Earth and Space Science (BS) - Environmental Science Track
Program of Study
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core IMPACTS Area : Institutional Priorities 1 | 4-5 | |
| Choose one of the following communication options | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
Foreign Language Course Options | ||
AMSL, ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GERM, GREK, ITAL, JAPN, KREN, LATIN, PORT, SPAN - 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002; SWAH - 1001, 1002. | ||
| Take one of the following courses | 1-2 | |
| Scholarship Across the Disciplines | ||
| Introduction to Servant Leadership | ||
| Perspectives 1-hour | ||
| Perspectives 2-hour | ||
| Core IMPACTS Area : Mathematics & Quantitative Skills 1 | 3-7 | |
| DATA 1501 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| MATH 1001 | Quantitative Skills and Reasoning | 3 |
| MATH 1101 | Introduction to Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
| MATH 1111 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 1113 | Pre-Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 1125 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| MATH 1131 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| MATH 1132 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| MATH 1165 | Computer-Assisted Problem Solving | 3 |
| MATH 1401 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 1501 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 2125 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| STAT 1401 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| Core IMPACTS Area : Political Science and U.S. History | 6 | |
| HIST 2111 | U. S. History to 1865 | 3 |
| or HIST 2112 | U. S. History since 1865 | |
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
| Core IMPACTS Area : Arts, Humanities, and Ethics | 6 | |
| Select one Fine Arts course | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic | ||
| Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Theatre Appreciation | ||
| Comparative Arts 2 | ||
| Select one Humanities course | 3 | |
| World Literature I | ||
| World Literature II | ||
| The Western Intellectual Tradition | ||
| Introduction to Digital Humanities | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Comparative Arts 2 | ||
| Core IMPACTS Area : Communicating in Writing | 6 | |
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Core IMPACTS Area : Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences 1,3 | 7-11 | |
| ANTH 1145 | Human Origins | 3 |
| ASTR 1105 | Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System | 3 |
| ASTR 1106 | Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies | 3 |
| ASTR 1305 | Descriptive Astronomy Lab | 1 |
| ATSC 1112 | Understanding the Weather | 3 |
| ATSC 1112L | Understanding the Weather Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 1125 | Contemporary Issues in Biology Non-Lab | 3 |
| BIOL 1215K | Introductory Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 1225K | Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 1151 & 1151L | Survey of Chemistry I and Survey of Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 1152 & 1152L | Survey of Chemistry II and Survey of Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 1211 & 1211L | Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 1212 & 1212L | Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CPSC 1105 | Introduction to Computing Principles and Technology | 3 |
| CPSC 1301K | Computer Science I | 4 |
| ENVS 1105 | Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENVS 1105L | Environmental Studies Laboratory | 1 |
| ENVS 1205K | Sustainability and the Environment | 4 |
| GEOG 2215 | Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOL 1110 | Natural Disasters: Our Hazardous Environment | 3 |
| GEOL 1121 | Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 1121L | Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab | 1 |
| GEOL 1122 | Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 1322 | Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology Lab | 1 |
| GEOL 2225 | The Fossil Record | 4 |
| PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1311 | Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 1112 & PHYS 1312 | Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 1125 | Physics of Color and Sound | 3 |
| PHYS 1325 | Physics of Color and Sound Lab | 1 |
| PHYS 2211 & PHYS 2311 | Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics I Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 2212 & PHYS 2312 | Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics II Lab | 4 |
| Core IMPACTS Area : Social Sciences | 6 | |
| Select one Behavioral Science course | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Moral Philosophy | ||
| Introduction to General Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Select one World Cultures course | 3 | |
| Discovering Archaeology | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Ancient World Civilizations | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| World History to 1500 | ||
| World History since 1500 | ||
| Understanding Non-Western Cultures | ||
| Core IMPACTS Total Hours | 42 | |
| Health and Wellness | 3 | |
| KINS 1106 | Lifetime Wellness | 2 |
| or PHED 1205 | Concepts of Fitness | |
| Select one of the following | 1 | |
Any PEDS course | ||
| Body Mapping (Music Majors Only) | ||
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The hours applied in the Institutional Priorities; Mathematics & Quantitative Skills; and Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences areas must add to 18 credit hours.
- 2
ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts, though listed under both Fine Arts and Humanities, may be taken only once.
