Environmental Science, Sustainability and Climate Science Concentration

Location(s): California Campus, Clarion Campus, Edinboro Campus

Advisement Sheet

General Education

Oral Communication - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Written Communication - ENGL 1200 - College Composition Credit Hours: 3
Quantitative Reason - STAT 2020 - Elements of Statistics Credit Hours: 3
Technological Literacy - GGIS 1210 - Mapping our Environment Credit Hours: 3
Arts & Humanities- Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts & Humanities- Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Arts & Humanities- Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences- GEOG 1050 - People and the Planet: Geography in a Changing World Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences- Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences- Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences & Tech - GEOL 1500 - Dynamic Earth Credit Hours: 4
Natural Sciences & Tech - GEOG 2150 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credit Hours: 3
Natural Sciences & Tech - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Student Elective- Any Course Credit Hours: 3

Competencies

Quantitative Application - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Applied Methodologies - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Intercultural Fluency - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Ethical Reasoning - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Information Literacy - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Writing Intensive - Any Course Credit Hours: 3
Keystone Experience - Any Course Credit Hours: 3

Major

Required Major Courses

BIOL 1400 - Introduction to Ecology and Evolution Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 1700 - Introduction to Organismal Biology Credit Hours: 4
ATMS 1500 - Environmental Atmospheric Science Credit Hours: 3
GGIS 2100 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3

Required Concentration Courses

BIOL 2020 - Introduction to Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3410 - Sustainable Development Credit Hours: 3
GGIS 2300 - Environmental Remote Sensing I Credit Hours: 3
One Course in Climate Science-Choose From:
ATMS 1700 - Climate Change I Credit Hours: 3
ATMS 2000 - Climatology Credit Hours: 3
Two Advanced Climate Science Courses-Choose From:
Any ATMS class 3000 or higher
One Advanced Geographic Information Technologies Course-Choose From:
Any GGIS course 3000 or higher
One Natural Resources Course-Choose From:
GEOG 4110 - Geography of Water Resources Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3350 - Earth and Energy Resources Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4600 - Watershed Evaluation and Management Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4130 - Forest Geography and Conservation Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3335 - Sustainable Agriculture Credit Hours: 3
FWSC 4435 - Natural Resource Law and Policy Credit Hours: 3
GGIS 3050 - Spatial Methods in Energy and Natural Resources Credit Hours: 3
One course in Environmental Policy or Conservation-Choose From:
BIOL 3335 - Sustainable Agriculture Credit Hours: 3
FWSC 4435 - Natural Resource Law and Policy Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3399 - Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3320 - Sustainable Cities Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4410 - Environmental Planning Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3420 - Environmental Disasters Management and Mapping Credit Hours: 3
ATMS 4400 - Climate Risk Assessment Credit Hours: 3
One Field Experience course- Choose From:
GEOG 3550 - Field Natural History Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4000 - PASSHE Geology Field Course Credit Hours: 6
GEOL 4100 - Field Methods in Geology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4480 - Topics in Field Biology Credit Hours: 1 TO 6
BIOL 4951 - Internship in Biology Credit Hours: 1 TO 4
BIOL 4999 - Research in Biology Credit Hours: 1 TO 4
ATMS 3750 - Field Trip in Atmospheric Sciences Credit Hours: 3
Any PLE course or course from an approved field station

Major Electives

Environmental Science Electives- Any courses 3000 or above from ATMS, BIOL, FWSC, GEOL, GEOG, GGIS, PLE Credit Hours: 15

Total Credits: 120

Depending on the program of study, students may need to complete additional credits to ensure the total credit hour requirement is met.