1. Required Courses in the Major (16-18 hrs)
   
   Select 3 hours from the following:
   • OCB 6635 Estuarine Ecology (3)
   • PCB 6064C Advanced Ecology (3)
   
   Complete the following:
   • EVR 6022 Environmental Research Methodology (3)
   • EVS 6920 Graduate Seminar in Current Topics (1)
   • EVS 6970 Master's Thesis (total of 6-8 credits)
   
   Select 3 hours from the following:
   • EVR 6322 Concepts and Applications of Sustainability (3)
   • EVS 6937 Environmental Policy (3)
   • PAD 5620 Environmental Law (3)
   • URP 6421 Environmental Planning (3)


2. Electives in the Major (18-20 hrs)
   
   Select a minimum of 18 hours from the following:
   • EVR 5145 Ecotoxicology (3)
   • EVR 6907 Independent Graduate Study in Environmental Science (this course may be taken more than once subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Coordinator) (1-3)
   • EVR 6936 Special Topics in Graduate Study in Environmental Science (this course may be taken more than once for other topics) (3)
   • EVS 5818 Ecological Risk Assessment (3)
   • EVS 6941 Environmental Practicum (3-6)
   • GIS 6308C Advanced GIS: Research Project (3)
   • GLY 5266C Advanced Biogeochemistry (3)
   • GLY 5575 Coastal and Estuarine Sediment Dynamics (3)
   • GLY 5658 Geobiology (3)
   • GLY 6566 Carbonate Sedimentology, Petrology and Stratigraphy (3)
   • OCB 6646 Marine Biogeography (3)
   • OCB 6931 Special Topics in Ichthyology (3)
   • OCC 5115C Advanced Marine Chemistry (3)
   • OCG 6053 Coastal and Watershed Geology (3)


3. Policy / Management / Education Electives
   
   None are required. At most 6 credit hours may be counted toward degree requirements.
   
   • EVR 5414 Interpreting the Environment (3)
   • EVR 5925 Environmental Education for a Sustainable Future (3)
   • EVR 6322 Concepts and Applications of Sustainability (3)
   • EVS 6937 Environmental Policy (3)
   • PAD 5620 Environmental Law (3)
   • URP 6421 Environmental Planning (3)

   Alternative electives must be approved by the student's Graduate Committee.

Additional Graduation Requirements

• A minimum of 36 credit hours.
• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all coursework in program.
• Successful completion of each core course requires a grade of B or better.
• Elective courses require a grade of C or better.
• Provide two signed, bound copies of the student's thesis, one to the FGCU library and the other to the Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences.
• Each student must have a Graduate Committee composed of a minimum of three individuals, two of whom must be part of the graduate faculty in Environmental Science.
• Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes

A maximum of 9 credits of course work may be transferred from other institutions or from pre-degree enrollment at FGCU, if those courses are appropriate to the program of study. These are subject to approval of the Graduate Studies Coordinator.