Environmental and Earth Sciences Student Handbook

2015 – 2016 Catalog Students Starting Fall Semester 2015

Welcome to Environmental and Earth Sciences at Doane College!

This handbook provides scheduling guidance in each Environmental Science major emphasis area for students starting fall semester 2015. Three and four year graduation plans are included. Students must apply to the Three-Year Graduation Program at least three weeks prior to attending Enrollment Day on campus. Emphasis areas include Political Science and Policy, Biology, Computational Thinking, Chemistry, and Science Teaching. Some classes can be completed online in the summer through Doane College.

Four year plans begin on page two and three year plans begin on page twelve. Starting on page twenty-eight are lists of alternate year and fall/spring Environmental Science, Geography, and Geology courses as well as Doane Core Connections requirements. Allow for alternate year, once-each-year, and FAK required courses. There is no three year plan for the Science Teaching Emphasis.

Students use the online Academic Planning website, doane.edu/wa, to register for classes and keep up with graduation requirements. The online catalog listing major requirements and course descriptions is at catalog.doane.edu. Those coming later to the major may need to adjust these plans.

All Environmental Science majors complete a capstone project, selecting from four options:

1. Practice-Based Learning (PBL) - Provides internship and research opportunities to gain experience, a professional contact, and a potential future employer. Work with the College to Career Center and Environmental and Earth Sciences faculty to arrange the internship. 2. Service Learning Internship - Service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities (National Service Learning Clearinghouse). Work with the College to Career Center and Environmental and Earth Sciences faculty to arrange the internship. 3. Independent Research - Provides the opportunity to work with a Doane faculty member on a research project. Facilities include the Lied Science and Mathematics Building and Aldrich Prairie Research Site. 4. Student Teaching - Science Teaching Emphasis capstone experience. Students must start this emphasis as first semester freshmen at Doane and also satisfy Secondary Education requirements.

This handbook will help you progress toward your goals and Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. Familiarize yourself with its contents as it will help you get the most out your education.

Questions? Contact Dr. Russell Souchek, Professor of Environmental Science. Office - Lied 116, russ.souchek@doane.edu, phone 402-826-8238.

Political Science and Policy Emphasis

Year One

Fall Semester 2015 Spring Semester 2016

Bio 110-Inquiry Laboratory (3)3 Bio 111-Energy of Life (3)

PSI 101-American Politics (3)2 Mth 107 or 108 or 235 or (Mth 125 offered every fall)4 (3 or 4).

LAR 101-Inquiry Seminar (3) Geo 101-Environmental Geology (4)

FAK class1 (3) PSI or INT7 class (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=12. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=13 or 14. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year Two

Fall Semester 2016 Spring Semester 2017

Bio 112-Information of Life (3) Chm 126-General Chemistry II (4)

PSI or INT7 class (3) ECO 203-Macroeconomics (3)

Chm 125-General Chemistry I (4) Bio 295-Biostatistics (3)

LAR 202-Integrative Seminar (3) PSI or INT class (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=13. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=13. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year Three

Fall Semester 2017 Spring Semester2018

ECO 309-Environmental Economics (3) FAK class (3)1

FAK class1 (3) FAK class (3)1

EVS/BIO/CHM 351-Research I (2)8 PSI or INT7 class (3)

EVS 301-Environmental Science (4) TOTAL CREDITS=9. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

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LAR 303-Impact Seminar (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=15. ADD CLASS SO TOTAL CREDITS=16.

Year Four

Fall Semester 2018 Spring Semester 2019

EVS/BIO/RES 495-Research II (2 or 4)6 EVS/BIO/RES 496-Research III (2 or 3)6

PSI or INT7 class (3) EVS 392-Envir. Policy & Sustainability (3)

EVS 325-Soil Systems or Bio 332 or 333-Eco Botany or Eco Zoology (3 or 4)

ENG 318-Environmental Literature (3)5

TOTAL CREDIT= 8 or 11. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=8 or 9. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

IMPORTANT:

Political Science and Policy Emphasis

1 FAK=Foundational Areas of Knowledge course. Four course selections must be made to satisfy FAK categories Rhetorical Communication, Global and Cultural Contexts, Human Creativity, and In Search of Meaning and Values.

2 PSI 101 satisfies the Community and Identity category of the FAK.

3 Satisfies the Scientific Perspectives category of the FAK.

4 Satisfies the Mathematical Reasoning category of the FAK.

5 The other choice is HIS 320 American Environmental History offered fall even semesters.

6 Satisfies the Experiential Studies category of the Doane Core Connections.

7 If completed INT 101 (Global Issues) and PSI 105 (Comparative Governments) also satisfies the Global and Cultural Contexts category of the FAK.

8351 may also be taken spring semester of junior year.

CMS 210 Public Speaking is strongly recommended. If completed will also satisfy the Rhetorical Communication category of the FAK.

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Liberal Arts Studies courses LAR 101, 202, 303 are required.

Scheduling may allow for a minor.

Total credits to graduate must equal at least 123. Students must enroll in 15-16 credits each semester to complete the degree in four years without attending summer classes or taking additional regular semester credits.

Biology Emphasis

Year One

Fall Semester 2015 Spring Semester 2016

Bio 110-Inquiry Laboratory (3)3 Bio 111-Energy of Life (3)

PSI 101-American Politics (3)2 Mth 107 or 108 or 235 or (Mth 125 offered every fall)4 (3 or 4).

