Environmental Science and Sustainability, Sustainability Concentration Sequence

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Recommended Sequence for the Full-time Student Completing the Sustainability Concentration

The sequence that appears below is based upon the availability of specific courses in each semester and the successful completion of course prerequisites.

First Year

Fall Semester

BIOL 102 - General Biology (3 semester hours) and BIOL 103 - General Biology Laboratory (1 semester hour)
(Dual Use for Program Core and General Education-Environmental and Life Sciences group )
ENGL 105 - College Composition (3 semester hours)
ENVS 100 - Environmental Studies Seminar (1 semester hour)
GEND 102 - The Examined Life I: Psychology and The Self (3 semester hours)
MATH 120 - College Algebra (3 semester hours)
EXPL 100 - Cornerstone (1 semester hour)

Total semester hours: 15

Spring Semester

COMM 110 - Speaking for Success (3 semester hours)
ENVS 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science (4 semester hours)
GEND 103 - The Examined Life II: Social Problems and Progress (3 semester hours)
GSTC 140 - Introduction to GIS (4 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 14

Summer Semester

Optional

Second Year

Fall Semester

CHEM 151 - General Chemistry I Lecture (3 semester hours) and CHEM 152 - General Chemistry I Laboratory (1 semester hour)
(Dual Use for Program Core and General Education-Scientific Inquiry group )
ENGL 200 - Advanced Composition and Technical Writing (3 semester hours)
ENVS 201 - Introduction to Geology (3 semester hours)
ENVS 211 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems (3 semester hours)
MATH 150 - Applied Mathematical Reasoning (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 16

Spring Semester

Electives (6 semester hours)
ENVS 220 - Principles of Hydrology (4 semester hours)
EXPL 200 - Steppingstone (1 semester hour)
MATH 280 - Introductory Statistics (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 14

Summer Semester

Optional

Third Year

Fall Semester

BIOL 303 - Principles of Ecology Lecture (3 semester hours)
BIOL 304 - Principles of Ecology Laboratory (1 semester hour)
ENVS 230 - Soils in the Critical Zone (4 semester hours)
ENVS 298 - Project I (3 semester hours)
ENVS 335 - Sustainability Policy and Practices (3 semester hours)
EXPL 300 - Keystone (1 semester hour)

Total semester hours: 15

Spring Semester

ENVS 302 - Environmental Regulation and Management (3 semester hours)
ENVS 320 - Climate Change Communication (3 semester hours)
ENVS 498 - Project II (3 semester hours)
GEND Focus Area - Historical and Political Investigation (6 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 15

Summer Semester

Optional

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

ENVS 312 - Energy Transitions (3 semester hours)
ENVS 365 - Internship (3 semester hours)
ENVS 425 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Climate Action (3 semester hours)
GEND Focus Area - Leadership and Business (6 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 15

Spring Semester

Electives (9 semester hours)
GEND Electives (6 semester hours)
EXPL 400 - Capstone (1 semester hour)

Total semester hours: 16

Summer Semester

Optional