Degree Requirements | Earth & Environmental Sciences (B.S.)
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Printable Degree Requirements
College of Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Degree Requirements
| General Education Requirements |
| Course Name/ # |
Credit Hours |
Course Name/# |
Credit Hours |
| English |
|
EES 1002 |
3 |
| ENGL 1157 |
3 |
Humanities |
|
| ENGL 1158 or ENGL 11591 |
3 |
Humanities Elective2 |
6 |
| Mathematics3 |
|
Literature2 |
3 |
| MATH 1126 |
3 |
Social Sciences |
|
| MATH 2114 |
4 |
Social Sciences elective2 |
6 |
| Science |
|
Arts |
|
| BIOS 1073 |
3 |
Arts elective2 |
3 |
| EES 1000 |
3 |
|
|
| |
|
Total |
39 |
| Other Requirements |
| Course Name/ # |
Credit Hours |
Course Name/# |
Credit Hours |
| BIOS 1071 |
1 |
PHYS 1033 or PHYS 1063 |
1 |
| CHEM 1007 |
1 |
2nd SCI Elective + PAIRED LAB (non EES)5 |
4 |
| CHEM 1017 |
3 |
Science Electives |
9 |
| PHYS 1031 or PHYS 1061 |
3 |
Electives |
14 |
| |
|
Total |
374 |
| Course Requirements for Major |
| Course Name/ # |
Credit Hours |
Course Name/# |
Credit Hours |
| EES 2004 |
3 |
EES 1003 |
1 |
| EES 2051 |
3 |
EES 2005 |
1 |
| EES 3740 |
3 |
EES 2000 |
4 |
| EES 4560 |
3 |
EES 4099 |
3 |
| EES 1001 |
1 |
Approved EES electives |
6 |
| |
|
Total |
28 |
| Concentration Requirements – TWO CONCENTRATIONS |
| Geosciences |
Environmental and Coastal Sciences |
| Course Name/ # |
Credit Hours |
Course Name/# |
Credit Hours |
| EES 2700 |
3 |
EES 2510 |
3 |
| EES 31006 |
3 |
EES 49256 |
3 |
| EES 33106 |
3 |
EES 45206 |
4 |
| EES 41106 |
3 |
EES 45506 |
3 |
| EES 47506 |
4 |
EES 49496 |
3 |
| Total |
16 |
Total |
16 |
| Total Credit Hours Required |
Credit Hours |
| |
120 |
| Additional Requirement |
| Minimum grade of C in all science courses (BIOS, CHEM, CSCI, EES, MATH, PHYS, PSYC) |
- "C" or better required
- Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
- 6 credits of Math satisfy the General Education requirements. Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
- Includes 1 credits of Math listed in General Education Requirements section.
- Select from BIOS 1081 and BIOS 1083; or CHEM 1008 and CHEM 1018; or PHYS 1032 and PHYS 1035; PHYS 1062 and PHYS 1065.
- Up to two of these courses may be substituted by other EES courses of the same level and credit hours.
