Bachelor of Science, Major in Environmental Science (Sustainability)

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Bachelor of Science, Major in Environmental Science (Sustainability)
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
BIOL 1401Environmental Science 54
BIOL 1411General Botany4
BIOL 1413General Zoology4
BIOL 2320Sustainability and Environment (This course is dual listed as GEOG 2320)3
BIOL 3409General Ecology4
BIOL 4374Biostatistics3
CHEM 1411General Chemistry I4
ECON 3352Energy & Environmental Econ3
GEOG 1401Weather and Climate 54
GEOG 2364Geo-Spatial Technology3
GEOG 4331Conservation of Natural Res3
GEOG 4432Geomorphology4
GEOG 4468Remote Sensing4
GEOL 1403Physical Geology4
GEOL 3326Environmental Geology3
MATH 1314Pre Calculus Algebra 63
PLSC 1107Plant Science Laboratory1
PLSC 1307Plant Science3
PLSC 3440Soil Science4
POLS 3395Environmental Policy3
SOCI 3336Social Change And Development3
SOCI 4337Environment And Society3
STAT 1369Elementary Statistics3
Prescribed Electives
Choose 12 hours of advanced electives12
Geomorphology
Population Geography
Environmental Geology
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Biology
Soil Fertility Mgt Fertilizers
Forage Crops & Pasture Mgmt
Integrated Pest Management
Total Hours120
First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BIOL 14014Component Area IX 1
ENGL 130113ENGL 130213
GEOG 140124GEOL 140324
HIST 130133HIST 130233
MATH 131443STAT 13693
 17 14
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IV53Component Area IX 83
Component Area VIII63BIOL 14134
BIOL 14114BIOL 2320 (This course is cross-listed with GEOG 2320)3
CHEM 14114GEOG 23643
POLS 230573POLS 230673
SOCI 23193 
 20 16
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BIOL 43743BIOL 34094
GEOL 33263ECON 33523
GEOG 44324GEOG 43313
PLSC 11071PLSC 34404
PLSC 13073 
POLS 33953 
 17 14
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Advanced Elective (Environmental Science)96Component Area V3
GEOG 44684Advanced Elective (Environmental Science)96
SOCI 43373SOCI 33363
 13 12
Total Hours: 123
Advanced Elective (Enviromental Science)
GEOG 4357Population Geography3
GEOG 4432Geomorphology4
GEOL 3326Environmental Geology3
PHIL 3372Philosophy of Science3
PHIL 4306Philosophy of Biology3
PLSC 4330Soil Fertility Mgt Fertilizers3
PLSC 4370Forage Crops & Pasture Mgmt3
PLSC 4397Integrated Pest Management3