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Program checklist · Environmental Resources, BS Major in

Environmental Resources, BS Major in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

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Program
Award
Environmental Resources, BS Major in
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
30.4101
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_9d54989c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

1. The Successful Completion of at Least 124 Semester Hours

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    2. Liberal Arts

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      3. Residence Requirements

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        4. General Requirements

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        1. WSC 001
          Composition Semester Hours: 3-4
          Not resolved to a course
        2. WSC 002
          Composition Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        3. Humanities Electives - Semester Hours: 6
          Not resolved to a course
        4. Social Science Electives - Semester Hours: 6
          Not resolved to a course

        5. Major Requirements – Total Semester Hours: 72-74

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          A) Biology Courses - Semester Hours: 7

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          1. Complete the following courses (7 s.h.):
            Not resolved to a course
          2. BIOL 111
            (NS) Introduction to the Big Ideas in Biology Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          3. BIOL 142
            Urban Habitats Semester Hours: 2
            Not resolved to a course
          4. BIOL 156
            Conservation Biology Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          5. (Note: Prerequisites for BIO 115 will be waived for Environmental Resources students with permission from the instructor.)
            Not resolved to a course

          B) Chemistry Courses - Semester Hours: 11

          9 items
          1. Complete the following courses (11 s.h.):
            Not resolved to a course
          2. CHEM 003A
            (NS) General Chemistry I Semester Hours: 3 - 4
            Not resolved to a course
          3. CHEM 003B
            (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I Semester Hours: 1
            Not resolved to a course
          4. AND
            Not resolved to a course
          5. CHEM 004A
            (NS) General Chemistry II Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          6. CHEM 004B
            (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II Semester Hours: 1
            Not resolved to a course
            or: CHEM 139 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Semester Hours: 3
          7. CHEM 140
            Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
            Not resolved to a course
          8. AND
            Not resolved to a course
          9. CHEM 185
            Environmental Chemistry Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
            or: GEOL 132 - Geochemistry Semester Hours: 3

          C) Geology Courses - Semester Hours: 30

          9 items
          1. Complete the following courses (30 s.h.):
            Not resolved to a course
          2. GEOL 001
            (NS) Planet Earth Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          3. GEOL 002
            (NS) Historical Geological Science Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
            or: GEOL 005 - (NS) Environmental Geology Semester Hours: 3
          4. GEOL 019
            Structural Geology Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
            or: GEOL 020 - Introduction to Field Methods Semester Hours: 3
          5. GEOL 031
            Crystallography and Mineralogy Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          6. GEOL 033
            Environmental Geomorphology Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          7. GEOL 121
            Hydrology Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          8. GEOL 135
            Sedimentation Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          9. Nine (9) semester hours in advanced geology courses selected with approval of chairperson. (Note: minimum grade of C- required in all geology courses; GEOL 132 will satisfy either a chemistry or geology course requirement, but not both).
            Not resolved to a course

          D) Mathematics Courses - Semester Hours: 6-8

          5 items
          1. Complete 6-8 s.h. of course work, chosen from the following:
            Not resolved to a course
          2. MATH 008
            Elementary Mathematical Statistics Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
            or: MATH 050 - (MA) Precalculus Semester Hours: 4
            or: MATH 137 - (MA) Mathematical Probability and Statistics Semester Hours: 3
            or: BIOL 124 - Biostatistics Semester Hours: 4
          3. AND
            Not resolved to a course
          4. MATH 061
            (MA) Basic Calculus with Applications Semester Hours: 4 *
            Not resolved to a course
            or: MATH 061A - (MA) Basic Calculus Semester Hours: 3 *
            or: MATH 071 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Semester Hours: 4 *
          5. *Students without a background in high school calculus are strongly advised to take MATH 50 (Precalculus) before continuing on to calculus.
            Not resolved to a course

          E) Additional Courses - Semester Hours: 12

          8 items
          1. Complete 12 s.h. of course work in geography, sustainability, and technology and public policy, from the following:
            Not resolved to a course
          2. GEOG 060
            (NS) Introduction to Digital Mapping Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          3. SBLY 001
            (IS) Our Sustainable World Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          4. SBLY 002
            (IS) Sustainability Planning and Policy Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          5. TPP 001
            (NS) Introduction to Environmental Systems Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
            or: TPP 019 - Technology and Society Semester Hours: 3
          6. ECO 010
            (BH) Economics, Environment and Community Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
            or: ENTR 115 - Entrepreneurial Mindset Semester Hours: 3
          7. and one philosophy course selected from the following (3 s.h.):
            Not resolved to a course
          8. PHI 101
            (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
            or: PHI 133 - (HP) Ethics and the Natural Environment Semester Hours: 3
            or: PHI 138 - (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility Semester Hours: 3
            or: PHI 161 - (HP) Philosophy of Science Semester Hours: 3

          Complete BS Requirements

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