Environmental Science
Environmental science is the science of people's role in natural systems, the basis of our economy. This program accesses courses universitywide and provides numerous opportunities for international study.
About This Major
- College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
- School: Natural Resources and Environment
- Degree: Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts
- Hours for the Degree: 120
- Specializations: Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Policy, Environmental Policy and Business, Environmental Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management - Minor: Yes
- Combined Degree Program: Yes
- Website: snre.ufl.edu/undergraduate
Overview
The environmental science degree approaches complex environmental issues with reliable knowledge and interdisciplinary perspectives, and provides the full range of knowledge relevant to complex environmental problems. This includes biological and physical sciences, ethics, economics, policy and law.
The degree prepares graduates for jobs in environmental consulting companies, government environmental offices or land and water management agencies, or non-government organizations. About one-third of environmental science students advance to graduate or professional degree programs. The combination of the school's broad undergraduate degree with a subsequent degree is highly marketable.
The school also offers a 4-year plus 1-year program, combining the bachelor's degree in environmental science and the Master of Science in interdisciplinary ecology.
Core Requirements for Both Degrees
Students take a core of courses, including a general course in environmental science and courses in ethics, ecology, organic chemistry, earth science, global science, hydrologic systems, and policy and natural resource management.
The core provides 31-32 hours of coursework in physical, biological and social sciences. The B.S. and B.A. tracks are similar. The B.S. includes one course in policy and one in organic chemistry; the B.A. includes two policy courses and no organic chemistry.
Beyond the core requirement, each student selects 21-27 additional credits from electives for the major. During the fourth year, all students take a capstone course where critical thinking skills are developed.
The freshmen and sophomore years lay a foundation of coursework for building later expertise. Students need to know the natural sciences of physics, chemistry and biology, with laboratory experience in each area. Study of microeconomics and macroeconomics are required to understand the human economy. Introductory statistics empowers students to independently evaluate sets of numbers. College algebra and an introduction to calculus enable students to work with rates of change, the heart of ecological science.
Coursework in the core of the major provides a base of common knowledge and experience in subjects essential to environmental science. Then students diverge into electives chosen according to individual interest. Senior-year students return to a common course that develops critical-thinking skills by confronting conflicts of ecological and economic paradigms, synthesizing across physical, biological and social systems, and engaging diverse knowledge and views to resolve key environmental problems.
The preprofessional courses for the B.S. tracks in environmental science and natural resource management prepare students for the science-oriented versions of the major. The requirements for the B.A. track in environmental policy include less physics and mathematics, in preparation for the major that combines science and policy.
Core Requirements for Both Degrees
Preprofessional Requirements for Both Degrees
Course Requirements for Both Degrees
| Required Foundation course | |
| EVS 3000 and 3000L Environmental Science (3) and Environmental Science Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| Environmental Ethics: take one | |
| AEB 4126 Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics (GE-H, S) | 3 |
| PHM 3032 Ethics and Ecology (GE-H) | 3 |
| POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics | 3 |
| REL 2104 Environmental Ethics (GE-H) | 3 |
| REL 3492 Religion Ethics and Nature (H) | 3 |
| Ecology: take one | |
| ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology | 3 |
| EES 4103 Applied Ecology (GE-B) | 2 |
| FOR 3153C Forest Ecology (GE-B) (B.S. only) | 3 |
| PCB 3601C Plant Ecology | 3 |
| PCB 4043C General Ecology (GE-B) (B.S. only) | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry: BS - take one; BA - take none Toxicology concentration - see other requirements | |
| BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 2200 Basic Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| EES 4203 Phase Partitioning in the Environment | 4 |
| Earth and Soil Science: take one | |
| GEO 2200 and 2200L Physical Geography (3) and Physical Geography Laboratory (1) GE-P) | 4 |
| GLY 1000 Exploring the Geological Sciences (GE-P) (B.A. only) | 3 |
| GLY 2010C Physical Geology (GE-P) (B.S. only) | 4 |
| GLY 2030C Environmental and Engineering Geology (GE-P) | 3 |
| GLY 2100C Historical Geology (GE-P) (B.S. only) | 4 |
| SWS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Introduction to Soils in the Environment Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| SWS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use (GE-P) * | 3 |
| Global Systems: take one | |
| EES 4370 Environmental Meteorology and Oceanography | 3 |
| GEO 3250 Climatology (GE-P) | 3 |
| GEO 3930 Introduction to Climate Change | 3 |
