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Program checklist · B.S.

Environmental Resource Management

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington · New Kensington, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
52.1399
Credits (computed from items)
259-278
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214625
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214625_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
      Chemical Principles II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ERM 411
      Legal Aspects of Resource Management
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. SOILS 102
      Introductory Soil Science Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    7 items
    1. ABSM 327
      Soil and Water Resource Management
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. CHEM 111
      Experimental Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    4. ENGL 202C
      Effective Writing: Technical Writing
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. ERM 151
      Careers and Issues in Environmental Resource Management
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    6. ERM 300
      Basic Principles and Calculations in Environmental Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. SOILS 101
      Introductory Soil Science
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Additional Courses

    3 items
    1. AGBM 101
      Economic Principles of Agribusiness Decision Making
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ECON 102 Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
      3
    2. CHEM 202
      Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      or: CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry I
      3
    3. PHYS 211
      General Physics: Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      or: PHYS 250 Introductory Physics I
      4

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    10 items
    1. CAS 100A
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
      or: CAS/ENGL 138T Rhetoric and Civic Life II
      3
    2. MATH 110
      Techniques of Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
      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
      Elementary Statistics
      Not resolved to a course
    9. STAT 240
      Introduction to Biometry
      Not resolved to a course
    10. STAT 250
      Introduction to Biostatistics
      Not resolved to a course

    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
        Introductory Environmental and Resource Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. SOILS 450
        Environmental Geographic Information Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. ERM 412
        Resource Systems Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. ERM 413W
        Case Studies in Ecosystem Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      4 items
      1. BIOL 220W
        Biology: Populations and Communities
        Not resolved to a course
        or: BIOL 224& BIOL 225W Biology: Populations and Communities - Lectureand Biology: Populations and Communities - Lab
        4
      2. GEOG 160
        Mapping Our Changing World
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Soil Morphology Practicum
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      2. SOILS 412W
        Soil Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. SOILS 450
        Environmental Geographic Information Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      1 item
      1. SOILS 416
        Soil Genesis, Classification, and Mapping
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Additional Courses

      20 items
      1. FOR 475
        Principles of Forest Soils Management
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Introduction to Plant Biology
        Not resolved to a course
      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
        Biology: Populations and Communities
        Not resolved to a course
      10. FOR 203
        Field Dendrology
        Not resolved to a course
      11. HORT 101
        Horticultural Science
        Not resolved to a course
      12. TURF 235
        The Turfgrass
        Not resolved to a course
      13. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. ERM 440
        Chemistry of the Environment: Air, Water, and Soil
        Not resolved to a course
      15. SOILS 402
        Soil Nutrient Behavior and Management
        Not resolved to a course
      16. SOILS 420
        Remediation of Contaminated Soils
        Not resolved to a course
      17. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. GEOSC 452
        Hydrogeology
        Not resolved to a course
      19. SOILS 401
        Soil Composition and Physical Properties
        Not resolved to a course
      20. SOILS 405
        Hydropedology
        Not resolved to a course

      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
        Introductory Environmental and Resource Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Stream Restoration
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. ERM 450
        Wetland Science and Sustainability
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. FOR 470
        Watershed Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. ERM 412
        Resource Systems Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. ERM 413W
        Case Studies in Ecosystem Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      14 items
      1. BIOL 220W
        Biology: Populations and Communities
        Not resolved to a course
        or: BIOL 224& BIOL 225W Biology: Populations and Communities - Lectureand Biology: Populations and Communities - Lab
        4
      2. GEOG 160
        Mapping Our Changing World
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Hydrogeology
        Not resolved to a course
      5. SOILS 401
        Soil Composition and Physical Properties
        Not resolved to a course
      6. SOILS 405
        Hydropedology
        Not resolved to a course
      7. Select 3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. CE 370
        Introduction to Environmental Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
      9. ERM 448
        Rural Road Ecology and Maintenance
        Not resolved to a course
      10. FOR 303
        Herbaceous Forest Plant Identification and Ecology
        Not resolved to a course
      11. FOR 403
        Invasive Forest Plants: Identification, Ecology, and Management
        Not resolved to a course
      12. SOILS 450
        Environmental Geographic Information Systems
        Not resolved to a course
      13. WFS 410
        General Fishery Science
        Not resolved to a course
      14. WFS 422
        Ecology of Fishes
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      2 items
      1. BIOL 110
        Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
        Not resolved to a course
        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
        Not resolved to a course
        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 New Kensington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/environmental-resource-management-bs/. Captured page pages/0396.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.