Environmental Earth Science Department
Eastern Connecticut State University

Recommended Course Sequence:
General Earth Science Track


First Year
EES 104 Dynamic Earth with Lab (LAC T1NS)1
4
  1.Note: A student may take EES 106 Geology of National Parks, EES 110 Introduction to Geology, EES 125 Geology of Natural Resources to satisfy this requirement, but they must also take EES 112 Earth Science Laboratory (1 credit lab course).
EES 130 Ancient Environments
4
CHE 210, 213 General Chemistry I with Lab
4
CHE 211, 214 General Chemistry II with Lab
4
ENG 100 College Writing (LAC: TIW)
3-4
MAT 130 Precalculus Mathematics (LAC: TIM)
3
HPE 104 Health & Wellness (LAC: TIHW)
2
LAC Tier I
One of TIA, TIHT, TIH, or TISS
3
FYR 174
Resources, Research, and Responsibility
1
 

·clustered with EES Gateway Course
·First-Year Requirement

 
 
Total
32-34
Second Year
EES — Nat. Sci. Classes (First of 2 required natural science courses
3-4
EES 224 Landform Analysis (for EES majors meets LAC: TIINS)
4
EES 330 Rock and Mineral Analysis
4
EES 340 Geographic Information Systems
4
MAT 243 Calculus I or
3-4
MAT 216 Statistics  
PHY 217 Meteorology or
3
LAC Tier I Tier I course from TIA, TIHT, TIH, or TISS
6
LAC Tier II One of TII-IT, TIICE, TIICP, or TII-IS
3
 
Elective from EES recommended list
3
Total
30-32
Third Year
EES — Nat. SCI Classes (First of 2 required natural science courses)
3-4
EES 322 Hydrology
4
EES 344 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
4
PHY 204 Physics I, or
PHY 208 Physics I with Calculus
4
PHY 205 Physics II, or
PHY 209 Physics II with Calculus
4
LAC Tier I Remaining Tier I course from TIA, TIHT, TIH, or TISS
3
LAC Tier II One of TII-IT, TIICE, TIICP, or TII-IS
3
 
Elective from EES recommended list
3-4
 
Total
28-30
Fourth Year
EES — WI Class (Writing Intensive course)
3-4
EES 350 Field Methods
4
EES 356 Structural Geology and Environmental Applications
4
LAC Tier II Remaining TII classes from TII-IT, TIICE, TIICP, or TII-IS
6
LAC Tier III Liberal Arts Capstone
3
  Electives from EES recommended list
10
 
Total
30-31

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