2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Earth Science, B.S.: Geo-Science Option

The Earth System Science program prepares our students for the demands and challenges of interdisciplinary careers and/or graduate studies in the geosciences. The option will emphasize using modern quantitative and analytical skills for exploring multi-disciplinary problems in a collaborative environment.

General Education 32

Foundations Requirements

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMM AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

MATH 1000: A Student whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 may take that course instead. In that case, either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another three to six credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Required Distribution Course

Select one course from following areas:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Foreign Languages

3

Music or Theatre

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Required Distribution Course

Select one course from following areas:
Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

Psychology

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

BIOS 1200

MATH 1054: A Student whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 may take that course instead. In that case, either MATH 1054 or MATH 2411 will count as the General Education requirement and the student may take another three to six credits in Free Electives to total 124 S.H.

Additional Requirements 24

Additional Requirements 24

MATH 2411CALCULUS I

3

MATH 2412CALCULUS II

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

MATH 2526APPLIED STATISTICS I

3

COMM 2405PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

ENG 3090BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING

3

SELS 1000

Major and Capstone Requirements 56

Required Foundation Core Courses

GEOS 1100INTRO EARTH & GEOGRAPHICAL SYSTEMS

4

GEOS 2101GEO-HYDRO SYSTEMS

4

SELS 3101ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS

4

ES 3200GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS IN GEOSCIENCE

4

GEOL 3265GEOMORPHOLOGY

4

GEOL 3266HYDROLOGY

4

ES 4200REMOTE SENSING

4

GEOS 4103ENVIRON HAZARDS

4

GEOS 4201URBAN GEOGRAPHICAL SYSTEMS

4

SELS 4101PHYSICAL CLIMATOLOGY

4

Major/GE Capstone Course

ES 4963HONORS RESEARCH SEMINAR IN EARTH SCI I

2

AND

ES 4964HONORS RESEARCH SEM ES II-WE

2

Interdisciplinary Electives 6

(Select from approved interdisciplinary courses in Earth Science, Biology, or Chemistry)

Major Electives 6

(Select from approved interdisciplinary courses in Earth Science, Biology, or Chemistry)

Free Electives 12

(50% of free electives must be at the 3000-4000 level)

Total Credit Hours: 124