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Environmental and Resource Economics (120 Credits)
Certification Requirement:
- Completion of at least 24 semester hours of coursework.
- Minimum WSU cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- To maintain certification, a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in ECONS 301, 302, and 311 is required.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| MATH 2011 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]2 | 3 or 4 |
| ECONS 101 or 102 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| MATH 202 [QUAN]1 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| COM 102 [COMM], COM 210 [COMM], or H D 205 [COMM] | 3 or 4 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| ECONS 301 | 3 |
| ECONS 322 [M] | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]2 | 3 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| ECONS 302 | 3 |
| STAT 212 or MGTOP 215 | 4 |
| Concentrated Area Course 3 | 3 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ECONS 300-400-level Elective | 3 |
| ECONS 311 [M] | 3 |
| ECONS 330 | 3 |
| Concentrated Area Course 3 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 300-400-level Elective | 3 |
| ECONS 326 | 3 |
| Concentrated Area Course 3 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ECONS 427 | 3 |
| ECONS 430 | 3 |
| ECONS 431 | 3 |
| ECONS 483, 495, 497, 499, or HONORS 450 | 3 |
| Environmental Option Course 4 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 490 [M] [CAPS] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 301, 402, or 403 | 3 |
| Environmental Option Course4 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
Footnotes
| 1 | Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 171. |
| 2 | For a total of 7 credits—one Biological Science [BSCI] and one Physical Science [PSCI] course, including one lab course, or 8 credits of [SCI] designated courses. (SCIENCE 101 [SCI] is offered Fall semester and is a prerequisite for SCIENCE 102 [SCI], which is offered Spring semester.) |
| 3 | Three courses from any one of the following concentration areas: (1) Human Health & the Environment: ANTH 405, CE 341, ENVR SCI 402, ENVR SCI 445, IPM 452, PHIL 370; (2) Global Environment: CROP SCI 360, ENVR SCI 285, ENVR SCI 335, GEOLOGY 315, HISTORY 494, PHIL 370, SOC 332; (3) Renewable Resources: Forest, Wildlife & Biosystems: BIOLOGY 330, BIOLOGY 401, CROP SCI 411, NATRS 300, NATRS 301, NATRS 312, PHIL 370; (4) Non-Renewable Resources: Energy & Minerals: GEOLOGY 340, GEOLOGY 350, GEOLOGY 470, PHIL 370, PHYSICS 408; (5) Independent Concentration - upon approval of advisor (choose 3 courses). |
| 4 | Environmental Option courses: COMSOC 476 or 477, ENVR SCI 444, NATRS 438, SOIL SCI 368. |
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