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Twin Cities Campus
Environmental Engineering B.Env.ECSENG Civil, Envrn & Geo-Eng (CEGE)
College of Science and Engineering
The environmental engineering program seeks innovative and sustainable solutions to air, and water-related problems in natural and built systems. Focus areas of the program include water chemistry; water and wastewater treatment; water quality; hydrology; groundwater remediation; environmental microbiology; pollutant fate and transport; stream restoration, sustainable design, and air pollution. Environmental engineering is a broad and interdisciplinary field, and the program emphases are chemistry, microbiology, water resources, and fluid mechanics.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
9 courses
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Mathematics
Honors math (MATH 1571H, 1572H, 2573H, 2574H) may be taken in place of the listed courses.
MATH 1371 - CSE Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1271 - Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1571H - Honors Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
MATH 1372 - CSE Calculus II
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1272 - Calculus II
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 1572H - Honors Calculus II
(4.0 cr)
MATH 2374 - CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 2263 - Multivariable Calculus
(4.0 cr)
or
MATH 2573H - Honors Calculus III
(4.0 cr)
MATH 2574H - Honors Calculus IV
(4.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Physical Science and Mechanics
Mechanics
AEM 2011 - Statics
(3.0 cr)
Chemistry
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1071H - Honors Chemistry I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1075H - Honors Chemistry I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
Chemical Principles II
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1072H - Honors Chemistry II
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1076H - Honors Chemistry II Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
Physics
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1401V - Honors Physics I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1402V - Honors Physics II
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
BEnvE Requirements
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I
(3.0 cr)
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Major Courses
AEM 3031 - Deformable Body Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3101 - Computer Applications I
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3102 - Uncertainty and Decision Analysis
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3301 - Soil Mechanics I
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3402 - Civil Engineering Materials
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3501 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3502 - Fluid Mechanics
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 3541 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 4102W - Capstone Design for Civil Engineering
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 4501 - Hydrologic Design
(4.0 cr)
CEGE 4502 - Water and Wastewater Treatment
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 4501 - Introduction to Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
(4.0 cr)
ESCI
Take any one ESCI course three credits or higher. ESCI 1007 and ESCI 4801 cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
ESCI 3402, ESCI 3425, ESCI 4702 can be used to fullfill this requirement or the Water/Atmospheric Sciences/Sustainability/Policy selective elective requirement but not both.
ESCI 1xxx
or
ESCI 2xxx
or
ESCI 3xxx
or
ESCI 4xxx
or
ESCI 5xxx
Selected Electives
Selected Electives
Students should take 4 courses. Two courses from each category. Students may not use courses from the Selected Electives to also meet the Tech Electives requirements.
Chemistry/Ecology/Mircrobiology
Students must take 2 courses from this category
CEGE 4562 - Environmental Remediation Technologies
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5541 - Environmental Water Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
or
EEB 3408W - Ecology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 3303W - Geochemical Principles
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
LAAS 5311 - Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy
(3.0 cr)
or
MICB 3301 - Biology of Microorganisms
(5.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4561 - Solids and Hazardous Wastes
(3.0 cr)
or
BBE 4533 - Sustainable Waste Management Engineering
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
or
ESCI 4801 - Geomicrobiology
(3.0 cr)
or
BBE 4608 - Environmental and Industrial Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
or
PMB 4121 - Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
Water/Atmospheric Sciences/Sustainability/Policy
Students must take 2 courses from this category.
ESCI 3402, ESCI 3425, ESCI 4702 can be used to fullfill this selective elective requirement or the ESCI requirement but not both.
