S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

Department of Environment and Society

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• For more information about Environmental Studies, see the website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an academic advisor for help with semester-by-semester planning, connections to co-curricular experiences, understanding of USU policies, and accessing USU resources. Students can log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.
• All courses required for the major must be taken on an A-B-C-D-F basis. A grade of C- or better is required for all ENVS, GEOG, WATS, or WILD courses used to meet requirements for the major. The grade point average for all courses taught by the Quinney College of Natural Resources must be 2.5 or higher.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL)  or STAT 1045: Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL) .

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.5 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3			ENVS 1350: Introduction to Environmental Science (BLS)	3
GEOG 1300: World Regional Geography (BSS)	3			STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL)  or STAT 1045: Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL)	3  or 5
ENVS 2000: Natural Resources Professional Orientation	1			WILD 2200: Ecology of Our Changing World (BLS)	3
GEOG 1000: Physical Geography (BPS)  or GEO 1360: Planet Earth (BPS)  or CHEM 1010: Introduction to Chemistry (BPS)  or both GEO 1110: Physical Geology (BPS)  and GEO 1115: Physical Geology Laboratory	3  or 3  or 3  or 3  and 1			Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course	3
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course	3			Elective or Minor Course(s)	3-4
Elective or Minor Course	1
Comments				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENVS 3300: Fundamentals of Recreation Resources Management	​ 3			ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	​3  ​
ENVS 3500: Quantitative Assessment of Environmental and Natural Resource Problems (QI)	​3 ​			ENVS 2340: Natural Resources and Society (BSS)	​3 ​
GEOG 2800: Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences  or WILD 2800: Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences  or WATS 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences	​4  or 4  or 4			Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course	​3​
Elective or Minor Course	​6 ​			Elective or Minor Course	6
Comments				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
APEC 1600: Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions (BAI)  or APEC 3012: Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics (DSS)  or ENVS 4350: Ecological Economics	3  or 3  or 3			ENVS 3010: Fundamentals of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy	​​ 3
ENVS 3600: Living with Wildlife (DSC)  or PSC 4810: Climate and Climate Change (DSC/QI)	​3  or 3			ENVS 4700: Communicating Sustainability (CI)	3
Degree Electives	3			Degree Electives	6
Elective or Minor Courses	6			Elective or Minor Course	3
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENVS 4000: Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (DSS)  or ENVS 4110: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management	3  or 3 ​			ENVS 4020: Foundations of Environmental Studies (CI/DHA)	​ ​3
Degree Electives	​3			ENVS 5000: Environmental Nonprofit and Volunteer Management	3
Elective or Minor Courses	9			Degree Electives	3
				Elective or Minor Courses	6
Comments				Comments

Program Requirements

All courses required for the major must be taken on an A-B-C-D-F basis. A grade of C- or better is required for all ENVS, GEOG, WATS, or WILD courses used to meet requirements for the major. The grade point average for all courses taught by the Quinney College of Natural Resources must be 2.5 or higher.