Environmental Geoscience (B.S.)
Administered by Department of Environmental, Geographical, and Geological Sciences
Effective Spring 2014
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
Core Requirements (10 credits):
EGGS.100 Environmental Science
EGGS.120 Physical Geology
EGGS.242 Map Use and Analysis
Science Requirements (19 credits):
CHEM.115 Chemistry for Sciences I
CHEM.116 Chemistry for Sciences II
BIOLOGY.114 Concepts in Biology I
BIOLOGY.115 Concepts in Biology II
Choose 1 of the following three courses:
EGGS.150 Quantitative Methods in Earth Science
MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics
Requirements (33 credits):
EGGS.105 Environmental Issues and Choices
EGGS.255 Meteorology
EGGS.259 Oceanography
EGGS.260 Earth Materials
EGGS.265 Geomorphology
EGGS.301 Water Resources Management
EGGS.303 Soils Resources Management
EGGS.360 Principles of GIS I
EGGS.370 Surface Hydrology
EGGS.495 Senior Seminar
Electives (Choose Two, 6+ credits):
EGGS.304 Environmental Valuation
EGGS.330 Special Topics in Field Geology
EGGS.358 Environmental Conservation
EGGS.390 Special Topics
EGGS.460 Aqueous Geochemistry
EGGS.470 Groundwater Hydrology or Approved Marine Science Courses
EGGS.496 Internship in Environmental, Geographical & Geological Sciences