BBE 4523 - Ecological Engineering Design
(3.0 cr)
or
BBE 4535 - Assessment and Diagnosis of Impaired Waters
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4351 - Groundwater Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4512 - Open Channel Hydraulics
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5511 - Urban Hydrology and Water Quality
(4.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5543 - Introductory Environmental Fluid Mechanics
(4.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5561 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5571 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0-4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 3402 - Science and Politics of Global Warming
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
or
ESCI 3425 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
ESCI 4702 - General Hydrogeology
(4.0 cr)
or
PA 5022 - Applications of Economics for Policy Analysis
(1.5-3.0 cr)
or
PA 5711 - Science, Technology & Environmental Policy
(3.0 cr)
Tech Electives
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AEM 4xxx
or
AEM 5xxx
or
AST 4xxx
or
AST 5xxx
or
BBE 4xxx
or
BBE 5xxx
or
BMEN 4xxx
or
BMEN 5xxx
or
CEGE 3xxx
or
CEGE 4xxx
or
CEGE 5xxx
or
CHEM 4xxx
or
CHEM 5xxx
or
CHEN 4xxx
or
CHEN 5xxx
or
CMPE 4xxx
or
CMPE 5xxx
or
CSCI 4xxx
or
CSCI 5xxx
or
EE 4xxx
or
EE 5xxx
or
ESCI 4xxx
or
ESCI 5xxx
or
IE 4xxx
or
IE 5xxx
or
MATH 4xxx
or
MATH 5xxx
or
MATS 4xxx
or
MATS 5xxx
or
ME 4xxx
or
ME 5xxx
or
PHYS 4xxx
or
PHYS 5xxx
or
STAT 4xxx
or
STAT 5xxx
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
CEGE 3402 - Civil Engineering Materials
(3.0 cr)
·
CEGE 4102W - Capstone Design for Civil Engineering
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
EEB 3408W - Ecology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ESCI 3303W - Geochemical Principles
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Biological Sciences relevant to the major
Students should take one 3 credit class or higher; it must include lab or field experience
AGRO 1101 - Biology of Plant Food Systems
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
ANTH 1001 - Human Evolution
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BBE 4608 - Environmental and Industrial Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1003 - Evolution and Biology of Sex
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1009H - Honors: General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1012 - Human Biology: Concepts and Current Ethical Issues
[BIOL, CIV]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1055 - Environmental Biology: Science and Solutions with Laboratory
[BIOL, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 2002 {Inactive}
[BIOL]
(6.0 cr)
or
BIOL 2002H {Inactive}
[BIOL]
(6.0 cr)
or
PMB 4121 - Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
or
BMEN 2501 - Cellular and Molecular Biology for Biomedical Engineers
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
or
CI 1512 - Nature in the City
[BIOL, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
or
EEB 3407 - Ecology
(3.0 cr)
or
EEB 3408W - Ecology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENT 1005 - Insect Biology with Lab
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 1007 - From Microbes to Mammoths: History of Life on Earth
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 4801 - Geomicrobiology
(3.0 cr)
or
GEOG 1403 - Biogeography of the Global Garden
[BIOL, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
or
HECU 3593 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
or
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
MICB 3301 - Biology of Microorganisms
(5.0 cr)
or
NSCI 2101 - Human Neuroanatomy
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
PLPA 1005 - Plants Get Sick Too
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
VBS 1001 - Introduction to Biotechnology
[BIOL, TS]
(4.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1271/Math 1281/Math 1371/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1271/Math 1281/Math 1371/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1271/Math 1281/Math 1371/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/ |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 2263/Math 2374/Math 2573H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 2263/Math 2374/Math 2573H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 2263/Math 2374/Math 2573H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 2243/Math 2373/Math 2574H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1061/ 1065/ 1071H/ 1081 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1065/Chem 1075H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1061/ 1065/ 1071H/ 1081 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1065/Chem 1075H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1062/1072/1072H/1082/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1066/Chem 1076H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1062/1072/1072H/1082/ |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1066/Chem 1076H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phys 1201W/1301W/1401V/1501V |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phys 1201W/1301W/1401V/1501V |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phys 1202W/1302W/1402V/1502V |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phys 1202W/1302W/1402V/1502V |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 2301/Chem 2331H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CEGE 4102W/4103W/4104W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 3501/4501 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Math 2243/Math 2373/Math 2574H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 3407//Biol 3807/EEB 3407 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 2032/MicB 3301/VBS 2032 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4608/BBE 5608 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4523/BBE 5523 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4535/BBE 5533/BBE 5535 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CEGE 4351/GeoE 4351 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESci 3402/ESci 5402 |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.5 -3.0 [max 9.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PA 5723/WRS 5101 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PA 5723/WRS 5101 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CEGE 4102W/4103W/4104W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 3407//Biol 3807/EEB 3407 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4608/BBE 5608 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1001/Biol 1001H/Biol 1003 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1001/Biol 1001H/Biol 1003 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1009/Biol 1009H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1009/Biol 1009H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1010/Biol 1015/PSTL 1135 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1050/Biol 1055 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 3407//Biol 3807/EEB 3407 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 3407//Biol 3807/EEB 3407 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ent 1004/Ent 1005 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 1403/Geog 1403H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 2032/MicB 3301/VBS 2032 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | NSci 2001/NSci 2100 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |