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Environmental Studies - BS

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

Department of Environment and Society

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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) or ENVS 2340 - Natural Resources and Society (BSS) or GEOG 2340 - Natural Resources and Society (BSS)	3 or 3 or 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) or WATS 2220 - General Ecology	3 or 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
Elective or Minor Course	1-2
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Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
Professional Coursework	3		ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
ENVS 3500 - Environmental Data Science (QI)	3		Professional Coursework	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
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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 Economics (DSS) or ENVS 4350 - Ecological Economics	3 or 3 or 3		Professional Coursework	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
Professional Coursework or Degree Electives	3		Professional Coursework or Degree Electives	6
Elective or Minor Courses	6		Elective or Minor Course	3
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Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
Professional Coursework	3 or 3		ENVS 4020 - Foundations of Environmental Studies (CI/DHA)	3
Professional Coursework or Degree Electives	3		Professional Coursework or Degree Electives	6
Elective or Minor Courses	9		Elective or Minor Courses	6
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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.

A. Disciplinary Foundation (15-18 credits)

ENVS 1350 - Introduction to Environmental Science (BLS) 3 credit(s)
GEOG 1000 - Physical Geography (BPS) 3 credit(s) or
GEO 1360 - Planet Earth (BPS) 3 credit(s) or
CHEM 1010 - Introduction to Chemistry (BPS) 3 credit(s)
or both
GEO 1110 - Physical Geology (BPS) 3 credit(s) and
GEO 1115 - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 credit(s)
STAT 1040 - Introduction to Statistics (QL) 3 credit(s) or
STAT 1045 - Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL) 5 credit(s)
ENVS 2340 - Natural Resources and Society (BSS) 3 credit(s) or
GEOG 1300 - World Regional Geography (BSS) 3 credit(s)
WATS 2220 - General Ecology 3 credit(s) or
WILD 2200 - Ecology of Our Changing World (BLS) 3 credit(s)

B. Professional Coursework (32 credits)

APEC 1600 - Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions (BAI) 3 credit(s) or
APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics (DSS) 3 credit(s)
ENVS 2000 - Natural Resources Professional Orientation 1 credit(s) or
WATS 2000 - Natural Resources Professional Orientation 1 credit(s) or
WILD 2000 - Natural Resources Professional Orientation 1 credit(s) or
GEOG 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences 4 credit(s) or
WILD 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences 4 credit(s) or
WATS 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences 4 credit(s)
ENVS 3500 - Environmental Data Science (QI) 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4020 - Foundations of Environmental Studies (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4700 - Communicating Sustainability (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENVS 3600 - Living with Wildlife (DSC) 3 credit(s) or
PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change (DSC/QI) 3 credit(s)
Complete 12 credits from the following Professional Coursework options:
ENVS 2340 - Natural Resources and Society (BSS) 3 credit(s) If not taken as Disciplinary Foundation
ENVS 3010 - Fundamentals of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy 3 credit(s)
ENVS 3300 - Fundamentals of Recreation Resources Management 3 credit(s)
ENVS 3600 - Living with Wildlife (DSC) If not taken above
ENVS 4000 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (DSS) 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4030 - Building Community Environmental Resilience 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4100 - Introduction to Modeling Human-Environment Systems 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4350 - Ecological Economics 3 credit(s)
ENVS 5000 - Environmental Nonprofit and Volunteer Management 3 credit(s)
ENVS 5550 - Sustainability: Concepts and Measurement 3 credit(s)
GEOG 3100 - Human-Environment Geography (CI) 3 credit(s)
GEOG 3800 - Data Visualization 3 credit(s)

C. Degree Electives (18 credits)

Complete the remaining Environmental Studies degree credits from the following list:

