Earth Science Education with Concurrent Major in Environmental Systems Science

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Total minimum program hours: 120

In addition to the professional education requirements, a minimum of 56 semester hours, including the major content courses, additional courses, and elective courses are required.

Foundations

ESS 1000 - Wyoming in the Earth System Credits: 3
ENR 1200 - Environment Credits: 4
OR
LIFE 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4
ENR 1500 - Water, Dirt, and Earth’s Environment Credits: 4
OR
GEOL 1500 - Water, Dirt, and Earth’s Environment Credits: 4
OR
GEOG 1010 - Introduction to Physical Geography Credits: 4
OR
GEOL 1100 - Physical Geology Credits: 4

Foundations of Physical Science

PHYS 1110 - General Physics I Credits: 4
CHEM 1020 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 1030 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
ESS 2000 - Geochemical Cycles and the Earth System Credits: 4
OR
GEOL 2000 - Geochemical Cycles and the Earth System Credits: 4

Spheres

ANTH 4310 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3
OR
ENR 4310 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3
OR
ENR 4040 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credits: 3
OR
GEOG 4040 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credits: 3
ATSC 2100 - Global Warming: The Science of Humankinds’ Energy Consumption Impacting Climate Credits: 3
OR
GEOG 3450 - Weather and Climate Credits: 3
OR
GEOL 3500 - Global Change: A Geological Perspective Credits: 4
LIFE 2022 - Animal Biology Credits: 4 AND/OR
LIFE 2023 - Biology of Plants and Fungi Credits: 4 AND/OR
LIFE 3400 - General Ecology Credits: 3 AND/OR
MICR 2021 - General Microbiology Credits: 4 AND/OR
MOLB 2021 - General Microbiology Credits: 4 AND/OR
GEOG 4460 - Biogeography Credits: 3

Lithosphere

GEOG 3480 - Environmental Change Credits: 3
OR
GEOL 3500 - Global Change: A Geological Perspective Credits: 4
GEOL 2150 - Geomorphology Credits: 4
OR
GEOG 3010 - Geomorphology of Earth’s Dynamic Landscapes Credits: 3
OR
REWM 4285 - Wildland Hydrology Credits: 3
OR
ENR 4285 - Wildland Hydrology Credits: 3
OR
GEOG 4450 - Fluvial Geomorphology Credits: 4

Skills & Tools

MATH 2200 - Calculus I Credits: 4
ENR 4525 - Environmental Data Analysis Credits: 4
OR
GEOL 4525 - Environmental Data Analysis Credits: 4
OR
ENR 4500 - Risk Analysis Credits: 4
GEOG 2150 - Foundations of Geo Information Science and Technology Credits: 4
OR
BOT 3150 Credits: 3-4
OR
GEOG 3150 Credits: 3-4
OR
BOT 4111 Credits: 3-4
OR
GEOG 4111 Credits: 3-4
OR
GEOG 4200 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4
ESS 4970 - Internship in Earth System Science Credits: 1-6 (met through successful completion of Residency in Teaching: EDSE 4500 )