| GLY 1073 Introduction to Global Change (B.A. only) | 3 |
| GLY 3074 Oceans and Global Climate | 3 |
| MET 1010 Principles of Weather and Climate | 3 |
| OCE 1001 Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| Hydrologic Systems: take one | |
| AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues | 3 |
| FNR 4343C Forest Water Resources | 3 |
| GEO 3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology (GE-P) | 4 |
| GLY 3882C Hydrology and Human Affairs | 3 |
| SWS 4244 Wetlands | 3 |
| SWS 4245 Water Resource Sustainability | 3 |
| Environmental Policy: BS - take one; BA - take two | |
| AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law | 3 |
| AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy | 3 |
| AEB 4283 International Development Policy (GE-S) | 3 |
| ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy | 4 |
| FNR 4660C Natural Resource Policy and Administration | 3 |
| INR 3034 Politics of the World Economy | 3 |
| INR 3502 International Institutions (GE-S, N) | 3 |
| POS 4931 Florida Environmental Politics | 3 |
| PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology (GE-S) | 3 |
| PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation (GE-S) | 3 |
| Natural Resource Management: take one | |
| AGG 3501 Environment, Food and Society | 3 |
| AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science | 3 |
| AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Management | 3 |
| EES 3008 Energy and Environment | 3 |
| FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science | 3 |
| FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People | 3 |
| FOR 3200C Foundations in Forest Resources and Conservation | 3 |
| FOR 4621 Forest Economics and Management (GE-P) | 3 |
| LEI 3546 Park Management | 3 |
| SWS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use (GE-P) * | 3 |
| SWS 4932 Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services | 3 |
| Required Capstone Course | |
| EVS 4021 Critical Thinking in Environmental Science or AEB 4454 Contemporary Issues in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics (use as substitute if conflict) | 3 |
* If taken from one group, this course does not satisfy the requirement for a course from the other group.
Preprofessional Requirements for Both Degrees
Each student must fulfill preprofessional requirements that differ slightly for the B.S. and B.A. degrees. These consist of courses in chemistry, physics, biology, calculus, statistics and economics, totaling 39-46 (typically 43) hours for the B.S. and 31-39 (typically 34) hours for the B.A.
In addition to the preprofessional requirements, all students are responsible for completing the university's general education and the writing and math requirements.
Certain preprofessional requirements simultaneously satisfy 18-21 credit hours (depending on courses selected) of the general education mathematics, physics, biology, and social and behavioral science. Remaining general education requirements include 15-18 credit hours (depending on preprofessional courses taken) in composition, humanities and social and behavioral sciences.
The 12 credit hours of writing requirements include 3-12 hours taken for general education and preprofessional requirements, depending on selections. The six hours of math requirements are satisfied by preprofessional requirements.
For efficiency, freshmen should seek to maximize overlap of preprofessional requirements with general education and the writing and math requirements, as outlined below:
- Science preprofessional requirements satisfy up to 12 hours of the general education physical and biological sciences requirement (the basic nine-hour requirement plus the variable three hours from a category). Students should allocate the variable three hours to physical and biological sciences to reduce the humanities requirement from nine to six hours.
- Economics preprofessional requirements satisfy up to six of the nine-hour general education social and behavioral sciences requirement (six if satisfied with ECO 2013 and 2023; four if satisfied with AEB 3103).
- Policy preprofessional requirement (POS 2041) for B.A. students satisfies the remaining three hours of the nine-hour general education social and behavioral sciences requirement. B.S. students can satisfy the remaining three hours of the nine-hour general education social and behavioral sciences requirement with certain core courses, under ethics (AEB 4126) and policy (PUP 3204, PUP 4021).
- Mathematics and statistics preprofessional requirements satisfy the six-hour general education mathematics requirement and the six-hour computation requirement.
- Satisfying the preceding requirements leaves 18 hours: six hours of humanities, three hours of composition and nine hours of writing.
- Students should take humanities, composition and writing courses that also satisfy the six-hour international studies and diversity overlap, such as LIT 2110 and 2120 or 2000-level foreign language humanities courses.
Bachelor of Arts
(with specializations in Environmental Policy, Environmental Policy and Business, and Environmental Education)
The Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental science focuses on the social sciences that connect the natural sciences and engineering to society.
Electives in the areas of policy, law, public administration and resource economics make this the preferred specialization for students interested in advancing to law school or to the policy aspects of environmental consulting and public agency work.
