Program: Environmental Science, BS, Soil and Water Conservation Concentration - University of Louisiana Lafayette

Mar 30, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	120
Career Opportunities:
Soil & Water - Soil and water conservationist, wetland soils, managing soil and water resources, sustainable energy and water practices.
Note(s):
¹ Eligibility for MATH 143 based on ACT score. Student 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 (29 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.

Junior Year (31 credit hours)

ENVS 357 - Wetland Soils Credit Hours: 3
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
ENVS 490G - Environmental Pedology 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 (3 credit hours)

Choose from:

Any 300/400 level ENVS or GEOL course

CHEM 221 - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 300 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 312 - Introduction to Coastal Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 333 - Local Flora Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 433G - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 440G - Estuarine Ecology and Coastal Marine Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 480G - Applied Machine Learning Credit Hours: 3
STAT 426G - Introduction to Statistics Theory Credit Hours: 3
STAT 427G - Statistical Methods for Researchers I Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

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

Senior Year (28 credit hours)

ENVS 486G - Water Quality Credit Hours: 4
ENVS 472 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 355 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3
STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 493G - Soil-Plant Relationships Credit Hours: 3
ENVS 495G - Soil Genesis and Survey Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 433G - Clay Mineralogy 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 (3 credit hours)

Choose from:

Any 300/400 level ENVS or GEOL course

BIOL 300 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 312 - Introduction to Coastal Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 333 - Local Flora Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 407G - Environmental Toxicology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 433G - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 440G - Estuarine Ecology and Coastal Marine Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 461G - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 221 - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
ENGR 480G - Applied Machine Learning Credit Hours: 3
STAT 426G - Introduction to Statistics Theory Credit Hours: 3
STAT 427G - Statistical Methods for Researchers I Credit Hours: 3

General Education 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, BS, Soil and Water Conservation Concentration

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (29 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (31 credit hours)

Concentration Area (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Senior Year (28 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Concentration Area (3 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum