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Environmental Sciences emphasis, Associate of Science

Students who successfully complete all Environmental Sciences emphasis, Associate of Science degree requirements will be able to:
  • Describe and explain chemical, physical, environmental and/or geological phenomena using scientific terminology, concepts, methods, and equipment.
  • Communicate scientific ideas in oral, written, graphical, and pictorial form.
  • Apply scientific principles using the appropriate problem solving techniques.
  • Read, interpret, and safely perform laboratory procedures using the appropriate techniques and instrumentation.
  • Collect and analyze laboratory data, arrive at reasonable conclusions, and write comprehensive laboratory reports.
  • Relate scientific knowledge to societal issues.

Program Course Requirements

See the graduation requirements for the Associate of Science degree. For information on the advised sequence of program courses, see the Environmental Science emphasis, Associate of Science Program Map.

Note: Students planning on graduate school should take an entire PH sequence and the 200 level CH sequence. The CH 221, CH 222, CH 223 sequence meets the CH 231, CH, 232, CH 233, CH 261, CH 262, CH 263 requirement at OSU. GS 108 meets the OC 201 requirement at OSU.

General Education Courses

BI 221Principles of Biology I

4
BI 222Principles of Biology II

4
COMM 111ZPublic Speaking

4
G 209Environmental Justice

3
GS 108Oceanography

4
EC 201Introduction to Microeconomics

4
MTH 112ZPrecalculus II: Trigonometry

4
PE 231Lifetime Health & Fitness

3
WR 121ZComposition I

4
WR 227ZTechnical Writing

4
Cultural Diversity

3
Literature & the Arts

3
Western Culture

3
Total Credit Hours:44
COMM 111Z, EC 201, and WR 227Z: Three credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program requirements.

Core Courses

BI 223Principles of Biology III

4
CH 121College Chemistry

5
or
CH 221General Chemistry

5
CH 122College Chemistry II

5
or
CH 222General Chemistry

5
CH 123College Chemistry III

5
or
CH 223General Chemistry

5
CSS 205Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems

4
or
G 201Physical Geology I

4
or
G 202Physical Geology II

4
FW 251Prin Of Wildlife Conservation

3
MTH 251Differential Calculus

5
MTH 252Integral Calculus

5
PH 201General Physics

5
or
PH 211General Physics With Calculus

5
PH 202General Physics

5
or
PH 212General Physics With Calculus

5
Total Credit Hours:49

Total Credit Hours: 93