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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Science & Geography, B.S.


B.S. degree


The B.S. requires a minimum of 63 credits, including 39 credits in GES courses plus a minimum of 22 credits in courses from outside the department. Internship courses (GES 482, GES 483, GES 497, GES 498) and Independent Study courses (GES 491) cannot be used as electives or count toward the minimum number of credits required for the B. S. degree.

GES Elective Courses (minimum 15 credit hours)


  • Five physical geography/environmental science courses at the 300 and/or 400 level (305-319, and 404-419), two of which must be at the 400 level (both have to be physical/environmental science courses).*

    *  Students can count one course from the Human Geography/Environmental Studies/Policy area (320 - 369, and 420 - 469), and one course from an advanced techniques course (380 - 389, and 408 - 489) as GES Electives.

    *  Selected topics courses (GES 302, GES 400) designated by faculty advisor as meeting the GES Electives requirement can be counted.

Requirements from outside the department (24 credit hours)