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B.A. Degree Program

The Bachelor of Arts in Enviromental Sciences requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including 61-67 s.h. for the major. Students complete requirements in in Science and Mathematics Foundation and Environmental Science Foundation similar to the B.S. degree program, but rather than focusing additional coursework in one of the four Environmental Science Tracks, students gain breadth via coursework in three of the four tracks of their choice.



Science and Mathematics Foundation (31 s.h.)
002:131 Foundations of Biology 4 s.h.
002:132 Diversity of Form and Function 4 s.h.
004:011-012 Principles of Chemistry I-II 8 s.h.
012:005 Introduction to Geology 4 s.h.

First Semester Math/Calculus:
22M:015 Mathematics for the Biological Sciences 4 s.h.
-OR- 22M:025 Calculus I 5 s.h.

Second Semester Math/Calculus:
22M:016 Calculus for the Biological Sciences 4 s.h.
-OR- 22M:026 Calculus II 5 s.h.

One of the following:
22S:039 Probability and Statistics for the Engineering and Physical Sciences 3 s.h.
22S:101 Biostatistics 3 s.h.
22S:105 Statistical Methods and Computing 3 s.h.
Environmental Sciences Foundation (18-20 s.h.)
All of the following:
159:008 Introduction to Environmental Science 4 s.h.
159:100:001 Environmental Seminar 0 s.h.
159:100:002 Environmental Seminar 1 s.h.
159:102 Earth Surface Processes 3 s.h.
159:134 Ecology 3 s.h.

One of the following:
044:005 Foundations of GIS 3 s.h.
044:105 Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing 3 s.h.
159:110 Introduction to Applied Remote Sensing 4 s.h.

One of the following:
06E:133 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 3 s.h.
044:019 Contemporary Environmental Issues 3 s.h.
044:030 The Global Economy 3 s.h.
044:088 Environmental Conservation 3 s.h.
044:111 Water Resources 3 s.h.
044:125 Environmental Impact Analysis (same as 102:125) 4 s.h.
044:127 Environmental Quality: Science, Technology and Policy 3 s.h.
044:175 Hazards and Vulnerability 3 s.h.
044:177 Environmental Justice 3 s.h.
044:194 Geographic Perspectives on Development 3 s.h.
113:139 Religion and Environmental Ethics 3 s.h.
Environmental Sciences Field Study (3-4 s.h.)
One of the following:
012:112 Geologic Field Methods 3 s.h.
012:168 Field Methods in Hydrologic Sciences 3 s.h.
044:180 Field Methods in Physical Geography 3 s.h.
053:103 Water Quality 3 s.h.
00L:103 Aquatic Ecology 4 s.h.
00L:105 Plant Taxonomy 4 s.h.
00L:117 Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms 4 s.h.
00L:126 Ornithology 4 s.h.
00L:142 Watershed Hydrology and Surficial Processes 4 s.h.
00L:163 Conservation Biology 4 s.h.
Environmental Sciences Tracks (9-12 s.h.)
One course from three of the four tracks (Biosciences, Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Hydrosciences):

Biosciences (Green) Track:
002:100 Plant Diversity and Evolution 4 s.h.
002:103 Biogeography (same as 044:103) 3 s.h.
002:108 Vertebrate Zoology 4 s.h.
002:113 Ecological Plant Anatomy 4 s.h.
002:140 Systematics 3 s.h.
012:107 Marine Ecosystems and Conservation 3 s.h.
012:122 Evolution of the Vertebrates 3 s.h.
012:170 Evolution of Ecosystems 3 s.h.
00L:105 Plant Taxonomy 4 s.h.
00L:117 Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms 4 s.h.
00L:129 Vertebrate Ecology and Evolution 4 s.h.

Chemical Sciences (Yellow) Track:
004:111 Analytical Chemistry I 3 s.h.
004:121 Organic Chemistry I 3 s.h.
004:131 Physical Chemistry I 3 s.h.
004:173 Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry 3 s.h.
053:152 Environmental Chemistry I 3 s.h.
099:110 Biochemistry 3 s.h.

Geosciences (Brown) Track:
012:041 Mineralogy 4 s.h.
012:092 Structural Geology 4 s.h.
012:114 Energy and the Environment 3 s.h.
012:130 Sedimentary Geology 3 s.h.
012:136 Soil Genesis and Geomorphology 3 s.h.
012:138 Fluvial Geomorphology (same as 053:128) 3 s.h.
012:139 Integrated Watershed Analysis 3 s.h.
012:140 Natural Disasters 3 s.h.
012:149 Elements of Geochemistry 3 s.h.
012:152 Isotope Geochemistry 3 s.h.
012:172 Glacial and Pleistocene Geology 3 s.h.
012:179 Engineering Geology 3 s.h.
012:180 Survey of Geophysical Methods 3 s.h.

Hydrosciences (Blue) Track:
012:130 Sedimentary Geology 3 s.h
012:139 Integrated Watershed Analysis 3 s.h
012:149 Elements of Geochemistry 3 s.h
012:166 Hydrogeology 3 s.h
012:179 Engineering Geology 3 s.h
044:126 Wetlands: Function, Geography and Management 3 s.h
053:050 Natural Environmental Systems 3 s.h
053:071 Principles of Hydraulics and Hydrology 3 s.h
053:152 Environmental Chemistry I 3 s.h

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