

Second Year (35 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

BIO-350 Ecology (4 cr.)
CHEM-136 College Chemistry II (5 cr.)
ENSC-201 Environmental Science Profession II (1 cr.)
Stout Core - Arts & Humanities (Recommend a RES) (3 cr.)
Stout Core - Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (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.)
Stout Core - Arts & Humanities (Recommend a GLP) (3 cr.)
Stout Core Selective (4 cr.) (Recommend BIO-111 , GLP)

Summer Semester (4 credits)

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

Third Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

BIO-450 Aquatic Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
GEOG-351 Geospatial Analysis (3 cr.)
GEOL-330 Soil Science and Conservation (4 cr.)
Concentration Selective (4 cr.)

Spring Semester (14 credits)

GEOG-371 Advanced Cartography and Data Visualization (3 cr.)
ENGL-410 Scientific Communication (3 cr.)
GEOL-440 Applied Watershed Hydrology (4 cr.)
Environmental Health Course (3 cr.) (Recommend BIO-462 )
Stout Core Selective (1 cr.)

Summer Semester (1 credit)

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

Fourth Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

BIO-452 Wetland Ecology and Delineation (4 cr.)
CHEM-331 Quantitative Analysis (4 cr.) or
CHEM-353 Environmental Chemistry (4 cr.) or
CHEM-435 Instrumental Methods of Analysis (4 cr.)
Stout Core - Social & Behavioral Sciences (Recommend a RES) (3 cr.)
Concentration Selective (4 cr.) (Recommend BIO-355 )

Spring Semester (15 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.)
Concentration Selective (3 cr.)
Concentration Selective (2 cr.)