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Program checklist · BS

Coastal Environmental Studies, BS

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
03.0205
Credits (computed from items)
3
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_942ee372
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Degree Requirements

0 items

    Required Foundation Courses for Major (35 credits)

    16 items
    1. AMS 102
      Elements of Statistics 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: AMS 110 - Probability and Statistics in the Life Sciences 3 credits
    2. BIO 201
      Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    3. BIO 204
      Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I 2 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CHE 131
      As published: “General Chemistry IB 4 credits”
    5. CHE 133
      As published: “General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit AND”
    6. CHE 132
      General Chemistry II 4 credits (see Note 4)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. ENS 119
      Physics for Environmental Studies 4 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PHY 119
      Physics for Environmental Studies 4 credits (see Note 3)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. MAT 131
      As published: “Calculus I 4 credits”
      4
    10. MAT 132
      Calculus II 4 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MAT 125 - Calculus A 3 credits
      or: MAT 130 - Trigonometry and Logarithms 1 credit,
    11. MAT 125
      Calculus A
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. MAT 126
      Calculus B 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: AMS 151 - Applied Calculus I 3 credits
    13. AMS 161
      Applied Calculus II 3 credits If students do not place into MAT 125 or MAT 131 or AMS 151 on the basis of the math placement examination, MAT 123 (or MAT 119 /MAT 123 ) is a required course for the major.
      Not resolved to a course
    14. SUS 111
      As published: “Introduction to Sustainability 3 credits”
      or: ENS 101 - Prospects for Planet Earth 3 credits
      3
    15. SUS 113
      Physical Geography Lecture 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: GEO 102 - The Earth 3 credits
    16. SUS 201
      Systems and Models 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    Career and Leadership Skills

    2 items
    1. SUS 301
      Technical Writing and Communication 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. SUS 305
      Collective Action and Advocacy 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENS 301 - Contemporary Environmental Issues and Policies 3 credits

    Core Courses

    6 items
    1. ATM 305
      Global Atmospheric Change 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENV 304 - Global Environmental Change 3 credits
    2. BIO 351
      Ecology 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ENV 320
      Chemistry for Environmental Scientists 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CHE 311
      Environmental Chemistry Lab 2 credits (formerly offered as ENV 321)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. GSS 313
      GIS Design and Application I 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    6. GSS 314
      GIS Laboratory 1 credit
      Not resolved to a course

    Students are required to select 9 credits from group A and 6 credits from group B.

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      Group A: Environmental Science Electives (choose 9 credits)

      23 items
      1. BIO 352
        Ecology Laboratory 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CHE 312
        Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CHE 321
        Organic Chemistry I 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ENS 311
        Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      5. BIO 386
        Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ENV 310
        Sustainability and Renewable Energy - Costa Rica 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      7. ENV 315
        Principles and Applications of Groundwater Hydrology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      8. GEO 315
        Groundwater Hydrology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      9. ENV 316
        Coastal Zone Management 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      10. ENV 340
        Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      11. GEO 313
        Understanding Water Resources for the 21st Century 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      12. GSS 354
        Geospatial Science for the Coastal Zone 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      13. MAR 303
        Long Island Marine Habitats 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      14. MAR 304
        Waves, Tides, and Beaches 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      15. MAR 308
        Environmental Instrumental Analysis 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      16. MAR 315
        Marine Conservation 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      17. MAR 320
        Limnology 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      18. MAR 333
        Coastal Oceanography 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      19. MAR 336
        Marine Pollution 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      20. MAR 354
        Introduction to Geological Oceanography 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      21. MAR 388
        Tropical Marine Ecology 4 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      22. MAR 394
        Environmental Toxicology and Public Health 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      23. SUS 319
        Restoration Ecology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course

      Group B: Environment, Society, and Policy (choose 6 credits)

      15 items
      1. EDP 301
        Urban Systems 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      2. EDP 305
        Risk Assessment and Sustainable Development 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      3. EDP 309
        Planning: Policies and Regulations 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ENV 339
        Economics of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      5. SOC 344
        Environmental Sociology 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      6. SUS 311
        Disasters and Society: A Global Perspective 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      7. SUS 317
        American Environmental History 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      8. SUS 318
        American Environmental Politics 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course
      9. SUS 321
        Ecology and Evolution in American Literature 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      10. SUS 323
        Environmental Justice 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      11. SUS 324
        Human Geography and the Environment 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      12. SUS 325
        Environmental Writing and the Media 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      13. SUS 340
        Ecological and Social Dimensions of Disease 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      14. SUS 342
        Energy and Mineral Resources 3 credits
        Not resolved to a course
      15. SUS 366
        Philosophy of the Environment (III) 3 credits *
        Not resolved to a course

      Notes

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        Systems Course (3 credits)

        5 items
        1. ENS 443
          Environmental Problem Solving 3 credits
          Not resolved to a course
        2. ENV 301
          Sustainability of the Long Island Pine Barrens 3 credits
          Not resolved to a course
        3. ENV 487
          Research in Environmental Sciences 0-6 credits (see Note 1)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. ENV 488
          Internship in Coastal Environmental Studies 0-12 credits, (see Note 2)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. SUS 401
          Integrative, Collaborative Systems Studies 3 credits
          Not resolved to a course

        Notes

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          Upper-Division Writing Requirement

          0 items

            Double Majors

            0 items

              Study Abroad

              0 items

                SBC Courses

                3 items
                1. Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
                  Not resolved to a course

                Sample Course Sequence

                0 items
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