- 3
At least 4 of the credit hours in this area must be in a lab science course.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| Complete the core requirements for this program | 45 | |
| Core Total | 45 | |
| Field of Study Requirements | ||
| Minimum grade of C is required | ||
| ASTR 1105 | Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System | 3 |
| ATSC 1112 | Understanding the Weather | 3 |
| ENVS 1205K | Sustainability and the Environment | 4 |
| GEOL 1121 | Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 1121L | Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab | 1 |
| Select one of the following sequences: | 4 | |
Sequence 1: | ||
| Introductory Physics I | ||
| Introductory Physics I Lab | ||
Sequence 2: | ||
| Principles of Physics I | ||
| Principles of Physics I Lab | ||
| Field of Study Requirements Total | 18 | |
| Required for the Major | ||
| Minimum grade of C is required | ||
| ATSC 5117U | Global and Climate Change | 3 |
| BIOL 1215K | Introductory Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 3217K | Ecology | 4 |
| ENVS 4796 | Senior Capstone | 1 |
| ENVS 3105 | Foundations of Environmental Science | 4 |
| ENVS 5206U | Water Resources Management | 4 |
| GEOL 5255U | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| STAT 1401 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| Choose one of the following (credits over 3 will be transferred to Major Electives) | 3 | |
| Topics in Conservation | ||
| Field Methods in the Earth and Environmental Sciences | ||
| Choose one of the following (credits over 3 will transfer toMajor Electives) | 3 | |
| Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Geographic Information and Global Positioning Systems | ||
| Choose one course from the following (credits over 3 will transfer to Major Electives) | 3 | |
| Meteorology | ||
| Environmental Air Quality | ||
| Required for the Major Total | 36 | |
| Major Electives | ||
| 1 hour from Core IMPACTS: Mathematics or department-approved coursework | 1 | |
| Select 23 credits from the following: | 23 | |
Hours transferred from Required for the Major (GEOL, ATSC, ENVS) | ||
Any 3000+ ATSC, ANTH, BIOL, CHEM, ENVS, GEOG or GEOL course | ||
| Cultural Anthropology (if not taken in Core IMPACTS Area : Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences ) | ||
| Human Ecology | ||
| Physical Anthropology and Archeology | ||
| Internship (with approval of advisor) | ||
| Environmental Air Quality | ||
| Hydrology | ||
| Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis | ||
| Stream Ecology | ||
| Earth and Space Sciences Seminar | ||
| Severe and Hazardous Weather | ||
| Hydrometeorology | ||
| Mineralogy and Petrology I | ||
| Physics, Chemistry, and Geology of the Solar System | ||
| Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis | ||
| Mapping and Field Geology | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Vertebrate Paleontology | ||
| Advanced Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Entomology | ||
| The following courses may be taken in Major Electives provided the required minimum of 39 upper level credit hours has been met: | ||
| Organic Chemistry I | ||
| Understanding the Weather Lab | ||
| Natural Disasters: Our Hazardous Environment | ||
| The Fossil Record | ||
| Organic Chemistry I Lab | ||
| Quantitative Chemical Analysis | ||
| Quantitative Chemical Analysis Lab | ||
| Introductory Physics II | ||
| Introductory Physics II Lab | ||
| Principles of Physics II | ||
| Principles of Physics II Lab | ||
| Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies | ||
| Descriptive Astronomy Lab | ||
| Major Electives Total | 24 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 123 | |
Program Map
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| MATH 1113 | Pre-Calculus (minimum grade of C) | 4 |
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| CHEM 1211 | Principles of Chemistry I (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| CHEM 1211L | Principles of Chemistry I Lab (minimum grade of C) | 1 |
| Institutional Priorities | ITDS 1779 (2), LEAD 1705 (2), PERS 1506 (1; may be repeated with different topic), PERS 1507 (2) | 1 |
| Of the nine courses listed in Field of Study Requirements under "Choose 3 or more credits," ENVS 1205K Sustainability and the Environment (4 cr) and ATSC 1112 Understanding the Weather (3 cr) are the recommended courses for this major. | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 1215K | Introductory Biology 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 1212 | Principles of Chemistry II (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| CHEM 1212L | Principles of Chemistry II Lab (minimum grade of C) | 1 |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| MATH 1131 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHYS 1111 | Introductory Physics I (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| PHYS 1311 | Introductory Physics I Lab (minimum grade of C) | 1 |
| STAT 1401 | Elementary Statistics (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| Social Sciences | ANTH1105 is the recommended World Cultures course as it is a pre-req for ENVS5226U | 3 |
| ENVS 3105 | Foundations of Environmental Science (minimum grade of C) | 4 |
| KINS 1106 or PHED 1205 |
Lifetime Wellness or Concepts of Fitness |
2 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 1112 | Introductory Physics II (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| PHYS 1312 | Introductory Physics II Lab (minimum grade of C) | 1 |
| GEOL 1121 | Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| GEOL 1121L | Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab (minimum grade of C) | 1 |
| BIOL 3217K | Ecology (minimum grade of C) 2 | 4 |
| Institutional Priorities | COMM 1110 Public Speaking or foreign language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 2115 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| CHEM 2315 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis Lab (minimum grade of C) | 1 |
| Arts, Humanities, and Ethics | Humanities | 3 |
| ENVS 5206U | Water Resources Management (minimum grade of C) | 4 |
| GEOL 5255U | Environmental Geology (minimum grade of C) | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEOG 2215 | Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
| Program Requirements | Requirement (minimum grade of C) | 3-4 |
| Program Electives | Elective | 3-4 |
| Arts, Humanities, and Ethics | Fine Arts | 3 |
| HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 |
U. S. History to 1865 or U. S. History since 1865 |
3 |
| Credit Hours | 15-17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Program Requirements | Requirement (minimum grade of C) | 3-4 |
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
| Program Electives | Elective | 7-8 |
| Credit Hours | 13-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Program Electives | Electives | 5-8 |
| Social Sciences | Behavioral Science | 3 |
| Program Requirements | Requirement (minimum grade of C) | 3-4 |
| Health and Wellness | PEDS Course | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 12-16 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 123 | |
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BIOL 1215K Introductory Biology is a prerequisite for some upper level ENVS and BIOL courses.
- 2
The following courses are BIOL 3217K Ecology prerequisites for students in the Environmental Science track of the BS Earth and Space Sciences degree: BIOL 1215K Introductory Biology, CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I, CHEM 1211L Principles of Chemistry I Lab, CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry II, CHEM 1212L Principles of Chemistry II Lab, and ENVS 3105 Foundations of Environmental Science.
- 1-4 hours from Institutional Priorities may be used in Program Electives.
- ENVS 5405U Topics in Conservation is taught on a rotating basis. It is critical for you to meet with your advisor each semester in order to design a schedule that incorporates these classes during the semesters they are offered
- Program Elective courses are listed as 3 or 4 hours, although some Program Elective classes may be 5+ credit hours. Regardless of which courses are taken for Program Elective credit, all students must complete 24 total hours of Program Electives. Additionally, all students must complete a minimum of 39 upper level (3000+ level) credit hours in order to graduate.