Curriculum Plan

To find out descriptions of specific classes listed below, visit our course description page.  

First Year

Fall Semester

Class Number

Class Name

Credit Hours
ENG 101* Writing I 3
MA 109* College Algebra 3
EST 150 Introductory Ecology 4
BIO 103* Basic Ideas of Biology 3
BIO 111 Introductory Biology Laboratory 1
CIS 105 Introduction to Computing 3

 

Spring Semester

Class Number

Class Name

Credit Hours
ENG 102* Writing II 3
EST 160 Hydrologic Geology 3
EST 170 Environmental Sampling Laboratory 2
CHE 105 General College Chemistry I 3
CHM 105 General College Chemistry Laboratory I 2
CIS 130 Microcomputer Applications 3

 

Second Year

Fall Semester

Class Number

Class Name

Credit Hours
COM 181 or COM 252 Oral Communication* 3
  Social Interaction* 3
EST 220 Pollution of Aquatic Systems 3
EST 230 Aquatic Chemistry Laboratory 2
EST 240 Sources and Effects of Air Pollution 4
 

Technical Elective

 3

 

Spring Semester

Class Number

Class Name

Credit Hours
EST 250 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3
EST 260 Environmental Analysis Laboratory 2
EST 270 Environmental Law and Regulation 3
EST 280 Environmental Trends Seminar 1
  Technical Elective 3
  Heritage of Humanities* 3

 

Technical Electives

Class Number

 Class Name

Credit Hours
PHY 151 Introduction to Physics 3
COE 199 Cooperative Education (Internship) 1-3
EST 299 Selected Topics in Environmental Science Technology 1-3
STA 200 Statistics : A Force in Human Judgment 3
CAD 100 Introduction to Computer-Aided Design 3
GIS 110 Spatial Data Analysis 3
GIS 120 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3
CIS 234 Advanced Spreadsheet Applications 3
ENG 203 Business Writing 3
CHE 107 General College Chemistry II 3
CHM 107 General College Chemistry Laboratory II 2
GEO 210 Pollution, Hazards, and Environmental Management 3
GLY 220 Principles of Physical Geology 4
ECO 201 Principles of Economics I 3
CE 211 Surveying 4
ACH 185 Computer-Aided Drafting I 3

 

 

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