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Chemical Sciences
B.S. IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES – ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL SCIENCES TRACK
EXAMPLE PLAN OF STUDY*

  Fall Semester Hours   Spring Semester Hours
FIRST YEAR
 Principles of Chemistry I 4:11 4  Principles of Chemistry II 4:12 4
 Rhetoric 4  Rhetoric or Literature 4
 Intro. Geology 12:005
3
 Intro. Env. Sci. 159:008
4
 Calculus I 22M:025 4  Calculus II 22M:026 4
SECOND YEAR
 Organic Chemistry I 4:121 3  Organic Chemistry II 4:122 3
 GE or Foreign Language 3  Organic Chemistry Lab 4:141 3
 Biology I 2:10 4  Biology II 2:11 4
 Env. Policy Course 44:019 3  GE or Foreign Language 3
 Statistics Requirement 3  - -
THIRD YEAR
 Analytical Chemistry I 4:111 4  Analytical Chemistry II 4:112 3
 Earth Surface Processes 159:102 3  GE or Foreign Language 3
 GE or Foreign Language 3  Geocomputing 159:153 or 44:005 Foundations of GIS 3
 Physics I 29:011 or 29:081 4  Physics II 29:012 or 29:082 4
 Environmental Seminar I 159:110:A01 0  Chemical Sciences Elective 1-3
FOURTH YEAR
 GE courses, electives or foreign language 4  Chemical Science Electives 3-5
 Phys. Chem. I or II 4:131 or 132 3  GE courses, electives or foreign language 6
 Analysis of Remote Sensing 159:110 4  Analytical Chemistry Lab 4:143 3
 Chemical Science Elective 3  - -
 Ecology 159:134 3  - -
 Environmental Seminar III 159:100:A02 1  - -

* for the well-prepared student
** satisfies the Social Science General Education requirement

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