ANTH 2010 - Peoples of the Contemporary World (BSS) 3 credit(s)
APEC 5560 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics 3 credit(s)
BIOL 5010 - Biogeography 3 credit(s)
CMST 5250 - Environmental Communication 3 credit(s)
ECN 3170 - Law and Economics 3 credit(s) or
POLS 3170 - Law and Economics 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3440 - Creative Nonfiction Writing 3 credit(s)
ENVS 2340 - Natural Resources and Society (BSS) 3 credit(s) If not taken as Disciplinary Foundation or Professional Coursework
ENVS 3010 - Fundamentals of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
ENVS 3300 - Fundamentals of Recreation Resources Management 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
ENVS 3320 - Archaeology of Climate Change (DSS) 3 credit(s)
ENVS 3600 - Living with Wildlife (DSC) 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
ENVS 4000 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (DSS) 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
ENVS 4030 - Building Community Environmental Resilience 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
ENVS 4100 - Introduction to Modeling Human-Environment Systems 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
ENVS 4130 - Recreation Policy and Planning 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4210 - Anthropological Perspectives on Conservation 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4250 - Advanced Internship/Co-op 1-9 credit(s)
ENVS 4350 - Ecological Economics 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
ENVS 4500 - Wildland Recreation Behavior (CI) 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4600 - Natural Resource Interpretation 3 credit(s)
ENVS 4950 - Special Topics 1-3 credit(s)
ENVS 4960 - Directed Readings 1-3 credit(s)
ENVS 4970 - Undergraduate Research 1-3 credit(s)
ENVS 4980 - Undergraduate Seminar 1 credit(s)
ENVS 5000 - Environmental Nonprofit and Volunteer Management 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
ENVS 5550 - Sustainability: Concepts and Measurement 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
ENVS 6320 - Water Law and Policy in the United States 3 credit(s)
GEO 3100 - Natural Disasters (DSC) 3 credit(s)
GEOG 1300 - World Regional Geography (BSS) 3 credit(s) if not taken as Disciplinary Foundation
GEOG 3100 - Human-Environment Geography (CI) 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
GEOG 3800 - Data Visualization 3 credit(s) If not taken as Professional Coursework
GEOG 4120 - Environment and Development in Latin America (CI) 3 credit(s)
GEOG 4210 - Geography of Utah 3 credit(s)
GEOG 4220 - International Regional Geography 3 credit(s)
GEOG 4400 - Natural Hazards and Society 3 credit(s)
GEOG 4870 - Geospatial Analysis 3 credit(s)
GEOG 4950 - Special Topics 1-4 credit(s)
HIST 3950 - Environmental History (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
LAEP 2039 - Foundations of Sustainable Systems 3 credit(s)
LAEP 3700 - City and Regional Planning (CI) 3 credit(s)
POLS 2400 - Introduction of Geopolitics (BSS) 3 credit(s)
PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change (DSC/QI) 3 credit(s) if not taken above
SOC 3010 - Social Inequality (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3200 - Population and Society (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3310 - Environmental Justice 3 credit(s)
SOC 3340 - Activism, Protest, and Social Movements (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3600 - Finding Community in Today’s Society (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 3610 - Rural People and Places (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 4350 - People, Power, and the Political 3 credit(s)
SOC 4620 - Sociology of the Environment and Natural Resources (DSS) 3 credit(s)
SOC 4640 - Managing Community Conflict (CI) 3 credit(s)
WATS 4930 - Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis 3 credit(s)
WATS 4931 - GIS Research Projects 2 credit(s)
WILD 4600 - Conservation Biology 3 credit(s)
Other appropriate courses may be approved by the student’s faculty advisor (3-4 credits).

D. Electives

Students may take the remainder of the 120 credits from any department. The guidelines described under “Breadth Requirements” and “Depth Education Requirements” should be consulted to ensure meeting University Studies Requirements.

Environmental Studies - BS

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

Department of Environment and Society

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Admissions Requirements for this Program

First Year

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Fourth Year

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A. Disciplinary Foundation (15-18 credits)

B. Professional Coursework (32 credits)

C. Degree Electives (18 credits)

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