Dec 04, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Integrated Environmental Science 3+2 (BS/MS)

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Major Requirements

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR 3+2 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS:

Students must notify the Graduate School of intent to enroll in the 3+2 program by the beginning of their Junior year.
By the beginning of the senior year of the undergraduate program, participating students must apply for and meet all requirements for admission to the IES graduate program other than credit hours and completion of an undergraduate degree
Students must have a minimum 3.3 GPA at the time they seek admission to the Graduate School
A thesis can take longer to complete than the hours listed depending on the topic and type of research, thus resulting in more than five years to complete the program.

IES 3+2 (BS/MS): Total Semester Hours = 159

Year One

First Semester

BI 141 - Principles of Biology I (For Science Majors) 3 Credit Hours ^GE
BIL 141 - Principles of Biology I Lab 1 Credit Hour ^GE
CH 141 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours ^GE
CHL 141 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour ^GE
EN 131 - College English I 3 Credit Hours ^GE ^*
FC 110 - Freshman Seminar I 1 Credit Hour ^GE
MAT 135 - Pre-Calculus 3 Credit Hours ^GE ^*
PE 113 - Health and Wellness 1 Credit Hour ^GE ^**
SEM 111 - Fundamentals of Science I 1 Credit Hour

Total: 17

Second Semester

BI 142 - Principles of Biology II (For Science Majors) 4 Credit Hours
CH 142 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHL 142 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hour
EN 132 - College English II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
FC 111 - Freshman Seminar II 1 Credit Hour ^GE
HI 130 - African American History 3 Credit Hours ^GE
MAT 136 - Analytical Trigonometry 3 Credit Hours ^GE

Total: 18

Year Two

First Semester

BI 240 - Principles of Biology III 4 Credit Hours
CS 215 - Fundamentals of Scientific Computing 3 Credit Hours
FC 280 - Sophomore Seminar: Leadership 1 Credit Hour ^GE
MAT 241 - Calculus I with Analytic Geometry 4 Credit Hours
RELI 110 - Understanding Faith 3 Credit Hours ^GE
SC 230 - Introduction to Effective Oral Communication 2 Credit Hours ^GE

Total: 17

Second Semester

ES 215 - Environmetrics 3 Credit Hours
ES 233 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credit Hours
ES 241 - Principles of Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
ESL 241 - Principles of Environmental Sciences Lab 1 Credit Hour
ES 246 - Environmental Microbiology 3 Credit Hours
ESL 246 - Environmental Microbiology Lab 1 Credit Hour
HU 225 - Interdisciplinary Humanities 3 Credit Hours ^GE
OR
SS 245 - Interdisciplinary Social Science 3 Credit Hours ^GE
SEM 222 - Fundamentals of Science II 1 Credit Hour

Total: 18

Year Three

First Semester

BI 337 - General Ecology 4 Credit Hours
ES 240 - Environmental Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
ESL 240 - Environmental Chemistry Lab 1 Credit Hour
ES 311 - IES Junior Seminar 1 Credit Hour
ES 338 - Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
PH 241 - General Physics I 4 Credit Hours
PHL 241 - General Physics I Laboratory 0 Credit Hours
OR
PH 251 - College Physics I 3 Credit Hours
PHL 251 - College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour

Total: 16

Second Semester

ENT 300 - Junior Seminar: Entrepreneurship 1 Credit Hour ^GE
ES 332 - Environmental Human Ecology 3 Credit Hours
ES 345 - Freshwater Aquatic Systems 3 Credit Hours
ESL 345 - Freshwater Aquatic Systems Lab 1 Credit Hour
OR
ES 346 - Coastal Systems 3 Credit Hours
ESL 346 - Coastal Systems Lab 1 Credit Hour
ES 334 - Microclimatology 3 Credit Hours
ESL 334 - Microclimatology Lab 1 Credit Hour
OR
ES 339 - Hydrology 3 Credit Hours
ESL 339 - Hydrology Lab 1 Credit Hour
100/200 Level Free Elective 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Year Four

First Semester

ES 244 - Environmental and Ecological Economics 3 Credit Hours
ES 330 - Environmental Regulations 3 Credit Hours
ES 335 - GIS and Remote Sensing 3 Credit Hours
ESL 335 - GIS & Remote Sensing Lab 1 Credit Hour
ES 498 - IES Senior Seminar I 2 Credit Hours
ML_ 131 - Modern Language I 3 Credit Hours ^GE

Total: 15

Second Semester

CSEM 300-400 Level Elective 3 Credit Hours
ES 430 - Environmental Policy and Risk Management 3 Credit Hours
ES 499 - IES Senior Seminar II 1 Credit Hour
ES 603 - Experimental Design (See Graduate Catalog)
ML_ 132 - Modern Language II 3 Credit Hours

Total: 13

Summer Semester

See Graduate Catalog for course details

ES 510 - Organization of Human Systems
ES 511 - Organization of Natural Systems

Total: 6

Year Five

See Graduate Catalog for course details

First Semester

ES 501 - Environmental Seminar I
ES 613 - Advanced Environmental Ethics
ES 614 - Coastal Environmental Science
ES Elective 1

Total: 9

Second Semester

ES 502 - Environmental Seminar II
ES 635 - Adv. GIS and Remote Sensing
ES 699 - IES Thesis
ES 550 - Ecosystems (Elective 2)

Total: 9

Summer Semester

ES 620 - Advanced Environ. Economics
ES 699 - IES Thesis
ES Elective 3

Total: 6

Notes:

All students MUST see a Student Success Coach to review the details of the vertical curriculum and prerequisites requirements.

GE = General Education Courses

* Based on your placement testing scores, these courses may require prerequisites which may extend the number of semesters needed to complete degree requirements. These prerequisites do not count towards the degree for graduation.

**MARCHlNG BAND MEMBERS ONLY, MUST substitute PE Activity with MUB 110 - Marching Band.

**ROTC MEMBERS ONLY, substitute PE Activity with MY 104 - Basic Military Science and MYL 104 - Basic Military Science Laboratory. (ROTC)