Environmental Resource Management

Credit Hours: 126 credits

Requirements

Recommended Sequence of Courses

A case study field trip and a capstone course focusing on Watershed Management-Tunkhannock Creek Watershed. Students must also complete a 240-hour internship.

The recommended course sequences listed here are for reference purposes only. Students should consult their academic adviser for the most up to date course selection and degree requirements.

FIRST YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 108/109	Field Biology²	1-4
BIOL 113	General Biology I	4
ENGL 101	College Writing I	3
IDS 101	The First-Year Seminar	1
PHSC 110	Global Change	3
BIOL 108/109	Field Biology²		1-4
BIOL 114	General Biology II		4
ENGL 102	College Writing II		3
HIST 109/110	United States History I or II		3
IT 105	PC Office Applications		3
MATH 113/225	Pre Calculus or Calculus I7		4
	Total Semester Credits	13/15	17

 

SECOND YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 108/109	Field Biology²	1-4
BIOL 214	Introduction to Ecology	4
CHEM 105	General Chemistry I	4
PHED 105	Wellness and Fitness	2
PHSC 201	Physical Geology	4
CHEM 106	General Chemistry II		4
COMM 107	Speech Communications		3
ECON 201/202	Economics I or Economics II		3
MATH 205	Statistics		3
	Total Semester Credits	15/18	13

 

THIRD YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 328	Limnology	4
CHEM 215	Environmental Chemistry	4
ENVT 305	Soil Science	3
POSC 101/201	American National Government or State and Local Government	3
ELECTIVE	Arts/ Humanities Elective (200-level)¹		3
CUR EC	Curricular Elective³		3
ENGL 335	Technical Writing		3
ENVT 328	Hydrology		4
ENVT 423P	Internship Preparation5		0
ENVT 440	Case Study Field Trip		1
	Total Semester Credits	14	14

Summer between junior and senior years: ENVT 423 - 240 hour internship. (6 credits) ⁶

FOURTH YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 108/109	Field Biology²	1-4
CUR EC	Curricular Lab Elective4	4
ENVT 210	GIS/GPS	3
ENVT 215	Environmental Ethics	1
ENVT 225	Environmental Policy and Management	3
COMM 104	Interpersonal Communications		3
COMM 207/220	Professional Speech or Public Relations		3
CUR EC	Curricular Elective³		3
ENVT 445	Watershed Resources Management & Case Study		3
FREE	Free Elective		3
	Total Semester Credits	12	15

Students must either take or test out of ENGL 050: Critical and Analytical Reading, in their first semester at Keystone College. The credits and quality points earned are included in student averages; however, these credits do not count toward fulfilling graduation requirements.

The academic advisor assists the student in planning his/her curriculum and in preregistration; however, the student is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements of the curriculum selected. Not every course is offered every semester at every location. Course offerings are dependent on enrollment.

Footnotes:

¹ENGL 330 - Great Themes in Literature is recommended.

²Students must complete a minimum of 4 credits of Field Biology; ENVT 211 maybe replace 1 Field Biology.

³Curricular Electives to be selected from: Environmental Planning, Environmental Law (ENVT 325), Calculus I (MATH 225), Calculus II (MATH 230), Statistics and Research (MATH 314), Earth System History (PHSC 205). These courses are offered on a rotating basis and may not be available every year.

⁴Curricular Lab Electives to be selected from: Aquatic Entomology, Wetland and Riparian Ecology (BIOL 315), Wastewater & Drinking Water, Dendrology, Ichthyology, Physics I (PHYS 200), or Instrumental Analysis (BIOL 320). These courses are listen in order of preference. They are offered on a rotating basis and may not be available every year.

⁵Students must take ENVT 423P - Internship Preparation during their sixth semester.

⁶Students must complete ENVT 423, a 240-hour, 6-credit internship, usually in the summer between the junior and senior years.

⁷Students who do not have a sufficient math background will need to take MATH 101 and MATH 102 prior to MATH 113. These students may require an extra semester or summer session to complete this degree. Students are strongly encouraged to take MATH 225. Students beginning with MATH 225 may not use MATH 225 as a curricular elective.