Environmental & Marine Science, B.S. - Environmental Systems

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required. This total includes both the required courses for the program and any free electives selected. The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/egms/programs.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)

All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.   

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)

Up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements and will be indicated below; no more than two courses in the same subject may be used towards LEP Explorations.  

Core Requirements (20 Credits)
ENV 204 – Principles of Sustainability
ENV 220 – Global Climate Change (T2GA)
GEO 290 – Research Methods in Geography and Environmental Sustainability
GEO 360 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEO 490 – Capstone Seminar
MAR 140 – The World Ocean  

Environmental Systems Concentration (26 Credits)
ENV 350 – Environmental/Earth Systems Inquiry
ENV 400 – Social Science Perspectives on Environment
GEO 201 – Physical Geography (T2PR)
GEO 461– Environmental GIS

Select one course:
MAR 250 – Coastal and Marine Pollution
ENV 401– Pollution Prevention and Controls
ENV 533–  Environmental Economic Geography

Select 9 credits:
GEO 305– Environmental Economic Geography
GEO 357–  Coastal and Marine Geography
GEO 370– Remote Sensing
GEO 371– Cartography
GEO 405– Environmental Justice
GEO 470– Field Techniques
GEO 481– Spatial Analysis
GEO 497– Internship
ENV 404 – Applied Sustainability Science
ENV 498– Special Topics in Environmental Science
ENV 499– Independent Study

COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (3 Credits)

MAT 107 – Elementary Statistics (T1QR)

ACCELERATED PATHWAY OPTION (12 Credits)

Students with a 3.0 GPA and at least 90 credits may be eligible to complete an accelerated pathway during their senior year to earn dual credit towards both their current undergraduate program and future graduate program of interest. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.

Students will meet with their faculty advisor to prepare a Graduate Course Plan (500-level courses or higher), with a maximum of 6 credits per semester, based on their graduate program of interest. Approval from both the Program Department Chairperson and the Graduate Coordinator is required. Programs may have higher requirements, and seat availability in certain graduate programs may be limited.    

Courses completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit for both undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Graduate programs may have higher grade requirements in place for certain courses which may require the student to retake the course for a higher grade letter.