LAR 101-Inquiry Seminar (3) Geo 101-Environmental Geology (4)

FAK class1 (3) FAK class (3)1

TOTAL CREDITS=12. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=13 or 14. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year Two

Fall Semester 2016 Spring Semester 2017

Bio 112-Information of Life (3) Chm 126-General Chemistry II (4)

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Chm 125-General Chemistry I (4) ECO 203-Macroeconomics (3)

Group 1 Course Selection (3 or 4) Bio 295-Biostatistics (3)

LAR 202-Integrative Seminar (3) Group 2 Course Selection (3 or 4)

TOTAL CREDITS=13 or 14. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=13 or 14. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year Three

Fall Semester 2017 Spring Semester 2018

Chm 205 or 303-Organic or Analy Chem (4) Bio 348 Microbiology (4)

ECO 309-Environmental Economics (3) EVS/BIO/CHM 351-Research I (2)7

LAR 303-Impact Seminar (3) FAK class (3) 1

EVS 301-Environmental Science (4) Biology Course Selection (3 or 4)

TOTAL CREDITS=14. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=12 OR 13. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year Four

Fall Semester 2018 Spring Semester 2019

EVS/BIO/RES 495-Research II (2 or 4)6 EVS/BIO/RES 496-Research III (2 or 3)6

FAK class1 (3) ENG 318-Environmental Literature (3)5

EVS 325-Soil Systems or Bio 332 or 333-Eco Botany or Eco Zoology (3 or 4)

EVS 392-Envir. Policy & Sustainability (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=8 - 11. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS= 8 or 9. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

IMPORTANT:

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Biology Emphasis

1 FAK=Foundational Areas of Knowledge course. Four course selections must be made to satisfy FAK categories Rhetorical Communication, Global and Cultural Contexts, Human Creativity, and In Search of Meaning and Values.

2 PSI 101 satisfies the Community and Identity category of the FAK.

3 Satisfies the Scientific Perspectives category of the FAK.

4 Satisfies the Mathematical Reasoning category of the FAK.

5 The other choice is HIS 320 American Environmental History offered fall even semesters.

6 Satisfies the Experiential Studies category of the Doane Core Connections.

7351 may also be taken fall semester of junior year.

CMS 210 Public Speaking is strongly recommended. If completed will also satisfy the Rhetorical Communication category of the FAK.

Liberal Arts Studies courses LAR 101, 202, 303 are required.

Scheduling may allow for a minor.

Total credits to graduate must equal at least 123. Students must enroll in 15-16 credits each semester to complete the degree in four years without attending summer classes or taking additional regular semester credits.

Computational Thinking Emphasis

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Year One

Fall Semester 2015 Spring Semester 2016

Bio 110-Inquiry Laboratory (3)3 Bio 111-Energy of Life (3)

PSI 101-American Politics (3)2 Mth 107 (3)4

LAR 101-Inquiry Seminar (3) Geo 101-Environmental Geology (4)

FAK class1 (3) FAK class1 (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=12. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=13. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year Two

Fall Semester 2016 Spring Semester 2017

Bio 112-Information of Life (3) Chm 126-General Chemistry II (4)

PHI 105-Logic or Mth 108-Modeling (3) ECO 203-Macroeconomics (3)

Chm 125-General Chemistry I (4) Bio 295-Biostatistics (3)

LAR 202-Integrative Seminar (3) IST 146-Programming & Prob Solving II (3)

IST 145-Intro to Programming & Prob Solv (3) TOTAL CREDITS=13. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=16

Year Three

Fall Semester 2017 Spring Semester 2018

FAK class1 (3) FAK class (3)

EVS/BIO/CHM 351-Research I (2)7 Course choice from elective list-3 credit minimum (3)

ECO 309-Environmental Economics (3) TOTAL CREDITS=6. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

LAR 303-Impact Seminar (3)

EVS 301-Environmental Science (4)

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TOTAL CREDITS=15. ADD CLASS SO TOTAL CREDITS=16 IF NEEDED.

Year Four

Fall Semester 2018 Spring Semester 2019

EVS/BIO/RES 495-Research II (2 or 4)6 ENG 318-Environmental Literature (3)5

EVS/IST 320-Intro to Geog Infor Systems (3) EVS/BIO/RES 496-Research III (2 or 3)6

EVS 325-Soil Systems or Bio 332 or 333-Eco Botany or Eco Zoology (3 or 4)

1EVS 392-Envir. Policy & Sustainability (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=8 or 11. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=8 or 9. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

IMPORTANT:

Computational Thinking Emphasis

1 FAK=Foundational Areas of Knowledge course. Four course selections must be made to satisfy FAK categories Rhetorical Communication, Global and Cultural Contexts, Human Creativity, and In Search of Meaning and Values.

2 PSI 101 satisfies the Community and Identity category of the FAK.

3 Satisfies the Scientific Perspectives category of the FAK.

4 Satisfies the Mathematical Reasoning category of the FAK.

5 The other choice is HIS 320 American Environmental History offered fall even semesters.

6 Satisfies the Experiential Studies category of the Doane Core Connections.

7351 may also be taken spring semester of the junior year.

CMS 210 Public Speaking is strongly recommended. If completed will also satisfy the Rhetorical Communication category of the FAK.