To graduate with this major, students must complete the general education and major requirements, as well as all college requirements.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Equivalent critical tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students
Semester 1
- 2.0 UF GPA required semester 1-5
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
- Complete 2 of 9 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: BSC 2007/2009L,
BSC 2008, CHM 2045/2045L, CHM 2046/2046L, ECO 2013 and ECO 2023
or AEB 2014, MAC 1147, PHY 2020 or PHY 2004, POS 2041, STA 2023
Semester 2
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 3
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 4
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 5
- Complete all 9 critical-tracking courses, including labs
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (1) (GE-P) 1 | 4 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M) 2 | 4 |
| Composition, according to placement (GE-C) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H, N) * | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (GE-P) and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| Electives (WR) | 6 |
| Humanities (GE-H, D) * | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| BSC 2007 Biological Cells, Organisms and Genetics (GE-B) 3 | 3 |
| BSC 2009L Laboratory in Biological Sciences (GE-B) 3 | 1 |
| ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (4) or AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You (3) (GE-S) | 3-4 |
| PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics or PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (GE-P) 3 | 3 |
| Electives | 5 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| BSC 2008 Biological Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (GE-B) 3 | 3 |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) or Electives | 4 |
| EES 3000L Environmental Science and Humanity Laboratory | 1 |
| EVS 3000 Environmental Science | 3 |
| POS 2041 American Federal Government (GE-S) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) or Elective | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
* Select courses that carry humanities (H), composition (C), international (N) and diversity (D) credit.
1 If students take CHM 1025 in preparation for CHM 2045, the extra credits count as free electives.
2 If students precede this sequence with MAC 1114, 1140 or 1147, the extra credits count as electives.
3 The following courses may be used as substitutes:
BSC 2010 and 2010L for BSC 2007 and 2009L
BSC 2011 and 2011L for BSC 2008
PHY 2053 for PHY 2020 or PHY 2004
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| Earth and Soil Science, from master list | 3-4 |
| Ecology, from master list | 2-4 |
| Environmental Ethics, from master list | 3 |
| Environmental Policy, from master list | 3-4 |
| Total | 11-15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| Environmental Law, from master list | 3-4 |
| Environmental Policy, from master list | 3-4 |
| Global Systems, from master list | 3 |
| Hydrologic Systems, from master list | 3-4 |
| Natural Resource Management, from master list | 3 |
| Total | 15-18 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| Environmental Policy, from master list | 3-4 |
| Public Administration, from master list | 3 |
| Resource Economics, from master list | 3-4 |
| Electives for the major, two, from master list | 6 |
| Total | 15-17 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| EVS 4021 Critical Thinking in Environmental Science | 3 |
| Electives | 5 |
| Electives for the major, three, from master list | 9 |
| Total | 17 |
Environmental Policy Specialization for the B.A.
Students can substitute appropriate graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a minimum junior/senior-level GPA of 3.0.
Electives: take 9 courses, 27 credits
| Environmental Law: take one | |
| AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law | 3 |
| AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law | 3 |
| BUL 4310 The Legal Environmental of Business | 4 |
| PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation * | 3 |
| Environmental Policy: take one | |
| AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy | 3 |
| AEB 4283 International Development Policy * | 3 |
| POS 4931 Florida Environmental Politics | 3 |
| POS 4931 Environmental Politics in the Global South | 3 |
| PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology * | 3 |
| PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation * | 3 |
| Public Administration: take one | |
| PAD 3003 Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| PAD 4034 Problems of Public Administration and Policy | 3 |
| PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory Politics * | 3 |
| Resource Economics: take one | |
| AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics * | 3 |
| ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy * | 4 |
| Other electives: take five | |
| AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law | 3 |
| AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law | 3 |
| AEB 4242 International Trade Policy in Agriculture | 3 |
| AEB 4452 Advanced Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| AEC 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR) | 3 |
| AEC 4905 Gender, Environment, Agriculture and Participation | 3 |
| AMH 4930 Florida Environmental History | 3 |
| ANT 4403 Environment and Cultural Behavior | 3 |
| ECO 3101 Intermediate Microeconomics | 4 |
| ECO 3203 Intermediate Macroeconomics | 4 |
| ECO 3532 Public Choice | 4 |
| ECP 3113 Population Economics | 4 |
| EES 4316 Industrial Ecology | 3 |
| EVS 4949 Environmental Science Internship | 1-3 |
| GEO 3315 Geography of Crop Plants | 3 |
| GEO 3427 Plants, Health and Spirituality | 3 |
| GEO 3502 Economic Geography | 3 |
| GIS 3043 Foundations of Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication | 3 |
| FNR 4343C Forest Water Resources | 3 |
| FNR 4623C Integrated Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| FOR 3202 Society and Natural Resources | 3 |
| FOR 4664 Sustainable Ecotourism Development | 3 |
| FOS 4731 Government Regulations and the Food Industry | 2 |
| FYC 3401 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community | 3 |
| INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System | 3 |
| INR 4350 International Environmental Relations | 3 |
| LEI 4833 Ecotourism | 3 |
| MAN 3025 Principles of Management | 4 |
| PAD 4034 Problems of Public Administration and Policy | 3 |
| PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory Politics | 3 |
| POS 2112 American State and Local Government | 3 |
| POS 4674 Political Change and Legal Development | 3 |
| POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics | 3 |
| PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology * | 3 |
| PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation * | 3 |
| SWS 4245 Water Resource Sustainability * | 3 |
| SWS 4932 Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services | 3 |
| SYA 4403 Sociology of Environmental Health | 3 |
| SYD 3410 Urban Sociology | 3 |
| SYD 4020 Population | 3 |
| SYD 4021 Special Study: U.S. Population Issues and Families in Later Life | 3 |
| SYO 4530 Social Inequality | 3 |
| URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
| URP 4273 Survey of Planning Information Systems | 3 |
* If this course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill the elective requirement. Students must select a substitution from the electives for the major.
Environmental Policy and Business Specialization for the B.A.
Environmental policy and business combines a general overview of business (courses in the major functional areas of business administration) with courses in environmental policy.
Along with the prerequisite ECO 2013 Microeconomics, the courses listed from the Warrington College of Business Administration would make students eligible for a minor in business administration.
Similarly, combining the prerequisite AEB 3103, ACG 2021 and three of the listed AEB courses would make students eligible for a minor in food and resource economics. This specializationh benefits employment in environmental consulting, corporate/agency environmental management and environmental law.
Students may substitute appropriate graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a junior/senior-level GPA of at least 3.0.
Electives: take 9 courses, 27 credits
| Required courses | |
| Take four: ACG 2021 (4); AEB 3144 (3) or FIN 3403 (4); AEB 3133 (3) or MAN 3025 (4); MAR 3023 (4) or AEB 3300 (3) or AEB 4343 (3) | 13-16 |
| ACG 2021 Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4 |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| AEB 3144 Introduction to Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing | 3 |
| AEB 4343 International Agribusiness Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 3403 Business Finance | 4 |
| MAN 3025 Principles of Management | 4 |
| MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| Other electives | |
| Take four or five courses from Environmental Policy electives | 11-14 |
Environmental Education Specialization for the B.A.
Environmental education prepares students for work in nature education centers, environmental organizations, public agency environmental interpretation programs and as nature tour guides in the private sector.
While this is a suitable degree for graduate school in education, it does not lead to teacher certification or sufficient completion of the five-year teacher program in the College of Education.
Students can substitute appropriate graduate courses for listed electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a junior/senior-level GPA of at least 3.0.
