CORE COURSES

Take the following courses:

ESS-100 Environmental Systems I

4 CreditsN, WK-SP, CTGISPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.

ESS-110 Environmental Systems II

3 CreditsN, SW-LEPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (NOTE: ESS-100 is not a prerequisite for ESS-110.)

BI-101 General Biology I

4 Credits Pre-Requisite or Co-Requisite: FYC-101

CH-142 Integrated Chemistry Principles I

3 CreditsNCorequisite CH143

CH-143 Integrated Chem Principles I Lab

1 CreditsN, QSCH142 is a corequisite of this course. A lab fee is associated with this course.

ESS-230 Environmetrics

3 CreditsN, QS, CTGES, CTGISPrerequisites: Sophomore standing and permission of the instructor.

ESS-310 Water Resources I

3 CreditsQM, NPrerequisites: ESS100.

ESS-330 Geographical Information Systems

4 CreditsCTGISNote: A special course fee is assessed. Prerequisite: ESS100.

ESS-337 Environmental Law

3 CreditsS, CTGISPrerequisites: ESS-100 or PS-110. Must have sophomore standing or above.

ESS-345 Ichthyology

4 CreditsN, QS, CTGISPrerequisites: BI-101 or BI-105

ESS-445 Fishery Science & Management

4 CreditsH, N, QSPrerequisite: BI-101 or BI-105

FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCE

Take one of the following courses:

ESS-328 Limnology

4 CreditsNTake BI105 and BI121 and ESS100 or permission of the instructor.

ESS-346 Freshwater Invertebrates

4 CreditsN, QSPrerequisites: BI 105/121, junior-level standing, or permission of instructor.

ADDITIONAL BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Complete one of the following options below or another approved 4-credit Biological Science course (approval requires a Course Exception Form):

OPTION 1:

BI-102 General Biology II

4 CreditsPrerequisite: BI-101 or BI-105

OPTION 2:

BI-300 General Ecology

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: BI-101 and BI-102. Corequisite: BI-301.

BI-301 General Ecology Lab

1 CreditsNCorequisite: BI300

OPTION 3:

BI-312 Altered Ecosystems

4 Credits

OPTION 4: 

BI-360 Vertebrate Zoology

3 CreditsNSuggested corequisites: BI361. Prerequisites: BI105 and Ecology/Biology related POE.

BI-361 Vertebrate Zoology Lab

2 CreditsNCorequisite: BI360

OPTION 5:

BI-362 Animal Behavior

4 CreditsNPrerequisites are BI 105 or with instructors permission.

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Complete the following courses, or complete 8 credits of other approved 4-credit Physical Science courses (approval requires a Course Exception Form):

CEE-310 Hydrology

3 CreditsPrerequisite: MA-130

CEE-318 Environmental Water Quality

4 CreditsPrerequisites: CEE-200; CH-142/CH-143; and either CH-144/CH-145 or GL-126.

MATH AND STATISTICS

Take 4 credits from the following courses:

ESS-335 Quantitative Ecology

4 CreditsQS(Lec/Lab; 4 cr hr; Spring years; pre-req ESS 110, ESS 230-Environmetrics, or consent)

BI-305 Biostatistics

4 CreditsN, QS, CTGESPrerequisites: BI106 or ESS100

MA-205 Elementary Statistics

4 CreditsN, QS, WK-SPPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

MA-220 Introduction to Probability & Statistics

4 CreditsN, QS, CTGESPrerequisite: MA130

HUMAN DIMENSIONS AND POLICY

Take 3 credits from the following courses:

ESS-206 Global Environmental Issues

3 CreditsN, WK-SIPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101

ESS-305 Environmental Economics

3 CreditsS 

ESS-324 Natural Resource Management

3 CreditsNPrerequisites: ESS100 and BI105 and BI121. A special course fee is assessed.

ESS-380 Sense of Place Seminar

3 CreditsCA, CWNote: There is a course fee assessed. Prerequisites: ESS100 or permission of the instructor.

CONN-312 Science and Society

3 CreditsCONN

CAPSTONE

Take one of the following courses:

ESS-400 Senior Capstone I

3 CreditsS, CTGISPrerequisite: Senior Standing or permission of the instructor.

ESS-401 Senior Capstone II

1-3 CreditsN, S, CTGISPrerequisites: ESS100 and Junior or Senior standing or permission.

POE Credit Total = 62

Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level.  Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.