A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- B.S.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- Credits (computed from items)
- 214-216
- Catalog edition
- 2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 214591
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_214591_c9be6c4d
- 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
14 items
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 3
- As published: “Internship”3
- 3
- As published: “Earth and Mineral Sciences First-Year Seminar 1”3
- 3
- As published: “Spatial Analysis”3
- As published: “Environmental Philosophy”3
- PLSC 1American Politics: Principles, Processes and PowersNot resolved to a course3
- 4
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
3 items
- As published: “Modeling the Earth System”3
- EBF 472Not resolved to a course3
- 3
Additional Courses
6 items
- or: ENGL 202C Effective Writing: Technical Writing3
- As published: “Introductory Environmental and Resource Economics”or: EBF 200 Introduction to Energy and Earth Sciences Economics3
- ENGL 15Rhetoric and CompositionNot resolved to a courseor: ENGL 30H Honors Rhetoric and Composition3
- GEOSC 1Physical GeologyNot resolved to a courseor: GEOSC 20 Planet Earth3
- or: MATH 141 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II2-4
- or: PHYS 250 Introductory Physics I4
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better
8 items
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- MATH 83Technical CalculusNot resolved to a course
- 4
- 1
- Select 8 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course8
- 4
- 4
- 4
Requirements for the Option
1 item
- Select an optionNot resolved to a course27
Requirements for the Option
0 items
Additional Courses
18 items
- Select 3 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- As published: “Mapping Our Changing World”3
- 3
- Select 12 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course12
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Natural Resources Conservation and Community Sustainability”
- 3
- Select a total of 12 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course12
Select 3-6 credits of the following:
3 items
- 3
- CED 431Not resolved to a course
- 3
Select 6-9 credits of the following:
9 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- GEOG 439Not resolved to a course
- PLSC/STS 460Science, Technology, and Public PolicyNot resolved to a course
- 8
Additional Courses
12 items
- Select 3 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- EARTH 2The Earth System and Global ChangeNot resolved to a course
- GEOG 110Not resolved to a course
- METEO 3Weather Revealed: Introductory MeteorologyNot resolved to a course
- METEO 4Weather and RiskNot resolved to a course
- Select 12 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course12
- 3
- GEOG 412Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select a total of 12 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course12
Select 3-6 credits of the following:
3 items
- 3
- CED 431Not resolved to a course
- 3
Select 6-9 credits of the following:
8 items
- 3
- 3
- EMSC/STS/SOC 420Energy and Modern SocietyNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Human Dimensions of a Changing Climate”3
- PLSC/STS 460Science, Technology, and Public PolicyNot resolved to a course
- 3
Additional Courses
22 items
- or: GEOG 4243
- Select 3 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select 9 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course9
- As published: “Principles of Energy Engineering”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select 12 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course12
- 3
- 3
- EMSC/STS/SOC 420Energy and Modern SocietyNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- GEOG 439Not resolved to a course
- As published: “Human Dimensions of a Changing Climate”3
- PLSC/STS 460Science, Technology, and Public PolicyNot resolved to a course
- 3
Additional Courses
33 items
- Select 3 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- EARTH 2The Earth System and Global ChangeNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- GEOG 10Physical Geography: An IntroductionNot resolved to a course
- GEOG 30NEnvironment and Society in a Changing WorldNot resolved to a course
- As published: “Mapping Our Changing World”3
- METEO 3Weather Revealed: Introductory MeteorologyNot resolved to a course
- METEO 4Weather and RiskNot resolved to a course
- 3
- Select 12 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course12
- As published: “Principles of Energy Engineering”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- GEOG 412Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Natural Resources Conservation and Community Sustainability”
- 3
- Select a total of 12 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course12
Select 3-6 credits of the following:
5 items
- 3
- CED 431Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
Select 6-9 credits of the following:
18 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- EMSC/STS/SOC 420Energy and Modern SocietyNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Human Dimensions of a Changing Climate”3
- GEOG 439Not resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 1
- PLSC/STS 460Science, Technology, and Public PolicyNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
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