Environmental Studies, A.S.

The Environmental Studies degree will provide students with the opportunity to study both the scientific and policy applications of environmental issues. Students in the program will complete a multi-disciplinary “core” set of courses within a structured, exploratory program of environmental studies that prepares them for transfer to a four-year institution. Depending on their intended career and/or transfer goals, students will be able to select courses from a list of restricted electives that include science, policy, and government courses. The environmental science courses will involve students in the study of the natural sciences and the human context of environmental problems. Students who desire to focus more heavily on environmental policy can focus on the economic, and political aspects of environmental issues.

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Program Pathway

First Year Fall			First Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ENG 101	English Composition (ENG 101E and ENG 101P are approved substitutions for ENG 101)*	3	Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3
MAT 116 or MAT 161	Statistical Reasoning (3 Credits) or Precalculus II (4 Credits)	3	Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Sciences *(ECO 201 , ECO 202 , or POL 101 are preferred)	3
CHM 101 or CHM 103	Introductory College Chemistry or General Chemistry I	4	BIO 114	Principles of Biology II	4
BIO 113	Principles of Biology I	4	PHS 111	Earth Science	4
TOTAL		14	TOTAL		14
Second Year Fall			Second Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Sciences *(ECO 201 , ECO 202 , or POL 101 are preferred)	3	Gen Ed	Diversity *(GEO 105 is preferred)	3
Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3	ENV 204	Public Health and the Environment	3
ENV 201	Fundamentals of Environmental Science	4	Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor *(COM 108 is preferred)	3
ENV 203	Environmental Policy and Regulations	3	Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	4
Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3	Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3
TOTAL		16	TOTAL		16

General Education Requirements (29-30 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Behavioral/Social Sciences category (6 Credits)
*(ECO 201 , ECO 202 , or POL 101 are preferred)

Biological/Physical Science

BIO 113 - Principles of Biology I (4 Credits)
CHM 101 - Introductory College Chemistry (4 Credits)
OR
CHM 103 - General Chemistry I (4 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)
*(GEO 105 is preferred)

English

*A minimum grade of “C” or better is required for ENG-101, ENG-101E, and ENG-101P

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits)
*( ENG 101E - English Composition for English Language Learners and ENG 101P - English Composition for College Success are approved substitutions for ENG 101)

Mathematics

MAT 116 - Statistical Reasoning (3 Credits)
OR
MAT 161 - Precalculus II (4 Credits)

Program Requirements (18 Credits)

BIO 114 - Principles of Biology II (4 Credits)
ENV 201 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science (4 Credits)
ENV 203 - Environmental Policy and Regulations (3 Credits)
ENV 204 - Public Health and the Environment (3 Credits)
PHS 111 - Earth Science (4 Credits)

Free Electives (12-13 Credits)

Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution. Some recommended courses are listed below:

AET 102 - Introduction to Alternative Energy (3 Credits)
Select any Biology (BIO) course with a laboratory (4 Credits) *(Except BIO 106 )
Select any Biotechnology (BTC) course (3-4 Credits)
Select any 200-level Chemistry (CHM) course (4 Credits)
COM 103 - Public Speaking (3 Credits)
OR
COM 108 - Introduction to Human Communication (3 Credits) *(COM 108 is preferred)
ECO 201 - Macroeconomic Principles (3 Credits)
ECO 202 - Microeconomic Principles (3 Credits)
Select any Education (EDU) course (3 Credits)
Select any Engineering Science (EGR) course (3-4 Credits)
ELE 130 - Introduction to Unmanned Systems (3 Credits)
ENG 102 - Advanced English Composition (3 Credits)
GEO 105 - World Regional Geography (3 Credits)
MAT 116 - Statistical Reasoning (3 Credits)
MAT 160 - Precalculus I (3 Credits)
MAT 161 - Precalculus II (4 Credits)
MAT 203 - Calculus I (4 Credits)
MAT 204 - Calculus II (4 Credits)
Select any Physical Science (PHS) course (3-4 Credits)
Select any Physics (PHY) course (1-5 Credits)
Select any Paralegal Studies (PLS) course (3 Credits)
Select any Political Studies (POL) course (3 Credits)

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