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 001 - Composition Semester Hours: 3-4
and WSC 002 - 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 003 - (NS) Biology in Society Semester Hours: 3
and BIO 004 - (NS) Human Biology Semester Hours: 3
or
BIO 011 - (NS) Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics Semester Hours: 4
and BIO 012 - (NS) Animal Form and Function Semester Hours: 4
CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 003B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I Semester Hours: 1
CHEM 004A - (NS) General Chemistry II Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 004B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II Semester Hours: 1
or
CHEM 139 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Semester Hours: 3
CHEM 140 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
ECO 001 - Principles of Economics Semester Hours: 3
ECO 002 - Principles of Economics Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 001 - (NS) Planet Earth Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 002 - (NS) Historical Geological Science Semester Hours: 3
or
GEOL 005 - (NS) Environmental Geology and Natural Hazards Semester Hours: 3
MATH 040 - (MC) Linear Mathematics and Matrices Semester Hours: 3
or
MATH 050 - (MC) Precalculus Semester Hours: 4
PSC 001 - (BH) American Politics Semester Hours: 3-4
TPP 001 - (NS) Introduction to Environmental Systems Semester Hours: 3
or
TPP 019 - Technology and Society Semester Hours: 3

b) Primary curriculum:

41-42 s.h. in primary curriculum:

BIO 115 - Conservation Biology Semester Hours: 2
CHEM 185 - Environmental Chemistry Semester Hours: 3
or
GEOL 132 - Geochemistry Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 060 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 019 - Structural Geology Semester Hours: 3
or
GEOL 020 - Introduction to Field Methods Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 031 - Crystallography and Mineralogy Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 033 - Environmental Geomorphology Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 135 - Sedimentation Semester Hours: 3
plus five additional advanced geology courses selected with approval of chairperson (Note: minimum grade of C- required in all geology courses) Semester Hours: 15

MATH 061A - (MC) Basic Calculus Semester Hours: 3
or
MATH 071 - (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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