2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| ALS 1234 | CALS First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or SPES 1004 | First Year Seminar | |
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| CSES 3114 | Soils | 3 |
| or GEOS 3614 | Soils | |
| CSES 3124 | Soils Laboratory | 1 |
| or GEOS 3624 | Soils Laboratory | |
| ENSC 3604 | Fundamentals of Environmental Science | 3 |
| GEOS 1004 | Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future | 3 |
| or GEOS 2104 | Elements of Geology | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Introduction to Remote Sensing | ||
| Information Technologies for Natural Resource Management | ||
| Subtotal | 20 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| BIOL/HORT 2304 | Plant Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 2804 | Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 3204 | Plant Taxonomy | 3 |
| ENSC 3644 | Plant Materials for Environmental Restoration | 3 |
| ENSC 4244 | Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| ENSC 4774 | Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Lands (even years) | 3 |
| PPWS 4604 | Biological Invasions | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Professional Development Requirements | ||
| SPES 2014 | Professional Development Skills | 1 |
| SPES 3900 | Bridge Experience | 0 |
| SPES 4014 | Career Development and Planning | 1 |
| Subtotal | 2 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Select nine credit hours of the following: | 9 | |
| Ecological Agriculture: Theory and Practice | ||
| Freshwater Ecology | ||
| Global Change Ecology | ||
| Chemical Ecology | ||
| Principles and Practice of Agroforestry | ||
| Forage Crop Ecology | ||
| Bioremediation | ||
| Fish Ecology | ||
| Marine Ecology | ||
| Forest Ecosystems | ||
| Ecology of Appalachian Forests | ||
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Plant and Soil Sciences | ||
| Select six credit hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Plant Propagation | ||
| Herbaceous Landscape Plants | ||
| Soil Microbiology | ||
| Soil Evaluation and Sampling | ||
| Soil Description and Interpretation (Soil Judging Team Preparation Course) | ||
| Soil Fertility and Management | ||
| Wetland Soils and Mitigation | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Human Dimensions | ||
| Select three credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Law | ||
| Environment and Sustainable Development Economics | ||
| Community Education and Development | ||
| Global Environmental Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning | ||
| Law of Critical Environmental Areas | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select 12 credit hours of the following: | 12 | |
| General Zoology | ||
| Evolutionary Biology | ||
| Soil Physical and Hydrological Properties | ||
| Water Quality | ||
| Environmental Microbiology | ||
| Ecological Restoration Field Practicum | ||
| Monitoring and Analysis of the Environment | ||
| Environmental Soil Chemistry | ||
| Principles of Fish and Wildlife Conservation | ||
| Wildlife Biology | ||
| Wildlife Field Biology | ||
| Biodiversity Conservation | ||
| Ecology and Management of Wetland Systems | ||
| Water, Environment, and Society | ||
| Environmental Justice, Resources and Development | ||
| Modeling with Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Spatial Analysis in Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Plants and Greenspaces in Urban Communities | ||
| Woody Landscape Plants | ||
| Woody Landscape Plants | ||
| Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy | ||
| Up to 3 credit hours can be selected from the following courses: | ||
| Study Abroad (1-3) | ||
| Field Study (1-3) | ||
| Independent Study (1-3) | ||
| Undergraduate Research (1-3) | ||
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select remaining credits of free elective. | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| AAEC 1005 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| or ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 3 | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| CHEM 1035 & CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 1036 & CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus (5F) | 3 |
| or MATH 1225 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| MATH 1026 | Elementary Calculus (5F) | 3 |
| or MATH 1226 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics (5A) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 (may be double-counted with another core concept) | ||
| Subtotal | 44 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
A sequence of two foreign language courses is required unless two years of the same high school foreign language or 6 transfer credits of the same foreign language are completed. These credits do not count toward graduation requirements.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1025 or MATH 1226 | Elementary Calculus or Calculus of a Single Variable | 3 |
| SPES 1004 or ALS 1234 | First Year Seminar or CALS First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| GEOS 1004 or GEOS 2104 | Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future or Elements of Geology | 3 |
| MATH 1026 or MATH 1226 | Elementary Calculus or Calculus of a Single Variable | 3 |
| SPES 2014 | Professional Development Skills | 1 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AAEC 1005 or ECON 2005 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System or Principles of Economics | 3 |
| BIOL 2804 | Ecology | 3 |
| CSES 3114 | Soils | 3 |
| CSES 3124 | Soils Laboratory | 1 |
| ENSC 3604 | Fundamentals of Environmental Science | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIOL 2304 | Plant Biology | 3 |
| GEOG 2084 | Principles of Geographic Information Systems or Introduction to Remote Sensing or Information Technologies for Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ENSC 3644 | Plant Materials for Environmental Restoration | 3 |
| Ecology Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Plant and Soil Science Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENSC 4244 | Ecological Restoration | 3 |
| BIOL 3204 | Plant Taxonomy | 3 |
| Ecology Restrictive Elective | 3 | |
| Plant and Soils Science Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
| SPES 3900 | Bridge Experience | 0 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| PPWS 4604 | Biological Invasions | 3 |
| Ecology Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Human Dimension Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Restricted Electives | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENSC 4774 | Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Lands | 3 |
| Restricted Electives | 3 | |
| Restricted Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| SPES 4014 | Career Development and Planning | 1 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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