Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Big changes to the Environmental Science major

Hi all,

Over the last two years, the faculty of the Environmental Science program has been working to re-design the Environmental Science major.  One of the most important drivers of this effort was the need to make the major more flexible so that transfer students would have a better chance of finishing in the normal four years (two at the county college and two here).  The changes have now been approved and will go into effect for students entering the program in Fall of 2016 or thereafter.  However, you can always choose to graduate under the new revised program if you prefer.  The revised program is not yet visible in degree navigator--it will be entered over the summer.  For now, you can look at the requirements of the new major below and check off your courses to see if the new requirements would benefit you.

If you want to graduate under the new revised major, you should come see me in late August or the first week of fall classes to make sure you are on track. 

This blog post does not constitute a contract or other promise about your curriculum.  Nothing is official until it shows up in degree navigator.

Seniors graduating this May of 2016 are NOT eligible to choose the new revised major.

The new major keeps the same three option of Environmental Science (ES), Applied Environmental Science (AES), and Environmental Health (EH).  The requirements of the new major are below.



Environmental science major

All students must take
119:115 and 116 OR 119:103
750:193 and 194 OR 750:203 and 204
160:161 and 162 and 171
375:201         
375:202         
375:203         
375:310
Calculus 1 (640:135 or equiv)
216:351
160:307 and 308 OR 160:209

2 of the following 3 courses:
375:303
960:211
372:232

One lab course from:
375:312
375:360
375:424

Experience based education:  3 credits from the following
375:487
375:488
375:497
375:498
375:455
375:456
015:497         
015:498
902:300
902:301
902:400
374:481
117:488-489

Students must select from one of three options:

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Required courses:
640:136 or 640:152 Calc 2
375:423 Fate and Transport

And 3 courses from:
375:302 Water and WW Treatment
375:453 Soil Ecology
375:411 Environmental Microbiology
375:340 Environmental Organic Chem
375:346 Atmospheric Chem
375:444 Water chem

Plus 9 credits of electives from the list below (if not already used above)
Any 375:xxx course at the 300 level or above
680:390
960:211
372:232
374:460


APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Required courses:
375:302          Water and WW Treatment
375:307          Solid waste
375:421          Air pollution
375:430          Haz waste

And 12 credits of electives from this list (if not already used above):
Any 375:xxx course at the 300 level or above
Calculus 2
680:390
960:211
372:232
374:460

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Required courses:
375:302          Water and WW trtmt
375:307          Solid Waste
375:403          Epidemiology
375:406          PHP&A
375:407          Env Tox

One of the following three courses:
119:131
375:312 (cannot be counted here as well as for the lab requirement above)
680:390

And 6 credits of electives from this list (if not already used above):
Any 375:xxx course at the 300 level or above
Calculus 2
680:390
960:211
372:232
374:460

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