Geoenvironmental Studies, B.S.

Required Core Courses (15 crs.)

• ESS 210 - Physical Geology Credits: 3

• OR

• ESS 110 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 3

• AND

• ESS 212 - Historical Geology Credits: 3 or
• ESS 214 - Geology of National Parks Credits: 3 or
• GEO 306 - Geomorphology Credits: 3

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• ESS 355 - Meteorology Credits: 3

• OR

• ESS 111 - Introduction to the Atmosphere Credits: 3

• AND

• ESS 404 - Applied Meteorology and Climatology Credits: 3 or
• GEO 203 - Climatology Credits: 3

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• GEO 224 - Soils Credits: 3
• GEO 226 - Hydrology Credits: 3
• GEO 391 - Geography Seminar Credits: 3

Geography Electives (6 crs. min.)

• GEO 230 - Economic Geography Credits: 3
• GEO 244 - Land Use Credits: 3
• GEO 305 - Geography of Europe Credits: 3
• GEO 308 - Geography of Latin America Credits: 3
• GEO 310 - Transportation Geography Credits: 3
• GEO 313 - Geography of South and Southeast Asia Credits: 3
• GEO 317 - Geography of East Asia Credits: 3
• GEO 320 - Historical Geography Credits: 3
• GEO 322 - Urban Geography Credits: 3
• GEO 450 - Geography-Geology Field Studies Credits: 1-3

Note:

* Regional geography courses may also be counted as electives by advisement.

Geoenvironmental Complex System Electives (9 crs. min.)

• ESS 404 - Applied Meteorology and Climatology Credits: 3
• GEO 405 - Environmental Conservation and Management in PA Credits: 3
• ESS 410 - Sedimentary Geology and Paleoenvironments Credits: 3
• ESS 413 - Mineral and Rock Resources Credits: 3
• ESS 442 - Environmental Geology Credits: 3
• ESS 451 - Coastal Environmental Oceanography Credits: 3
• ESS 490 - Selected Topics in Earth Science Credits: 1-3
• GEO 301 - Introduction to Biogeography Credits: 3
• GEO 306 - Geomorphology Credits: 3
• GEO 402 - Medical Geography Credits: 3
• GEO 404 - Groundwater and Hydrogeology Credits: 3
• GEO 421 - Environmental Law Credits: 3
• GEO 444 - Environmental Land-Use Planning Credits: 3
• GEO 446 - Water Resources Management Credits: 3
• GEO 450 - Geography-Geology Field Studies Credits: 1-3
• GEO 490 - Selected Topics in Geography Credits: 1-3
• GEO 491 - Selected Topics in Geography Credits: 3

Technique Course Electives (6 crs. min.)

• GEO 202 - GIS I: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
• GEO 339 - Remote Sensing Credits: 3
• GEO 352 - Cartography Credits: 3
• GEO 363 - GIS II: Intermediate Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
• GEO 420 - GIS III: Advanced Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
• GEO 425 - Image Processing Credits: 3
• GEO 440 - Field Techniques Credits: 3
• GEO 441 - Quantitative Methods Credits: 3
• GEO 450 - Geography-Geology Field Studies Credits: 1-3
• GEO 463 - Applied Geophysical Imaging Credits: 3

Geoenvironmental Electives (3 crs. min.)

Any 200-400 level course listed in the above categories not previously taken may be used as a Geoenvironmental elective.

• GEO 203 - Climatology Credits: 3
• GEO 306 - Geomorphology Credits: 3
• GEO 397 - Introduction to Research Credits: 1-3
• GEO 450 - Geography-Geology Field Studies Credits: 1-3
• GEO 490 - Selected Topics in Geography Credits: 1-3
• ESS 212 - Historical Geology Credits: 3
• ESS 214 - Geology of National Parks Credits: 3
• ESS 220 - Oceanography Credits: 3
• Marine Science Consortium Course

Internship Requirement:

Internship - 2.0 overall and major average required, junior status (60 cr.), must be taken before applying for an internship.

• GEO 360 - Internship in Geography I Credits: 3

Biology (9-11 Credits by Advisement)

At least one course must be taken at or above 200 level

• BIO 161 - Principles of Biology: Cell Structure and Function Credits: 4
• BIO 162 - Principles of Biology: Organismal Diversity Credits: 4
• BIO 145 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3
• BIO 208 - Field Biology Credits: 3
• BIO 210 - Field Zoology Credits: 3
• BIO 242 - Ecology Credits: 3
• BIO 442 - Aquatic Ecology Credits: 3
• BIO 448 - Field Botany and Plant Taxonomy Credits: 3

Note:

BIO 162 , BIO 145 , BIO 242 , and BIO 448  are strongly recommended. If student has a special interest in zoology or botany, they should follow sequential courses in that area, i.e., field zoology, field botany and plant taxonomy.

Chemistry/Physics (7-8 Credits by Advisement)

• CHM 105 - An Observational Approach Credits: 3
• CHM 121 - Chemical Bonding Credits: 3
• CHM 122 - Chemical Dynamics Credits: 3
• CHM 125 - Laboratory IB-Stoichiometry and Reactions Credits: 1
• CHM 126 - Laboratory IIB-Equilibrium and Instrumentation Credits: 1
• PHY 121 - Introductory Physics I - Lecture Credits: 3
• PHY 123 - Physics I Laboratory Credits: 1

Computer Science (3-4 Credits by Advisement)

• CSC 103 - Overview of Computer Science Credits: 3
• CSC 104 - Programming in Python Credits: 3
• CSC 106 - Computer Science I - Lab Credits: 1
• CSC 110 - Computer Science I - Lecture Credits: 3
• CSC 180 - Microcomputer Basic Credits: 3
• CSC 191 - General Education Special Topics Credits: 3
• MIS 142 - Business Computer Systems Credits: 3

Mathematics (3-4 credits by advisement)

• MAT 117 - Applied Statistics Credits: 3
• MAT 140A - College Algebra Credits: 4
• MAT 140B - College Algebra Credits: 3
• MAT 175 - Precalculus Credits: 3
• MAT 211 - Calculus I Credits: 4
• MAT 212 - Calculus II Credits: 4