B.S. in Environmental Science with a Concentration in Graduate School
Degree Outline
Detailed degree outline including course names and credits.
PDF, Catalog Year 2007-2008
Sequence of Courses
Suggested four-year sequence of core and major courses.
PDF, Catalog Year 2007-2008
I. College Core Curriculum (42-45 credits)
- A. English (3-6 credits)
- ENG 101, ENG 102
- Note: Students who place in ENG 102 are not required to complete ENG 101
- B. Study and Technology Skills (2 credits)
- CEP 121, CEP 122
- C. Mathematics (4-8 credits)
- MATH 181, MATH 182
- Note: MATH 283 - Calculus III recommended. Students who have taken a more advanced mathematics course than MATH 182 will have fulfilled the Mathematics requirement.
- D. Natural Sciences (8 credits)
- CHEM 121, CHEM 122
- E. Social Sciences (3 credits)
- Choose one of the following:
- ANTH 101, ECON 103, PSC 210, PSC 211, PSC 231, PSY 101, SOC 101, WMST 101
- F. Fine Arts (3 credits)
- Choose one of the following:
- ART 260, ART 261, ART 265, ART 475, FIS 110, MUS 121, MUS 122, MUS 128, MUS 134, THTR 100
- G. Humanities (6 credits)
- Choose two of the following:
- CH 201, CH 202, COM 101, any Literature course ENG 231 or higher, any Philosophy course (other than 102, 105, 109), any History course , any International Language Course 111 or above, AM 145, AM 146, AM 147, AM 148
- H. Constitution (3-6 credits)
- Choose one of the following:
- CH 203, PSC 101 (from another NSHE institution), PSC 101 (equivalent from out-of-state) and PSC 100, PSC 101 (equivalent from out-of-state) and HIST 217, HIST 101 and HIST 102 (HIST 102 must be taken at an NSHE institution excluding UNR), HIST 101 and PSC 100, HIST 101 and HIST 217
- I. Community-Based Learning Capstone (3 credits)
- CBL 400
II. Major Core Requirements (59-63 credits)
- BIOL 122 - Desert Plants (3 credits)
- BIOL 196 - Principles of Modern Biology I (4 credits)
- BIOL 197 - Principles of Modern Biology II (4 credits)
- BIOL 305 - Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 credits)
- BIOL 341 - Principles of Ecology (3 credits)
- ENV 260 - Environmental Measurements & Analysis (4 credits)
- ENV 345 - Environmental Regulations, History, Law & Methods (4 credits)
- ENG 480 - Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Management (4 credits)
- GEOG 117 - Introduction to Meteorology (3 credits)
- GEOL 101 - Geology: Exploring Planet Earth (4 credits)
- NRES 210 - Environmental Pollution (3 credits)
- NRES 304 - Principles of Hydrology (3 credits)
- NRES 322 - Soils (3 credits)
- NRES 416 - Internship (1-3 credits)
- NRES 467 - Regional and Global Issues in Environmental Science (3 credits)
- NRES 485 - Special Topics (1-3 credits)
- PHYS 151 - General Physics I (4 credits)
- STAT 391 - Statistics for Biological Sciences (3 credits)
III. Graduate School Concentration (17 credits)
- CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I (4 credits)
- CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II (4 credits)
- ENV 201 - Environmental Toxicology (3 credits)
- NRES 416 - Internship (3 credits)
- NRES 432 - Advanced Environmental Toxicology (3 credits)
- NRES 435 - Conservation of Natural Resources (3 credits)
Summary of credit requirements for the B.S. in Environmental and Resource Science with a Concentration in Graduate School
- College Core Curriculum: 42-45 credits
- Major Core Requirements: 59-63 credits
- Graduate School Concentration: 18-20 credits
- Electives (at least 16 credits must be upper division): 3-18 credits
- Total Credits: 128 credits
