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Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences
Emphasis in Environmental Earth Sciences
The multidisciplinary Environmental Earth Sciences emphasis is intended for individuals who wish to pursue careers with responsibilities that include environmental monitoring, regulation or management. Students may prepare for entry-level positions in the environmental industry or governmental agencies, or for graduate education in such fields as resource management, environmental public policy and environmental law. The program also is well suited for anyone with a serious interest in the scientific aspects of environmental issues.
Program Requirements
This shows a summary of requirements. Consult the Catalog for the official details.
| Environmental Earth Sciences Requirements | |
| Required Earth Sciences Credits | 25 |
| Required Support Credits | 26 |
| Elective Credits | 14 |
| General education (11 Credits included in above requirements) | |
| Specified | 7 |
| Remaining | 22 |
| Elective Credits | 27 |
| Total Credits Required for This Degree | 120 |
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Required Earth Sciences Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
| GEOL 201 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GEOL 202 | Historical Geology | 4 |
| GEOL 410 | Groundwater Geology | 2 |
| GEOL 460 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| MET 205 | General Meteorology | 4 |
| MET 421 | Climatology | 3 |
| OCN 301 | Physical and Chemical Oceanography | 4 |
| Total | 25 |
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Required Supporting Science/Math Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIO 111 | Organismal Biology | 5 |
| BIO 460 | Ecology | 4 |
| CHEM 111 | Principles of Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM 112 | Principles of Chemistry II | 5 |
| STAT 150 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| TOTAL | 26 |
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Elective Courses
Total of 14 hours including at least two earth sciences courses selected in consultation with an academic advisor to explore an area of interest in greater depth. Courses are to be selected based on the following list.
| Course | Title | Credits |
| Earth Science Courses | ||
| GEOL 320 | Mineralogy | 4 |
| GEOL 330 | Earth Materials | 3 |
| GEOL 450 | Sedimentology & Stratigraphy | 4 |
| GEOL 464 | Glacial and Quaternary Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 525 | Economic Geology | 3 |
| MET 360 | Physical Meteorology | 3 |
| MET 475 | Air Pollution Meteorology | 3 |
| MET 536 | Biometeorology 3 | 3 |
| OCN 302 | Geological and Biological Oceanography | 4 |
| Supporting Discipline Courses | ||
| CHEM 131 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 360 | Environmental Chemistry | 2 |
| ECON 356* | Water Resource Economics | 3 |
| ENST 335* | Environmental and Resource Economics | 3 |
| ENST 355 | Introduction to Environmental Health | 3 |
| GEOG 315 | Resource Management | 3 |
* Prerequisite for this course may be used to satisfy a general education requirement.
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Required General Education
| Category | Course | Title | Credits |
| 2 | Math 124 | College Algebra | 4 |
| 5b | ECON 105 | Introduction to Economics: Microeconomics | 3 |
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Notes
Courses approved for general education that are taken as part of the major may also be used to satisfy General Education requirements.
A 2.0 grade point average in the courses taken as part of this major is required for graduation.
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04/12/2004
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