Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Earth Sciences
Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Earth 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 | ||
| SENIOR THESIS | ||
or ENGL 3980 | TECHNICAL WRITING ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES | |
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| 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 Earth Sciences - 75-81 Hours Required | ||
| Required coursework | 15-17 | |
| (Note that in the case of cross-listed courses, Environmental Science majors must enroll in the ENVN section) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS (^) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY (**) | ||
| CHEMISTRY IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY (** ^) | ||
or CHEM 3030 | ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | |
| 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 (** ^) | ||
| 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 (^) | ||
| Earth Sciences Concentration | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (**) | ||
| Select one of the following covering surface processes | 4 | |
| PROCESS GEOMORPHOLOGY (^) | ||
| SOIL GENESIS, MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION | ||
| CRITICAL ZONE SCIENCE | ||
| Select an additional 27 hours of geography/geology/environmental science courses from the following | 27 | |
| WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (^) | ||
| GEOSCIENCE DATA ANALYSIS AND MODELING (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY-GEOLOGY (**) | ||
| MINERALOGY (^) | ||
| MINERALOGY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY (^) | ||
| IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY (^) | ||
| STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY FIELD METHODS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY (^) | ||
| WATER QUALITY (^) | ||
| PROCESS GEOMORPHOLOGY (^) | ||
| GEOPHYSICS (^) | ||
| CRITICAL ZONE SCIENCE (^) | ||
| METEOROLOGY (**) | ||
| CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES (^) | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| CLIMATOLOGY (^) | ||
| SOIL GENESIS, MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION (^) | ||
| GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE (^) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING (^) | ||
| Select one of the following chemistry sequences | 13 | |
| Sequence One | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| GEOCHEMISTRY (^) | ||
| Sequence Two | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY ( ** ^) | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| Select one of the following physics lecture and laboratory combinations | 5 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS and INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I (** ^) | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I - CALCULUS LEVEL and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I ( ** ^) | ||
| 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 Earth Sciences Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOL 1330 | ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY | 3 |
| CHEM 1010 | CHEMISTRY IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY (*) | 3 |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (**) | 3 |
| MATH 1220 or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA (***) or COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts/US Diversity | 3 | |
**ENGL 1150: requires EPPE score of 5 or appropriate placement via AP or ACT. | ||
***MATH: Please see the catalog for the most up-to-date prerequisites. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CMST 1110 or CMST 2120 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | 3 |
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II (*) | 3 |
| ENVN 2010 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS (**) | 2 |
| GEOL 1170 | INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | 4 |
| Social Science / Global Diversity (GEOG 1020 suggested) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 1140 & CHEM 1144 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (*,**) | 5 |
| Approved GEOG/GEOL/ENVN Elective | 3 | |
| Approved GEOG/GEOL/ENVN Elective | 4 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | |
*CHEM 1140: Please see the catalog for the most up-to-date prerequisites. | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 2210 & CHEM 2214 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (*,**) | 5 |
| Approved GEOG/GEOL/ENVN Elective | 4 | |
| Approved GEOG/GEOL/ENVN Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| GEOL 4540 | GEOCHEMISTRY | 3 |
| Approved GIS Course | 4 | |
| Approved GEOG/GEOL/ENVN Elective | 4 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts* | 3 | |
*HFA – must be in a 2nd discipline | ||
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 3980 | TECHNICAL WRITING ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES (*) | 3 |
| PHYS 1050 & PHYS 1054 | INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS and INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS LABORATORY (**, ***,^) | 5 |
| Approved GEOG/GEOL/ENVN Elective | 4 | |
| Social Science# | 3 | |
**PHYS 1050: HS algebra or equivalent | ||
#SS – must be in a 2nd discipline | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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 GEOG/GEOL/ENVN Elective*** | 3 | |
| Approved GEOG/GEOL/ENVN Elective*** | 3 | |
| Elective course*** | 3 | |
*ENVN/GEOG/GEOL/BIOL 4610 – requires permission of instructor. | ||
**ENVN 4820 – requires permission of instructor. | ||
***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 | |
| Spring | ||
| Approved GEOG/GEOL/ENVN Elective | 3 | |
| Statistics course | 3 | |
| An approved course focusing on the human dimensions of environmental studies | 3 | |
| Elective course* | 3 | |
| Elective, if needed to reach 120* | 3 | |
*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 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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