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Earth and Environmental Science B.S - Environmental Sci. sub-plan
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 1110 | Geology and Earth Systems | 4 | NS, S |
| CHEM 1153 | General Chemistry I | 3 | NS |
| CHEM 1154 | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 | NS |
| MATH 1290 | Calculus for the Natural Sciences | 4 | LQR |
| WRIT 1120 | College Writing | 3 | WIL |
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| CHEM 1155 | General Chemistry II | 3 | |
| CHEM 1156 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |
| MATH 1297 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| LE | Theorizing Race, Power, & Justice | 3 | RPJ |
| LE | Oral Communication & Languages | 3 | OCL |
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 2010 | Surface Processes | 4 | |
| EES 2301 | Earth Materials | 4 | |
| BIOL 1011 | General Biology I | 4 | NS |
| LE | Humanities, Cultural Diversity in the US | 3 | HUM, CD |
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 3203 | Environmental Hydrology | 3 | |
| EES 2110 | Reconstructing Earth's Climate History | 4 | |
| BIOL 1012 | General Biology II | 4 | |
| LE | Fine Arts | 3 | FA |
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES | Environmental Science Foundations | 3 | |
| EES | Humans and the Environment Foundations | 3 | |
| BIOL 2801 | Ecology | 3 | |
| BIOL 2802 | Ecology Lab | 2 | |
| GIS 3563 | Geographic Information Science I: Theory and Analysis | 4 | |
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES | Environmental Science Foundations | 3 | |
| EES | Humans and the Environment Foundations | 3 | |
| PHYS 2013 | General Physics I | 3 | |
| PHYS 2014 | General Physics I Lab | 1 | |
| LE | Social Sciences, Global Perspectives | 3 | SS, GP |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, SS* |
| Term credits | 16 |
Year 4: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 4620 | Environmental Data Science | 3 | |
| EES 4250 | Hydrogeology | 4 | |
| WRIT 3150 | Advanced Writing - Science | 3 | |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 16 |
Year 4: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 4102 | Environmental Assessment | 3 | |
| EES | EES Elective (3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx) | 3 | |
| EES | EES Elective (3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx) | 3 | |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 |
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Earth and Environmental Science B.S - Geology sub-plan
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 1110 | Geology and Earth Systems | 4 | NS, S |
| CHEM 1153 | General Chemistry I | 3 | NS |
| CHEM 1154 | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 | NS |
| MATH 1290 | Calculus for the Natural Sciences | 4 | LQR |
| Term credits | 12 |
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| WRIT 1120 | College Writing | 3 | WIL |
| CHEM 1155 | General Chemistry II | 3 | |
| CHEM 1156 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |
| MATH 1297 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| LE | Oral Communication & Languages | 3 | OCL |
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 2010 | Surface Processes | 4 | |
| EES 2301 | Earth Materials | 4 | |
| EES 2302 | Optical Mineralogy | 1 | |
| LE | Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice | 3 | RPJ |
| LE | Humanities | 3 | HUM |
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 3203 | Environmental Hydrology | 3 | |
| EES 2110 | Reconstructing Earth's Climate History | 4 | |
| EES 2312 | Petrology | 4 | |
| LE | Social Sciences | 3 | SS |
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 3420 | Sedimentology & Stratigraphy | 4 | |
| EES | EES Elective (3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx) | 3 | |
| PHYS 2013 | General Physics I | 3 | NS |
| PHYS 2014 | General Physics I Lab | 1 | NS |
| LE | Cultural Diversity | 3 | CD |
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 3562 | Intro to Principles of GIS in Envr Sci | 4 | |
| EES 4450 | Structural Geology | 4 | |
| EES | EES Elective (3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx) | 3 | |
| LE | Fine Arts, Global Perspectives | 3 | FA, GP |
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 3: Summer Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 4500 | Field Geology | 6 | |
| Term credits | 6 |
Year 4: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES | Advanced Geoscience Elective | 3 | |
| WRIT 3150 | Advanced Writing: Science | 3 | |
| EES | Advanced Applications | 3 | |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 4: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES | Advanced Geoscience Elective | 3 | |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, SS* |
| EES | Advanced Applications | 3 | |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 4 | ||
