School of Environmental Studies

Environmental & Sustainability Studies (ESS)
General Curriculum

General education curriculum applies to all ESS undergraduate degree concentrations!

ENGL 1010 English Composition I (3)
ENGL 1020 English Composition II (3)
COMM 2025 Fundamentals of Communication or PC 2500 Communicating in the Professions (3)
*MATH 1710 Pre-Calculus Algebra; MATH 1830 Applied Calculus; or MATH 1910 Calculus I (3 or 4) *Mathematics course depends on the concentration of study.
HIST 2010 Early United States History (3)
HIST 2020 Modern United States History (3)
ENGL 2130, 2235, or 2330 Literature (3)
ECON 2010 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
*CHEM 1010 Introductory Chemistry I or CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I (4) *Chemistry course depends on the concentration of study
ESS 1100 Intro. to Environmental Studies (3)
*BIOL 1020 Diversity of Life (4) or BIOL 1113 General Biology I (4) *Biology course depends on the concentration of study.
Hum/FA Elective (From approved list) (3)
Hum/FA Elective (From approved list) (3)

*Check Concentration Requirements

AGBE 4120 or ECON 4120 Natural Resource Economics (3)
BIOL 3120/3130 General Ecology (with lab or non-lab) (3-4)
ESS 3710 or CHEM 4710 Chemistry and the Environment (3)
ESS 3000 Intro. to Environmental Law (3)
ESS 4001/4002 Society and the Environment: Capstone Experience Part I and II (6)
GEOL 1045 Earth Environment, Resources and Society or GEOL 1040 Physical Geology (4)
HIST 3900 Environmental History or ESS 3200 Nonprofit Organizations and the Environment (3)
MATH 3070 Statistical Methods I or BIOL 4220 Biostatistics (3)
SOC 3600 Environmental Sociology or ESS 4110 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (3)
ESS 2100 Environment and Ethics (3)
ESS 3100 Global Sustainability Issues & Initiatives (3)