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.

Required Courses (24 credit hours)

The following course are required for all students in the B. S. Program

GES 110 - Physical Geography (3.00)
GES 120 - Environmental Science and Conservation (3.00)
GES 220 - Lab and Field Techniques for Environmental Science (4.00)
GES 286 - Exploring the Environment: A Geo-Spatial Perspective (4.00)
GES 386 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4.00)
GES 308 - Ecology (3.00)
GES 310 - Geomorphology (3.00)
OR
GES 311 - Weather and Climate (3.00)

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)

Mathematics Requirement (4 credits)

MATH 151 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (4.00)

Statistics Requirement (4 credits)

Additional Science Requirement (16 credits)

BIOL 141 - Foundations of Biology: Cells, Energy and Organisms (4.00)
CHEM 101 - Principles of Chemistry I (4.00)
CHEM 102 - Principles of Chemistry II (4.00)
PHYS 111 - Basic Physics I (4.00)
OR
PHYS 121 - Introductory Physics I (4.00)