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Geosciences
B.S. IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES – ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCES 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
4
 Intro. Geology 12:005 3  Intro. Env. Sci. 159:008 4
 Calculus I 22M:025 4  Calculus II 22M:026 4
SECOND YEAR
 Biology I 2:10 4  Petrology 12:052 4
 Mineralogy 12:041 4  Foreign Language 3-4
 Foreign Language 3-4  Biology II 2:11 4
 Statistics requirement 3  Geocomp. 159:153 or Found. of GIS 44:05 3
 Environmental Seminar I 159:100:A01 0  Geological Field Methods 12:093 (Sp/Sum. Inter.) 2
THIRD YEAR
 Physics 029:008 4  GE course 3
 Earth Surface Processes 159:102 3  Foreign Language 3-4
 Foreign Language 3-4  Cont. Environ. Issues 44:019 ** 3
 Structural Geology 12:092 4  Environmental Geosciences Elective 3
 Environmental Seminar II 159:100:A02 1  Environmental Geosciences Elective 3
 - -  Environ. Field Methods 12:194 (Sp./Sum. Inter.) 3
FOURTH YEAR
 GE course 3  Environmental Geosciences Elective 3-4
 Soil Genesis and Geomorphology 12:136 3  Literature 08G:001 3
 Remote Sensing 159:110 4  GE courses (2) 6
 Ecology 153:134 4  Engineering Geology 12:179 3

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

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