RSENR Environmental Sciences Major Checklist
(Last updated: March 2011)
RSENR Core Courses (23)
- NR 001 Natural history and field ecology (4, F)
- NR 002 Nature and culture (3, S)
- NR 006, Race and Culture in Natural Resources (2, F)
- NR 103 Ecology, ecosystems, and environment (3, F/S)
- NR 104 Social processes and the environment (3, F/S)
- NR 205 Ecosystem management: integrating science, society & policy (3, F/S)
- NR 206 Environmental problem solving & impact assessment (4, F/S)
- NR 207, Power, Privilege, and Environment (1, F)
UVM General Education (8 credits other than diversity B, math, and stats)
- Writing: English 1, 50, or 53 (3, F/S)
- Speaking: Speech 11, Theatre 5, AGRI 183, or NR 185 (Speaking and listening) (2, F/S)
- Diversity requirement (6 total = 3 plus NR6 and NR207 above, see http://www.uvm.edu/provost/diversitycourse/)
- Mathematics: see Foundation Science coursework requirements below
- Statistics: see Foundation Science Coursework requirements below
RSENR Experiential/General education (9 credits, a short proposal form required)
Foundation Science Coursework (33/34 or 37/38 credits)
- BioCore 11 (4,F)
- BioCore 12 (4,S)
- Chemistry 31 (4,F)
- Chemistry 32 (4,S)
- Chemistry 42 (4,S) or 141(4,F)/142(4,S)
- Geology 55 (F) or PSS 161 (4,F)
- Math 19 (3, F/S)
- Math 20 (3, F/S)
- NR 140 (3,S) or Statistics 141 (4,F/S)
ENSC Foundation Courses (19 credits)
- ENSC 001 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3, F/S)
- ENSC 185 Orientation to Environmental Sciences (3, S) (Transfers/seniors may not have)
- ENSC 160 Pollutant movement through air, land, and water (4, F)
- ENSC 130 Global environmental assessment (3, S)(NR 143 may be substituted in some cases)
- ENSC 201 Recovery and restoration of altered ecosystems (3, S)
- ENSC 202 Ecological risk (watershed) assessment (3, S)
Concentration choice (14 credits required)
Free Electives (9-14 credits depending on waivers, AP credit, course selctions, minors, etc.)
Total required to graduate: 120 credits with a cumulative GPA > 2.0