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Program checklist · B.S.

Environmental Sciences, B.S.

University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, NC

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
13.0701
Total credits (published)
79-85
Credits (computed from items)
24
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199218
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199218_cc7e6577
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Oral Communication Requirement

0 items

    Applied Learning Requirement

    0 items

      Requirements for a Major in Environmental Sciences for the B.S. Degree

      0 items

        General Core Requirements for all Environmental Sciences Majors (42 Credit Hours)

        20 items
        1. EVS 195
          Introduction to Environmental Sciences
          As published: “Introduction to Environmental Sciences and”
          3
        2. EVSL 195
          1
        3. EVS 205
          3
        4. EVS 295
        5. BIO 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells
          As published: “Principles of Biology: Cells and”
          3
        6. BIOL 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells Laboratory
          or: BIO 202 - Principles of Biology: Biodiversity and
          1
        7. BIOL 202
          1
        8. CHM 101
          General Chemistry I
          As published: “General Chemistry I and”
          3
        9. CHML 101
          1
        10. GGY 130
          Geosystems
          or: GLY 120 - Environmental Geology and
          4
        11. GLYL 120
          1
        12. MAT 150
          Basic Precalculus
          As published: “Basic Precalculus or higher”
          3
        13. STT 215
          Introduction to Statistics
          or: GGY 222 - Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences
          3
        14. ENG 393
          3
        15. EVS 325
          Environmental Economics
          or: EVS 330 - Natural Resource Economics
          or: ECN 325 - Environmental Economics
          or: ECN 330 - Natural Resource Economics
          3
        16. EVS 360
          3
        17. EVS 364
          3
        18. EVS 495
          0
        19. Applied Learning Requirement:
          Not resolved to a course
        20. EVS 491
          Directed Individual Study
          or: EVS 497 - Practicum in Environmental Sciences
          or: EVS 499 - Honors Work in Environmental Sciences
          or: HON 499 - Interdisciplinary Honors Work
          1

        Ecological Restoration and Management Option (38 Credit Hours)

        16 items
        1. (Note: The BIO 20x and BIOL 20x course pair not taken to fulfill the core requirement.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. BIO 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells
          As published: “Principles of Biology: Cells and”
          3
        3. BIOL 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells Laboratory
          or: BIO 202 - Principles of Biology: Biodiversity and
          1
        4. BIOL 202
          1
        5. GGY 321
          3
        6. BIO 366
          Ecology
          As published: “Ecology and”
          3
        7. BIOL 366
          1
        8. BIO 363
          Coral Reef Ecology
          As published: “Coral Reef Ecology (BIOL 363 not required)”
          or: BIO 434 - Coastal Marine Ecology
          or: EVS 489 - Wetlands Ecology and Management
          3
        9. EVS 469
          3
        10. EVS 400
          Wildlife Management
          or: EVS 433 - Tree and Forest Measurement
          or: EVS 444 - Wildland Fire Behavior and Fuels
          or: EVS 450 - Avian Conservation and Management
          or: EVS 452 - Offshore Energy & Resource Management
          or: EVS 472 - Coastal Protected Areas Management
          or: EVS 483 - Fisheries Policy and Management
          or: EVS 484 - Agriculture and the Environment
          3
        11. EVS 410
          Environmental Modeling
          or: EVS 422 - Marine Environmental Survey Techniques
          or: EVS 441 - Advanced Environmental Field Methods
          or: EVS 455 - Geospatial Analysis for Coastal Management
          or: EVS 456 - Land Survey Technology for Natural Resource Management
          or: EVS 477 - Environmental Site Assessment
          3
        12. EVS 414
          Wildland Fire Ecology
          or: BIO 489 - Benthic Ecology
          3
        13. EVS 445
          Environmental Conservation
          or: BIO 466 - Conservation Biology
          3
        14. EVS 474
          3
        15. Choose 2 from:
          Not resolved to a course
        16. GGY 235
          Water: Science and Society
          or: GGY 230 - Introduction to Weather and Climate
          or: GGY 333 - Applied Climatology
          or: GGY 437 - Soils in the Earth Sciences
          or: GLY 420 - Global Climate Change
          3