Liberal Arts Studies courses LAR 101, 202, 303 are required.

Scheduling may allow for a minor.

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Total credits to graduate must equal at least 123. Students must enroll in 15-16 credits each semester to complete the degree in four years without attending summer classes or taking additional regular semester credits.

Chemistry Emphasis Year One

Fall Semester 2015 Spring Semester 2016

Bio 110-Inquiry Laboratory (3)3 Bio 111-Energy of Life (3)

PSI 101-American Politics (3)2 Mth 107 or 108 or 235 or (Mth 125 offered every fall)4 (3 or 4).

LAR 101-Inquiry Seminar (3) Geo 101-Environmental Geology (4)

Chm 125-General Chemistry I (4) Chm 126-General Chemistry II (4)

TOTAL CREDITS=13. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=14 or 15. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year Two

Fall Semester 2016 Spring Semester 2017

Bio 112-Information of Life (3) FAK class (3)1

LAR 202-Integrative Seminar (3) ECO 203-Macroeconomics (3)

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CHM 205-Organic Chemistry I (4) Bio 295-Biostatistics (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=10. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

CHM 206-Organic Chemistry II (4)7

TOTAL CREDITS=13. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year Three

Fall Semester 2017 Spring Semester 2018

CHM 303-Analytical Chemistry (4) EVS/BIO/CHM 351-Research I (2)8

EVS 301-Environmental Science (4) FAK class (3)1

ECO 309-Environmental Economics (3) FAK class (3)

LAR 303-Impact Seminar (3) TOTAL CREDITS=8. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=14. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year Four

Fall Semester 2018 Spring Semester 2019

EVS/BIO/RES 495-Research II (2 or 4)6 ENG 318-Environmental Literature (3)5

FAK class1 (3) EVS/BIO/RES 496-Research III (2 or 3)6

EVS 325-Soil Systems or Bio 332 or 333-Eco Botany or Eco Zoology (3 or 4)

1EVS 392-Envir. Policy & Sustainability (3)

Course choice from elective list-3 credit minimum (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=8 or 9. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

TOTAL CREDITS=11 or 14. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

IMPORTANT:

Chemistry Emphasis

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1 FAK=Foundational Areas of Knowledge course. Four course selections must be made to satisfy FAK categories Rhetorical Communication, Global and Cultural Contexts, Human Creativity, and In Search of Meaning and Values.

2 PSI 101 satisfies the Community and Identity category of the FAK.

3 Satisfies the Scientific Perspectives category of the FAK.

4 Satisfies the Mathematical Reasoning category of the FAK.

5 The other choice is HIS 320 American Environmental History offered fall even semesters.

6 Satisfies the Experiential Studies category of the Doane Core Connections.

7 The other choices are CHM 322 Instrumental Analysis (offered spring even semesters) or CHM 326 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (offered spring odd semesters). Complete eight credits selecting from CHM 206, 322, or 326.

8351 may also be taken fall semester of the junior year.

CMS 210 Public Speaking is strongly recommended. If completed will also satisfy the Rhetorical Communication category of the FAK.

Liberal Arts Studies courses LAR 101, 202, 303 are required.

Scheduling may allow for a minor.

Total credits to graduate must equal at least 123. Students must enroll in 15-16 credits each semester to complete the degree in four years without attending summer classes or taking additional regular semester credits.

Science Teaching Emphasis

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Students must start this emphasis as first semester freshmen at Doane and also satisfy Secondary Education requirements.

Year One

Fall Semester 2015 Spring Semester 2016

Bio 110-Inquiry Laboratory (3)10 Bio 111-Energy of Life (3)

Chm 125-General Chemistry I (4) Mth 107 or 108 or 235 or (Mth 125 offered every fall)4 (3 or 4).

FAK class1 (3) Geo 101-Environmental Geology (4)

FAK class1 (3) Chm 126-General Chemistry II (4)

FAK class1 (3) TOTAL CREDITS=14 or 15. ADD CLASS SO TOTAL CREDITS=16 IF NEEDED.

TOTAL CREDITS=16

Year TwoFall Semester 2016 Spring Semester 2017

Bio 112-Information of Life (3) Bio 295-Biostatistics (3)

Chm 205 or 303-Organic or Analy Chem (4) Phy108 or 202-Intro or General Physics (4)

PSI 101-American Politics (3)2 Edu 221-Practicum 1B (3)4

Phy107 or 201-Intro or General Physics (4) IST 201-Instructional Technology (3)

Edu 211- Practicum 1A (3) Sci 322-Teaching Lab Sciences I (0)

TOTAL CREDITS=17 TOTAL CREDITS=13. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year ThreeFall Semester 2017 Spring Semester 2018

Edu 325-Methods in Secondary Education (3) Edu 361-Seminar in Secondary Education (2)

Edu 321 & lab-Practicum 1C (2)4 Edu 341 & lab-Practicum 1D (2)

EVS 301-Environmental Science (4) Sci 326-Teaching Lab Sciences III (0)

Bio 332 or 333-Eco Botany or Eco Zoology(4) Biology Course Selection (3 or 4)5

Sci 324-Teaching Lab Sciences II (0) Biology Course Selection (3 or 4)5

Eds 207-Intro to the Exceptional Child (3)6 3Geo 107-Intro to Meteorology (3)

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TOTAL CREDITS=16 Geo 107L-Intro to Meteorology Lab (1)

TOTAL CREDITS=14 or 15 or 16. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16.

