The Washington State University General Catalog

Environmental and Ecosystem Sciences

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Environmental and Ecosystem Sciences (120 Credits)

First Year
First TermCredits
BIOLOGY 106 4
ENVR_SCI 101 [BSCI]4
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]3
MATH 106 or electives13
Foreign Language, if necessary20 - 4
Second TermCredits
CHEM 101 [PSCI] or 105 [PSCI]4
COM 102 [COMM] or H D 205 [COMM]3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]3
Humanities [HUM]3
MATH 108 or electives12
Second Year
First TermCredits
BIOLOGY 107 4
ECONS 101 [SSCI]3
PHYSICS 101 or GEOLOGY 101 4
200-level Required Electives32 or 3
Foreign Language, if necessary20 - 4
Second TermCredits
CHEM 102 or 106 4
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS]3
NATRS 30043
STAT 212 [QUAN], MATH 140 [QUAN], or 171 [QUAN]4
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First TermCredits
Modeling and Spatial Analysis Requirement53 or 4
STAT 360, 370, or 41263
Water Science Requirement73
Professional Electives87
Second TermCredits
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI]3
Diversity [DIVR]93
Earth Systems Requirement103
Society and Environmental Management Requirement113 or 4
Professional Electives84
Fourth Year
First TermCredits
Integrative Capstone [CAPS]123
Professional Electives810
Writing in the Major [M]133
Second TermCredits
ENGLISH 301 or 4023
Experiential Elective143
Professional Electives87
Writing in the Major [M]133
Exit Survey

Footnotes
1MATH 106 and 108 are required courses. However, if students have tested into or taken MATH 140, 171, 172 or ALEKS with an 80% or better, MATH 106 and 108 will be waived. If waived, students may need to take additional credits to meet the University minimum of 120 credits.
2Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation.
3Approved 200-level required electives by campus include: (Pullman) ENVR SCI, 275, 285, GEOLOGY 230 or NATRS 204; (Tri-Cities) GEOLOGY 230; (Vancouver) ENVR SCI, 250, 275, or GEOLOGY 230.
4Alternative to NATRS 300 is BIOLOGY 372.
5Modeling and Spatial Analysis by campus: (Pullman) BIOLOGY 340, ENVR SCI 310, or SOIL SCI 368; (Tri-Cities) ENVR SCI 310; (Vancouver) BIOLOGY 340 or ENVR SCI 310.
6MATH 172 is a prerequisite for STAT 360 and 370.
7Water Science by campus: (Pullman) GEOLOGY 315 or NATRS 460; (Tri-Cities) GEOLOGY 230 or 475; (Vancouver) BIOLOGY 308 or ENVR SCI 463.
8Professional electives are courses selected by students in concert with their advisor and pertain to their major and/or to a specific sub-discipline of interest. Professional electives may also include courses from outside of their major as needed to complete a minor in another field of study. Approved courses include but are not limited to: ECONS 330, ENVR SCI 275, 285, or any 300-400-level ENVR SCI course, GEOLOGY 210, 230, or any 300-400-level GEOLOGY course, NATRS 204, or any 300-400-level NATRS course, any 300-400-level SOIL SCI course, minors in Sociology, Political Science, Criminal Justice and Geospatial Analysis, or as approved by advisor.
9NATRS 312 satisfies both the DIVR and the Society and Environmental Management requirements for the Pullman campus.
10Earth Systems by campus: (Pullman) GEOLOGY 303; (Tri-Cities) GEOLOGY 390; (Vancouver) ENVR SCI 410.
11Society and Environmental Management by campus: (Pullman) ENVR SCI 444 or NATRS 312; (Tri-Cities) ENVR SCI 335 or 444; (Vancouver) ENVR SCI 335 or 444.
12Approved Integrated Capstone courses include: BIOLOGY 401 (Tri Cities and Pullman), BIOLOGY 408 (Pullman), and (Vancouver) as approved by advisor.
13Writing in the Major by campus: (Pullman) NATRS 411, 446, 450, 454, 464; (Tri-Cities) ENVR SCI 335 and 404; (Vancouver) ENVR SCI 335 and 404.
14Certified students in the School of the Environment are required to fulfill the SOE Experiential Requirement before graduation. This requirement is designed to give students experience that they will not receive in the traditional classroom oriented course, and to better prepare them for a successful career after graduation. Students may choose 3 credits of coursework from (Pullman) ENVR SCI 492, 495, 499, NATRS 479; (Tri-Cities) ENVR SCI 492, 495; (Vancouver) ENVR SCI 492, 495; or as approved by advisor. As an alternative to coursework, students may meet the requirement by documenting at least 135 hours of relevant practical experience. Students choosing the practical experience option may need an additional 3 credits of electives to meet the University requirement of 120 total credits.

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