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B.S. in Environmental Sciences - Hydrosciences 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 4-5  Calculus II 22M:026 4-5
SECOND YEAR
 Physics 029:008 4  Remote Sensing 159:110 4
 Earth Surface Processes 159:102 3  Diversity of Form and Function 2:32 4
 Foundations of Biology 2:31 4  Geocomp. 159:153 or Found. of GIS 44:05 3
 Statistics requirement 3  Water Quality 53:103 (Sp./Sum. Inter.) 3
 Environmental Seminar I 159:100:A01 0  - -
 GE course 3  - -
THIRD YEAR
 Ecology 159:134 3  Literature (08G:001) 4
 Hydroscience Elective 3  Foreign Language II 3-4
 Foreign Language I 3-4  Policy course 3
 Engineering Geology 3  Hydrogeology 12:166 3
 Environmental Seminar II 159:100:A02 1  Hydroscience Elective 3-4
FOURTH YEAR
 Foreign Language III 3-4  Hydroscience Elective 3
 Fluvia Geomorph 12:149 or Environ. Chem I 12:52 3  GE courses (2) 6
 Fluv. Geomorph 12:138 or Watershed Ana. 12:139 3  Geochemistry 12:149 3
 Hydroscience Elective 3  Foreign Language IV 3-4
 GE course 3   -

* for the well-prepared student

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