Electives: take 9 courses, 27 credits
| Learning: take one | |
| EDF 3214 Learning and Cognition in Education | 2 |
| Measurement and Evaluation: take one | |
| EDF 4430 Measurement and Evaluation in Education | 3 |
| Environmental Education: take two | |
| FNR 4070C Environmental Education Program Development | 3 |
| SCE 4342 Environmental Education Methods and Materials | 3 |
| WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation | 3 |
| Leadership Development: take one | |
| AEC 3414 Leadership Development | 3 |
| Other Electives: take four or five | |
| EVS 4949 Environmental Science Internship | 1-3 |
| Biology - | |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity | 4 |
| BOT 3151C Local Flora of North Florida | 3 |
| ENY 3030C Insect Field Biology | 3 |
| FNR 3131C Dendrology/Forest Plants | 3 |
| ZOO 2203C Invertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| ZOO 2303C Vertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| ZOO 4403C Field Problems in Marine Biology (counts as one or two courses) | 4-6 |
| ZOO 4472C Avian Biology | 4 |
| Communication Skills - | |
| AEC 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR) | 3 |
| AEC 3073 Intercultural Communications | 3 |
| ENC 3250 Professional Communication | 3 |
| ENC 3310 Advanced Exposition | 3 |
| ENC 3312 Advanced Argumentative Writing | 3 |
| FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication | 3 |
| JOU 3101 Reporting | 3 |
| JOU 4308 Magazine and Feature Writing | 3 |
| MMC 2100 Writing for Mass Communication | 3 |
| Education - | |
| AEC 4052 Communication Campaign Strategies in Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
| AEC 4500 Program Development and Evaluation | 3 |
| DEP 3053 Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| EDF 3110 Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| EDF 4542 Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication | 3 |
| Human Dimensions - | |
| AEB 4283 International Development Policy (GE-S) * | 3 |
| ANT 4403 Environment and Cultural Behavior | 3 |
| FOR 4664 Sustainable Ecotourism Development | 3 |
| FYC 3401 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community | 3 |
| INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System | 3 |
| LEI 3250 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks | 3 |
| LEI 4833 Ecotourism | 3 |
| POS 4674 Political Change and Legal Development | 3 |
| URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
| Policy - | |
| AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy | 3 |
| ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy | 4 |
| FNR 4660C Natural Resource Policy and Administration | 3 |
| INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System | 3 |
| INR 4350 International Environmental Relations | 3 |
| PAD 4034 Problems of Public Administration and Policy | 3 |
| PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory Politics | 3 |
| POS 4931 Florida Environmental Politics | 3 |
| POS 4931 Special Topics: Environmental Politics in the Global South | 3 |
| PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology | 3 |
| PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation | 3 |
Bachelor of Science
(with specializations in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management)
The Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science emphasizes the applied sciences and the basic sciences from which they derive. The track is designed to prepare for a particular employment goal or for graduate or professional school.
Elective courses required beyond the core requirements are distributed among four categories: physical sciences, biological sciences, human dimensions and additional skills and concepts. For advice on choice of electives, consult with the adviser in 102 Black Hall. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science who want more environmental policy electives can substitute them for the courses in human dimensions in the environmental science specialization.
Courses taken to fulfill the core requirements cannot fulfill elective requirements. Students can substitute graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a junior/senior-level GPA of at least 3.0.
To graduate with this major, students must complete the general education and major requirements, as well as all college requirements.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Equivalent critical tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students
Semester 1
- 2.0 UF GPA required semester 1-5
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
- Complete 2 of 11 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: BSC 2010/2010L,
BSC 2011/2011L, CHM 2045/2045L, CHM 2046/2046L, ECO 2013 and ECO 2023
or AEB 3103, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, PHY 2004/2004L, PHY 2005/2005L and
STA 2023
Semester 2
- Complete 3 additional courses of the 11 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 3
- Complete 3 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 4
- Complete 3 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 5
- Complete all 11 critical-tracking courses, including labs
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (1) (GE-P) 1 | 4 |
| MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) 2 | 4 |
| Composition, according to placement (GE-C) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H, D) * | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE-M) 2 | 4 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) 3 | 3 |
| Electives (GE-H, N) * | 5 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (3) and Integrated Principles of Biology 1 Laboratory (1) (GE-B) | 4 |
| ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (GE-S) or AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (GE-S) | 4 |
| PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics 1 (3) and Applied Physics 1 Laboratory (1) (both GE-P) 3 | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) * | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (3) and Integrated Principles of Biology 2 Laboratory (1) (GE-B) | 4 |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) or Electives | 4 |
| PHY 2005 and 2005L Applied Physics 2 (3) and Applied Physics 2 Laboratory (1) (both GE-P) 3 | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) * or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
* Select courses that carry humanities (H), composition (C), international (N) and diversity (D) credit.
1 If students take CHM 1025 in preparation for CHM 2045, the extra credits count as electives.
2 If students precede this sequence with MAC 1114, 1140 or 1147, the extra credits count as electives. Students can substitute MAC 2233 and 2234 for MAC 2311 and 2312, but this may preclude access to certain courses.