Year FourFall Semester 2018 Spring Semester 2019

Edu 453-Student Teaching (Secondary) (8)7 Bio 348-Microbiology (4)

Sci 327-Teaching Lab Sciences IV (4) EVS 392-Envir. Policy & Sustainability (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=12. THIS IS THE FULL-TIME STUDENT TEACHING SEMESTER. ENROLL IN ONLY THESE 12 CREDITS.

ENG 318-Environmental Literature (3)8

FAK class1 (3)

TOTAL CREDITS=13. ADD CLASS(ES) SO TOTAL CREDITS=15-16 IF NEEDED.

IMPORTANT:

Science Teaching Emphasis

1 FAK=Foundational Areas of Knowledge course. Four course selections must be made to satisfy FAK categories Rhetorical Communication, Global and Cultural Contexts, Human Creativity, and In Search of Meaning and Values.

2 PSI 101 satisfies the Community and Identity category of the FAK.

3 Offered odd spring terms. Other option instead is to take ECO 309 Environmental Economics (offered odd fall terms). PSI 101 American Politics is a pre-corequisite for EVS 392 Environmental Policy and Sustainability. ECO 203 is a prerequisite for ECO 309 Environmental Economics.

4 For transfer students - take 221 & 321 concurrently, not 321 & 341.

5May select a chemistry course instead.

6 Eds 207 Intro to the Exceptional Child is offered each semester.

7 Satisfies the Experiential Studies category of the Doane Core Connections.

8The other choice is HIS 320 American Environmental History offered fall even semesters.

9 Satisfies the Mathematical Reasoning category of the FAK.

10 Satisfies the Scientific Perspectives category of the FAK.

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Liberal Arts Studies courses LAR 101, 202, 303 are required.

Total credits to graduate must equal at least 123. Students must enroll in 15-16 credits each semester to complete the degree in four years without attending summer classes or taking additional regular semester credits.

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Three-Year Graduation Guarantee

Political Science and Policy Emphasis (odd year)

Prior to Year #1 – 12 Credits Completed Applicable to Degree Requirements

Year OneFall – 15 Credits Spring – 16 CreditsBIO 110 – Biological Inquiry (3) BIO 111 – Energy of Life (3)LAR 101 – Inquiry Seminar (3) GEO 101 – Environmental Geology (4)PSI 101 – American Politics (3) PSI or INT elective (3)FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge (3) PSI or INT elective (3)FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge (3) MTH 107 – Problem Solving or MTH 108 (3)

Summer after Year #1 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year TwoFall – 17 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsBIO 112 – Information of Life (3) EVS 351 – Environmental Science Research (2)CHM 125 – General Chemistry I (4) CHM 126 – General Chemistry II (4)LAR 202 – Liberal Arts Seminar (3) BIO 295 – Biostatistics (3)EVS 301 – Environmental Science (4) ECO 203 – Macroeconomics and Literacy (3)HIS 320 – American Environmental History (3) EVS 392 – Environmental Policy and Sustain. (3)

FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

Summer after Year #2 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year ThreeFall – 17 or 18 Credits Spring – 17 CreditsEVS/BIO/RES 495 – Environ. Science Res. II (2) EVS/BIO/RES 496 – Environ.Science Res. III (2)ECO 309 – Environmental Economics (3) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)EVS 325 – Soil Systems and Sustainability or BIO 332 or 333 Ecol. Bot. or Ecol. Bio (3 or 4)

PSI or INT elective (3)

CMS 210 – Public Speaking (3) PSI or INT elective (3)PSI or INT elective (3) General Elective (3)General Elective (3) General Elective (3)

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IMPORTANT:1. Students are required to transfer in AT LEAST 12 credits for 3-year guarantee eligibility.

These credits have the potential to alter the program plan slightly. Careful planning is required to maintain the EVS course schedule. If a student transfers more than 12 credits to start, it can either affect the student’s semester or summer loads in the 3-year program plan.

2. Students are required to earn at least 123 credits for graduation. The above plan shows 12 credits transferred in prior to enrollment, 12 credits during summers after years 1 and 2, plus the total of 100 minimum credits earned during fall and spring semesters.

3. The Undergraduate Core requires 3 LAR courses, 7 FAK courses, and 1 experiential learning course (EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Research II). These have been met in the above plan.

4. This guarantee meets the general requirements of an Environmental Science major; it does not guarantee that a particular selection of courses will be made available. If a student chooses to enroll in specific elective courses that prevent graduation in three years, this guarantee will be void.

5. If participation in extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics, music, drama) prevents a student from meeting the requirements of the three-year guarantee, the guarantee will be void. This plan assumes only three credit classes are completed as general elective or minor requirements in addition to the above requirements.

