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Environmental Sciences, B.S.


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Major Requirements


The major requires 60 hours as follows:

Geographic Information Systems


Choose one from the following list:

Environmental Health


Choose one from the following list:

Environmental Policy


Choose one from the following list:

Advanced Study in the Environmental Sciences


Student must obtain approval of a degree plan from the ES committee prior to pursuing Advanced Study courses. Advanced Study courses must not duplicate Foundations courses.

A. Quantitative Methods


Choose one from the following list:

B. Advanced Environmental Sciences


i. Field & Natural Environmental Science


Choose one from the following list:

ii. Analytical/Instrumentation


Choose one from the following list:

D. General Electives Hours: 26


Students must take at least 32 hours at the junior-senior level at WCU in order to satisfy general university degree requirements.

Curriculum Guide for Environmental Sciences B.S.


Freshman Year


Fall Semester (Hours 16)


  • JS 101 Jumpstart Credits: (0)
  • First Year Seminar Credits: (3)

Spring Semester (Hours 17)


  • P1 Social Sciences Credits: (3)
  • P3 History Credits: (3)

Sophomore Year


Fall Semester (Hours 16)


  • P1 Social Sciences Credits: (3)
  • C4 Wellness Credits: (3)
  • GEOG Geographic Info. Systems Credits: (3)
  • Environmental Policy Foundations Credits: (3)

Spring Semester (Hours 15)


  • C3 Oral Communications Credits: (3)
  • Env. Health Foundations Credits: (3)
  • General Elective Credits: (3)
  • P4 Humanities Credits: (3)

Junior Year


Fall Semester (Hours 16)


  • Env & Society Fund Credits: (3)
  • P5 Fine & Performing Arts Credits: (3)
  • Field & Natural ES Adv ENVS B-i Credits: (4)
  • ES Elective Credits: (3)
  • General Elective Credits: (3)

Spring Semester (Hours 16)


  • Analytical/Introduction to Adv. Env. Sci. B-ii Credits: (3)
  • P6 World Culture Credits: (3)
  • ES Elective Credits: (4)
  • General Elective Credits: (6)

Senior Year


Fall Semester (Hours 16)


  • Quantitative Methods A Credits: (3)
  • Upper level Perspectives Credits: (3)
  • General Elective Credits: (6)
  • ES Elective Credits: (4)

Spring Semester (Hours 16)


  • General Elective Credits: (6)
  • ES Electives Credits: (7)

Total Hours for Degree: 128


Additional Information

Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.

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