Bachelor of Science, Major in Environmental Science (Pollution Abatement)

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Bachelor of Science, Major in Environmental Science (Pollution Abatement)
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics) 13
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) 23
Component Area V (Creative Arts)3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) 33
Component Area IX (Component Area Option) 44
Degree Specific Requirements
PLSC 3440Soil Science4
BIOL 1401Environmental Science4
BIOL 1411General Botany4
BIOL 1413General Zoology4
BIOL 3409General Ecology4
BIOL 4374Biostatistics3
BIOL 4330Aquatic Biology3
CHEM 1411General Chemistry I4
CHEM 1412General Chemistry II4
CHEM 2323
CHEM 2123
Organic Chemistry I: Lecture
and Organic Chemistry I Lab
4
CHEM 2325
CHEM 2125
Organic Chemistry II: Lecture
and Organic Chemistry II: Lab
4
GEOG 1401Weather and Climate 54
GEOL 1403Physical Geology 54
GEOL 3326Environmental Geology3
GEOG 4331Conservation of Natural Res3
STAT 1369Elementary Statistics3
MATH 1420Calculus I 64
ECON 3352Energy & Environmental Econ3
PHIL 3372Philosophy of Science3
POLS 3395Environmental Policy3
SOCI 3336Social Change And Development3
Prescribed Electives
Choose 11-15 hours15
Soil & Water Conservation Engr
Soil Fertility Mgt Fertilizers
Forage Crops & Pasture Mgmt
Integrated Pest Management
Intro Applied Microbiology
General Microbiology
Environmental Toxicology
Wildlife Biology
Environmental Chemistry
Air Quality
Population Geography
Geomorphology
Remote Sensing
Hydrogeology
Philosophy of Biology
Social Change And Development
Environment And Society
Total Hours120
First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IV13BIOL 14014
GEOG 140124BIOL 14114
HIST 130133ENGL 130153
MATH 1420 ( If eligible)44HIST 130233
 14 14
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area VIII63BIOL 14134
CHEM 14114CHEM 14124
ENGL 130253PLSC 34404
GEOL 140324POLS 230673
POLS 230573 
 17 15
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BIOL 34094BIOL 43303
BIOL 43743CHEM 2325
CHEM 2125
4
CHEM 2323
CHEM 2123
4ECON 33523
GEOL 33263PHIL 33723
 STAT 13693
 14 16
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area V3Advanced Elective (Environmental Science)99
Component Area IX 83GEOG 43313
Advance Elective (Environmental Science)96SOCI 33363
POLS 33953 
 15 15
Total Hours: 120
Advance Electives (Enviromental Science)
GEOL 4426Hydrogeology4
GEOG 4331Conservation of Natural Res3
GEOG 4357Population Geography3
GEOG 4432Geomorphology4
GEOG 4468Remote Sensing4
PLSC 3440Soil Science4
PLSC 4330Soil Fertility Mgt Fertilizers3
PLSC 4370Forage Crops & Pasture Mgmt3
PLSC 4397Integrated Pest Management3
POLS 3395Environmental Policy3
SOCI 3336Social Change And Development3
SOCI 4337Environment And Society3