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Three-Year Graduation Guarantee

Political Science and Policy Emphasis (even year)

Prior to Year #1 – 12 Credits Completed Applicable to Degree Requirements

Year #1Fall – 18 Credits Spring – 15 CreditsBIO – Biological Inquiry (3) BIO 111 – Energy of Life (3)LAR 101 – Inquiry Seminar (3) PSI or INT elective (3)PSI 101 – American Politics (3) PSI or INT elective (3)GEO 101 – Environmental Geology (4) MTH 107 – Problem Solving or MTH 108 (3)FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

Summer after Year #1 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #2Fall – 16 or 17 Credits Spring – 15 CreditsBIO 112 – Information of Life (3) EVS 351 – Environ. Sci. Research Sem. I (2)CHM 125 – General Chemistry I (4) CHM 126 – General Chemistry II (4)LAR 202 – Liberal Arts Seminar (3) BIO 295 – Biostatistics (3)CMS 210 – Public Speaking (3) ECO 203 – Macroeconomics and Literacy (3)EVS 325 – Soil Systems and Sustainability or BIO 332 or 333 Ecol. Bot. or Ecol. Bio (3 or 4)

FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

Summer after Year #2 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #3Fall – 18 Credits Spring – 17 CreditsEVS/BIO/RES 495 – Environ. Science Res. II (2) EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Environ. Science Res. II (2)EVS 301 – Environmental Science (4) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)ECO 309 – Environmental Economics (3) EVS 392 – Environmental Policy and Sustain. (3)PSI or INT elective (3) ENG 318 – Environmental Literature (3)General Elective (3) PSI or INT elective (3)General Elective (3) PSI or INT elective (3)

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IMPORTANT:1. Students are required to transfer in AT LEAST 12 credits for 3-year guarantee eligibility.

These credits have the potential to alter the program plan slightly. Careful planning is required to maintain the EVS course schedule. If a student transfers more than 12 credits to start, it can either affect the student’s semester or summer loads in the 3-year program plan.

2. Students are required to earn at least 123 credits for graduation. The above plan shows 12 credits transferred in prior to enrollment, 12 credits during summers after years 1 and 2, plus the total of 99 minimum credits earned during fall and spring semesters.

3. The Undergraduate Core requires 3 LAR courses, 7 FAK courses, and 1 experiential learning course (EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Research II). These have been met in the above plan.

4. This guarantee meets the general requirements of an Environmental Science major; it does not guarantee that a particular selection of courses will be made available. If a student chooses to enroll in specific elective courses that prevent graduation in three years, this guarantee will be void.

5. If participation in extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics, music, drama) prevents a student from meeting the requirements of the three-year guarantee, the guarantee will be void. This plan assumes only three credit classes are completed as general elective or minor requirements in addition to the above requirements.

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Three-Year Graduation Guarantee

Biology Emphasis (odd year)

Prior to Year #1 – 12 Credits Completed Applicable to Degree Requirements

Year #1Fall – 18 Credits Spring – 16 CreditsBIO 110 – Biological Inquiry (3) BIO 111 – Energy of Life (3)LAR 101 – Inquiry Seminar (3) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3) GEO 101 – Environmental Geology (4)PSI 101 – American Politics (3) CMS 210 – Public Speaking (3)MTH 107 – Problem Solving or MTH 108 (3) General Elective (3)General Elective (3)

Summer after Year #1 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #2Fall – 17 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsCHM 125 – General Chemistry I (4) CHM 126 – General Chemistry II (4)BIO 112 – Information of Life (3) EVS/BIO/CH 351 – Research I (2)LAR 202 – Integrative Seminar (3) BIO 295 – Biostatistics (3)EVS 301 – Environmental Science (4) ECO 203 – Macroeconomics (3)HIS 320 – American Environmental History (3) EVS 392 – Environ. Policy and Sustainability (3)

General Elective (3)

Summer after Year #2 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #3Fall – 15 or 16 Credits Spring – 15 or 16 or 17 CreditsCHM 205 – Organic Chem. I or CHM 303 (4) BIO 348 – Microbiology (4)EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Environ. Sci. Res. II (2) EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Environ. Sci. Res. II (2)ECO 309 – Environmental Economics (3) Biology Course Selection (3 or 4)LAR 303 Impact Seminar (3) Group 2 Course Selection (3 or 4)EVS 325 – Soil Systems and Sustainability or BIO 332 or 333 Ecol. Bot. or Ecol. Bio (3 or 4)

FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

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IMPORTANT:1. Students are required to transfer in AT LEAST 12 credits for 3-year guarantee eligibility.

These credits have the potential to alter the program plan slightly. Careful planning is required to maintain the EVS course schedule. If a student transfers more than 12 credits to start, it can either affect the student’s semester or summer loads in the 3-year program plan.

2. Students are required to earn at least 123 credits for graduation. The above plan shows 12 credits transferred in prior to enrollment, 12 credits during summers after years 1 and 2, plus the total of 99 minimum credits earned during fall and spring semesters.

3. The Undergraduate Core requires 3 LAR courses, 7 FAK courses, and 1 experiential learning course (EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Research II). These have been met in the above plan.

4. This guarantee meets the general requirements of an Environmental Science major; it does not guarantee that a particular selection of courses will be made available. If a student chooses to enroll in specific elective courses that prevent graduation in three years, this guarantee will be void.

5. If participation in extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics, music, drama) prevents a student from meeting the requirements of the three-year guarantee, the guarantee will be void. This plan assumes only three credit classes are completed as general elective or minor requirements in addition to the above requirements.

