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


First Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
ENSS 1005 - Research and Careers in Environmental Sustainability   1   ECON 1110  OR ECON 1111  or Gen Ed Elective 3
GEOG 1000 - Introductory Geography  or Gen Ed Elective 3   BIOL 1004 - Organismal Perspectives in Biology    3
ENSS 1010 - Environmental Sustainability   3   GEOL 1002  OR GEOL 1020   3
STAT 1010 - Introduction to Statistics   3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Elective 3
DRGN 1000 - Red Dragon Seminar   3      
TOTAL 16   TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
ECON 3227  OR POLS 3350    3   PHIL 3220 - Environmental Ethics   3
GEOG 3001 - Physical Geography of the Global Environment   3   GEOG 3106 - Geographic Information Systems: Principles and Methods   3
GEOG 3612 - Geography of Urban Environments   3   ENSS 2100 - Environmental Issues   3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Elective 3   Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
ENSS 3050 - Environmental Monitoring   3   ENSS 3098 - Interdisciplinary Junior Seminar   3
BIOL 2006 - Ecology   4   SOC 2645  OR ENSS 2647   3
Upper Division Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Elective 3   Elective 3
Elective 2   Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Fourth Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
ENSS 3097 - Environmental Internship   3   ENSS 4098 - Environmental Sustainability Seminar   3
LITR 3470  OR PHIL 3470   3   Upper Division Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   Elective 3
Elective 3   Elective 2
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 14

 

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance


Dragon Academy Elective: a course carrying one or more General Education area attribute(s): Oral Communication (OCOM), Written Communication (WCOM), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (DESJ), Quantitative Reasoning (MAT), Scientific Reasoning (NSCI), Humanities (HUMA), Social Sciences (SOSC), Arts (ARTS), US History & Civic Engagement (UHCE), World History & Global Awareness (WHGA), World Languages (WLAN), Critical Thinking and Reasoning (CTR), Information Literacy (IL), and Global Literacy (GL). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

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 numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries 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 Math Pathways site.