Environmental Physical Science, Composite Major B.BS.ENPS

Environmental physical science is a field of study that includes study of environmental problems such as water quality and management, contaminant chemistry and monitoring, land reclamation, waste treatment, land-use planning, soil testing, hazardous waste disposal and energy management and production.

Required Core - 37 semester hours

CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 to 4 semester hours
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 to 4 semester hours
CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 0 to 1 semester hours
GEOL 201 - Physical Geology 3 semester hours
GEOL 201L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 semester hours
GEOL 203 - Historical Geology 3 semester hours
GEOL 203L - Historical Geology Lab 1 semester hours
GEOL 490 - Seminar 3 semester hours
MATH 123 - Calculus I 4 semester hours
MATH 125 - Calculus II 4 semester hours
PHYS 211 - University Physics I 3 to 5 semester hours
PHYS 211L - University Physics I Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours
PHYS 213 - University Physics II 3 to 5 semester hours
PHYS 213L - University Physics II Laboratory 0 to 1 semester hours

Take three courses from the following eight courses:

GEOE 322 - Structural Geology (at SDSM&T)

GEOL 310 - Volcanology 3 semester hours
GEOL 340 - Mineralogy/Petrology 4 semester hours
GEOL 350 - Environmental Geology 3 semester hours
GEOL 360 - Environmental Geochemistry 3 semester hours
GEOL 370 - Hydrogeology 3 semester hours
GEOL 392 - Topics 3 semester hours
GEOL 491 - Independent Study 1 to 3 semester hours

Take two courses from the following five courses:

MATH 225 - Calculus III 4 semester hours
MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 semester hours
MATH 316 - Discrete Mathematics 2 to 3 semester hours
MATH 321 - Differential Equations 3 to 4 semester hours
MATH 373 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis 3 semester hours

Elective

Take one course and corresponding lab (if applicable) from the following or other courses with the prefix GEOL/GEOE/MATH from above - can not duplicate from above

BIOL 317 - Electron Microscopy 2 semester hours
BIOL 317L - Electron Microscopy Lab 1 semester hours
CHEM 342 - Physical Chemistry I 3 to 4 semester hours
CHEM 434 - Instrumental Analysis 2 to 3 semester hours
CHEM 434L - Instrumental Analysis Lab 1 to 2 semester hours
PHYS 331 - Introduction to Modern Physics 3 semester hours
PHYS 471 - Quantum Mechanics 3 to 4 semester hours
SCI 388 - Global Positioning & Geographical Information Systems 3 semester hours

Gen Ed Requirements - 32 semester hours

ENGL 101
ENGL 201
SPCM - Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
Gen Ed - Social Science (3 classes) - 9 semester hours (See footnote * below)
Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (4 classes) - 12 semester hours (See footnote * below)
WEL 100 & 100L

Global Requirement

* Global Requirement: depending on your selection, this requirement will satisfy 3 hours of either Social Science or Arts & Humanities requirements. Take 1 course from AIS/HIST 257, ANTH 210, ARTH 211/212/251, ENGL 211/212, GEOG 210, HIST 121/122/153, HUM 100, MCOM 151, POLS 141/250.

Note

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.

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