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Program checklist · BS

Environmental Science - Earth Systems Science Concentration, BS (121C)

Appalachian State University · Boone, NC

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
03.0104
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
197869
CourseShelf checklist
CK_197869_561787d3
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement

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    General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

    1 item
    1. General Education Requirements (41 Hours)
      Not resolved to a course

    Major Requirements (75-79 Hours)

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      Environmental Science Core Requirements (32 Hours)

      11 items
      1. BIO 1801
        Biological Concepts I (4)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: BIO 1802 - Biological Concepts II (4)
      2. CHE 1101
        Introductory Chemistry I (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CHE 1110
        Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CHE 1102
        Introductory Chemistry II (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. CHE 1120
        Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GES 1010
        Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. GES 1101
        Introduction to Physical Geology (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. MAT 1110
        Calculus With Analytic Geometry I (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. PHY 1160
        Analytical Physics I - Lab (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. PHY 1170
        Analytical Physics I (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. STT 2820
        Reasoning with Statistics (4)
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Core Science Courses (4 Hours)

      3 items
      1. BIO 1801
        Biological Concepts I (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. BIO 1802
        Biological Concepts II (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. MAT 1120
        Calculus With Analytic Geometry II (4)
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Geological and Environmental Science Courses (17-18 Hours)

      6 items
      1. GES 2250
        Evolution of the Earth (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. GES 2750
        Preparation for Careers in the Earth and Environmental Sciences (3) [WID]
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GES 2752
        Environmental Science Field Methods (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GES 3310
        Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHE 3310 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3)
        or: CHE 4620 - Environmental Chemistry (4) [CAP]
      5. GES 3455
        Quantitative Data Analysis for Earth and Environmental Scientists (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GES 4630
        Hydrogeology (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Environmental Science Capstone Course (1-3 Hour)

      1 item
      1. GES 4209
        Environmental Science Seminar (1) [CAP]
        Not resolved to a course
        or: GES 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (3) [CAP]

      Geospatial Data Analysis (3 Hours)

      1 item
      1. GHY 2812
        Geospatial Technology in a Changing World (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PLN 2812 - Geospatial Technology in a Changing World (3)

      Computational and Multivariate Data Analysis (3-4 Hours)

      4 items
      1. C_S 2435 - Introduction to Scientific Programming (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. GES 3140
        Quantifying Environmental Change (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GES 4025
        Introduction to Multivariate Data in the Earth and Life Sciences (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. TEC 3610
        Computer Applications for Renewable Energy Systems (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Environmental Policy (3 Hours)

      6 items
      1. GES 2301
        Energy Extraction in Appalachia (Past, Present, and Future) (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: A_S 2301 - Energy Extraction in Appalachia (Past, Present, and Future) (3)
      2. GES 3110
        Environmental Regulation and Enforcement (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GES 3703
        Issues in Environmental Geology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. IDS 3010
        H2O: We are Water (3) [GenEd: SS]
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PLN 3730
        Land, Property, and Law (3) [GenEd: SS]
        Not resolved to a course
      6. PLN 4460
        Environmental Policy and Planning (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Earth Systems Science Electives (24 Hours)

      0 items

        Note

        0 items

          Minor (optional)

          0 items

            Electives (0-4 Hours)

            0 items

              Notes

              0 items
                Source. Appalachian State University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.appstate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=42&poid=18534&returnto=2611. Captured page pages/0273.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.