Jan 31, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Sustainability Sciences BS Semester Guide

Freshman

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
CHE 104 - Chemistry and Our Environment 3 hrs.
CHE 104L - Chemistry and Our Environment Laboratory 1 hr.
SUS 197 - Introduction to Sustainability 1 hr.

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GHY 104 - Weather and Climate 3 hrs. AND
GHY 104L - Weather and Climate Laboratory 1 hr.
GHY 105 - Land and Water 3 hrs. AND
GHY 105L - Land and Water Lab 1 hr.

2nd semester (15 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
MAT 128 - Precalculus Mathematics 3 hrs.
General Electives 3 hrs.

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PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.

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PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs. or
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

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2nd semester (16 hours)

BSC 111 - Principles of Biological Science II 3 hrs. AND
BSC 111L - Principles of Biological Science II Laboratory 1 hr.
CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs.
ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
General Electives 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15-16 hours)

BSC 340 - Introductory Ecology 3 hrs.
SUS 330 - Foundations in Society and Sustainability 3 hrs.
General Electives 3 hrs.

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2nd semester (16 hours)

GHY 370 - Conservation of Natural Resources 3 hrs.
General Electives 9 hrs.

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Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

GHY 443 - Sustainable Planning and Development 3 hrs.
General Electives 3 hrs.

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ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs. (WI)
GHY 331 - Cultural Systems in the Environment 3 hrs. (WI)

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GHY 341 - Geography and World Political Affairs 3 hrs.
PHI 457 - Environmental Ethics 3 hrs.
SOC 316 - Sociology of the Environment 3 hrs.
SOC 360 - Globalization 3 hrs.

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ESC 301 - Living in the Environment 3 hrs.
GHY 422 - Biogeography 3 hrs.
SUS 350 - Topics in Sustainability Studies 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)