        Wildlife Management Option (43 Credit Hours)

        17 items
        1. (Note: The BIO 20x and BIOL 20x course pair not taken to fulfill the core requirement.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. BIO 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells
          As published: “Principles of Biology: Cells and”
          3
        3. BIOL 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells Laboratory
          or: BIO 202 - Principles of Biology: Biodiversity and
          1
        4. BIOL 202
          1
        5. BIO 366
          Ecology
          As published: “Ecology and”
          3
        6. BIOL 366
          1
        7. BIO 315
          0
        8. BIO 335
          3
        9. BIO 354
          Herpetology
          or: BIO 452 - Mammalogy
          or: BIO 456 - Ornithology
          0
        10. BIO 475
          4
        11. COM 101
          Public Speaking
          or: EVS 321 - Analyzing and Communicating Environmental Issues
          3
        12. EVS 400
          3
        13. EVS 440
          4
        14. EVS 445
          Environmental Conservation
          or: BIO 466 - Conservation Biology
          3
        15. GGY 321
          3
        16. OCN 150
          Introduction to Oceanography
          As published: “Introduction to Oceanography and”
          3
        17. OCNL 150
          Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory
          or: PHY 101 - Elementary College Physics I
          1

        Wetlands Management Option (37 Credit Hours)

        16 items
        1. (Note: The BIO 20x and BIOL 20x course pair not taken to fulfill the core requirement.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. BIO 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells
          As published: “Principles of Biology: Cells and”
          3
        3. BIOL 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells Laboratory
          or: BIO 202 - Principles of Biology: Biodiversity and
          1
        4. BIOL 202
          1
        5. BIO 366
          Ecology
          As published: “Ecology and”
          3
        6. BIOL 366
          1
        7. EVS 422
          Marine Environmental Survey Techniques
          or: EVS 477 - Environmental Site Assessment
          or: OCN 250 - Coasts and Society
          3
        8. EVS 445
          Environmental Conservation
          or: BIO 466 - Conservation Biology
          3
        9. EVS 455
          3
        10. EVS 489
          3
        11. GGY 321
          3
        12. Choose 3 from:
          Not resolved to a course
        13. EVS 472
          Coastal Protected Areas Management
          or: GGY 235 - Water: Science and Society
          or: BIO 387 - Biological Impacts of Coastal Management
          or: BIO 434 - Coastal Marine Ecology
          or: OCN 451 - Coastal Wetlands
          or: PHY 480 - Coastal And Estuarine Systems
          3
        14. Choose two from:
          Not resolved to a course
        15. OCN 150
          Introduction to Oceanography
          As published: “Introduction to Oceanography and”
          3
        16. OCNL 150
          Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory
          or: PHY 101 - Elementary College Physics I
          or: GGY 322 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
          or: GGY 437 - Soils in the Earth Sciences
          1

        Environmental Education Option (40 Credit Hours)

