2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    Oct 05, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Earth and Environmental Sciences, AS


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Program Description

An Associate of Science Degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences prepares students as entry-level technicians or for articulation or transfer to an EES baccalaureate degree program. The degree offers a broad, integrated, and in-depth approach to the sciences. The student who earns this degree may have career options in biological research, medical laboratories, earth & environmental science, or other science disciplines.

Program Requirements:


I. Wright State Core: 40 Hours


Element 1 - Communication: 6 Hours


Element 2 - Mathematics: 4 Hours


Required

Element 3 - Global Traditions: 6 Hours


Element 4 - Arts / Humanities: 3 Hours


Element 5 - Social Science: 6 Hours


Element 6: Natural Sciences: 8 Hours


Required

Additional Core Courses: 7 Hours


Required

Multicultural Competence (MC)


Two Multicultural Competence (MC) Core courses are required

Writing Across the Curriculum (IW)


Two Integrated Writing (IW) Core courses are required

Total: 60 Hours


Graduation Planning Strategy


The Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) has been created to illustrate one option to complete degree requirements within a particular time frame. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to adjust this plan based on credit already earned, individual needs or curricular changes that may not be reflected in this year’s catalog.

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