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2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Science, B.S., Environmental Quality Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	120
Career Opportunities:
Water quality/air quality specialist, managing environmental quality, environmental remediation, environmental consultant.
Note(s):
¹ Eligibility for MATH 143 based on ACT score. Students who are not eligible need to take both MATH 109 and MATH 110 as substitution courses.

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 110 - Fundamentals of Biology I Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 111 - Fundamentals of Biology II Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 112 - Fundamentals of Biology I Lab Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 113 - Fundamentals of Biology II Lab Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 115 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 100 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 150 - Plant Science Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 151 - Plant Science Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
MATH 143 - Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Sophomore Year (32 credit hours)

CHEM 108 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 285 - Soil Science Credit Hours: 4
ENVS 310 - Environmental Field Techniques Credit Hours: 3
MATH 250 - Survey of Calculus Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 207 - Introduction to Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 215 - Physics Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses.

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Communication courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Junior Year (29 credit hours)

ENVS 390 - Soil and Water Conservation Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 455G - Geographic Information Science I Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 464G - Geographic Information Science II Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 484G - Watershed Science Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 460G - Site Assessment and Remediation Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 208 - Introduction to Physics II Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 216 - Physics Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1

Concentration Area (10 credit hours)

BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 221 - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 222 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
ENVS 377 - Air Quality Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 490G - Environmental Pedology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 450G - Landscape Evolution Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 470G - Ground Water Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year (27 credit hours)

ENVS 472 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 486G - Water Quality Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 355 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3
STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
or STAT 427G - Statistical Methods for Researchers I Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose any 200-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Concentration Area (11 credit hours)

BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 221 - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 222 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
ENVS 377 - Air Quality Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 490G - Environmental Pedology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 450G - Landscape Evolution Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 470G - Ground Water Credit Hours: 3

General Education Core Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 143 MATH 250	BIOL 110 BIOL 111 CHEM 107	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
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Environmental Science, B.S., Environmental Quality Concentration

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (32 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (29 credit hours)

Concentration Area (10 credit hours)

Senior Year (27 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Concentration Area (11 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

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Environmental Science, B.S., Environmental Quality Concentration

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (32 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (29 credit hours)

Concentration Area (10 credit hours)

Senior Year (27 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Concentration Area (11 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum