COLLEGES The core provides 31-32 credit hours of course work in physical, biological and social sciences. The B.S. and B.A. tracks are similar. The B.S. includes one course in organic chem- istry and the B.A. includes two policy courses instead of one. Beyond the core requirement, each student selects 21-27 additional credits from listed major electives. During the fourth year, all students come together in a capstone course where critical thinking skills are devel- oped. Letters in parentheses following the credit hours denote general education categories: composition (C), humanities (H), social and behavioral sciences (S), mathematical sciences (M), and physical (P) and biological (B) sciences. A +, c, or p following the credit hours denote prerequisites, co-requisites, or permission of instructor required, respectively. Courses Credits List of Electives for this Category B.S. B.A. Core Requirements for the Major 32 31 (28-34)(29-34) Foundation course (required course)..4..........4 EES 3000 and EES 3000L Environmental Science & Humanity and Laboratory, 4 credits Environmental Ethics (take one course)................................... ..........3 AGG 4444 Agricultural & Natural Resource Ethics, 3 credits (H,S) POT 3503 Environmental Ethics & Politics, 3 credits IDS 4905 Environmental Ethics, 3 credits (H) PHM 3032 Ethics & Ecology, 3 credits (H) Ecology (take one course) ...................3-4 ......3-4 PCB 3043C Introduction to Ecology, 4 credits (B) FOR 3153C Forest Ecology, 3 credits (B) PCB 4044C General Ecology, 4 credits (B) Organic Chemistry (take one course; none for toxicology concentration)...................2-3........0 BCH 3023 Elementary Organic & Biological Chemistry, 3 credits CHM 3200 Organic Chemistry, 3 credits EES 4200 Environmental Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, 2 credits Global Sciences (take one course from each group:).....9..........9 Earth/Soil Science (select one course) GEO 2200 and GEO 2200L Physical Geography and Laboratory, 4 credits (P) *GLY 1000 Exploring the Geological Sciences, 3 credits (P) **GLY 2010C Physical Geology, 4 credits (P) **GLY 2026C Geology for Engineers, 3 credits (P) GLY 2030C Environmental Geology, 4 credits (P) **GLY 2100C Historical Geology, 4 credits, p(P) SOS 3022 and 3022L General Soils and Laboratory, 4 credits (P) ***SOS 4231 Soils & Land Use, 3 credits, p(P) Global Systems/Oceanographic & Atmospheric Sciences (select one course) EES 4370 Introduction to Environmental Meteorology & Oceanography, 3 credits GEO 3250 Climatology, 3 credits, p(P) *GLY 1033 Introduction to Earth Systems Science, 3 credits MET 1010 Introduction to Weather & Climate, 3 credits OCE 2005 Introductory Oceanography, 3 credits (P) Hydrologic Systems (select one course) FNR 4343 Forest Water Resources, 2 credits GEO 3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology, 3 credits, pIcl(P) GLY 3882C Hydrogeology & Human Affairs, 3 credits Policy (take one course for B.S., two for B.A.) ............................ ..... .... ....6 AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource & Environmental Economics, 3 credits, + AEB 4274 Natural Resource & Environmental Policy, 2 credits ECP 3302 Environmental Economics & Resource Policy, 4 credits FNR 4660C Natural Resource Policy & Administration, 3 credits, p PUP 3203 Environmental Law & Policy, 3 credits PUP 3204 Politics & Ecology, 3 credits (S) PUP 4021 Law, Politics & Regulation, 3 credits (S) Natural Resource Management (take one course) ............................................ 3 AGG 4932 Sustainable Agriculture, 3 credits AGR 3001 Environment, Food & Society, 3 credits AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Management, 3 credits EES 3008 Energy & Environment, 3 credits FAS 4305 Introduction to Fishery Science, 3 credits, p FOR 3003 Forests, Conservation & People, 3 credits FOR 4621 Forest Management, 3 credits, p GLY 1801 Mineral Resources of the World, 3 credits LAA 3530 Landscape Management, 4 credits LEI 3546 Park Management, 3 credits ***SOS 4231 Soils & Land Use, 3 credits, p(P) WIS 3401C Wildlife Ecology & Management, 3 credits, p(B) Capstone Course (required course) ............. ................ ..... ....3 EVS 4000 Critical Thinking in Environmental Science, 3 credits *Approved for the B.A. track only. Approved for the B.S. track only. ***If taken from one group, this course does not satisfy the requirement for a course from the other group. Electives for Environmental Science Track The environmental science track may be designed by the student either to cover the full breadth of the subject, by selecting no concentra- tion, or to focus on one aspect of the field, by se- lecting one of the following concentrations: ecosystems, environmental technology, mineral resources, natural history or toxicology. Elective courses required beyond the core requirements are distributed among four categories: physical sciences, biological sciences, human dimensions and additional skills and concepts. For students selecting no concentration, courses taken to fulfill the core requirement do not fulfill elective requirements. Distribution of Electives by Category..................B.S. Electives for Environmental Science Track (take seven courses) ..................................*21 *10 courses and 33 hours for toxicology concentration. 1. Environmental Science major, no concentration..................................total 21 Physical Sciences (take two courses)...............6 Biological Sciences (take two courses)............6 Human Dimensions (take three courses).......9 Additional Skills and Concepts ................none 2. Environmental Science major, concentration in ecosystems..............total 21 Physical Sciences........................ ............. 6 (take one course in hydrologic sciences and one course in earth sciences) Biological Sciences ............................................. 9 (take one course in animals, one course in plants, and one course in ecosystem function and management) Human Dimensions (take one course) ...........3 Additional Skills and Concepts ....................3 (take one course in biology or one course in chemistry) 3. Environmental Science major, concentration in environmental technology.............................................total 21 Physical Sciences........................ ............. 9 (take one course in atmospheric sciences, one course in earth sciences, and one course in hydrologic sciences) Biological Sciences............................................. 6 (take one course in microorganisms and one course in human health and environment) Human Dimensions (take one course) ...........3 Additional Skills and Concepts ....................3 (take one course in pest management) 4. Environmental Science major, concentration in mineral resources..total 21 Physical Sciences....................... ... 15 (take one course in hydrologic sciences, one course in earth sciences, and one course in macroenvironmental systems) Biological Sciences (take one course in ecosystem function and management) ......................................... 3 Human Dimensions (take one course) ...........3 Additional Skills and Concepts ................none