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Environmental Geoscience [ENVG]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
Environmental Geoscience [ENVG]
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This major in the Geology Department provides a broad-based program designed to meet the professional and graduate school demands of environmental geoscience.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_a7278a41
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

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    Program Requirements

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      A. Required Courses in Environmental Science and Geology: 38 credit hours

      Choose 1 of the following · Select one: · 16 items
      1. GLY 261
        Physical Geology (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. GLY 262
        Historical Geology (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GLY 301
        Mineralogy (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GLY 357
        Sedimentary Geology (4 cr. hr.) or
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GLY 359
        Sedimentary Geology (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GLY 367
        Geomorphology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. GLY 371
        Meteorology (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. GLY 390
        Hydrogeology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. GLY 476
        Geologic Field Methods (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. ENS 486
        Seminar in Environmental Science (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. Select one:
        Not resolved to a course
      12. ENS 100
        Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr. hr.) or
        Not resolved to a course
      13. EST 100
        Introduction to Environmental Studies (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      14. Select 3 credit hours of internship:
        Not resolved to a course
      15. ENS 487
        Environmental Science Internship (3-12 cr. hr.) or
        Not resolved to a course
      16. GLY 487
        Internship in Applied Geology (3-12 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      B. Required Courses in Related Areas: 37 credit hours

      Choose 1 of the following · Select one: · 18 items
      1. BIO 110
        Principles of Biology I (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. BIO 111
        Principles of Biology II (3 cr. hr.) and
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIO 113
        Principles of Biology II Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. BIO 412
        General Ecology (4 cr. hr.) or
        Not resolved to a course
      5. BIO 452
        General Ecology (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. CHE 227
        General Chemistry I Lecture (3 cr. hr.) and
        Not resolved to a course
      7. CHE 277
        General Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. CHE 228
        General Chemistry II Lecture (3 cr. hr.) and
        Not resolved to a course
      9. CHE 278
        General Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. GRY 324
        Introduction to Computer Mapping (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. MAT 121
        Calculus A (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. Select one:
        Not resolved to a course
      13. MAT 122
        Calculus B (3 cr. hr.) or
        Not resolved to a course
      14. MAT 201
        Statistical Methods (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      15. Select a two-semester sequence from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
      16. PHY 105
        Elementary Mechanics and Heat (4 cr. hr.) and
        Not resolved to a course
      17. PHY 106
        Elementary Electricity, Light and Sound (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PHY 201 - Principles of Physics I (4 cr. hr.) and
      18. PHY 202
        Principles of Physics II (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      C. Elective Environmental and Geology Courses: 6 credit hours

      22 items
      1. BIO 405
        Conservation Biology (3 cr. hr.) or
        Not resolved to a course
      2. BIO 445
        Conservation Biology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIO 512
        Limnology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CHE 310
        Foundations of Analytical Chemistry (4 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ECO 334
        Resource and Environmental Economics (3 cr. hr.) or
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ECO 335
        Resource and Environmental Economics (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. GLY 302
        Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. GLY 379
        Climate Change (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. GLY 397
        Physical Oceanography (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. GLY 400
        Supplemental Field Studies (1-3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. GLY 467
        Structural Geology (3 cr. hr.) or
        Not resolved to a course
      12. GLY 469
        Structural Geology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      13. GLY 498
        Research Investigation in Geology (1-3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      14. GLY 499
        Research Thesis in Geology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      15. HLH 392
        Environmental Pollutants and Toxicology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      16. HLH 393
        Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      17. PHY 305
        Energy and Sustainability (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      18. POL 242
        Environmental Policy (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      19. POL 308
        Environmental Law (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      20. SOC 340
        Environmental Sociology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      21. Note: ECO 334/335 and SOC 340 have additional prerequisites.
        Not resolved to a course
      22. Students intending to seek licensure as a professional geologist are advised to take GLY 302 and GLY 469.
        Not resolved to a course

      D. College Requirements: 39 credit hours

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        Example of the B.S. in Environmental Geoscience over four years

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          First Year Fall

          4 items
          1. ENS 100
            Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. GLY 261
            Physical Geology (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. CPN 100
            As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)”
          4. GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3. cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          First Year Spring

          5 items
          1. CPN 101
            Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. GLY 262
            Historical Geology (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. BIO 111
            Principles of Biology II (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. BIO 113
            Principles of Biology II Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3. cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Second Year Fall

          5 items
          1. CHE 227
            General Chemistry I Lecture (3 cr. hr.) and
            Not resolved to a course
          2. CHE 277
            General Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. GLY 301
            Mineralogy (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. PHY 105
            Elementary Mechanics and Heat (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. GE course (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Second Year Spring

          6 items
          1. CHE 228
            General Chemistry II Lecture (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. and
            Not resolved to a course
          3. CHE 278
            General Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. MAT 201
            Statistical Methods (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. PHY 106
            Elementary Electricity, Light and Sound (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          6. Elective (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Third Year Fall

          4 items
          1. GRY 324
            Introduction to Computer Mapping (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. GLY 390
            Hydrogeology (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. BIO 110
            Principles of Biology I (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. GE course (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Third Year Spring

          4 items
          1. MAT 121
            Calculus A (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. GLY 359
            Sedimentary Geology (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. GLY 371
            Meteorology (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. Environmental or Geology elective (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Fourth Year Fall

          4 items
          1. BIO 412
            General Ecology (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. ENS 487
            Environmental Science Internship (3-12 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. GLY 367
            Geomorphology (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. Elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Fourth Year Spring

          3 items
          1. ENS 486
            Seminar in Environmental Science (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Environmental or Geology elective (3 cr. hr.) Upper level elective (3 cr. hr.) Upper level elective (3 cr. hr.) Summer
            Not resolved to a course
          3. GLY 476
            Geologic Field Methods (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=9049&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0185.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.