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Environmental Science Concentration Curriculum

BULLETIN 2012 – 2015
128 Credit Hours
FRESHMAN  YEAR
First Semester
 
 
Second Semester
 
Course No.
Course Title
Hrs
 
Course No.
Course Title
Hrs
ORI
101
Survival Skills
1
 
HIS
 
Elective4
3
ENG
101
Composition I1
3
 
ENG
102
Composition II1
3
MTH
112
Pre-Calculus Algebra
3
 
MTH
113
Pre-Calculus Trigonometry
3
CHE
101
General Chemistry I
3
 
CHE
102
General Chemistry II
3
CHE
101L
General Chemistry I Lab
1
 
CHE
102L
General Chemistry II Lab
1
NRE
101
Introduction to Plant Science
4
 
NRE
170
Intro to Environmental Science
3
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
 
16
 
SOPHOMORE  YEAR
First Semester
 
 
Second Semester
 
Course No.
Course Title
Hrs
 
Course No.
Course Title
Hrs
ENG
 
Literature Sequence I2
3
 
ENG
 
Literature Sequence II2
3
BIO
101
General Biology I
3
 
BIO
102
General Biology II
3
BIO
101L
General Biology I Lab
1
 
BIO
102L
General Biology II Lab
1
CHE
201
Analytical Chemistry I
3
 
AGB
199
Computers in Agriculture  [CL]
3
CHE
201L
Analytical Chemistry I Lab
1
 
MTH
 
120 or 125
3-4
GEO
214
World Geography
3
 
 
 
FAS 101 or HED 101 or NHM 103
2
NRE
251
Introduction to Soil Science
4
 
 
 
Social Science Elective3,4
3
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
 
18-19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JUNIOR  YEAR
First Semester
 
 
Second Semester
 
Course No.
Course Title
Hrs
 
Course No.
Course Title
Hrs
ENG
304
Advanced Composition
3
 
ENG
205
General Speech
3
CHE
202
Analytical Chemistry I
3
 
PHY
103
General Physics
4
CHE
202L
Analytical Chemistry I Lab
1
 
CHE
302
Organic Chemistry II
3
CHE
301
Organic Chemistry I
3
 
CHE
302L
Organic Chemistry II Lab
1
CHE
301L
Organic Chemistry I Lab
1
 
ECO
231
Principles of Macroeconomics
3
NRE
 
Required Course5
4
 
NRE
 
Required Course5
7
 
 
ART 101 or MUS 101
3
 
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
18
 
 
 
 
 
 
SENIOR  YEAR
First Semester
 
 
Second Semester
 
Course No.
Course Title
Hrs
 
Course No.
Course Title
Hrs
BIO
330
Microbiology
3
 
NRE
 
Required Course5
6
BIO
330L
Microbiology Lab
1
 
 
 
Environmental Science Elective6
6
NRE
 
Required Course5
8
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
Environmental Science Elective6
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
 
 
 
 
 
1Must earn grade of C or better. ENG 103/104 may be taken by international students.
2Literature Electives: (ENG 201/202) or (ENG 203/204).
3Social Science Electives: ECO 200, 231, 232, HIS 101, 102, 201, 202, 204, SOC 201, 210, 213, PSY 201, GEO 214,UPL 103, SWK 205.
4HIS Electives: 101, 102, 201, 202, 204.
5NRE Required courses: 366, 406, 430, 451, 453, 470, 472, 491. A grade of “C” or better is required.
 6Environmental Science electives: BIO 324, UP 442, NRE 365, 366, 450, 452, 475, 476, 478, 481, 486, 490

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES
A grade of “C” or better is required
Course No.
Course Title
Hrs
BIO
324
Ecotoxicology I
3
UPL
442
Planning and the Environment
3
NRE
365
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
3
NRE
366
Climate and Global Change
4
NRE
450
Earth Science
3
NRE
452
Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
3
NRE
475
Principles of Wetlands
3
NRE
476
Remote Sensing of the Environment I
4
NRE
478
GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Modeling
4
NRE
481
Hydrology and Watershed Management
3
NRE
486
Environmental Policy and Law
3
NRE
490
Special Problems in Plant and Soil Science
1-3

 

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