2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Earth Science, B.S.: Environmental Science Option

The Environmental Science program prepares our students for the demands and challenges of interdisciplinary careers and/or graduate studies in the environmental and sustainability sciences with an eye towards integrated societal systems and infrastructures. The option emphasizes modern quantitative and analytical skills for exploring multi-disciplinary problems in a collaborative environment including field, laboratory, and practicum experiences.

General Education 32

Foundations Requirements 13

 

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION 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).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.

MATH 1054 Prerequisite: MATH 1000, which may be used as a free elective by students needing to take MATH 1000.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

CHEM 1084: Requires a grade of C or better to advance to CHEM 1084.

Additional Required Courses 27

Additional Required Courses 27

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIV- ERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

SUST 1000INTRO TO SUSTAINABILITY SCI

3

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

Academic Major 53

Major Required Courses 35

All major courses require a grade of C or better.

ENV 1000INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3

ENV 2100ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE

4

 

ENV 3051FIELD BIOLOGY: TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS

4

OR

ENV 4605FIELD METHODS IN MARINE RESEA

4

 

ES 1101INTRODUCTION TO EARTH AND GEOGRAPHICAL SYSTEMS

4

ES 1300INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY

4

ES 2101GEO-HYDRO SYSTEMS

4

ES 2400INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY

4

ES 3010DATA ANALYSIS AND MODELING IN GEOSCIENCE

4

ES 3200GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS IN GEOSCIENCE

4

Program Focus-Related Electives 15

To be selected with advisement from approved program list maintained in the School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and in consultation with the Program Coordinators and advisors;

ES 1996 (Optional) Research Initiative for First-Year Students may be taken twice for a total of 2 credits to fulfill this area.

ES 3171 or ES 3173 (Optional) Environmental internship courses (1-3 credits) may be taken to fulfill this area.

Major Capstone Course 3

SUST 4300INDEPENDENT PRACTICUM IN SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE

3

SUST 4300: Writing Emphasis (WE) course required by major.  A grade of C or better is required.

Free Electives 8

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

Total Credit Hours: 120