60 credit hours
Environmental science is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the interaction of processes that shape our natural environment, more specifically understanding environmental problems and finding solutions to them. Students pursuing an Associate of Science degree with emphasis in Environmental Science will find that this field requires the understanding of a number of disciplines, including the biological, chemical, and physical sciences; occupational health and safety; engineering; economics; and law.
Career Options
Environmental Science majors pursue careers in business and industry, government agencies, educational institutions, and private consulting firms in broad or specialized fields such as air pollution, laboratory services, solid and hazardous waste, natural resource management, regulatory affairs, remediation, risk assessment, toxicology, pollution prevention, health and safety, water resources, and wastewater.
CORE CURRICULUM 42 credit hours
(Core options are based on AS degree requirements; however, the full Texas Core can be found here.)
| COMMUNICATION |
9 CREDIT HOURS |
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| Must take both: | ENGL 1301 and 1302 | 6 credit hours |
| Select one: | SPCH 1311, 1315, or 1321 | 3 credit hours |
| HUMANITIES |
3 CREDIT HOURS |
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Select one of the following courses: |
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| English | ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351 | |
| French | FREN 2303, 2304 | |
| History | HIST 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322 | |
| Humanities | HUMA 1301, 1305, 2319, 2323* | |
| Spanish | SPAN 2321, 2322 | |
| Philosophy | PHIL 1301, 1304, 2303, 2306, 2307, 2321 | |
| MATHEMATICS** |
3 CREDIT HOURS |
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| Select one: | MATH 1314, 1316, 1342, 1414, 2305, 2312, 2318, 2320, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2417, 2419 | |
| NATURAL SCIENCES |
8 CREDIT HOURS |
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Select two from the following areas |
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| Biology | BIOL 1406, 1407, 1411, 1414, 1415, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2421 | |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1411, 1412, 2401, 2423, 2425 | |
| Environmental Science |
ENVR 1401, 1402 | |
| Geology | GEOL 1403, 1404 | |
| Physics | PHYS 1401, 1402, 2425, 2426 | |
| SOCIAL / BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES |
3 CREDIT HOURS |
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Select one from the following areas: |
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| Anthropology | ANTH 2346*, 2351 | |
| Economics | ECON 2301, 2302 | |
| Psychology | PSYC 2301 | |
| Sociology | SOCI 1301 | |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES |
12 CREDIT HOURS |
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| Must take both: | GOVT 2301 and 2302 | 6 credit hours |
| Select two: | HIST 1301, 1302 or 2301 | 6 credit hours |
| VISUAL / PERFORMING ARTS |
3 CREDIT HOURS |
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Select one of the following: |
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| Dance | DANC 2303 | |
| Humanities | HUMA 1311 | |
| Music | MUSI 1306, 1307 | |
| Theatre | DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362 | |
| Visual Arts | ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304, 1313 | |
| INSTITUTIONAL OPTION |
1 CREDIT HOUR |
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Select one of the following: |
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| Dance | DANC 1101, 1110, 1111, 1141, 1142, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1151, 1152, 1222, 1223, 2141, 2142, 2145, 2146, 2147, 2148, 2151, 2152, 2301, 2325 | |
| Physical Education |
PHED 1100, 1102. 1104, 1106, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1120, 1121, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1133, 1136, 1137, 1140, 1147, 1148, 1253, 1338 | |
** To meet AS degree requirements, you must complete two mathematics courses from the list for a minimum of six credit hours. A course will be counted only once.
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES 15 - 18 credit hours
| ENVR | 1401 | Environmental Science I |
| ENVR | 1402 | Environmental Science II |
| BIOL | 1406 | General Biology I |
| BIOL | 2406 | Environmental Biology |
| CHEM | 1411 | General Chemistry I |
| GEOL | 1403 | Physical Geology |
| GEOL | 1405 | Environmental Geology |
| GEOL | 1445 | Oceanography |
| GEOL | 1447 | Introduction to Meteorology |
| MATH | 1342 | Statistics |
| MATH | 2413 | Calculus I |
| PHYS | 1401 | General Physics I |
Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.
