Environmental Science (Specialization in Natural Resources), B.S.

General University Course Requirements: 36-39 credits

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Departmental GUCR Recommendations

Highly encouraged by advisors for GUCRs (not required)

ENSC 318W - American Environmental History  

ENSC 350 - Environmental Law and Justice  

ENSC 355 - Environmental Public Policy and Advocacy  

ECON 341 - Natural Resource Economics  

Lower-division Core Requirements: 45 credits

• BIOL 110 - General Biology I 110
• BIOL 110L - Lab General Biology I 110L
• BIOL 111 - General Biology II 111
• BIOL 111L - Lab General Biology II 111L
• CHEM 110 - General Chemistry I 110
• CHEM 110L - Lab General Chemistry I 110L
• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry II 111
• CHEM 111L - Lab General Chemistry II 111L
• ENSC 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science 101
• ENSC 101L - Lab Introduction to Environmental Science 101L
• ENSC 102 - Introduction to Environmental Science II 102
• ENSC 102L - Lab Introduction to Environmental Science II 102L
• MATH 212 - Calculus and Analytical Geometry I 212
• MATH 221 - Introduction to Statistics 221
• MATH 221L - Introduction to Statistics Lab 221L
• PHYS 101 - General Physics I - Algebra Based 101
• PHYS 101L - Lab General Physics I - Algebra Based 101L

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• BIOL 214 - Botany 214 and BIOL 214L - Lab Botany  

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• BIOL 220 - Principles of Microbiology 220 and BIOL 220L - Lab Principles Microbiology  

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• BIOL 235 - Zoology 235 and BIOL 235L - Lab Zoology  

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• FISH 110 - Introduction to Fisheries 110 and FISH 110L - Lab Introduction to Fisheries  

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• FOR 115 - Introduction to Forestry 115 and FOR 115L - Lab Intro to Forestry  

Upper-division Core: 36-41 credits

• CHEM 305 - Survey of Organic Chemistry 305
• CHEM 305L - Lab Survey of Organic Chemistry 305L
• CHEM 331 - Environmental Chemistry 331
• CHEM 331L - Environmental Chemistry Lab 331L
• ENSC 321 - Geographic Information Systems 321
• ENSC 340 - Fundamentals of Hydrology 340
• ENSC 365 - People of the Big River Field Course 365
• ENSC 365L - Lab People of the Big River Field Class 365L
• ENSC 380 - Introduction to R 380
• ENSC 380L - Lab Introduction to R 380L
• ENSC 440W - Environmental Issues and Ethics 440W

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• ENSC 305 - General Ecology 305 and ENSC 305L - Lab General Ecology  

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• FOR 305 - Forest Ecology 305 and FOR 305L - Lab Forest Ecology  

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• ENSC 409 - Seminar II 409

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• ENSC 485 - Environmental Education K-12 Outreach 485

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• ENSC 496 - Research Experience 496

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• ENSC 497W - Senior Thesis 497W

Concentrations

Free Electives As Needed

Highly encouraged by adivsors, but not required:

ENSC 322W - Environmental Literature  

Minimum of 126 credits required, including 48 upper-division credits.