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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Science, Physical Geology Specialization, B.S. Degree Map

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Year 1

Semester 1 Fall

GEOL 1303 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1103 - Laboratory for Physical Geology Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1111 - Laboratory for General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 1
HIST 1301 - United States History I Credit Hours: 3
OR
POLS 2305 - Federal Government Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 1301 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 1100 - Learning Frameworks Credit Hours: 1
Semester Hours: 15

Semester 2 Spring

GEOL 1304 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1104 - Laboratory for Historical Geology Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1112 - Laboratory for General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 1
MATH 2413 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
WRIT 1302 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
Semester Hours: 15

Year 2

Semester 1 Fall

CHEM 2323 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2123 - Laboratory for Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 1
HIST 1301 - United States History I Credit Hours: 3
OR
POLS 2305 - Federal Government Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 1301 - College Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 1101 - Laboratory for College Physics I Credit Hours: 1
Core: Social and Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 3

Semester Hours: 14

Semester 2 Spring

COMM 1315 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 1302 - College Physics II Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 1102 - Laboratory for College Physics II Credit Hours: 1
HIST 1302 - United States History II Credit Hours: 3
OR
POLS 2306 - Texas Government Credit Hours: 3
Core: Creative Arts Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3240 - Geological Field Methods Credit Hours: 2
Semester Hours: 15

Year 3

Semester 1 Fall

ENSC 3331 - Environmental Biology Credit Hours: 3
ENSC 3332 - Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
ENSC 3333 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3
Core: Language, Philosophy, and Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1302 - United States History II Credit Hours: 3
OR
POLS 2306 - Texas Government Credit Hours: 3
Semester Hours: 15

Semester 2 Spring

STAT 3308 - Computational Statistics Credit Hours: 3
ENSC 4307 - Geographic Information Science Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4324 - Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3317 - Mineralogy and Petrology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3117 - Laboratory for Mineralogy and Petrology Credit Hours: 1
3000-4000 level Specialization Elective* Credit Hours: 3

Semester Hours: 16

Year 4

Semester 1 Fall

GEOL 4325 - Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 3
ENSC 4332 - Advanced Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
WRIT 3315 - Advanced Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
3000-4000 level Specialization Elective* Credit Hours: 3
3000-4000 level Specialization Elective* Credit Hours: 3

Semester Hours: 15

Semester 2 Spring

ENSC 4315 - Environmental Science Practicum Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENSC 4389 Independent Study in Environmental Science / GEOL 4389 Independent Study in Geology Credit Hours: 3

OR

ENSC 4379 - Internship in Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4345 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4145 - Lab for Structural Geology Credit Hours: 1
GEOL 4375 - Petroleum Geology Credit Hours: 3
3000-4000 level Specialization Elective* Credit Hours: 3
3000-4000 level Specialization Elective* Credit Hours: 2

Semester Hours: 15

Total Plan Hours: 120

* Select from GEOL 4317 , 4326 , 4327 , 4391 ; ENSC 4335 , 4336 , 4337 , 4355 , 4391 or others as approved by program chair.

This document is only intended as a guide. Please see an academic adviser for assistance with academic planning.

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