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Environmental Sciences emphasis, Associate of Science

https://www.linnbenton.edu/future-students/explore-lb/programs/environmental-science.php

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 200Z level CH sequence. GS 108 meets the OC 201 requirement at OSU.

General Education Courses

BI 221ZPrinciples of Biology: Cells

5
GS 108Oceanography

4
EC 201ZPrinciples of Microeconomics

4
MTH 111ZPrecalculus I: Functions

4
WR 121ZComposition I

4
WR 227ZTechnical Writing

4
Arts and Humanities - General

3
Arts and Humanities - Global

3
Communication, Media, and Society

3
Difference, Power, and Oppression Foundations

3
Total Credit Hours:37

BI 221Z: Four credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program requirements.

EC 201Z, and WR 227Z: Three credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program requirements.

Program Courses

BI 222ZPrinciples of Biology: Organisms

5
BI 223ZPrinciples of Biology: Ecology and Evolution

5
CH 121College Chemistry I

5
or
CH 221ZGeneral Chemistry I

4
and
CH 227ZGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory

1
CH 122College Chemistry II

5
or
CH 222ZGeneral Chemistry II

4
and
CH 228ZGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CH 123College Chemistry III

5
or
CH 223ZGeneral Chemistry III

4
and
CH 229ZGeneral Chemistry III Laboratory

1
CSS 205Soils: Sustainable Ecosystems

4
or
G 201Physical Geology I

4
or
G 202Physical Geology II

4
FW 251Prin Of Wildlife Conservation

3
MTH 112ZPrecalculus II: Trigonometry

4
MTH 251ZDifferential Calculus

4
MTH 252ZIntegral Calculus

4
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:54

Total Credit Hours: 91