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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Geological Sciences (BSEnvirSci)

First Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
UGS 303 or 302090, Wr3EVS 311 (Major)3(None) 
GEO 401 or 303 (Major)4BIO 311C (Major)3 
CH 301 (General Education)3CH 302 (General Education)3 
M 408C (General Education)4M 408D (Major)4 
RHE 306 (Core)0103Visual and Performing Arts (Core)0503 
 17 16 0
Second Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
BIO 311D (Major)3GEO 405 (Major)4(None) 
PHY 317K (Major)3GEO 346C (Major)3 
PHY 117M (Major)1Geological Sciences course in Sustainability (Major)3 
GOV 310L (Core)0703EVS 121 (Major)1 
E 316L, 316M, 316N, or 316P (Core)0403CH 204 (General Education)2 
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core)0803Environmental Economics, Sustainability, and Business course (Major)3 
 16 16 0
Third Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
GEO 416K (Major)4GEO 420K (Major)4(None) 
GEO 416M (Major)4PHY 317L (Major)3 
GRG 335N (Major)3PHY 117N (Major)1 
Upper-division GEO course (Major)3EVS 271 (Major)2 
Free elective (Elective)2Upper-division GEO course (Major)3 
 U.S. History (Core)0603 
 16 16 0
Fourth Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
EVS 141 (Major)1EVS 151 (Major)1(None) 
EVS 371 (Major)3Climates and Oceans course (Major)3 
Geographic Information Systems course (Major)3Environmental and Sustainability Policy, Ethics, and History course (Major)3 
MNS 320 (Major)3GOV 312L (Core)0703 
MNS 120L (Major)1U.S. History (Core)0603 
Climate and Water course (Major)3Upper-division GEO course (Major)3 
 14 16 0
Total credit hours: 127

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

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