3 The following courses may be used as substitutes:
PHY 2053 and 2053L for PHY 2004 and 2004L
PHY 2054 and 2054L for PHY 2005 and 2005L
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| EVS 3000 Environmental Science - foundation course | 3 |
| EES 3000L Environmental Science and Humanity Laboratory | 1 |
| Ecology, from master list | 2-4 |
| Environmental Ethics, from master list | 3 |
| Environmental Policy, from master list | 3-4 |
| Organic Chemistry, from master list | 3-4 |
| Total | 15-19 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| Earth and Soil Science, from master list | 3-4 |
| Global Systems, from master list | 3 |
| Hydrologic Systems, from master list | 3-4 |
| Natural Resource Management, from master list | 3 |
| Specialization elective, from master list | 3 |
| Total | 15-17 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| EVS 4021 Critical Thinking in Environmental Science | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Specialization electives, three, from master list | 9 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| Biological Sciences, from master list | 3 |
| Human Dimensions, from master list | 3 |
| Physical Sciences, from master list | 3 |
| Electives or specialization electives, if needed | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
Students preparing for science modeling in graduate school should take MAP 2302 as an elective.
Environmental Science Specialization for the B.S.
No concentration: 7 courses, 21 credits
- Physical Sciences: take 1-5 courses, 3-15 credits
- Biological Sciences: take 1-5 courses, 3-15 credits
- Human Dimensions: take 1-3 courses, 3-9 credits
- Additional Skills and Concepts: take 1-4 courses, 3-12 credits
Toxicology concentration: 9 courses, 30-32 credits
- Biological Sciences: take BCH 4024, BSC 3096 or PCB 4723C, MCB 3020 and 3020L, PCB 3063, VME 4611, VME 4612 for 22-24 credits
- Additional Skills and Concepts: take CHM 2210, 2211 and 2211L for 8 credits
Electives: Take according to concentrations (above)
| Physical Sciences | |
| ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Management * | 3 |
| AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues | 3 |
| CWR 4111 Engineering Hydrology | 3 |
| EES 4370 Environmental Meteorology and Oceanography * | 3 |
| EMA 3010 Materials | 3 |
| ENV 4101 Elements of Atmospheric Pollution | 3 |
| FNR 4343C Forest Water Resources | 3 |
| GEO 3250 Climatology * | 3 |
| GEO 3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology * | 4 |
| GEO 4221 Coastal Morphology and Processes | 3 |
| GEO 4281 Fluvial Morphology and Processes | 3 |
| GLY 2100C Historical Geology * | 4 |
| GLY 3074 Oceans and Global Climate | 3 |
| GLY 3200C Principles of Mineralogy | 4 |
| GLY 3603C Paleontology | 4 |
| GLY 4155C Geology of Florida | 3 |
| GLY 4552C Sedimentary Geology | 4 |
| GLY 5827 Groundwater Geology | 3 |
| MET 3503 Weather and Forecasting | 3 |
| MET 4352 Hurricanes | 3 |
| OCE 3016 Introduction to Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering | 3 |
| SWS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Soils in the Environment Laboratory (1) * | 4 |
| SWS 4223 Environmental Biogeochemistry | 3 |
| SWS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use | 3 |
| SWS 4245 Water Resource Sustainability * | 3 |
| SWS 4602C Soil Physics | 3 |
| SWS 4715C Environmental Pedology | 4 |
| Biological Sciences | |
| AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science | 3 |
| AGR 4231C Forage Science and Range Management | 4 |
| ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology | 3 |
| BOT 2710C Practical Plant Taxonomy | 3 |
| BOT 3151C Local Flora of North Florida | 3 |
| EES 3008 Energy and Environment | 3 |
| EES 4102 Wastewater Microbiology | 2 |
| EES 4103 Applied Ecology | 2 |
| EES 4401 Public Health Engineering | 3 |
| ENV 4351 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | 4 |
| ENV 4612 Green Engineering Design and Sustainability | 3 |
| ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology (2) and Principles of Entomology Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| ENY 3030C Insect Field Biology | 3 |
| ENY 4161 Insect Classification | 3 |
| FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science * | 3 |
| FAS 4405 Aquariums, Water and Aquaculture | 3 |
| FNR 3131C Dendrology of Forest Plants | 3 |
| FNR 4623C Integrated Natural Resource Management * | 3 |
| FOR 3153C Forest Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 3342C Tree Biology | 3 |
| FOS 3042 Introductory Food Science | 3 |
| FOS 4202 Food Safety and Sanitation | 2 |
| MCB 2000 and 2000L Microbiology (3) and Microbiology Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| MCB 3020 and 3020L Basic Biology of Microorganisms (3) and Basic Biology of Microorganisms Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| NEM 3002 Principles of Nematology | 3 |
| ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use | 3 |
| PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology | 4 |
| PLS 4343C Identification and Ecology of Aquatic Plants | 3 |
| SWS 4303C Soil Microbial Ecology | 3 |
| WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 |
| WIS 4443C Wetland Wildlife Ecology | 4 |
