Environmental Resources, B.S. Major in

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Students are exposed to the conflicts between modern resource development and conservation. This interdisciplinary program prepares the student for middle management positions in earth and energy resource industries and government service.

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 124

Candidates for graduation must fulfill the following requirements:

1. The Successful Completion of at Least 124 Semester Hours

The successful completion of at least 124 semester hours and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in work completed at Hofstra.

2. Liberal Arts

At least 65 semester hours must be completed in the liberal arts, excluding courses in geology.

3. Residence Requirements

Two requirements must be completed in residence at Hofstra: 15 semester hours in the major field of specialization and the last 30 semester hours. The 15 semester hours need not be included within the last 30 hours.

4. General Requirements

(The humanities and social science electives must be satisfied with approved distribution courses, see Distribution Courses under HCLAS.)

WSC 1 - Composition Semester Hours: 3-4
and WSC 2 - Composition Semester Hours: 3
Humanities Electives Semester Hours: 6
Social Science Electives Semester Hours: 6

5. Additional Requirements

a) Introductory courses:

35-39 s.h. including:

BIO 3 - (NS) Biology in Society Semester Hours: 3
and BIO 4 - (NS) Human Biology Semester Hours: 3
or
BIO 11 - (NS) Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics Semester Hours: 4
and BIO 12 - (NS) Animal Form and Function Semester Hours: 4
CHEM 3A - (NS) General Chemistry I Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 3B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I Semester Hours: 1
CHEM 4A - (NS) General Chemistry II Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 4B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II Semester Hours: 1
ECO 1 - Principles of Economics Semester Hours: 3
ECO 2 - Principles of Economics Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 1 - (NS) Planet Earth Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 2 - (NS) Historical Geological Science Semester Hours: 3
or
GEOL 5 - (NS) Environmental Geology and Natural Hazards Semester Hours: 3
MATH 40 - (MC) Linear Mathematics and Matrices Semester Hours: 3
or
MATH 50 - (MC) Precalculus Semester Hours: 4
PSC 1 - (BH) American Politics Semester Hours: 3-4
TPP 1 - (NS) Introduction to Environmental Systems Semester Hours: 3
or
TPP 19 - Technology and Society Semester Hours: 3

b) Primary curriculum:

42-44 s.h. in primary curriculum:

BIO 14 - (NS) Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Semester Hours: 4
or
BIO 114 - General Ecology Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 185 - Environmental Chemistry Semester Hours: 3
or
GEOL 132 - Geochemistry Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 60 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 19 - Structural Geology Semester Hours: 3
or
GEOL 20 - Introduction to Field Methods Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 31 - Crystallography and Mineralogy Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 33 - Environmental Geomorphology Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 135 - Sedimentation Semester Hours: 3
plus four additional advanced geology courses selected with approval of chairperson (Note: minimum grade of C- required in all geology courses).
MATH 61A - (MC) Basic Calculus Semester Hours: 3
or
MATH 71 - (MC) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Semester Hours: 4
PSC 135 - International Politics Semester Hours: 3

Footnote

* See University Degree requirements.

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