2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Earth Science, B.A.: General Option

The general earth science program provides students with a broad background in the earth sciences. This option covers the spectrum of earth science with emphasis on problem solving and topics of environmental importance.

General Education 42

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Psychology

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 11

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

CHEM 1083: Requires a grade of C or better to advance to CHEM 1084.

Additional Required Courses 15

Additional Required Courses 15

BIO 1000PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY

4

 

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

OR

PHYS 2092GENERAL PHYSICS II

4

OR

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

 

ENV 1100FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

4

SUST 1000INTRO TO SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE

3

Academic Major 30-31

All Major courses require a grade of C or better.

Major Required Courses 16

ES 1100INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

4

ES 1200INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY

4

ES 1300INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY

4

ES 2400INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY

4

Major Elective Courses 11-12

Select 3 courses from ES, ENV or SUST. with academic advisement.

3000-4000 Level

3-4

3000-4000 Level

4

3000-4000 Level

4

Major Capstone Course 3

ES 4981ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SEMINAR

3

ES 4981: Writing Emphasis (WE) course required by major. Requires a grade of C or better.

Free Electives 32-33

(50% of free electives must be at the 3000-4000 level)

ES 1996 (Optional) Freshman Research Experience. May be taken up to 2 times to a max of 2 credits.

ES 3171, ES 3172 or ES 3173 (Optional Internship) (1-6 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 120