Sustainability Science (B.S.)

120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Program Requirements Overview

General Education Requirements29
World Languages and Cultures Requirements3-9
Major Requirements75-76
Free Electives 113-6
Total Credits120
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Graduate Swing Courses will count toward free electives for students in combined (UG/GR) programs.

Major Requirements

Core Courses
EAES 101Planet Earth4
EAES 160The Human Environment3
EAES 202Introduction to Sustainability Science3
EAES 370World Resources and Industries3
EAES 402Sustainability Science Seminar3
Collateral Courses
BIOL 113Principles of Biology: Organisms and Diversity4
BIOL 213Introduction to Ecology4
CHEM 120General Chemistry I4
CHEM 121General Chemistry II4
ECON 101Applied Macroeconomics3
ECON 102Applied Microeconomics3
Select two of the following courses:7-8
Applied Calculus A
Calculus I
Applied Calculus B
Calculus II
Applied Precalculus
Data Science and Statistics
Major Electives
Complete one course from each of the 6 categories below, plus an additional 7-14 credits of additional electives to reach a total of 30 credits.30
Total Credits75-76

Major Electives

Global Systems

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

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

Select one of the following:
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

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

Understanding Weather and Climate
Hydrology
Introduction to Marine Sciences
Fluvial Geography
Geohydrology
Hydroclimatology
Oceanography
Meteorology

Biological and Chemical Processes

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

ANTH 255Urban Anthropology3
ANTH 360Environmental Anthropology3
ANTH 422Environment and Community3-4
ANTH 423Community and Health3-4
ANTH 429Building Sustainable Communities3-4
BIOL 254Applied Microbiology3
BIOL 300Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues3
BIOL 351Introduction to Aquatic Ecology4
BIOL 370Principles of Ecology3
BIOL 460Biological Oceanography3
BIOL 461Aquatic Ecology3
CHEM 230Organic Chemistry I3
CHEM 231Organic Chemistry II3
CHEM 232Experimental Organic Chemistry I2
CHEM 233Experimental Organic Chemistry II2
CHEM 320Environmental Chemical Analysis3
CHEM 325Atmospheric Chemistry3
EAES 200Geomorphology3
EAES 201Understanding Weather and Climate4
EAES 210Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing3
EAES 230Hydrology3
EAES 250Introduction to Marine Sciences4
EAES 280Principles of Land Use3
EAES 281Introduction to American Urban Studies3
EAES 283Urban Georgraphy3
EAES 300Energy Transitions: A Global Dependence3
EAES 310Geographic Information Systems (GIS)3
EAES 311Fundamentals of Remote Sensing of Environment3
EAES 321Economic Geology3
EAES 322Environmental Geochemistry3
EAES 330Fluvial Geography3
EAES 331Geohydrology3
EAES 332Hydroclimatology3
EAES 340Sedimentology4
EAES 341Principles of Soil Science3
EAES 350Oceanography3
EAES 361Environmental Policy3
EAES 363Geopolitics3
EAES 380Transportation3
EAES 385Urbanization and Environment3
EAES 391Quantitative Methods in Geography and Urban Studies3
EAES 403Meteorology4
EAES 410Special Topics in Advanced GIScience3
EAES 427Organic Geochemistry3
EAES 451Coastal Marine Geology4
EAES 460Environmental Law3
EAES 484Urban Planning3
ECON 215The Economics of Social Problems3
ECON 371World Trade and Investment3
ECON 414Economics of Natural Resources and Global Warming3
ECON 419Economics Of Energy And Environmental Policy3
INBS 250Introduction to International Business3
LAWS 220Conflict and Its Resolution3
MGMT 231Management Processes3
MGMT 315Organizational Behavior3
MGMT 363Business and Society3
MGMT 436Strategic Project Management3
POLS 315Urban Administration3
POLS 324Advanced Public Policy Analysis3
SOCI 220Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations3
SOCI 311Urban Sociology3
SOCI 312Environmental Sociology3
SOCI 314Environmental Justice3

General Education Requirements

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A. New Student Seminar
Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course.1
C. Communication
1. Writing 3
2. Literature3
3. Communication3
D. Fine and Performing Arts
Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course.3
F. Humanities
1. Great Works and Their Influences3
2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives 3
G. Computer Science
Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course.3
H. Mathematics
Fulfilled in the major.
I. Natural Science Laboratory
Planet Earth (Fulfilled in the major.)
J. Physical Education
Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course.1
K. Social Science
1. American and European History 3
2. Global Cultural Perspectives3
3. Social Science Perspectives
The Human Environment (Fulfilled in the major.)
L. Interdisciplinary Studies
Applied Microeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.)
Total Credits29

World Languages and Cultures Requirements

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World Languages
Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses.3-6
World Cultures
Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses.0-3
Total Credits3-9

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
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar1GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing3GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education1GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science3
EAES 1014EAES 2023
EAES 1603Collateral Math/Applied Math/Statistics course.4
Collateral Math/Applied Math/Statistics course.4 
 16 16
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication3GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences3GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History3
World Language 13World Language 23
BIOL 1134BIOL 2134
EAES 3703Major Elective Group A3-4
 16 16-17
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives3World Cultures3
CHEM 1204CHEM 1214
ECON 1013ECON 1023
Major Elective Group B3-4Major Elective Group D2-4
Major Elective Group C3Major Elective Group E3-4
 16-17 15-18
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Major Elective Group F3-4EAES 4023
Additional Major Electives7-13Free Electives12-0
 10-17 15-3
Total Credits 120