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Three-Year Graduation Guarantee

Biology Emphasis (even year)

Prior to Year #1 – 12 Credits Completed Applicable to Degree Requirements

Year #1Fall – 17 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsBIO 110 – Biological Inquiry (3) BIO 111 – Energy of Life (3)LAR 101 – Inquiry Seminar (3) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)EVS 301 – Environmental Science (4) CMS 210 – Public Speaking (3)MTH 107 – Problem Solving or MTH 108 (3) PSI 101 – American Politics (3)GEO 101 – Environmental Geology (4) ECO 203 – Macroeconomics (3)

General Elective (3)

Summer after Year #1 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #2Fall – 16 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsCHM 125 – General Chemistry I (4) CHM 126 – General Chemistry II (4)BIO 112 – Information of Life (3) EVS/BIO/CHM 351 – Research I (2)LAR 202 – Integrative Seminar (3) BIO 295 – Biostatistics (3)FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3) General Elective (3)ECO 309 – Environmental Economics (3) EVS 392 – Environ. Policy and Sustainability (3)

ENG 318 – Environmental Literature (3)

Summer after Year #2 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #3Fall – 15 or 16 Credits Spring – 15 or 16 or 17 CreditsCHM 205 – Organic Chem. I or CHM 303 (4) BIO 348 – Microbiology (4)EVS/BIO/CHM 351 – Research II (2) EVS/BIO/CHM 351 – Research II (2)General Elective (3) Biology Course Selection (3 or 4)LAR 303 Impact Seminar (3) Group 2 Course Selection (3 or 4)EVS 325 – Soil Systems and Sustainability or BIO 332 or 333 Ecol. Bot. or Ecol. Bio (3 or 4)

FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

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IMPORTANT:1. Students are required to transfer in AT LEAST 12 credits for 3-year guarantee eligibility.

These credits have the potential to alter the program plan slightly. Careful planning is required to maintain the EVS course schedule. If a student transfers more than 12 credits to start, it can either affect the student’s semester or summer loads in the 3-year program plan.

2. Students are required to earn at least 123 credits for graduation. The above plan shows 12 credits transferred in prior to enrollment, 12 credits during summers after years 1 and 2, plus the total of 99 minimum credits earned during fall and spring semesters.

3. The Undergraduate Core requires 3 LAR courses, 7 FAK courses, and 1 experiential learning course (EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Research II). These have been met in the above plan.

4. This guarantee meets the general requirements of an Environmental Science major; it does not guarantee that a particular selection of courses will be made available. If a student chooses to enroll in specific elective courses that prevent graduation in three years, this guarantee will be void.

5. If participation in extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics, music, drama) prevents a student from meeting the requirements of the three-year guarantee, the guarantee will be void. This plan assumes only three credit classes are completed as general elective or minor requirements in addition to the above requirements.

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Three-Year Graduation Guarantee

Computational Thinking Emphasis (odd year)

Prior to Year #1 – 12 Credits Completed Applicable to Degree Requirements

Year #1Fall – 15 Credits Spring – 16 CreditsBIO 110 – Biological Inquiry (3) BIO 111 – Energy of Life (3)LAR 101 – Inquiry Seminar (3) GEO 101 – Environmental Geology (4)PSI 101 – American Politics (3) IST 146 – Programming & Problem Solving II (3)MTH 107 – Problem Solving (3) CMS 210 – Public Speaking (3)IST 145 – Intro. to Programming & Problem Solving (3)

PHI 105 – Logic & Critical Thinking or MTH 108 Modeling & Applications (3)

Summer after Year #1 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #2Fall – 17 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsBIO 112 – Information of Life (3) CHM 126 – General Chemistry II (4)CHM 125 – General Chemistry I (4) EVS/BIO/CHM 351 – Env. Sci. Res. Sem. I (2)LAR 202 – Integrative Seminar (3) BIO 295 – Biostatistics (3)FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3) ENG 318 – Environmental Literature (3)EVS 301 – Environmental Science (4) EVS 392 – Environmental Policy & Sustn. (3)

ECO 203 – Macroeconomics and Literacy (3)

Summer after Year #2 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #3Fall – 17 Credits Spring – 17 CreditsEVS/BIO/RES 495 – Envir. Science Res. II (2) EVS/BIO/RES 496 – Envir. Science Res. II (2)EVS 325 – Soil Systems & Sustainability or BIO 332 or 333 – Ecol. Bot. or Ecol. Bio. (3 or 4)

FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

ECO 309 – Environmental Economics (3) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)EVS/IST 320 – Intro to Geographic Inf. Sys. (3) General Elective (3)LAR 303 – Impact Seminar (3) General Elective (3)General Elective (3) General Elective (3)

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IMPORTANT:1. Students are required to transfer in AT LEAST 12 credits for 3-year guarantee eligibility.

These credits have the potential to alter the program plan slightly. Careful planning is required to maintain the EVS course schedule. If a student transfers more than 12 credits to start, it can either affect the student’s semester or summer loads in the 3-year program plan.

2. Students are required to earn at least 123 credits for graduation. The above plan shows 12 credits transferred in prior to enrollment, 12 credits during summers after years 1 and 2, plus the total of 99 minimum credits earned during fall and spring semesters.

3. The Undergraduate Core requires 3 LAR courses, 7 FAK courses, and 1 experiential learning course (EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Research II). These have been met in the above plan.

4. This guarantee meets the general requirements of an Environmental Science major; it does not guarantee that a particular selection of courses will be made available. If a student chooses to enroll in specific elective courses that prevent graduation in three years, this guarantee will be void.

