Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Analytical Sciences
Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Analytical Sciences Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| TECHNICAL WRITING ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES (or another advisor-approved course - Writing in the Discipline Course) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Environmental Science Major with a Concentration in Analytical Sciences - 82-91 Hours Required | ||
| Required coursework | 16-18 | |
| (Note that in the case of cross-listed courses, Environmental Science majors must enroll in the ENVN section) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS (^) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (**) | ||
| HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY (**) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT (^) | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & REGULATIONS (^) | ||
| Select one of the following Statistics courses - | 3-4 | |
| STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
| STATISTICS FOR LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (** ^) | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS I (^) | ||
| STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
| SOCIAL STATISTICS (^) | ||
| Select one of the following GIS courses | 1-4 | |
| GIS APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOSPATIAL SCIENCES (** ^) | ||
| CARTOGRAPHY AND DATA VISUALIZATION (^) | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I (^) | ||
| Select one of the following courses on the human dimensions of Environmental Studies | 3 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE GREAT PLAINS (^) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY (^) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS (^) | ||
| SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD (^) | ||
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS (^) | ||
| THE NATURE OF THE PAST: AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY, PRE-HISTORY TO THE PRESENT (^) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY (^) | ||
| Analytical Sciences Concentration requirements | 8 | |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (** ^) | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (^) | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
| Select one of the following Organic Chemistry sequences | 5-8 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| OR | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (^) | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| Other required Chemistry courses | 18 | |
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS (^) | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS (^) | ||
| INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY (^) | ||
| Required Biology and Physics Courses | 17 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY | ||
| THE BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY II | ||
| Select a minimum 11 hours from the following: | 11 | |
| MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (^) | ||
| ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN HEALTH (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (**) | ||
| MINERALOGY and MINERALOGY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY and IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY and STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY FIELD METHODS (^) | ||
| WATER QUALITY (^) | ||
| GEOCHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| CRITICAL ZONE SCIENCE (^) | ||
| METEOROLOGY (**) | ||
| CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES (^) | ||
| SPATIAL ANALYSIS IN GEOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| COMPUTER MAPPING AND VISUALIZATION (^) | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I (^) | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| PROCESS GEOMORPHOLOGY (^) | ||
| CLIMATOLOGY (^) | ||
| SOIL GENESIS, MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION (^) | ||
| WATER RESOURCES (^) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING (^) | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL (^) | ||
| ECOLOGY (^) | ||
| FLORA OF THE GREAT PLAINS (^) | ||
| CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (^) | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY (^) | ||
| GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE (^) | ||
| WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (^) | ||
| College Breadth | 0 | |
| College of Arts and Sciences' breadth requirement satisfied by this major | ||
| Bachelor of Science Cognate Requirement | 0 | |
| See Major - | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Analytical Sciences Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| CHEM 1180 & CHEM 1184 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
| PHYS 1110 & PHYS 1154 | GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I | 5 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts/US Diversity | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 1330 | ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY | 3 |
| CHEM 1190 & CHEM 1194 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 4 |
| ENVN 2010 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS | 2 |
| PHYS 1120 & PHYS 1164 | GENERAL PHYSICS II and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY II | 5 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 2250 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHEM 2400 & CHEM 2404 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB | 4 |
| CMST 1110 or CMST 2120 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | 3 |
| Social Science/Global Diversity | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 2260 & CHEM 2274 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 5 |
| CHEM 2500 | INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| GEOL 1010 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 3650 & CHEM 3654 | FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| Approved Statistics Course | 3 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts* | 3 | |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| An approved course focusing on the human dimensions of environmental studies | 3 | |
*HFA #3 – must be in a 2nd discipline | ||
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEOG 1050 | HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY | 4 |
| Approved GIS Course | 4 | |
| Approved GEOL/GEOG/BIOL/ENVN elective | 3 | |
| Social Science* | 3 | |
| Elective of choice, if needed to reach 120** | 1-3 | |
*SS #3 – must be in a 2nd discipline | ||
**120 total credits are required for a degree, with a minimum of 18 upper level (3000-4000) credits in the major and 27 upper level credits throughout the degree. Selecting 3000-4000 level electives or course options can help you reach these minimums. | ||
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Summer | ||
| ENVN 4800 | INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING (*) | 1 |
*ENVN 4800: Requires permission of instructor. | ||
| Credits | 1 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENVN/GEOG/GEOL/BIOL 4610 | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT (*) | 3 |
| ENVN 4820 | INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & REGULATIONS (**) | 3 |
| Approved GEOL/GEOG/BIOL/ENVN elective*** | 3 | |
| Approved GEOL/GEOG/BIOL/ENVN elective*** | 3 | |
| Elective of choice, if needed to reach 120.*** | 3 | |
*120 total credits are required for a degree, with a minimum of 18 upper level (3000-4000) level credits in the major and 27 upper level credits throughout the degree. Selecting 3000-4000 level electives or course options, when given, can help you reach these minimums. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 2440 | THE BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS | 4 |
| CHEM 3030 | ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHEM 4400 & CHEM 4404 | INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS and INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY | 4 |
| NSCI 3940 | WRITING IN CHEMISTRY | 2 |
| Approved GEOL/GEOG/BIOL/ENVN elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 119-121 | |
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study