| 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] |
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| GC 202 Soils or |
4 |
| GC 255 Physical Geology (4 cr.) [SCII] |
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| 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 |
| BI 210 Principles of Ecology [SCII] |
4 |
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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.) |
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| BI 310 Ecology Theory and Methods (4 cr.) |
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| BI 330 Applied Plant Science (4 cr.) |
| BI 412 Biostatistics (4 cr.) |
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| BI 431 Plant Physiology (4 cr.) |
| BI 441 Fisheries Management (4 cr.) |
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| BI 442 Wildlife Management (4 cr.) |
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| BI 466 Stream Ecology (4 cr.) |
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| EC 345 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (4 cr.) |
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| GC 210 Earth Hazards (4 cr.) [SCII] |
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| GC 285 Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, and Future (4 cr.) |
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| GC 362 Wetlands (4 cr.) |
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| GC 370 Geomorphology (4 cr.) |
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| GC 390 Oceanography (2 cr.) |
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| GC 401 Biogeography (4 cr.) |
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| GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.) |
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| GC 428 Spatial Analysis (4 cr.) |
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| GC 431 Landscape Dynamics and Analysis (4 cr.) |
| GC 465 Hydrology (4 cr.) |
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| GC 475 Environmental Impact Assessment (4 cr.) |
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| GC 482 Earth Systems Interactions (2 - 4 cr.) |
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| GC 491 Internship (2 - 6 cr.) |
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| RE 172 Introduction to Wildland Firefighting (3 cr.) |
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| RE 271 Protected Area Management (4 cr.) |
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| SP 432 Environmental Communication (4 cr.) |
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| Pollution Control and Remediation Concentration |
16 |
| CH 220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry or |
5-8 |
| CH 315 Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.) and |
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| CH 317 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr.) and |
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| CH 325 Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.) and |
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| CH 327 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 cr.) |
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| At least two courses, from two different prefixes, must be 300 level or higher. |
8-11 |
| BI 460 Ichthyology (4 cr.) |
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| BI 465 Aquatic Insect Ecology (4 cr.) |
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| 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.) |
| GC 362 Wetlands (4 cr.) |
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| GC 385 Weather and Climate (4 cr.) |
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| GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.) |
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| GC 428 Spatial Analysis (4 cr.) |
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| GC 431 Landscape Dynamics and Analysis (4 cr.) |
| GC 465 Hydrology (4 cr.) |
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| GC 475 Environmental Impact Assessment (4 cr.) |
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| GC 482 Earth Systems Interactions (2 - 4 cr.) |
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| GC 491 Internship (2 - 6 cr.) |
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| Water Resources Concentration |
16 |
| GC 465 Hydrology |
4 |
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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] |
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| BI 314 Introduction to Marine Biology (4 cr.) |
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| BI 410 Ecology of the Great Lakes (4 cr.) |
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| BI 411 Limnology (4 cr.) |
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| BI 412 Biostatistics (4 cr.) |
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| BI 441 Fisheries Management (4 cr.) |
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| BI 465 Aquatic Insect Ecology (4 cr.) |
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| BI 466 Stream Ecology (4 cr.) |
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| CH 220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry (5 cr.) or |
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| CH 315 Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.) and |
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| CH 317 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr.) and |
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| CH 325 Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.) and |
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| CH 327 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 cr.) |
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| GC 285 Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, and Future (4 cr.) |
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| GC 362 Wetlands (4 cr.) |
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| GC 370 Geomorphology (4 cr.) |
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| GC 385 Weather and Climate (4 cr.) |
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| GC 390 Oceanography (2 cr.) |
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| GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.) |
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| GC 428 Spatial Analysis (4 cr.) |
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| GC 431 Landscape Dynamics and Analysis (4 cr.) |
| GC 475 Environmental Impact Assessment (4 cr.) |
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| GC 482 Earth Systems Interactions (2 - 4 cr.) |
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| GC 491 Internship (2 - 6 cr.) |
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| Renewable Energy Technologies Concentration |
16 |
| GC 342 Energy and the Environment |
4 |
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| Choose 12 credits from the following: |
12 |
| GC 269 Introduction to Sustainability (4 cr.) |
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| GC 285 Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, and Future (4 cr.) |
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| GC 385 Weather and Climate (4 cr.) |
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| GC 425 Remote Sensing (4 cr.) |
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| GC 428 Spatial Analysis (4 cr.) |
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| GC 491 Internship (2 - 6 cr.) |
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| PH 393 Experimental Instrumentation and Analysis (4 cr.) |
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| REN 200 Introduction to Renewable Energies (3 cr.) |
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| REN 221 Solar Power (3 cr.) |
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| REN 222 Wind Power (3 cr.) |
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| 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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