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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Environmental Science B.S.
Sub-plan: Environmental Management (Subplan focus: Land-Use Management)
Sample Plan: Environmental Management (Land-Use Management Focus)
Total Credits: 121.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
CHEM 1021 - Chemical Principles I : 4.0 cr : PHYS
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus : 4.0 cr : MATH
ESCI 1001 - Earth and Its Environments : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 1022 - Chemical Principles II : 4.0 cr : PHYS
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
WRIT 1223 - Oral Presentations in Professional Settings : 3.0 cr
BIOC 2011 - Biochemistry for the Agricultural and Health Sciences : 3.0 cr
PMB 2022 - General Botany : 3.0 cr
ESPM 1051 - Introduction to Environmental Science : 3.0 cr : ENVT
ES 1128 - Seminar: Environmental Science Orientation : 1.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
ESPM 1011 - Issues in the Environment : 3.0 cr : ENV
ESPM 1425 - Introduction to Weather and Climate : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ESPM 3128 - Seminar: Environmental Science : 1.0 cr
ESPM 4096 - Professional Experience Program: Internship : 1.0 cr
FNRM 3114 - Hydrology and Watershed Management : 3.0 cr
ESPM 3111 - Hydrology and Water Quality Field Methods : 3.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
ESPM 3131 - Environmental Physics : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3131 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources : 4.0 cr : TS
ESPM 3221 - Soil Conservation and Land-Use Management : 3.0 cr
FNRM 3262 - Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis of Natural Resources and Environment : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 18.0 cr
ESPM 4128 - Senior Seminar: Environmental Science : 1.0 cr
ESPM 3612W - Soil and Environmental Biology : 4.0 cr : WI
ESPM 4601 - Environmental Pollution : 3.0 cr
HORT 5071 - Ecological Restoration : 4.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
ESPM 4021W - Problem Solving: Environmental Review : 4.0 cr : WI
GEOG 3401W - Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
LA 3204 - Holistic Landscape Ecology and Bioregional Practice : 3.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr