| Required Courses in Major | 46 |
| Students must complete the core, other required courses and one of four areas of concentration. GC 100 or GC 101 should be taken during the first year of the program. | |
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| Core | 30 |
| GC 100 Physical Geography [SCII] or | 4 |
| GC 101 Introduction to Environmental Science (4 cr.) [INTT] | |
| GC 202 Soils or | 4 |
| GC 255 Physical Geology (4 cr.) [SCII] | |
| GC 205 Introduction to Geographic Research | 4 |
| GC 225 Introduction to Maps | 2 |
| GC 235 Quantitative Methods | 4 |
| GC 320 Environmental Policy and Regulation | 4 |
| GC 335 Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GC 488 Earth and Environmental Science Capstone Research or | 4 |
| GC 489 Human-Environment Capstone (4 cr.) | |
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| Concentration | 16 |
| Choose 16 credits from one of the following concentrations, with no more than 12 credits from one prefix without prior approval. | |
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| Natural Resources Concentration | 16 |
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| BI 210 Principles of Ecology [SCII] | 4 |
| BI 210 is required for the Natural Resources Concentration. | |
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| At least two courses, from two different prefixes, must be 300 level or higher. | 12 |
| BI 240 Conservation Biology (4 cr.) | |
| BI 310 Ecology Theory and Methods (4 cr.) | |
| BI 412 Biostatistics (4 cr.) | |
| BI 441 Fisheries Management (4 cr.) | |
| BI 442 Wildlife Management (4 cr.) | |
| BI 466 Stream Ecology (4 cr.) | |
| EC 345 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (4 cr.) | |
| GC 210 Earth Hazards (4 cr.) [SCII] | |
| GC 280 Field Techniques and Mapping (5 cr.) | |
| GC 285 Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, and Future (4 cr.) | |
| GC 362 Wetlands (4 cr.) | |
| GC 370 Geomorphology (4 cr.) | |
| GC 390 Oceanography (2 cr.) | |
| GC 401 Biogeography (4 cr.) | |
| GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.) | |
| GC 428 Spatial Analysis (4 cr.) | |
| GC 465 Hydrology (4 cr.) | |
| GC 475 Environmental Impact Assessment (4 cr.) | |
| GC 482 Earth Systems Interactions (2 - 4 cr.) | |
| GC 491 Internship (2 - 6 cr.) | |
| RE 172 Introduction to Wildland Firefighting (3 cr.) | |
| RE 271 Protected Area Management (4 cr.) | |
| SP 432 Environmental Communication (4 cr.) | |
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| Pollution Control and Remediation Concentration | 16 |
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| CH 220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry or | 5 |
| CH 315 Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.) and | |
| CH 317 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr.) and | |
| CH 325 Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.) and | |
| CH 327 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 cr.) | |
| CH 220 (or all of CH 315/317/325/327) is required for the Pollution Control and Remediation Concentration. | |
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| At least two courses, from two different prefixes, must be 300 level or higher. | 12 |
| CH 241 Chemical Equilibrium (3 cr.) | |
| CH 242 Quantitative Analysis (2 cr.) | |
| CH 435 Gas and Liquid Chromatography (2 cr.) | |
| CH 450 Biochemistry I (4 cr.) | |
| CH 452 Biochemistry II (4 cr.) | |
| CH 454 Biochemical Techniques (4 cr.) | |
| BI 460 Ichthyology (4 cr.) | |
| BI 465 Aquatic Insect Ecology (4 cr.) | |
| GC 362 Wetlands (4 cr.) | |
| GC 280 Field Techniques and Mapping (5 cr.) | |
| GC 385 Weather and Climate (4 cr.) | |
| GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.) | |
| GC 428 Spatial Analysis (4 cr.) | |
| GC 465 Hydrology (4 cr.) | |
| GC 475 Environmental Impact Assessment (4 cr.) | |
| GC 482 Earth Systems Interactions (2 - 4 cr.) | |
| GC 491 Internship (2 - 6 cr.) | |
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| Water Resources Concentration | 16 |
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| GC 465 Hydrology | 4 |
| GC 465 is required for the Water Resources Concentration. | |
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| At least two courses, from two different prefixes, must be 300 level or higher. | 12 |
| BI 210 Principles of Ecology (4 cr.) [SCII] | |
| BI 314 Introduction to Marine Biology (4 cr.) | |
| BI 410 Ecology of the Great Lakes (4 cr.) | |
| BI 411 Limnology (4 cr.) | |
| BI 412 Biostatistics (4 cr.) | |
| BI 441 Fisheries Management (4 cr.) | |
| BI 465 Aquatic Insect Ecology (4 cr.) | |
| BI 466 Stream Ecology (4 cr.) | |
| CH 220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry (5 cr.) | |
| CH 315 Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.) and | |
| CH 317 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr.) and | |
| CH 325 Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.) and | |
| CH 327 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 cr.) | |
| GC 280 Field Techniques and Mapping (5 cr.) | |
| GC 285 Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, and Future (4 cr.) | |
| GC 362 Wetlands (4 cr.) | |
| GC 370 Geomorphology (4 cr.) | |
| GC 385 Weather and Climate (4 cr.) | |
| GC 390 Oceanography (2 cr.) | |
| GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.) | |
| GC 428 Spatial Analysis (4 cr.) | |
| GC 475 Environmental Impact Assessment (4 cr.) | |
| GC 482 Earth Systems Interactions (2 - 4 cr.) | |
| GC 491 Internship (2 - 6 cr.) | |
| GC 492 Research in Water Science (2 cr.) | |
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| Renewable Energy Technologies Concentration | 16 |
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| GC 342 Energy and the Environment | 4 |
| GC 342 is required for the Renewable Energy Technologies Concentration. | |
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| Choose 12 credits from the following: | 12 |
| GC 269 Introduction to Sustainability (4 cr.) | |
| GC 285 Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, and Future (4 cr.) | |
| GC 385 Weather and Climate (4 cr.) | |
| GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.) | |
| GC 428 Spatial Analysis (4 cr.) | |
| GC 491 Internship (2 - 6 cr.) | |
| PH 393 Experimental Instrumentation and Analysis (4 cr.) | |
| REN 200 Introduction to Renewable Energies (3 cr.) | |
| REN 221 Solar Power (3 cr.) | |
| REN 222 Wind Power (3 cr.) | |
| REN 230 Bioenergy (3 cr.) | |
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| Other Required Courses | 27 |
| BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles [SCII] | 4 |
| BI 112 Introductory Biology: Diversity | 4 |
| CH 111 General Chemistry I [SCII] | 5 |
| CH 112 General Chemistry II | 5 |
| MA 161 Calculus I [QUAR] | 4 |
| PH 201 College Physics I [SCII] or | 5 |
| PH 220 Introductory Physics I (5 cr.) [SCII] | |
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