Eastern Connecticut State University

Department of

Environmental Earth Science

(Environmental Earth Science) Major:
(BS) Degree Requirements

To graduate with a degree in earth science, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in courses required for the major. No science or math courses required for the major may be taken on a credit/no credit basis. Students majoring in Environmental Earth Science are exempt from the University's General Education Natural Science Requirement (UIB).

The following courses are required for all (Environmental Earth Science) majors:

I. Core EES Courses: 36 credits
Subject	Course	Title	Credits
EES	104	Dynamic Earth w/Lab	4
EES	130	Ancient Environments w/Lab	4
EES	224	Landform Analysis w/Lab	4
EES	322	Hydrology w/Lab	4
EES	330	Mineralogy and Rock Analysis w/Lab	4
EES	340	Geographic Information Systems w/Lab	4
EES	344	Sedimentology and Stratigraphy w/Lab	4
EES	350	Field Methods in Earth Science	4
EES	356	Structural Geology and Environmental Applications	4
II. Advanced EES Courses:1 3-4 credits
EES	320	Natural Resource Management (WI)	3
EES	326	Geologic Hazards (WI)	3
EES	336	Applied Hydrogeochemistry (WI)	3
EES	342	Advanced Geographic Information Systems (WI)	3
EES	422	Groundwater Hydrology	3
EES	424	Glacial and Quaternary Geology	3
EES	428	Geologic Regions of North America	3
EES	436	Introduction to Contaminant Hydrogeology (WI)	3
EES	440	Process Geomorphology (WI)	3
EES	444	GIS Applications in Environmental Science (WI)	3
EES	460-2	Special Topics in Earth Science	3
III. Required Courses in Related Areas: 19credits
CHE	210/212	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab	4
CHE	211/212	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab	4
MAT	216	Statistical Data Analysis
		or	3-4
MAT	243	Calculus I w/Technology
PHY	204	General Physic I w/Lab	4
PHY	205	General Physic II w/Lab	4
		or
PHY	208	Physics I w/Calculus and Lab	4
PHY	209	Physics II w/Calculus and Lab	4
IV. Natural Science Courses:2
BIO	308	General Ecology	3
CHE	216	Organic Chemistry I w/Lab	4
CHE	217	Organic Chemistry II w/Lab	4
CSC	110	Problem Solving with Computers	3
CSC	249	Visual Basic	3
CHE	310	Environmental Chemistry	3
EES	392	Environmental Earth Science Practicum	3
EES	480	Independent Study in Earth Science	3
EES	486	Earth Science Research	3
EES	491	Internship in Environmental Earth Science	3
MAT	216	Statistical Data Analysis	3
MAT	244	Calculus II w/Technology	4
MAT	340	Calculus III	4
V. Recommended Minors:
A minor is not required. In addition to the EES minors, the following are appropriate for EES majors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Engineering Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Science, Physics, Political Science.
Three of the following are required; at least one must writing intensive (‘WI). For students wanting to go beyond the above required courses, the following are options pertinent to an EES background.