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Program checklist · B.S.

Environmental Resource Management

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks · Reading, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
52.0999
Credits (computed from items)
259-278
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214704
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214704_1e74c6e7
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    3 items
    1. CHEM 112
      3
    2. ERM 411
      3
    3. SOILS 102
      1

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    7 items
    1. ABSM 327
      3
    2. CHEM 110
      3
    3. CHEM 111
      1
    4. ENGL 202C
      3
    5. ERM 151
      1
    6. ERM 300
      3
    7. SOILS 101
      3

    Additional Courses

    3 items
    1. AGBM 101
      Economic Principles of Agribusiness Decision Making
      or: ECON 102 Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
      3
    2. CHEM 202
      Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
      or: CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry I
      3
    3. PHYS 211
      General Physics: Mechanics
      or: PHYS 250 Introductory Physics I
      4

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    10 items
    1. CAS 100A
      Effective Speech
      or: CAS/ENGL 138T Rhetoric and Civic Life II
      3
    2. MATH 110
      Techniques of Calculus I
      or: MATH 140 Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      4
    3. Select 3 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ENGL 30H
      Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
    6. CAS/ENGL 137H
      Rhetoric and Civic Life I
      Not resolved to a course
    7. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    8. STAT 200
      4
    9. STAT 240
      3
    10. STAT 250
      3

    Requirements for the Option

    1 item
    1. Select an option
      Not resolved to a course
      48-60

    Requirements for the Option

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses

      2 items
      1. CED 201
        3
      2. SOILS 450
        3

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. ERM 412
        3
      2. ERM 413W
        3

      Additional Courses

      4 items
      1. BIOL 220W
        Biology: Populations and Communities
        or: BIOL 224& BIOL 225W Biology: Populations and Communities - Lectureand Biology: Populations and Communities - Lab
        4
      2. GEOG 160
        Mapping Our Changing World
        or: GEOG 260 Geographic Information in a Changing World: Introduction to GIScience
        3
      3. GEOSC 1
        Physical Geology
        Not resolved to a course
        or: GEOSC 303 Introduction to Environmental Geology
        3
      4. Select 6 credits from any 400-level ERM courses
        Not resolved to a course
        6

      Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. BIOL 110
        Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
        or: BIOL 114& BIOL 115 Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity - Lecture and Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity - Lab
        4
      2. MATH 111
        Techniques of Calculus II
        or: MATH 141 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
        2-4

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      3 items
      1. Select 3 credits in ecology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. Select 18 credits of specialization/minor courses in consultation with adviser
        Not resolved to a course
        18
      3. Select 3 credits in communications/sustainability/leadership
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Prescribed Courses

      3 items
      1. SOILS 403
        2
      2. SOILS 412W
        3
      3. SOILS 450
        3

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      1 item
      1. SOILS 416
        4

      Additional Courses

      20 items
      1. FOR 475
        Principles of Forest Soils Management
        or: SOILS 404 Urban Soils
        3
      2. GEOSC 1
        Physical Geology
        Not resolved to a course
        or: GEOSC 20 Planet Earth
        3
      3. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      4. BIOL 110
        4
      5. BIOL 114& BIOL 115
        Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity - Lectureand Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity - Lab
        Not resolved to a course
      6. BIOL 127
        3
      7. Select 3-4 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      8. AGRO 28
        Principles of Crop Management
        Not resolved to a course
      9. BIOL 220W
        4
      10. FOR 203
        3
      11. HORT 101
        3
      12. TURF 235
        3
      13. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. ERM 440
        Chemistry of the Environment: Soil, Water, and Air
        As published: “Chemistry of the Environment: Air, Water, and Soil”
        3
      15. SOILS 402
        3
      16. SOILS 420
        3
      17. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. GEOSC 452
        3
      19. SOILS 401
        3
      20. SOILS 405
        3

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      1 item
      1. Select 18 credits of specialization/minor courses in consultation with adviser
        Not resolved to a course
        18

      Prescribed Courses

      6 items
      1. CED 201
        3
      2. ERM/ABSM 309
        Measurement & Monitoring of Hydrologic Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. ERM/WFS 435
        Limnology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. ERM 447
        3
      5. ERM 450
        3
      6. FOR 470
        3

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. ERM 412
        3
      2. ERM 413W
        3

      Additional Courses

      14 items
      1. BIOL 220W
        Biology: Populations and Communities
        or: BIOL 224& BIOL 225W Biology: Populations and Communities - Lectureand Biology: Populations and Communities - Lab
        4
      2. GEOG 160
        Mapping Our Changing World
        or: GEOG 260 Geographic Information in a Changing World: Introduction to GIScience
        3
      3. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. GEOSC 452
        3
      5. SOILS 401
        3
      6. SOILS 405
        3
      7. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. CE 370
        3
      9. ERM 448
        3
      10. FOR 303
        3
      11. FOR 403
        3
      12. SOILS 450
        3
      13. WFS 410
        3
      14. WFS 422
        3

      Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. BIOL 110
        Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
        or: BIOL 114& BIOL 115 Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity - Lecture and Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity - Lab
        4
      2. MATH 111
        Techniques of Calculus II
        or: MATH 141 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
        2-4

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      2 items
      1. Select 12 credits of specialization/minor courses in consultation with adviser
        Not resolved to a course
        12
      2. Select 3 credits in communications/sustainability/leadership
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/environmental-resource-management-bs/. Captured page pages/0781.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.