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Program checklist · Environmental Science: Concentration in Geoscience

Environmental Science: Concentration in Geoscience

University of North Carolina Asheville · Asheville, NC

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Program
Award
Environmental Science: Concentration in Geoscience
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199111
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199111_c3e50b78
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Environmental Science majors must fulfill the following requirements

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    I. Required courses in the major—16 hours

    4 items
    1. ENVS 130
      Introduction to Environmental Science
      As published: “Introduction to Environmental Science (3)”
      3
    2. ENVS 241
      Principles of Ecology and Field Biology
      As published: “Principles of Ecology and Field Biology (4)”
      4
    3. ENVS 480
      Seminar on Environmental Issues
      As published: “Seminar on Environmental Issues (3)”
      3
    4. ENVS 490
      Internship
      As published: “Internship (3-6)”
      or: ENVS 499 - Undergraduate Research in Environmental Science (1-6)
      3-6

    One course from

    4 items
    1. ENVS 234
      Energy and Society
      As published: “Energy and Society (3)”
      3
    2. ENVS 282
      Environmental Geology
      As published: “Environmental Geology (3)”
      3
    3. ENVS 334
      Environmental Policy
      As published: “Environmental Policy (3)”
      3
    4. Note: ENVS 334 is required for students completing the Environmental Management and Policy concentration.
      Not resolved to a course

    At least three hours from

    2 items
    1. ENVS 490
      Internship
      As published: “Internship (3-6)”
      3-6
    2. ENVS 499
      Undergraduate Research in Environmental Science
      As published: “Undergraduate Research in Environmental Science (1-6)”
      1-6

    II. Required courses outside the major—12-16 hours

    6 items
    1. CHEM 111
      General Chemistry Laboratory
      As published: “General Chemistry Laboratory (1)”
      1
    2. CHEM 132
      General Chemistry
      As published: “General Chemistry (3)”
      3
    3. CHEM 145
      Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory
      As published: “Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory (1)”
      1
    4. MATH 167
      Precalculus
      As published: “Precalculus (4)”
      4
    5. STAT 185
      Introductory Statistics
      As published: “Introductory Statistics (4)”
      4
    6. Note: MATH 191 may be taken in lieu of both MATH 167 and STAT 185.
      Not resolved to a course

    One course from

    4 items
    1. CHEM 231
      Organic Chemistry I
      As published: “Organic Chemistry I (3)”
      3
    2. CHEM 233
      Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry
      As published: “Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry (3)”
      3
    3. CHEM 236
      General Chemistry II
      As published: “General Chemistry II (3)”
      3
    4. Note: CHEM 233 or 236 is required for students completing the Geoscience concentration or Earth Science Teacher Licensure.
      Not resolved to a course

    III. Major competency

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      IV. Special departmental requirements—28–31 hours, depending on concentration

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        Concentration in Geoscience—At least 29 hours distributed as follows

        6 items
        1. ENVS 105
          The Planet Earth
          As published: “The Planet Earth (4)”
          4
        2. ENVS 106
          Earth History
          As published: “Earth History (3)”
          3
        3. ENVS 320
          Mineralogy and Petrology
          As published: “Mineralogy and Petrology (4)”
          4
        4. ENVS 338
          Principles of Hydrology and Hydrogeology
          As published: “Principles of Hydrology and Hydrogeology (4)”
          4
        5. ENVS 381
          Structural and Field Geology
          As published: “Structural and Field Geology (4)”
          4
        6. ENVS 385
          Soils
          As published: “Soils (4)”
          4

        At least 6 additional hours of Geoscience electives chosen from

        8 items
        1. ATMS 355
          Physical Oceanography
          As published: “Physical Oceanography (3)”
          3
        2. ENVS 282
          Environmental Geology
          As published: “Environmental Geology (3) (if not selected to fulfill the departmental core requirement)”
          3
        3. ENVS 290
          Regional Field Geology
          As published: “Regional Field Geology (1-2)”
          1-2
        4. ENVS 310
          Economic Geology
          As published: “Economic Geology (3)”
          3
        5. ENVS 311
          Fundamentals of Mineral Processing
          As published: “Fundamentals of Mineral Processing (4)”
          4
        6. ENVS 363
          Environmental Geochemistry
          As published: “Environmental Geochemistry (3)”
          3
        7. ENVS 383
          Environmental Planning
          As published: “Environmental Planning (3)”
          3
        8. ENVS 384
          Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
          As published: “Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)”
          4

        Note

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          Source. University of North Carolina Asheville, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.unca.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=4519. Captured page pages/0089.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.