Dec 21, 2024  
2024-2025 College Catalog 
  
2024-2025 College Catalog

Environmental Studies, A.S.


Environmental Studies prepares students for transfer into a Bachelor of Science degree program in either Environmental Studies or Environmental Science.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

  • Deal with complex environmental problems that affect society.
  • Understand the current environmental protection regulations.
  • Understand how to perform environmental observations and tests, analyze air, land, water resources and waste management.
  • Apply the principles of limits, recycling and reuse, sustainable yield, and resource diversity to real-life situations.
  • Apply the laws of conservation of matter and energy to environmental issues.
  • Understand how different cultures cope with the environmental consequences of human action.

First Year


Total Semester Hours: 17


Winter Session


Spring Semester


Total Semester Hours: 14


Summer Session


Second Year


Fall Semester


Total Semester Hours: 14


Winter Session


Spring Semester


Total Semester Hours: 15


Summer Session


Total Program Hours: 60


*Students testing higher than MATH 110  on the CLM test may take MATH 111 , MATH 112 , MATH 113 , MATH 114  or MATH 213  to satisfy this math requirement.

Humanities General Education Courses (Recommended)


Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved General Education  courses in the College catalog.

Social Science General Education Courses (Recommended)


Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved General Education  courses in the College catalog.

Option Electives (Recommended)


Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved Environmental Science Elective courses in the College catalog.