5. If participation in extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics, music, drama) prevents a student from meeting the requirements of the three-year guarantee, the guarantee will be void. This plan assumes only three credit classes are completed as general elective or minor requirements in addition to the above requirements.

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Three-Year Graduation Guarantee

Computational Thinking Emphasis (even year)

Prior to Year #1 – 12 Credits Completed Applicable to Degree Requirements

Year #1Fall – 15 Credits Spring – 16 CreditsBIO 110 – Biological Inquire (3) BIO 111 – Energy of Life (3)LAR 101 – Inquiry Seminar (3) IST 146 – Programming & Prob. Slvng. II (3)GEO 101 – Environmental Geology (4) ECO 203 – Macroeconomics and Literacy (3)MTH 107 – Problem Solving (3) PSI 101 – American Politics (3)IST 145 – Introduction to Programming & Problem Solving (3)

PHI 105 – Logic & Critical Thinking or MTH 108 Modeling & Applications (3)

Summer after Year #1 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #2Fall – 17 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsBIO 112 – Information of Life (3) CHM 126 – General Chemistry II (4)CHM 125 – General Chemistry I (4) EVS 351 – Environmental Sci. Research I (2)LAR 202 – Integrative Seminar (3) BIO 295 – Biostatistics (3)EVS/IST 320 – Intro to Geographic Info Sys (3) General Elective or minor (3)CMS 210 – Public Speaking (3) General Elective or minor (3)ECO 309 – Environmental Economics (3) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

Summer after Year #2 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #3Fall – 17-18 Credits Spring – 17 CreditsEVS/BIO/RES 495 – Environ. Sci. Res. II (2) EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Environ. Sci. Res. III (2)EVS 325 – Soil Systems and Sustainability or BIO 332 or 333 – Ecol. Bot. or Ecol. Bio. (3 or 4)

EVS 392 – Environ. Policy & Sustainability (3)

FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3) EVS 392 – Environ. Policy & Sustainability (3)General Elective or minor (3) General Elective or minor (3)HIS 320 – American Environmental History (3) General Elective or minor (3)General Elective or minor (3) General Elective or minor (3)EVS 301 – Environmental Science (4)

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IMPORTANT:1. Students are required to transfer in AT LEAST 12 credits for 3-year guarantee eligibility.

These credits have the potential to alter the program plan slightly. Careful planning is required to maintain the EVS course schedule. If a student transfers more than 12 credits to start, it can either affect the student’s semester or summer loads in the 3-year program plan.

2. Students are required to earn at least 123 credits for graduation. The above plan shows 12 credits transferred in prior to enrollment, 12 credits during summers after years 1 and 2, plus the total of 100 minimum credits earned during fall and spring semesters.

3. The Undergraduate Core requires 3 LAR courses, 7 FAK courses, and 1 experiential learning course (EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Research II). These have been met in the above plan.

4. This guarantee meets the general requirements of an Environmental Science major; it does not guarantee that a particular selection of courses will be made available. If a student chooses to enroll in specific elective courses that prevent graduation in three years, this guarantee will be void.

5. If participation in extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics, music, drama) prevents a student from meeting the requirements of the three-year guarantee, the guarantee will be void. This plan assumes only three credit classes are completed as general elective or minor requirements in addition to the above requirements.

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Three-Year Graduation Guarantee

Chemistry Emphasis (odd year)

Prior to Year #1 – 12 Credits Completed Applicable to Degree Requirements

Year #1Fall – 16 Credits Spring – 17 CreditsBIO 110 – Biological Inquiry (3) BIO 111 – Energy of Life (3)CHM 125 – General Chemistry I (4) CHM 125 – General Chemistry II (4)LAR 101 – Inquiry Seminar (3) GEO 101 – Environmental Geology (4)PSI 101 – American Politics (3) MTH 107 – Problem Solving or MTH 108 (3)FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3) General Elective (3)

Summer after Year #1 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #2Fall – 17 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsBIO 112 – Information of Life (3) EVS 351 – Environ. Science Res. Seminar (2)CHM 205 – Organic Chemistry I (4) BIO 295 – Biostatistics (3)LAR 202 – Liberal Arts Seminar (3) CHM 206 – Organic Chemistry II (4) or CHM

326 – Advance Inorganic Chemistry (4)EVS 301 – Environmental Science (4) ECO 203 – Macroeconomics and Literacy (3)HIS 320 – American Environmental History (3) EVS 392 – Environ. Policy & Sustainability (3)

FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

Summer after Year #2 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #3Fall – 15 or 16 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsEVS/BIO/RES 495 – Envir. Science Res. II (2) EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Envir. Science Res. II (2)CHM 303 – Analytical Chemistry (4) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)ECO 309 – Environmental Economics (3) CHM 206 or CHM 322 Instrumental Analysis (4)EVS 325 – Soil Systems & Sustainability or BIO 332 or 333 – Ecol. Bot. or Ecol. Biol. (3 or 4)

General Elective (3)

CMS 210 – Public Speaking (3) General Elective (3)

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IMPORTANT:1. Students are required to transfer in AT LEAST 12 credits for 3-year guarantee eligibility.

These credits have the potential to alter the program plan slightly. Careful planning is required to maintain the EVS course schedule. If a student transfers more than 12 credits to start, it can either affect the student’s semester or summer loads in the 3-year program plan.

