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Environmental and Ecosystem Sciences (120 Credits)
First Year | |
First Term | Credits |
BIOLOGY 106 | 4 |
ENVR_SCI 101 [BSCI] | 4 |
HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
MATH 106 or electives1 | 3 |
Foreign Language, if necessary2 | 0 - 4 |
Second Term | Credits |
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 electives1 | 2 |
Second Year | |
First Term | Credits |
BIOLOGY 107 | 4 |
ECONS 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
PHYSICS 101 or GEOLOGY 101 | 4 |
200-level Required Electives3 | 2 or 3 |
Foreign Language, if necessary2 | 0 - 4 |
Second Term | Credits |
CHEM 102 or 106 | 4 |
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
NATRS 3004 | 3 |
STAT 212 [QUAN], MATH 140 [QUAN], or 171 [QUAN] | 4 |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Modeling and Spatial Analysis Requirement5 | 3 or 4 |
STAT 360, 370, or 4126 | 3 |
Water Science Requirement7 | 3 |
Professional Electives8 | 7 |
Second Term | Credits |
Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
Diversity [DIVR]9 | 3 |
Earth Systems Requirement10 | 3 |
Society and Environmental Management Requirement11 | 3 or 4 |
Professional Electives8 | 4 |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Integrative Capstone [CAPS]12 | 3 |
Professional Electives8 | 10 |
Writing in the Major [M]13 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
ENGLISH 301 or 402 | 3 |
Experiential Elective14 | 3 |
Professional Electives8 | 7 |
Writing in the Major [M]13 | 3 |
Exit Survey |
Footnotes
1 | MATH 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. |
2 | Two 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. |
3 | Approved 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. |
4 | Alternative to NATRS 300 is BIOLOGY 372. |
5 | Modeling 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. |
6 | MATH 172 is a prerequisite for STAT 360 and 370. |
7 | Water Science by campus: (Pullman) GEOLOGY 315 or NATRS 460; (Tri-Cities) GEOLOGY 230 or 475; (Vancouver) BIOLOGY 308 or ENVR SCI 463. |
8 | Professional 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. |
9 | NATRS 312 satisfies both the DIVR and the Society and Environmental Management requirements for the Pullman campus. |
10 | Earth Systems by campus: (Pullman) GEOLOGY 303; (Tri-Cities) GEOLOGY 390; (Vancouver) ENVR SCI 410. |
11 | Society 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. |
12 | Approved Integrated Capstone courses include: BIOLOGY 401 (Tri Cities and Pullman), BIOLOGY 408 (Pullman), and (Vancouver) as approved by advisor. |
13 | Writing 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. |
14 | Certified 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. |
- Environment
Courses
- School Of The Environment
Schedules of Studies
- Earth Sciences
- Environmental and Ecosystem Sciences
- Forest Ecology and Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Sciences – Basic Option
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Sciences - Honors Accelerated Pre-Vet Program
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Sciences - Pre-Veterinary Option
Minors
- Earth Sciences
- Environmental Science
- Forestry
- Natural Resources
- Wildlife Ecology
Certificates
- Water Resources Science and Management