The Environmental, Soil and Water Sciences B.S.A. program is eligible for freshman students who want to participate in an Eight-Semester Degree Completion Program. The plan below lists a semester-by-semester sequence of courses to finish the degree in eight semesters. Information about the University Core courses is listed in a chart at the bottom of this page.
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Fall Semester Year 1
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3
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ENGL 1013 Composition I
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3
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ENSC 1003 Environmental Science
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1
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CSES 1011 Introduction to CSES
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3
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History University Core Elective |
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3
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Social Sciences University Core Elective |
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3
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Fine Arts/Humanities University Core Elective |
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16
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Semester Hours
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Spring Semester Year 1
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3
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ENGL 1023 Composition II
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4
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Science University Core – BIOL 1543/1541L Principles of Biology w/lab |
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3-4
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CSES 1203 Introduction to Plant Sciences OR BIOL 1613/1611 Plant Biology w/lab |
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3
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Social Sciences University Core Elective |
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3
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General Elective (Rec- MATH 1203 as pre-requisite for CHEM 1103 and MATH 2043 or could apply elective toward a minor) |
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16-17
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Semester Hours
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Fall Semester Year 2
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3
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ENGL 2003 Advanced Composition OR Exemption Elective |
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3
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ENSC 3003 Introduction to Water Science |
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4
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Science University Core – CHEM 1103/1101L Chemistry I with lab |
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3
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COMM 1313 Fundamentals of Communications |
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3
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MATH 2043 Survey of Calculus
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16
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Semester Hours
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Spring Semester Year 2
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4
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CHEM 1123/1121L Chemistry II w/lab
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3
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Fine Arts/Humanities University Core Elective |
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3
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Social Sciences University Core Elective |
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4
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GEOL 1113/1111L Geology w/lab
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3
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General Elective (Rec-MATH 1213 as pre-requisite for PHYS 2013 or could apply elective toward a minor) |
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17
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Semester Hours
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Fall Semester Year 3
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4
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CSES 2203/2201L Soil Science w/lab |
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4
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PHYS 2013/2011L College Physics I w/lab |
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3
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Water Science or Natural Resources Core |
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6
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General Electives as AFLS Broadening Electives (Could apply toward a minor) |
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17
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Semester Hours
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Spring Semester Year 3
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4
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BIOL 2013/2011L General Microbiology w/lab |
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4
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CHEM 2613/2611L Organic Physiological Chemistry w/lab |
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3-4
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Natural Resources Core
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3-4
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Water Science or Soil Science Core (For Water Science: Rec-ENSC 3003; Soil Science: Pre-at least CSES 2203) |
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14-16
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Semester Hours
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Fall Semester Year 4
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3
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CSES 3023 Colloquium or AGED 4003 or AGED 3142 & AGED 3141L |
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4
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ENSC 3223/3221L Ecosystems Assessment w/lab OR BIOL 3863/3861L General Ecology |
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3
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Statistics or Natural Resources Core |
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3-4
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Soil Science or Natural Resources Core |
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3
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Natural Resources Core or General Elective (Could apply elective toward a minor) |
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16-17
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Semester Hours
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Spring Semester Year 4
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3
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Natural Resources Core
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3-4
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Statistics or Natural Resources Core |
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3
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General Elective or Natural Resources Core |
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3
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General Elective as Broadening Elective (Could apply toward a minor) |
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0-3
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General Elective (May wish to take another elective. Could apply toward a minor) |
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12-16
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Semester Hours
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124-132
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Total Hours
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University Core (State Minimum Core)
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Areas
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Minimum |
University Core
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English
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6
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ENGL 1013 Composition
I |
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Mathematics
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3
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MATH 1203 College
Algebra |
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Science (Students admitted under this catalog or later are required to take corresponding lecture/lab combinations as listed.) |
8
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ASTR 2003/2001L Survey
of the Universe |
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Fine Arts, Humanities (Select 3 hours each from two of these four categories) |
6
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a) Fine Arts:
ARCH 1003 Architecture Lecture b) Humanities:
PHIL 2003 Introduction to Philosophy c) Humanities:
CLST 1003 Introduction to Classical Studies: Greece d) Humanities:
Any Foreign Language 2003 |
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U.S. History
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3
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HIST 2003 History of
American People or Government to 1877 |
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Social Sciences (Select from at least two different fields of study) |
9
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AGEC 1103 Principles
of Agricultural Micro-economics |