| WIS 4545 Ecology and Management of Wildlife Invasions | 3 |
| WIS 4554 Conservation Biology | 3 |
| ZOO 2203C Invertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| ZOO 2303C Vertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| ZOO 4472C Avian Biology | 4 |
| ZOO 4403C Field Problems in Marine Biology (counts as one or two courses) | 4-6 |
| Human Dimensions | |
| AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law | 3 |
| AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law | 3 |
| AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy | 3 |
| AEB 4283 International Development Policy * | 3 |
| AEC 4905 Gender, Environment, Agriculture and Participation | 3 |
| AMH 4930 Florida Environmental History | 3 |
| ANT 3514C Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 4 |
| ANT 4403 Environment and Cultural Behavior | 3 |
| BUL 4310 The Legal Environmental of Business | 4 |
| ECP 3113 Population Economics | 4 |
| ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy | 4 |
| EES 4316 Industrial Ecology | 3 |
| ENV 4612 Green Engineering Design and Sustainability | 3 |
| FOR 3202 Society and Natural Resources | 3 |
| FOR 4060 Global Forests | 3 |
| FOR 4664 Sustainable Ecotourism Development | 3 |
| FOS 4731 Government Regulations and the Food Industry | 2 |
| FYC 3401 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community | 3 |
| GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies | 3 |
| GEO 3315 Geography of Crop Plants | 3 |
| GEO 3372 Conservation of Resources | 3 |
| GEO 3430 Population Geography | 3 |
| GEO 3502 Economic Geography | 3 |
| GEO 4554 Regional Development | 3 |
| INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System | 3 |
| INR 4350 International Environmental Relations | 3 |
| LEI 3250 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks | 3 |
| LEI 3546 Park Management | 3 |
| MAN 3025 Principles of Management | 4 |
| PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory Politics | 3 |
| PLP 2000 Plants, Plagues and People | 3 |
| POS 4931 Florida Environmental Politics | 3 |
| POS 4931 Special Topics: Environmental Politics in the Global South | 3 |
| POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics | 3 |
| PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology | 3 |
| PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation | 3 |
| SWS 4550 Soils, Water and Public Health | 3 |
| SWS 4932 Florida Lake Management | 3 |
| SWS 4932 Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services | 3 |
| URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
| WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation | 3 |
| Additional Skills and Concepts | |
| Biology - | |
| AGR 3303 Genetics | 3 |
| BSC 3096 Human Physiology | 3 |
| PCB 2050 Genes and Gender | 3 |
| PCB 3063 Genetics | 4 |
| PCB 4674 Evolution | 4 |
| PCB 4723C Physiology and Molecular Biology of Animals | 5 |
| Business Administration - | |
| ACG 2021 Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4 |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| AEB 3144 Introduction to Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing | 3 |
| AEB 4343 International Agribusiness Marketing (GE-S) | 3 |
| FIN 3403 Business Finance | 4 |
| MAN 3025 Principles of Management | 4 |
| MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| Chemistry - | |
| BCH 3025 Fundamentals of Biochemistry | 4 |
| BCH 4024 Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CHM 2200L Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHM 2211 and 2211L Organic Chemistry 2 (3) and Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory (2) | 5 |
| CHM 3120 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 3400 Physical Chemistry | 3 |
| EES 4201 Water Chemistry | 3 |
| EES 4241C Water Analysis | 3 |
| Communication - | |
| AEC 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR) | 3 |
| FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication | 3 |
| Mathematics - | |
| MAC 2313 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 | 4 |
| MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| MAS 3114 Computational Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MAS 4105 Linear Algebra 1 | 4 |
| Pest Management - | |
| AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques | 3 |
| FOR 4624C Forest Health Management | 4 |
| IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management | 3 |
| Social Sciences - | |
| AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics | 4 |
| Spatial Analysis - | |
| EES 4027 Spatial Analysis Using Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEO 3162C Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers | 4 |
| GIS 3043 Foundations of Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GIS 4001C Maps and Graphs | 4 |
| GIS 4021C Air Photo Interpretation * | 3 |
| SUR 3103C Geomatics * | 3 |
| SUR 3393 and 3393L Geographic Information Systems (2) and Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| SUR 4380 Remote Sensing * | 3 |
| SWS 4720C GIS in Land Resource Management | 3 |
| URP 4273 Survey of Spatial Information Systems | 3 |
* If this course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill the elective requirement.
Natural Resource Management Specialization for the B.S.
This specialization focuses on the applied sciences that enable sustainable use of natural resources. Students can substitute appropriate graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a 3.0 minimum junior/senior-level GPA.
Electives: take 7 courses, 21 credits
| Required course | |
| POS 2041 American Federal Government | 3 |
| Environmental Policy: take one * | |
| AEB 4242 International Trade Policy in Agriculture (GE-S) | 3 |
| AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy ** | 3 |
| AEB 4283 International Development Policy * | 3 |
| AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law | 3 |
| BUL 4310 The Legal Environment of Business | 4 |
| INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System ** | 3 |
| INR 4350 International Environmental Relations ** | 3 |
| POS 4931 Florida Environmental Politics | 3 |
| POS 4931 Special Topics: Environmental Politics in the Global South | 3 |
| PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology (GE-S) ** | 3 |
| PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation (GE-S) ** | 3 |
| Resource Economics: take one | |
| AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics ** | 3 |
| ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy (GE-S) ** | 4 |
| GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies (GE-S) | 3 |
| GEO 3502 Economic Geography | 3 |
| Human Effects on the Environment: take one | |
| ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| ANT 4403 Environment and Cultural Behavior | 3 |
| FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People ** | 3 |
| FOR 4060 Global Forests | 3 |
| GEO 3372 Conservation of Resources | 3 |
| LEI 3250 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks | 3 |
| SWS 4932 Forest and Soil Ecosystem Services | 3 |
| URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning (GE-H) | 3 |
| WIS 2040 Wildlife Issues in a Changing World | 3 |
| WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation | 3 |
| Resource Management: take two | |
| AEB 4452 Advanced Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science | 3 |
| AGR 4231C Forage Science and Range Management * | 4 |
| ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology | 3 |
| EES 3008 Energy and Environment ** | 3 |
| EES 4050 Environmental Planning and Design | 3 |
| EES 4103 Applied Ecology | 2 |
| EES 4316 Industrial Ecology | 3 |
| ENV 4612 Green Engineering Design and Sustainability | 3 |
| GEO 3315 Geography of Crop Plants | 3 |
| FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science ** | 3 |
| FAS 4405 Aquariums, Water and Aquaculture | 3 |
| FNR 4343C Forest Water Resources | 3 |
| FNR 4623C Integrated Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| FOR 3153C Forest Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 3202 Society and Natural Resources | 3 |
| FOR 4621 Forest Economics and Management ** | 3 |
| FOR 4664 Sustainable Ecotourism Development | 3 |
| LEI 4833 Ecotourism | 3 |
| MAN 3025 Principles of Management | 4 |
| SWS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use ** | 3 |
| SWS 4245 Water Resource Sustainability ** | 3 |
| SWS 4932 Florida Lake Management | 3 |
| WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management ** | 3 |
| WIS 4443C Wetland Wildlife Ecology | 4 |
| WIS 4545 Ecology and Management of Wildlife Invasions | 3 |
| WIS 4554 Conservation Biology | 3 |
| Skills for Resource Management: take one | |
| AEC 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR) | 3 |
| AEC 4905 Gender, Environment, Agriculture and Participation | 3 |
| EES 4021 Modeling Environmental System Dynamics | 3 |
| EES 4027 Spatial Analysis Using Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| EES 5307 Ecological Engineering | 3 |
| ENV 3040C Computational Methods in Environmental Engineering | 5 |
| ENV 4601 Environmental Resources Management | 2 |
| FNR 3131C Dendrology/Forest Plants | 3 |
| FNR 3410C Natural Resource Sampling | 3 |
| FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication | 3 |
| FYC 3401 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community | 3 |
| GEO 3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology ** | 3 |
| GIS 3043 Foundations of Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GIS 4021C Air Photo Interpretation | 3 |
| SUR 3103C Geomatics | 3 |
| SUR 3393 Geographic Information Systems | 2 |
| SUR 3393L Geographic Information Systems Laboratory | 1 |
| SUR 4380 Remote Sensing | 3 |
| URP 4273 Survey of Planning Information Systems | 3 |
* POS 2041 is a prerequisite for all courses in the environmental policy category.
** If this course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill this elective requirement. The student must select a substitution from the human effects, resource management or quantitative methods category.