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B.S. Major Requirements:
 
UNITS
English Composition and Public Speaking requirement
7-8
University Writing Program 102G or 102B or 101 or 104E 4
Communication 1, 3 or Dramatic Art 10 3-4
Preparatory Subject Matter
44-52
Biological Sciences 2A, 2B, 2C 14
Geology 1 or 50 3-4
Chemistry 2A, 2B or 2AH, 2BH 10
Physics 7A, 7B 8
Economics 1A 4
Mathematics 16A, 16B or 21A, 21B 6-8
Environmental Science and Policy 1 4
Breadth/General Education
6-24
See General Education requirement.
Core Subject Matter
29-32
Environmental Science and Management 120 4
Environmental Science and Policy 100 4
Environmental Science and Policy 162 4
Statistics 13 or 100 (Statistics 100 recommended) 4
Select one course from Environmental Science and Management 108 or Environmental Science and Policy 179 4
Applied Biological Systems Technology 180 4
Internship-Environmental Science and Management or Environmental Science and Policy 192 3
Capstone Class-Environmental Science and Management 195 2
Honors Thesis (optional)-Environmental Science and Management 194H 0-3
Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation Track
36-45
Select one course from Atmospheric Science 60, 116, 133, Environmental and Resource Sciences 121, 131, Environmental Science and Policy 152, Geology 134 or Soil Science 100, 118 3-5
Select one course from Environmental Science and Policy 170, 171, 172 or 179 4
Evolution and Ecology 100 4
Select one course from Environmental Science and Policy 127 or Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology 154 4
Select one course from Environmental Science and Policy 123, 124 or Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology 100 3-4
Select one course from Environmental Science and Policy 121 or Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology 122 4
Evolution and Ecology 104, 115, Environmental Science and Policy 151, 155, Plant Biology 117 or Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology 155 4
Select one course from Evolution and Ecology 147 or Plant Sciences 162 or Environmental Horticulture 160 3-4
Select one biome level course on wetlands, forests, or water (See adviser for list) and one organismal biology course on birds, mammals, or plants (See adviser for list).
Must also take one lab associated with courses 8-12
Natural Resource Management Track
34-41
Select three courses from Environmental Science and Policy 160, 167, 168A, 169, 171, 172 or 179 7-9
Select one course from Environmental Science and Policy 161 or Hydrology 150 3-4
Statistics 103 (or equivalent upper-division statistics) 4
Select two courses from Entomology 104, Environmental Science and Management 144, Environmental Science and Policy 151, 155, Evolution and Ecology 115, Plant Biology 117, Plant Sciences 130 or Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology 110, 111, or 120 6-8
Select two courses from Atmospheric Science 116, Environmental Science and Management 121, 131 or Soil Science 100 6-8
Environmental Science and Management 185 (or equivalent) 4
Climate Change and Air Quality Track
33-40
Atmospheric Science 60 4
Select three courses from Atmospheric Science 115, 116, 133, 160, Environmental Science and Management 131 or Geology 108 9-11
Select two courses from Environmental Science and Management 100, 121, Environmental Science and Policy 116N, Hydrology 143 or Soil Science 100 6-9
Select one course from Environmental Science and Management 144, Environmental Science and Policy 124, 150C, 151, 155, Evolution and Ecology 115 or Plant Sciences 130 3-4
Select one course from Evolution and Ecology 147 or 149 4
Select two courses from, Environmental Science and Policy 163, 167, 171, 172 or 179 7
Geospatial Information Science Track
33-42
Select three courses from Applied Biological Systems Technology181N, Environmental Science and Management 185, 186, 186L or Hydrology 182 9-12
Select two courses from Environmental Science and Policy 163, 169, 171, 172 or 179 7-8
Select two courses from Environmental Science and Policy 121, Plant Sciences 121, Statistics 104, 106, 108, 130A, 130B or 137 8
Other applicable information technology courses from the Engineering department including database management, digital library science and network and Web technologies may be substituted for spatial information with approval.
Select three courses from the following options. Must cover both physical and biological courses from Atmospheric Science 110, 116, 133, Soil Science 100, 112 or 118, Environmental Science and Policy 124, 150C, 151, 152, 155, Geology 136, Plant Sciences 101 or Plant Biology 117 9-14
Soils and Biogeochemistry
38-46
Soil Science 100 5
Select four courses from Environmental Science and Management 100, Hydrology 134, Soil Science 105, 107, 109, 111, 112 or 120 17-21
Select two courses from Environmental Science and Management 121, Environmental Science and Policy 171, 172 or 179 7-8
Select one course from Environmental Science and Management 185, Geology 134, Hydrology 147, Landscape Design 150 or Soil Science 118 3-4
Select two courses from Environmental Science and Management 144, Environmental Science and Policy 116N, 150A, 150C, 151, 155, Plant Biology 117 or Plant Sciences 130 6-8
Watershed Science Track
36-42
Hydrology 10 3
Environmental Science and Management 100 or 121 4
Hydrology 143 3
Geology 35 3
Soil Science 100 5
Select two courses from Environmental Science and Policy 168A, 169, 179 or Hydrology 150 6-8
Select one course from Atmospheric Science 115, 116 or 133 3-4
Select one pair from Environmental Science and Policy 151 & 151L or 155 & 155L 7
Select one course from Entomology 116, Evolution and Ecology 115, 134 or Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology 120 3-5
Total Units for the Major
113-138
Major Advisers. Marcel Holyoak (Environmental Science and Policy) and Wendy Silk (Land, Air and Water Resources)
Advising centers for the major, including peer advising, are located in both the Environmental Science and Policy and Land, Air and Water Resources departments.
Students whose last names begin with the letters A-L, please see Kimberly Mahoney in 1001 Wickson Hall.
Students whose last names begin with the letters M-Z, please see Elizabeth Shull in 1150 Plant and Environmental Sciences.

 
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