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 16 |
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Earth and Environmental Science B.S - Hydrology sub-plan
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 1110 | Geology and Earth Systems | 4 | NS, S |
| CHEM 1153 | General Chemistry I | 3 | NS |
| CHEM 1154 | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 | NS |
| MATH 1290 | Calculus for the Natural Sciences | 4 | LQR |
| WRIT 1120 | College Writing | 3 | WIL |
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| CHEM 1155 | General Chemistry II | 3 | |
| CHEM 1156 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |
| MATH 1297 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| LE | Social Sciences | 3 | SS |
| LE | Theorizing Race, Power, & Justice | 3 | RPJ |
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 2010 | Surface Processes | 4 | |
| EES 2301 | Earth Materials | 4 | |
| PHYS 2013 | General Physics I | 3 | NS |
| PHYS 2014 | General Physics I Lab | 1 | |
| LE | Oral Communication & Languages | 3 | OCL |
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 2110 | Reconstructing Earth's Climate History | 4 | |
| EES 3203 | Environmental Hydrology | 3 | |
| PHYS 2015 | General Physics II | 3 | |
| PHYS 2016 | General Physics II Lab | 1 | |
| LE | Humanities | 3 | HUM |
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 4250 | Hydrogeology | 4 | |
| EES 4510 | Field Methods in Hydrology | 2 | |
| WRIT 3150 | Advanced Writing - Sciences | 3 | |
| GIS 3563 | Geographic Information Science I: Theory and Analysis | 4 | |
| LE | Cultural Diversity in US | 3 | CD |
| Term credits | 16 |
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 4201 | Watershed Hydrology | 3 | |
| EES 3301 | Meterology & Climatology for the Earth Sci | 3 | |
| LE | Fine Arts | 3 | FA |
| EES | EES Elective (3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx) | 3 | |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 4: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 4620 | Environmental Data Science | 3 | |
| CE 4228 | Watershed Engineering | 3 | |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, SS* |
| EES | EES Elective (3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx) | 3 | |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 4: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 4710 | Geochemistry | 4 | |
| LE | Global Perspectives | 3 | GP |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 16 |
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Earth and Environmental Science B.S - General sub-plan
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 1110 | Geology and Earth Systems | 4 | NS, S |
| CHEM 1153 | General Chemistry I | 3 | NS |
| CHEM 1154 | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 | NS |
| MATH 1290 | Calculus for the Natural Sciences | 4 | LQR |
| WRIT 1120 | College Writing | 3 | WIL |
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 2110 | Earth's Climate History | 4 | |
| MATH 1297 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| LE | Fine Arts | 3 | FA |
| LE | Oral Communication & Languages | 3 | OCL |
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 2010 | Surface Processes | 4 | |
| EES 2301 | Earth Materials | 4 | |
| LE | Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice | 3 | RPJ |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES 3203 | Environmental Hydrology | 3 | |
| PHYS 2013 | General Physics I | 3 | NS |
| PHYS 2014 | General Physics I Lab | 1 | NS |
| LE | Social Science | 3 | SS |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 14 |
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES | Advanced EES Core | 3 | |
| EES | Advanced EES Core | 3 | |
| GIS 3563 | Geographic Information Science I: Theory and Analysis | 4 | |
| LE | Humanities, Cultural Diversity in US | 3 | HUM, CD |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 16 | ||
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES | Advanced EES Core | 3 | |
| EES | Advanced EES Core | 4 | |
| WRIT 3150 | Advanced Writing Science | 3 | |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 16 |
Year 4: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES | EES Elective (3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx) | 3 | |
| EES | Advanced Applications | 3 | |
| LE | Global Perspectives | 3 | GP |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, SS* |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 4: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| EES | EES Elective (3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx) | 3 | |
| EES | Advanced Applications | 3 | |
Minor, second major, or elective course | 4 | ||
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
Minor, second major, or elective course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 16 | ||