Curriculum: Environmental Sciences

Concentration: Watershed Hydrology

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences: Watershed Hydrology

Effective: 07/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PB 200 Plant Life1,B
CH 101 Chemistry – A molecular Science2,B
CH 102 General Chemistry I Lab B
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research2
MA 141 Analytic Geom & Calculus I2,A

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CH 201 Chemistry – A Quantitative Science B
CH 202 Quantitative Chemistry Lab B
Free Elective
E 115 Intro to Computing Environments
ES 100 Intro to Environ. Sciences
MA 241 Analytic Geom & Calculus II2,A
GEP PE_1 Fitness & WellnessE

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SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PY 205 Physical Engr. & Sci I2
CSC 112 Intro to Computing – FORTRAN or
         MA 116 Intro to Sci. Programming
MA 242 Analytic Geom. & Calculus III2
GEP Requirement  Humanities ElectiveC
GEP Physical Education ElectiveE

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ARE 201 Intro to Agri. & Res. Economics or
   EC 205 Intro to Economics I D
CE 214 Engineering Mechanics – Statics2
MA 341 Applied Diff. Equations I
PY 208 Physics for Eng. & Sci. II
SSC 200 Soil Science B

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JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

CE 215 Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics
FOR 353 Air photo Interp. & Photogram.
CE 382 Hydraulics
ST 380 Prob & Stat for Physical Sciences
FOR 303 Silvics and Forest Tree Phys. 1

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GEP Requirement  Humanities ElectiveC
PRT 462 Intro. to Geog. Info. Syst. or
        CE 383 Hydrol. & Urban Water Syst.
COM 110 Public Speaking or
        COM 112 Interpersonal Comm.
ARE(EC) 336 Intro to Res.& Environ. EconomicsG
NR 300 Natural Res. Measurements2

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SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

BAE 471 Land Res. Environ. Engineering2
FOR(NR) 420 Watershed & Wet. Hydrol. 2
MEA 485 Hydrogeology2 3
Free Elective  
GEP Requirement  Additional Breadth Elective F

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BAE 473 Intro to Surface/Water Qual. Mod. 2
ENG 333 Comm. For Sci. & Researchers
NR 400 Nat. Res. Management2 or
       MEA 300 Environmental Geology
PS 320 US Environ. Politics or
      PS 336 World Environ Politics D,J
GEP Req. Interdisciplinary Perspective ElectiveG

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Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*,I,J,K: 127
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 The combination of PB 200 and FOR 303 (7 hours) can be replaced with BIO 181 and PB 360/365 (8 hours).

2  Additional graduation requirements: Earn a minimum grade of C- in ENG 101, CH 101, MA 141 & 241, MA 242, PY 205, CE 214, NR 300, BAE 471 & 473, NR 400, FOR 420, MEA 485.

3  For Environmental Sciences Water Hydrology students MEA 101 is waived as a pre-requisite for MEA 485.

*General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied.
University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html.

  1. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  MA  141, MA 241
  2. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  CH 101, CH 102, CH 201, CH 202, SSC 200, PB 200
  3. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list.
  4. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  ARE 201 or EC 205,  PS 320 or PS 336
  5. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
  6. Additional Breadth  - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
    X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts
  7. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: ARE/EC 336
  8. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

    The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
  9. U.S. Diversity (USD)
    Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite.
  10. Global Knowledge (GK)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement:  PS 336
  11. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.