Environmental Science (BSNRM) - Course Requirements

Environmental Science Course Requirements

Information accurate as of the 2024 - 2025 catalog.
For previous year's catalogs, please see the undergraduate catalog page.

Num. Title Credits
GSU 100 The First Year Experience 0 hours
All degree seeking students are required to take GSU 100 during their first semester.
     
General Education Requirements 30 hours
Students must complete BIOL 121, GEOG 203, MATH 115 and POSC 203 as part of the General Education requirements.
     
Natural Resource Management Core 32 hours
BIOL 400 Ecology and Field Biology 4
ENVR 352 Air/Water/Soil Quality 4
ENVR 393 Environmental Compliance 3
MGMT 201 Principles of Management 3
NRMT 125 Computer Assisted Mapping 3
NRMT 201 Forest Ecology 3
NRMT 234 GIS Applications I 3
NRMT 311 Natural Resource Permitting 3
NRMT 334 GIS Applications II 3
NRMT 493 Natural Resource Management 3
     
Environmental Science Major 52 hours
BIOL 250 (OR)
BIOL 361
Microbiology of Diseases
Microbiology
4
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I 4
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II 4
ENVR 101 Environmental Science 4
ENVR 193 Solid Waste Management 3
ENVR 255 Health and Safety 3
ENVR 351 Soil Science 3
ENVR 397 Work Experience 1
PHYS 209 General Geology 4
STAT 361 Introduction to Statistical Analysis 3
General Block Electives (select from the following): 15 hours
Courses required for the NRMT Core and selected Major will not fulfill this requirement.
BIOL any 300-499 level course  
BUSN 470 Business Law II  
ENVR any 300-499 level course  
HIST 303 West Virginia History  
LAND any 300-499 level course  
MGMT any 300-499 level course  
NRMT any 300-499 level course  
PHYS 310 General Astronomy  
SAFE 327 Legal Aspects and General Safety  
STAT any 300-499 level course  
WLMT any 300-499 level course  
Restricted Block Electives 4 hours
Select from the following list of courses. Courses required for the NRMT Core and selected Major will not fulfill this requirement.
     
General Electives 6 hours
Total minimum hours required for this degree 120 hours