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.
Degree Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 |
| 21-24 |
| 75-76 |
| 23-19 |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 | |
| Applied 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 | |
Additional Electives
New Student Seminar
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| |
| 1 |
| Pathways to Success | |
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | |
| First Year Seminar | |
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | |
| Pathways to Adult Learning | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | |
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | |
| Introduction to Nursing | |
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | |
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| |
| |
| 3-6 |
| 9 |
| |
| Total Credits | 21-24 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | EAES 202 | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 |
| EAES 101 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 1 - Scientific Reasoning) | 4 | AMAT 220, MATH 221, or STAT 230 | 4 |
| SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning - Fulfilled by AMAT 120, MATH 111, or MATH 122 in the major | 4 | SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 |
| EAES 160 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life) | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 2 | 3 |
| | 15 | | 16 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| BIOL 113 | 4 | BIOL 213 | 4 |
| EAES 370 | 3 | Major Elective Group A | 3-4 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 | 3 |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | |
| | 16 | | 13-14 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 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 | 13-1 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| | 13-20 | | 16-4 |
| Total Credits 120 |