2. Students are required to earn at least 123 credits for graduation. The above plan shows 12 credits transferred in prior to enrollment, 12 credits during summers after years 1 and 2, plus the total of 101 minimum credits earned during fall and spring semesters.

3. The Undergraduate Core requires 3 LAR courses, 7 FAK courses, and 1 experiential learning course (EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Research II). These have been met in the above plan.

4. This guarantee meets the general requirements of an Environmental Science major; it does not guarantee that a particular selection of courses will be made available. If a student chooses to enroll in specific elective courses that prevent graduation in three years, this guarantee will be void.

5. If participation in extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics, music, drama) prevents a student from meeting the requirements of the three-year guarantee, the guarantee will be void. This plan assumes only three credit classes are completed as general elective or minor requirements in addition to the above requirements.

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Three-Year Graduation Guarantee

Chemistry Emphasis (even year)

Prior to Year #1 – 12 Credits Completed Applicable to Degree Requirements

Year #1Fall – 17 Credits Spring – 16 CreditsBIO 110 – Biological Inquiry (3) BIO 111 – Energy of Life (3)CHM 125 – General Chemistry I (4) CHM 126 – General Chemistry II (4)LAR 101 – Inquiry Seminar (3) MTH 107 – Problem Solving or MTH 108 (3)PSI 101 – American Politics (3) ECO 203 – Macroeconomics and Literacy (3)GEO 101 – Environmental Geology (4) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

Summer after Year #1 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #2Fall – 17 or 18 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsBIO 112 – Information of Life (3) EVS 351 – Environ. Science Res. Sem. I (2)CHM 205 – Organic Chemistry I (4) CHM 206 or CHM 322 – Organic Chemistry ii or

Instrumental Analysis (4)LAR 202 – Liberal Arts Seminar (3) General Elective (3)ECO 309 – Environmental Economics (3) BIO 295 – Biostatistics (3)CHM 303 – Analytical Chemistry (4) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)

Summer after Year #2 – 6 Credits – Approved with guidance of faculty advisor

Year #3Fall – 15 Credits Spring – 18 CreditsEVS/BIO/RES 495 – Envir. Science Res. II (2) EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Envir. Science Res. II (2)EVS 301 – Environmental Science (4) FAK – Foundational Area of Knowledge-Core (3)EVS 325 – Soil Systems & Sustainability or BIO 332 or 333 Ecol. Botany or Ecol. Biol. (3 or 4)

EVS 392 – Envir. Policy & Sustainability (3)

LAR 303 – Impact Seminar (3) ENG 318 – Environmental Literature 93)CMS 210 – Public Speaking (3) CHM 206 Organic Chemistry II or CHM 326

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (4)General Elective (3)

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IMPORTANT:1. Students are required to transfer in AT LEAST 12 credits for 3-year guarantee eligibility.

These credits have the potential to alter the program plan slightly. Careful planning is required to maintain the EVS course schedule. If a student transfers more than 12 credits to start, it can either affect the student’s semester or summer loads in the 3-year program plan.

2. Students are required to earn at least 123 credits for graduation. The above plan shows 12 credits transferred in prior to enrollment, 12 credits during summers after years 1 and 2, plus the total of 101 minimum credits earned during fall and spring semesters.

3. The Undergraduate Core requires 3 LAR courses, 7 FAK courses, and 1 experiential learning course (EVS/BIO/RES 495 – Research II). These have been met in the above plan.

4. This guarantee meets the general requirements of an Environmental Science major; it does not guarantee that a particular selection of courses will be made available. If a student chooses to enroll in specific elective courses that prevent graduation in three years, this guarantee will be void.

5. If participation in extracurricular activities (e.g. athletics, music, drama) prevents a student from meeting the requirements of the three-year guarantee, the guarantee will be void. This plan assumes only three credit classes are completed as general elective or minor requirements in addition to the above requirements.

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SCHEDULE OF ALTERNATE YEAR ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES COURSES

Only EVS, GEG, and GEO courses are listed.

This list shows the planned scheduling of alternate year courses. Circumstances may cause the schedule to be adjusted occasionally, but it will be followed as closely as possible.

FE (Fall Even Years), FO (Fall Odd Years), SE (Spring Even Years), SO (Spring Odd Years).

EVS 301 Environmental Science. FE EVS 320 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Cross-listed with IST 320. FO. EVS 325 Soil Systems and Sustainability. FO EVS 330 Earth, Climate, and Energy. SE EVS 391 Environmental Policy and Sustainability SO GEO 101 Environmental Geology. FE. Also offered every spring. GEG 320 Geography of Agriculture. FE GEG 325 Marine Science. FO

SCHEDULE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES COURSES TAUGHT EVERY FALL TERM OR EVERY SPRING TERM

Only EVS, GEG, and GEO courses are listed.

This list shows the planned scheduling of fall term or spring term courses. Circumstances may cause the schedule to be adjusted occasionally, but it will be followed as closely as possible.

EVS 101 Environmental Education - Fall EVS 495 Environmental Research II - Fall (and Spring if needed) EVS 496 Environmental Research III - Spring (and Fall if needed) GEG 112 Physical Geography - Spring GEO 107L Introduction to Meteorology Laboratory - Spring

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