Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
Program Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 29 |
| 3-9 |
| 75-76 |
| 1 | 13-6 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| EAES 101 | Planet Earth | 4 |
| EAES 160 | The Human Environment | 3 |
| EAES 202 | Introduction to Sustainability Science | 3 |
| EAES 370 | World Resources and Industries | 3 |
| EAES 402 | Sustainability Science Seminar | 3 |
| BIOL 113 | Principles of Biology: Organisms and Diversity | 4 |
| BIOL 213 | Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| 7-8 |
| Applied Calculus A | |
| Calculus I |
| Applied Calculus B | |
| Calculus II |
| Applied Precalculus | |
| Data Science and Statistics | |
| 30 |
| Total Credits | 75-76 |
Major Electives
Global Systems
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| Environmental Anthropology | |
| Community and Health | |
| Building Sustainable Communities | |
| Energy Transitions: A Global Dependence | |
| Environmental Economics | |
| The Economics of Social Problems | |
| Economics of Natural Resources and Global Warming | |
| Economics Of Energy And Environmental Policy | |
| Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations | |
| Environmental Sociology | |
| Environmental Justice | |
Urban Systems
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| Urban Anthropology | |
| Environment and Community | |
| Introduction to American Urban Studies | |
| Urban Georgraphy | |
| Transportation | |
| Urbanization and Environment | |
| Quantitative Methods in Geography and Urban Studies | |
| Urban Planning | |
| Urban Administration | |
| Urban Sociology | |
Decision-Making Systems
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| Environmental Policy | |
| Geopolitics | |
| Environmental Law | |
| World Trade and Investment | |
| Introduction to International Business | |
| Conflict and Its Resolution | |
| Management Processes | |
| Organizational Behavior | |
| Business and Society | |
| Strategic Project Management | |
| Advanced Public Policy Analysis | |
Surface Processes
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| Geomorphology | |
| Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing | |
| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | |
| Fundamentals of Remote Sensing of Environment | |
| Economic Geology | |
| Sedimentology | |
| Principles of Soil Science | |
| Special Topics in Advanced GIScience | |
| Coastal Marine Geology | |
Climate and Hydrologic Processes
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| Understanding Weather and Climate | |
| Hydrology | |
| Introduction to Marine Sciences | |
| Fluvial Geography | |
| Geohydrology | |
| Hydroclimatology | |
| Oceanography | |
| Meteorology | |
Biological and Chemical Processes
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| Applied Microbiology | |
| Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues | |
| Introduction to Aquatic Ecology | |
| Principles of Ecology | |
| Biological Oceanography | |
| Aquatic Ecology | |
| Organic Chemistry I | |
| Organic Chemistry II | |
| Experimental Organic Chemistry I | |
| Experimental Organic Chemistry II | |
| Environmental Chemical Analysis | |
| Atmospheric Chemistry | |
| Green Chemistry | |
| Environmental Geochemistry | |
| Organic Geochemistry | |
Additional Electives
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| |
| Planet Earth (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| 1 |
| The Human Environment (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Applied Microeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Total Credits | 29 |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3-6 |
| 0-3 |
| Total Credits | 3-9 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science | 3 |
| EAES 101 | 4 | EAES 202 | 3 |
| EAES 160 | 3 | Collateral Math/Applied Math/Statistics course. | 4 |
| Collateral Math/Applied Math/Statistics course. | 4 | |
| | 16 | | 16 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| World Language 1 | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 |
| BIOL 113 | 4 | BIOL 213 | 4 |
| EAES 370 | 3 | Major Elective Group A | 3-4 |
| | 16 | | 16-17 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | World Cultures | 3 |
| CHEM 120 | 4 | CHEM 121 | 4 |
| ECON 101 | 3 | ECON 102 | 3 |
| Major Elective Group B | 3-4 | Major Elective Group D | 2-4 |
| Major Elective Group C | 3 | Major Elective Group E | 3-4 |
| | 16-17 | | 15-18 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| Major Elective Group F | 3-4 | EAES 402 | 3 |
| Additional Major Electives | 7-13 | Free Electives | 12-0 |
| | 10-17 | | 15-3 |
| Total Credits 120 |