2023-2024 Course Catalog
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Welcome to Virginia Tech! We are excited that you are here planning your time as a Hokie.
Minimum credit hours required for graduation is 120.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| SBIO 1234 | Introduction to Wood, Design and Craftmanship | 3 |
| SBIO 2124 | Structure and Properties of Sustainable Biomaterials | 3 |
| SBIO 3004 | Sustainable Nature-Based Enterprises | 3 |
| SBIO 3314 | Mechanics of Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging | 4 |
| SBIO 3524 | Manufacture of Sustainable Biomaterials for Structures | 3 |
| STAT 2004 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| A Sustainable Future through Circular Economy | ||
| Introduction to Forest Products Marketing | ||
| Society, Sustainability Biomaterials and Energy | ||
| Sustainable Operations Management | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Entrepreneurial Wood Design and Innovation | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Field Study | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Subtotal | 25 | |
| Track Requirements | ||
| Select one of the tracks listed below | 49 | |
| Subtotal | 49 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| Select one course 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 | ||
| ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus (5F) | 3 |
| MATH 1026 | Elementary Calculus (5F) | 3 |
| SBIO 2504 | Circular Economy Analytics for Sustainable Systems (5A) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Select three hours in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 that may be double-counted with another core outcome or major requirement | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 46 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| AAEC 3314 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| SBIO 3324 | Green Building Systems | 3 |
| SBIO 3554 | Sustainable Biomaterials Enterprises | 3 |
| SBIO 4714 | Performance of Sustainable Biomaterials in Buildings | 3 |
| Select either the following 2 ENGR courses or the following 2 NR courses | 6 | |
| Introduction to Green Engineering | ||
| Environmental Life Cycle Assessment | ||
| Seeking Sustainability | ||
| Seeking Sustainability | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 28 credit hours | 28 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| MGT 3064 | Cornerstones of Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 3 |
| MGT 3304 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice | 3 |
| SBIO 2614 | Introduction to Forest Products Marketing | 3 |
| SBIO 3445 & SBIO 3446 | Entrepreneurial Wood Design and Innovation and Entrepreneurial Wood Design and Innovation | 6 |
| SBIO 3464 | Sustainable Operations Management | 3 |
| SBIO 3554 | Sustainable Biomaterials Enterprises | 3 |
| SBIO 4714 | Performance of Sustainable Biomaterials in Buildings | 3 |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 19 credit hours | 19 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| BCHM 3114 | Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences | 3 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2114 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2124 | Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Techniques and Practice | 1 |
| CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2545 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2546 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 4615 | Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2206 | General Physics | 3 |
| SBIO 3434 | Chemistry and Conversion of Sustainable Biomaterials | 3 |
| SBIO 4444 | Plant Polymers & Biocomposites | 3 |
| SBIO 3444 | Sustainable Biomaterials and Bioenergy | 3 |
| or SBIO 4424 | Polysaccharide Chemistry | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 13 credit hours | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| RED 2604 | 3 | |
| SBIO 2314 | Building Information Modeling for Wood-Based Construction | 3 |
| SBIO 3324 | Green Building Systems | 3 |
| SBIO/CEM 4314 | Design of Wood Structures | 3 |
| SBIO 4714 | Performance of Sustainable Biomaterials in Buildings | 3 |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 28 credit hours | 28 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
By the end of the semester in which the student has attempted 60 hours (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, and credit by examination), “satisfactory progress” towards a B.S. degree in the College of Natural Resources and Environment will include the following minimum criteria:
2 years of one language in high school or an 1105-1106 foreign language (e.g., FR, GR, SPAN) grouping if less than two years of one language in high school.
Courses should be taken in a sequence that ensures that prerequisite or co-requisite requirements are met. Free elective courses may also have prerequisite requirements. Students should plan ahead and ensure that they have completed prerequisites or are enrolled in co-requisite courses. If a student chooses to take CHEM 2114 Analytical Chemistry, then they must also complete CHEM 1046 General Chemistry Laboratory or CHEM 1066 General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors Lab in addition to the co-requisite for this course. Prerequisite: Some courses required for this major have prerequisites. Please refer to Undergraduate Course Catalog or consult your advisor for information about prerequisite requirements.
Includes all courses designated SBIO. The acceptable cumulative minimum is 2.0
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