Program Requirements and Application Process

The Major

Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences majors may graduate with either the BA or BS degree. Both the B.A. and B.S. degrees are built on the vision statement of the Department to provide an interdisciplinary environmental facility that integrates the natural and social sciences.  The degree program focuses on promoting integrated sciences, planning, policy and education for better understanding of earth-system processes and management of the impacts of urbanization on linked watershed and coastal systems.

The B.A. Degree

B.A. requirements include:

EEOS 120 Introduction to Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences

EEOS 121 Introduction to Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences Lab

EEOS 122 Introduction to Environmental Policy and Management

EEOS 261 Statistics for Earth and Geographic Sciences

EEOS 380 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

At least two of the following natural science classes:

EEOS 225 Weather and Climate

EEOS 226 Introduction to Oceanography

EEOS 260 Global Climate Change

EEOS 295 Hydrology

EEOS L267 (ENVSTY L267) Introduction to Biological Oceanography

EEOS 327 Estuarine Geography

At least one of the following social science classes:

EEOS 280 Economic Geography

EEOS 324 Coastal Zone Management

EEOS 340 Planning and Land Use Law

EEOS 378 Resource Management

ENVSTY L250 (POLSCI L250) Environmental Policy-making

Three other departmental courses at or above the 300 level with at least one at the 400 level.  The choice of the 400 level class must be approved by the departmental advisor and should constitute a capstone experience for the EEOS graduate.

The B.S. Degree

B.S. requirements include:

Students seeking a B.S. degree must complete the departmental requirements listed above, as well as the following additional requirements:

At least five of the following courses from related natural science disciplines:

BIO 111 General Biology I

BIO 112 General Biology II

CHEM 103 Chemical Principles I

CHEM 104 Chemical Principles II

PHYSIC 107 College Physics I

PHYSIC 108 College Physics II

PHYSIC 113 Fundamentals of Physics I
PHYSIC 114 Fundamentals of Physics II

Two semesters of calculus:

MATH 140 (Calculus I) or MATH 145 (Calculus I for Environmental and Life Sciences)

MATH 141 (Calculus II) or MATH 146 (Calculus II for Environmental and Life Sciences)

The Minor

To complete the minor, the following courses must be taken:

EEOS 120 Introduction to Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences

EEOS 121 Introduction to Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences Lab

EEOS 122 Introduction to Environmental Policy and Management

Four other departmental electives of which two must be at or above the 300 level.

Advance Course Requirements

All departmental majors and minors must consult their departmental advisors regarding mathematics, statistics and computer science requirements for advanced courses.

Honors

Students wishing to prepare as Honors project muist have achieved an overall GPA of at least 3.2 and a GPA in the major of at least 3.4.  The student must also have senoir standing and have completeed at least seven courses in the major.  A student who qualifies for Honors will, working with a faculty member, present a research proposal to a department honors committee for approval.  The student will also enroll in EEOS 498.  The department Honors Committee (3 members) will decide on the quality of the final paper and whether it qualifies for Honors, after the student has presented a final project.

The Application Process

The deadlines for application for course in the EEOS Department are the following:

January 21, 2008 for the Fall 2008 semester

October 15, 2008 for the Spring 2009 semester

 

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