The Department of Geography offers
an undergraduate track in People, Society, and Environment. Please
be aware that curricular requirements are subject to change and
the definitive version which appears in the Department of Geography
Undergraduate Manual may not match this page
Track:
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People,
Society, and Environment (PSE)
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Required
Geography credit hours:
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48+
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Degree
Attained:
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B.A.
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Other
Required Course:
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Statistics 145
or higher
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Undergraduate Advisor:
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Contact the undergraduate advisor
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| Core Courses (Required) |
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A = Autumn Quarter, W = Winter Quarter,
S = Spring Quarter, Su = Summer
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Course
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Title & Number
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Credits
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Prerequisites
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Offered
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Geog 210
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Physical Geography and Environmental Issues
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5
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None
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All
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**OR** |
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**OR** |
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| Geog H410 |
Global Climate and Environmental Change |
5 |
None |
S |
Geog 430
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Geographical Perspectives on the Environment and Society
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5
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Geog 210
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A
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Geog 607
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Fundamentals of GIS
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5
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None
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A
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Geog 695
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Undergrad Seminar in Applied Geography
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5
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20 hours in Geography
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S
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Geog 683
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Intro to Geog Analysis
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5
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Stat 145 or 245
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A
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| Social Electives (Choose
three, at least one in Geography) |
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A = Autumn Quarter, W = Winter Quarter,
S = Spring Quarter, Su = Summer
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Course
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Title & Number
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Credits
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Prerequisites
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Offered
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Geog 630
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Conservation of Natural Resources
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5
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None
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W
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Geog 635
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Globalization and Environment
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5
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None
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W
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Geog 513
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South Asia: Ecology, Economy, Polity
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5
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None
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Geog 670
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Population Geography
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5
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Geog 240 or Permission
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Varies: Contact Department
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Geog 605
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Special Problems in the Geography of Latin America
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5
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None
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W
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Geog 642
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Geography of Development
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5
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None
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S
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Geol 210
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Energy, Mineral Resources, and Society
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5
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None
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WS
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Anthrop 602.03
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Environmental Archaeology
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5
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None
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Anthrop 610
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Ethnobotany
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5
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Anthrop 401
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Varies: Contact Department
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Anthrop 620.05
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Cultural Ecology
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5
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Antrhop 202 or equiv or permission of instructor
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Agr Econ 531
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Environmental and Natural Resources Economics
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5
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None
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Varies: Contact Department
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Agr Econ 680
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Economics of Growth/Sprawl in America's Countryside
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5
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None
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Varies: Contact Department
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NR 367
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The Making and Meaning of the American Landscape
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5
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None
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AWS
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NR 400
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Natural Resources Policy
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5
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NR 201 & 203 or Permission
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Varies: Contact Department
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HIST 366
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Environmental Issues in Historical Perspective
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5
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None
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Varies: Contact Department
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HIST 567
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American Environmental History
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5
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Sophomore Standing
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Varies: Contact Department
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Comp Std 272
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Science and Society
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5
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English 110 or equivalent
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Varies: Contact Department
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Comp Std 535
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Gender and Science
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5
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One course in Comparative Studies or Women's Studies
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Varies: Contact Department
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Rural Soc 678
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Women in Rural Society
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5
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15 cr hrs in rural soc, sociology, or related social
science, or permission of instructor
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Varies: Contact Department
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| Synthetic and Methodological
Electives (Choose one) |
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A = Autumn Quarter, W = Winter Quarter,
S = Spring Quarter, Su = Summer
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Course
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Title & Number
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Credits
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Prerequisites
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Offered
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Geog 280
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Map Reading and Interpretation
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5
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None
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Varies: Contact Department
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Geog 580
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Elements of Cartography
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5
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None
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AWS
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Geog 680
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Numerical Cartography
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5
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Geog 580 and Math 150; or equivalents
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W
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Geog 685
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Intermediate GIS
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5
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Geog 607
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W
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C & E Eng 603
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Remote Sensing
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4
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CE 405 or Survey 450 or permission of instructor
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W
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C & E Eng 604
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Terrain Analysis
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4
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CE 405 or equivalent or permission of instructor
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A
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NR 324
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Natural Resources Photo Interpretation
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5
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NR 201 or 203 or permission of instructor
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W
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J COMM 602
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Magazine Writing
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5
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Su
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| Environmental Electives (Choose a group,
including prerequisites) |
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A = Autumn Quarter, W = Winter Quarter, S = Spring Quarter,
Su = Summer
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Group
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Course
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Title & Number
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Credits
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Prerequisites
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Offered |
I
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Geog 520
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Climatology
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5
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None
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AW |
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Geog 597.02
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Integrated Earth Systems
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5 |
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W |
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AS/Geog 620
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Synoptic Meteorology Lab
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3
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Geog 520
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A |
II
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EEOB 413
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Ecology 413.01 lecture + 413.02 lab
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5
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10 credits in biological sciences
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III
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EEOB 510
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Field Biology
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5
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EEOB 502
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Plants and People
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4
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Biology 102 or 114, or Plant Bio 102 or 112; 5 credits in biological
sciences
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IV
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Soil Sci 300.01
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4
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W |
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Soil Sci 300.02
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Lab
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4
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Chem 101 OR 121
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V
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Geol 550
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Geomorphology
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5
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**OR** |
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**OR** |
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Geol 651
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Hydrogeology
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5
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Geol 121, 122; Chem 121, 122 or permission of instructor
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VI
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CE 613
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Applied Hydrology
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4
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Math 151, Physics 111, CE 510
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** Information is subject to change,
please contact the department for the most up-to-date information.
** |
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