        31 items
        1. (Note: The BIO 20x and BIOL 20x course pair not taken to fulfill the core requirement.)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. BIO 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells
          As published: “Principles of Biology: Cells and”
          3
        3. BIOL 201
          Principles of Biology: Cells Laboratory
          or: BIO 202 - Principles of Biology: Biodiversity and
          1
        4. BIOL 202
          1
        5. BIO 366
          Ecology
          As published: “Ecology (Note: BIOL 366 not required)”
          3
        6. EVS 424
          3
        7. EVS 428
          3
        8. EVS 441
          3
        9. EVS 363
          3
        10. EVS 476
          3
        11. EVS 427
          3
        12. EVS 465
          3
        13. Option Electives: 12 credits total from list below, 9 of which must be at the 300-400 level. Maximum of 5 credits allowed from EVS 491, EVS 497, EVS 499 or HON 499. Credits taken to fulfill other parts of the degree may not double count here.
          Not resolved to a course
        14. Any EVS 200-499
          Not resolved to a course
        15. Any course numbered 300-499 from BIO, CHM, GGY, GLY, OCN, PHY
          Not resolved to a course
        16. MAT 151
          Basic Calculus with Applications I
          As published: “112, 152, 161, 162, 335, 361”
          3
        17. STT 305
          Statistical Programming
          As published: “350, 411, 412”
          3
        18. ANT 206
          Being Human: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
          As published: “309, 329”
          3
        19. CHHS 350
          3
        20. COM 211
          Storytelling and Culture
          As published: “212, 220, 256, 257, 265, 313, 344, 346”
          3
        21. EDN 301
          Instructional Design and Evaluation
          As published: “302, 304, 320, 336, 338, 426, 460”
          3
        22. ENG 313
          3
        23. INT 314
          3
        24. LED 211
          Principles of Leadership
          As published: “311”
          3
        25. MGT 351
          Green Business and Sustainable Enterprise
          As published: “358, 452”
          3
        26. OCN 250
          3
        27. PLS 350
          State Government and Politics
          As published: “361, 362, 434”
          3
        28. PSY 217
          Learning and Behavior Change
          As published: “220, 221”
          3
        29. REC 359
          3
        30. SED 351
          3
        31. SOC 240
          Individuals and Societies in a Global World
          As published: “250, 303, 347, 350”
          3

        Sustainability Option (39 Credit Hours)

        49 items
        1. a. Foundations
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        2. EVS 476
          3
        3. GGY 321
          3
        4. b. People
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        5. EVS 465
          3
        6. EVS 468
          3
        7. c. Planet
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        8. EVS 484
          3
        9. and
          Not resolved to a course
        10. EVS 441
          Advanced Environmental Field Methods
          or: EVS 422 - Marine Environmental Survey Techniques
          or: EVS 433 - Tree and Forest Measurement
          or: EVS 456 - Land Survey Technology for Natural Resource Management
          3
        11. d. Economy
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        12. EVS 466
          Sustainable Tourism
          or: MGT 351 - Green Business and Sustainable Enterprise
          3
        13. Choose 1 from:
          Not resolved to a course
        14. ECN 429
          Economics of Growth and Development
          or: INT 200 - Global Capitalism and its Discontents
          or: INT 363 - Global Political Economy
          or: PLS 429 - International Political Economy
          3
        15. Option Electives: 15 credits selected from the list below, where 12 credits must be numbered 300 or higher. Maximum of 5 credits allowed from EVS 491, EVS 497, EVS 499 or HON 499. Credits taken to fulfill other parts of the degree may not double count here.
          Not resolved to a course
        16. Any EVS course numbered 200 or higher not used elsewhere to fulfill an EVS B.S. degree requirement.
          Not resolved to a course
        17. ANT 329
          3
        18. BIO 201
          3
        19. BIO 202
          3
        20. BIO 366
          3
        21. BIO 466
          3
        22. BIOL 201
          1
        23. BIOL 202
          1
        24. BIOL 366
          1
        25. CHM 102
          3
        26. CHM 377
          3
        27. CHML 102
          1
        28. CHML 377
          1
        29. COM 101
          3
        30. COM 231
          3
        31. EBD 280
          3
        32. EGN 402
          3
        33. ENG 318
          3
        34. GGY 425
          3
        35. GGY 426
          3
        36. GGY 435
          3
        37. HON 499
          2
        38. HST 332
          3
        39. INT 230
          3
        40. OCN 150
          3
        41. OCN 250
          3
        42. OCNL 150
          1
        43. PLS 209
          3
        44. PLS 327
          3
        45. PLS 329
          3
        46. PLS 360
          3
        47. PLS 361
          3
        48. PLS 370
          3
        49. SOC 385
          3

        Cross-Disciplinary Option (39 Credit Hours)

        0 items
          Source. University of North Carolina Wilmington, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalogue.uncw.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=81&poid=16545. Captured page pages/0331.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.