Environmental Studies, BA (GPS)

This Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) outlines a sample four-year path to graduation and is valid for this catalog year only. This plan is a recommendation, and your actual program may vary. This suggested four-year graduation plan is not a substitute for regular academic advising appointments.

All undergraduate degree programs require at least 120 credit hours. To graduate in four years, students must earn an average of 15 credit hours per semester (fall and spring). The time it takes to complete a degree and the sequence in which courses are taken will depend on any credits transferred to WSU and placement in math and writing.

See the Academic Catalog for a complete listing of curriculum requirements, course prerequisites, and course descriptions. Course offerings and prerequisites are subject to change.

Fall One

BIO 1120 - Cells and Genes Credit Hour(s): 4
BIO 1120L - Cells & Genes Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
LA 1020 - First-Year Seminar: College of Liberal Arts Credit Hour(s): 3
PPH 2100 - Climate Change and Health Credit Hour(s): 3 (IE, IW)
Wright State Core Choice (general education) Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Notes:

ENG 1100 has placement requirements for enrollment. Check the course information by clicking on the courses above.
A grade of C or higher in ENG 1100 is required for enrollment in ENG 2100.

Spring One

BIO 1150 - Organisms and Ecosystems Credit Hour(s): 4
BIO 1150L - Organisms & Ecosystems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
EES 1050 - Dynamic Earth Credit Hour(s): 4
EES 1050L - Dynamic Earth Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
EES 1070 - Sustainable Earth Credit Hour(s): 3
Wright State Core Choice (general education) Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Fall Two

BIO 2310 - Evolution and Ecology Credit Hour(s): 4
BIO 2310L - Evolution and Ecology Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
ENV 3000 - Environmental Ethics and Issues Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
Beginning Language Course (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3-4*

Total: 13-14 Credit Hours

Note:

Language should be taken through the 1020 level (1010 and 1020) in a single language: American Sign Language (ASL), Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, or other. Students taking American Sign Language should be advised that ASL 1010 and 1020 meet for (4) rather than (3) credit hours each.

Spring Two

ENV 3500 - Environmental Writing and Activism Credit Hour(s): 3
EES 2510 - Earth Systems Credit Hour(s): 4
EES 2510L - Earth Systems Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
Wright State Core Choice (general education) Credit Hour(s): 3
Wright State Core Choice (general education) Credit Hour(s): 3
Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3-4*

Total: 16-17 Credit Hours

Fall Three

PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3
Environmental Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
Environmental Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
Wright State Core Choice (general education) Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Choice Credit Hour(s): 2-3

Total: 14-15 Credit Hours

Spring Three

EES 3250 - Climate Change Credit Hour(s): 3
CoLA Research Methods Course Credit Hour(s): 3
Environmental Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Choice Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Choice Credit Hour(s): 2-3

Total: 14-15 Credit Hours

Fall Four

Environmental Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
Environmental Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Choice Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Choice Credit Hour(s): 3
Select one of the following courses:
GEO 4410 - Cartography Credit Hour(s): 4
GEO 4430 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring Four

ENV 4500 - Topics in Environmental Studies Credit Hour(s): 3
Environmental Studies Capstone Credit Hour(s): 3
Environmental Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Choice Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Choice Credit Hour(s): 2

Environmental Studies, BA (GPS)

Fall One

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring One

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Fall Two

Total: 13-14 Credit Hours

Spring Two

Total: 16-17 Credit Hours

Fall Three

Total: 14-15 Credit Hours

Spring Three

Total: 14-15 Credit Hours

Fall Four

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring Four

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours