Environmental Sustainability, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
ENVS 105 - Research and Careers in Environmental Sustainability	1	ECON 110 OR ECON 111 or Gen Ed Elective	3
GEOG 100 - Introductory Geography or Gen Ed Elective	3	BIOL 181 - Biology II: Ecology and Evolution	4
ENVS 110 - Environmental Sustainability	3	GEOL 102 OR GEOL 120	3
STAT 101 - Introduction to Statistics	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3
TOTAL	16	TOTAL	16

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
ECON 227 OR POLS 235	3	PHIL 230 - Environmental Ethics	3
GEOG 201 - Physical Geography of the Global Environment	3	GEOG 241 - Geographic Information Systems: Principles and Methods	3
GEOG 233 - Geography of Urban Environments	3	ENVS 201 - Environmental Issues	3
Gen Ed Elective and/or OCS Elective	3	Elective or OCS Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
ENVS 250 - Environmental Monitoring	3	ENVS 291 - Interdisciplinary Junior Seminar	3
BIOL 282 - Ecology	4	SOC 254 OR ENVS 264	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	2	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
ENVS 397 - Environmental Internship	3	ENVS 390 - Environmental Sustainability Seminar	3
LITR 247 OR PHIL 247	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Elective	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	1
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	13

Total Credits for Degree: 120

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance

Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attribute(s): Basic Communication (BC3), Mathematics (M3), American History (AM3), World Civilizations (OW3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

OCS Elective: any course that carries an Oral Communication Skills (OCS) attribute. This is a degree requirement for students matriculating in or after Fall 2020.

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course at the 200- or 300-level. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course at the 200- or 300-level carrying an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance

SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the College’s Math Pathways site.