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 221 | Principles of Biology I | 4 |
| BI 222 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
| COMM 111Z | Public Speaking | 4 |
| G 209 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| GS 108 | Oceanography | 4 |
| EC 201 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 4 |
| MTH 112Z | Precalculus II: Trigonometry | 4 |
| PE 231 | Lifetime Health & Fitness | 3 |
| WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 |
| WR 227Z | Technical 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 223 | Principles of Biology III | 4 |
| CH 121 | College Chemistry | 5 |
| or | |
| CH 221 | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CH 122 | College Chemistry II | 5 |
| or | |
| CH 222 | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CH 123 | College Chemistry III | 5 |
| or | |
| CH 223 | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CSS 205 | Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems | 4 |
| or | |
| G 201 | Physical Geology I | 4 |
| or | |
| G 202 | Physical Geology II | 4 |
| FW 251 | Prin Of Wildlife Conservation | 3 |
| MTH 251 | Differential Calculus | 5 |
| MTH 252 | Integral Calculus | 5 |
| PH 201 | General Physics | 5 |
| or | |
| PH 211 | General Physics With Calculus | 5 |
| PH 202 | General Physics | 5 |
| or | |
| PH 212 | General Physics With Calculus | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 49 |
Total Credit Hours: 93