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2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Geoscience, BS


About the Program

Using a background in geology or atmospheric science as their foundation, students can use an interdisciplinary approach to study ground-water contamination, landfill management, landslide risk, urban planning, climate change, and many other contemporary environmental issues. The Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) Department has a low faculty-to-student ratio, which allows students to have a lot of one-on-one interaction with their professors. All undergraduates are encouraged to take part in research.

Environmental Geosciences Website

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Environmental Geoscience  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

code-BS
Code-ENVG
120 Credits
“C-“or better required in ^ courses

Departmental/Program Major Courses (48-49 credits)


Required Major Courses (48-49 credits)


Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (61-67 credits)


Electives (6 credits or more if needed to reach 120 credits of countable credits)


University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology & Society Selective
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning

16 Credits


16 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


14 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


  • Biogeochemistry Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Lab Sequence II (same subject as Part I) - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • Language & Culture - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

16 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


  • GIS Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • STAT Statistics - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
  • C S Computer Programming - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • Science/Engr Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Environmental Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

16 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


  • EAPS Environmental Elective- Credit Hours: 3.00 b
  • EAPS Environmental Elective- Credit Hours: 3.00 b
  • General Education Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

12 Credits


Note


*Satisfies a University Core Requirement

b3xxxx or above

Students must earn a “C-” or better in all required ^ courses.

120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

2.0 average in EAPS major classes required to graduate.

Degree Requirements


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

Degree Works is knowledge source for specific requirements and completion

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.