College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog Progression Plans are for planning purposesonly; see the catalog for official details.
Environmental Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Progression Plan-Classic Environmental Communication - EmphasisCampus Availability
- Flagstaff
Year 1
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | ENV 115 Climate Change | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. |
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| 2. | COM 150 Environmental Communication | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Social & Political Worlds. |
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| 3. | ENV 181 Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. |
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| 4. | ENV 120 Perspectives in Environmental Science | 1 | |||
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| 5. | Foundation English | 4 | |||
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| 6. | JLS 104 Grammar & Style | 1 |
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| Notes: This course is not required, but is a pre-requisite for other courses in the major: JLS 131. | |||||
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| 1. | CHM 151 General Chemistry I | 4 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. |
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| 2. | CHM 151L General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. |
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| 3. | ENV 171 Foundations Of Environmental Science: Humans And The Environment | 4 | |||
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| 4. | CST 111 Fundamentals Of Public Speaking | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Social & Political Worlds. |
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| 5. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
Year 2
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | STA 270 or STA 275 | 3 | |||
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| 2. | COM 200 Basic Communication Theory | 3 | |||
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| 3. | GLG 101 Physical Geology | 3 | |||
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| 4. | GLG 103L Physical Geology Lab | 1 | |||
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| 5. | JLS 131 Basic Reporting | 3 | |||
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| 6. | Environmental Communication emphasis elective | 3 | |||
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| 1. | JLS 231 Community Reporting | 3 | |||
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| 2. | ENV 226 Ecology For Environmental Sciences And Studies | 3 | |||
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| 3. | ENV 226L Environmental Ecology Lab | 1 | |||
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| 4. | BIO 181 Unity Of Life I: Life Of The Cell | 3 | |||
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| 5. | BIO 181L Unity Of Life I Laboratory | 1 | |||
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| 6. | Environmental Communication emphasis elective | 3 | |||
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Year 3
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | BIO 182 Unity Of Life II: Lives Of Multicellular Organisms | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. |
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| 2. | BIO 182L Unity Of Life II Laboratory | 1 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. |
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| 3. | ENV 360 Physical And Chemical Processes In The Atmosphere And Hydrosphere | 4 | |||
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| 4. | Environmental Communication emphasis elective | 3 | |||
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| 5. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| 6. | General Elective Course | 1 | |||
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| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | ENV 301W Topics In Environmental Studies | 3 | |||
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| 2. | ENV 359 Environmental Policy | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Social & Political Worlds. |
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| 3. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| 4. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| 5. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
Year 4
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | ENV 371 Natural Resources, Energy And The Environment | 3 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: ENV 371 |
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| 2. | ENV 408 or ENV 485 | 3 | |||
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| 3. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| 4. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| 5. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | ENV 490C Senior Seminar In Environmental Sciences And Environmental And Sustainability Studies | 3 | |||
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| 2. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| 3. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| 4. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| 5. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
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