Environmental Geoscience

Arts and Sciences Degree/A.A.

The Associate of Arts Degree in Environmental Geoscience allows students to develop a basic understanding of the physical make-up of the environment, explore the various types of natural resources, examine how humans have impacted the environment, and survey environmental problems and issues.

Career Opportunities: Career options for individuals with a B.A. in Environmental Geoscience include environmental planner, environmental compliance specialist, water resource planner/specialist, environmental sampling technician, natural resource planner, environmental scientist, environmental protection specialist, environmental educator, remote sensing scientist, and geographic information specialist.

Requirements for Graduation

In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Environmental Geoscience, a student must complete a minimum of 61 credit-hours of required and elective course work.

Restricted electives in this program are: Accounting 201 and 202; Biology 101, 102, 103, and 104 or Biology 115 and 116; Computer Science 101; Math 155; Statistics 211; and Agronomy 202 and 203.

Recommended Two-Year Sequence

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

GEOL

101

Planet Earth

3

GEOL

102

Planet Earth Lab

1

MATH

126

College Algebra

3

Foreign Language 203

3

GEC Elective

 

3

WVUe

191*

First-Year Seminar

(1)

Total

 

 

16

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

ENGL

102

Composition and Rhetoric

3

GEOL

103

Earth through Time

3

GEOL

104

Earth through Time Lab

1

MATH

128

Plane Trigonometry

3

GEC Elective

 

3

Foreign Language 204

3

Total

 

 

16

 

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

 

Hrs.

CHEM

111

Survey of Chemistry

4

PHYS

105

Physics

4

GEC Elective

 

3

Restricted Elective

 

3

Total

 

 

14

 

Second Semester

 

Hrs.

GEOG

205

Natural Resources

3

GEC Electives

 

6

Restricted Electives

 

6

Total

 

 

15

Total Hours: 61

*Required of first-time, first-semester students; not required for graduation.