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Environmental Science - BS

To remain ‘on track’ for this major a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria. Critical tracking courses appear in bold.

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required semester 1-5
  • Complete 2 of 11 critical courses – excluding labs – CHM 2045, CHM 2045L, CHM 2046, CHM 2046L, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, BSC 2010, BSC 2010L, BSC 2011, BSC 2011L, ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or AEB 3103, PHY 2004, PHY 2004L, PHY 2005, PHY 2005L, STA 2023

Semester 2:

  • Complete 2 additional courses of the 11 critical courses – excluding labs

Semester 3:

  • Complete 2 additional critical courses – excluding labs

Semester 4:

  • Complete 2 additional critical courses – excluding labs

Semester 5:

  • Complete all 11 critical courses – including labs

Students preparing for science modeling in graduate school should take MAP 2302 as an elective.

Semester 1 Credits
Composition, according to placement (GE-C) 3
Humanities (GE-H, I)* 3
MAC 2311 Calculus I (GE-M) (Note 2) 4
CHM 2045 Chemistry (GE-P) (Note 1) 3
CHM 2045L Chemistry Lab (GE-P)(Note 1) 1
Total 14
Semester 2 Credits
MAC 2312 Calculus 2 (GE-M) (Note 2) 4
STA 2023 or 3024 or 3032 Statistics (GE-M) 3
CHM 2046 Chemistry 2 (GE-P) 3
CHM 2046L Chemistry 2 Lab (GE-P) 1
Free elective (GE-H, I) * 3
Total 14
Semester 3 Credits
Humanities* (GE-H, I) 3
ECO 2013 Macroeconomics (3) (GE-S) OR
AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (GE-S) (4) 3-4
BSC 2010 Biology 1 (GE-B) 3
BSC 2010L Biology Lab (GE-B) 1
PHY 2004 (3) or 2053 (4) Physics (GE-P) 3-4
PHY 2004L or 2053L Physics 1 Lab (GE-P) 1
Total 14-16
Semester 4 Credits
Humanities (GE-H, I)* OR
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S,I) 3
ECO 2023 Microeconomics (GE-S) 3
BSC 2011 Biology 2 (GE-B) 3
BSC 2011L Biology 2 Lab (GE-B) 1
PHY 2005 Applied Physics 2 (3) OR
2054 Physics 2 (4) (GE-P) 3 or 4
PHY 2005L or 2054L Physics 2 Lab (GE-P) 1
Elective 2 _
Total 16-17
Semester 5 Credits
Foundation course - EES 3000, Environmental Science 3
EES 3000L, Environmental Science Lab 1
Environmental Ethics, from master list 3
Ecology, from master list 3 or 4
Organic Chemistry, from master list 2 or 3
Environmental policy, from master list 3
Total 15-17
Semester 6 Credits
Earth and soil science, from master list 3 or 4
Global systems, from master list 3 or 4
Hydrologic systems, from master list 2 or 3
Natural resource management, from master list 3
Track elective, from master list 3
Total 14-17
Semester 7 Credits
EVS 4000 Critical Thinking 3
Track elective, from master list 3
Track elective, from master list 3
Track elective, from master list 3
Free elective 4
Total 16
Semester 8 Credits
Human dimensions, from master list 3
Physical sciences, from master list 3
Biological sciences, from master list 3
Free elective 4
Free elective 4
Total 15
Total Required for Degree 120

Note 1: If students take CHM 1025 in preparation for CHM 2045, the extra credits count as free electives.
Note 2: If students precede this sequence with MAC 1114, 1140 or 1147, the extra credits count as free electives. Students can substitute MAC 2233 and 2234 for MAC 2311 and 2312, but this may preclude access to certain courses.
* Select courses that carry humanities (H), communication (C) and international diversity (I) credit.