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Program Requirements for a B.A./B.S. in Environmental Studies

A. General Education Requirements
40 hours
B. Major Requirements
68 hours
BIO 1500 Biological Essentials
BIO/ENV 2200 Environmental Issues
BIO/ENV 2201 Environmental Science
BIO 2230 General Zoology
BIO 2235 General Botany
BIO 2280 Applied Microbiology
  or
BIO 3400 Microbiology
BIO/ENV 3150 Ecology
CHE 1011 Chemical Foundations of the Biological Sciences I and
CHE 1012 Chemical Foundations of the Biological Sciences II
  or
CHE 1111 Principles of Chemistry I and
CHE 1112 Principles of Chemistry II
MAT 2032 Biostatistics
28 hours selected from the following (at least 16 hours must be outside of the natural sciences; at least 12 hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level) or other courses approved by the instructor and advisor:
Natural Science  
BIO 2800 Marine Biology
BIO 3700 Genetics
BIO/CHE 3361 Biochemistry I
BIO 4461/4462 Research: Ecology
BIO 4960/4961 Internship
CHE 2221 Organic Chemistry I
CHE 2222 Organic Chemistry II
CHE 2235 Analytical Chemistry
CSC 3335 Database Analysis and Design
HRT 2100 Introduction to Horticultural Science
HRT 3301 Soil Science
PHY 2010 General Physics I (Algebra Based)
or  
PHY 2110 General Physics I (Calculus Based)
PHY 2020 General Physics II (Algebra Based)
or  
PHY 2120 General Physics II (Calculus Based)
Outside Natural Science
BUS 2217 Principles of Management
BUS 3311 Legal Environment of Business
COM 2110 Media Writing
COM/SPC 3400 Principles of Advertising and Public Relations
ECO 2205 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 3345 Economics and the Environment
ENG 3200 Writing for Business
ENG 3217 Creative Nonfiction Writing
ENG 3219 Persuasive Writing
ENG 3263 Rhetoric and Writing
ENV/SOC 2214 Disasters, Civilizations and the Environment
GEO 3340 World Geography
HIS 3355 History of Florida
PHI 2204 Ethics
POS 1125 The American Political System
POS 2290 Current Issues in American Politics
POS 3323 International Politics and Organizations
REL/PHI 2219 World Religions and Philosophies
SPC 3200 Persuasion
SPC 3450 Public Relations Writing
SPC 4400 Public Relations Strategies
C. Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements. 20 hours
or  
D. Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
12 hours
E. Electives
0-8 hours
TOTAL
128 hours

Sample four year B.S. degree program with a concentration in Environmental Science