Degree Requirements 2008-2009 Catalog Year

1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
Visit the General Education Program web site for more information: http://www.fgcu.edu/general_education/

1. Communication (6 hrs) 
   1. ENC 1101
   2. ENC 1102
2. Mathematics (6 hrs) 
   1. STA 2023
3. Humanities (9 hrs) 
   1. HUM 2510
4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs) 
   1. BSC 1011C (4) recommended
   2. BSC 1051C (3) recommended
   3. CHM 1084C or CHM 1045C (4) recommended

Note:  All combined lecture and laboratory courses (marked with a C) are equivalent to taking the lecture and laboratory separately as two courses.

2. Common Prerequisites 

1. BSC 1011C General Biology II w/Lab (4) (GEP)
2. CHM 1045C General Chemistry I w/Lab (4) (GEP) or CHM 1084C Environmental Chemistry w/Lab (4) (GEP)
3. STA 2023 Statistics (3) (GEP)
4. BSC 1051C Environmental Biology (3) (GEP)

NOTE: All combined lecture and laboratory courses (marked with a C) are equivalent to taking the lecture and laboratory separately as two courses.

3. Required Courses in the Major (24 hrs)

• EVR 3020 Environmental Philosophies (3)
• EVR 4326 Consrv Strat for Sustainable Future (3)
• IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
• IDS 3301 Issues in Culture and Society (3)
• IDS 3303 Issues in Science and Technology (3)
• IDS 4910 Integrated Core Senior Seminar (3)
• ISC 3120  Scientific Process (3)
• PCB 3043C  General Ecology (3)

4. Electives in the Major (24 hrs)
Select 2 hours in any combination:

• BSC 4933* Current Topics (1)
• EVR 4920* Current Topics (1)
• ISC 4930* Current Topics (1)

Select 6 hours to include all of the following:

• EVR 4910 Senior Project in Envir Studies (1-4)
• EVR 4911 Senior in Envir Studies (1-4)
• EVR 4940 Internship in Envir Studies (1-4)

Select one of the following:

• AFS 3251 African Environments (3)
• ASN 3412 Asian Environments (3)
• LAS 3007 Latin American Environments (3)
• LAS 3022 Caribbean Environments (3)

Select 13 hours from the following:

• AEB 4025 American Agriculture & Society (3)
• AMH 3423 Modern Florida (3)
• AMH 4428 Southwest Florida History (3)
• ART 3840 Environmental Art (3)
• BOT 3153 Flora of Southwest Florida (3)
• BSC 3403C Environmental Quantitative Tech (3)
• BSC 4933* Current Topics (1)
• ECP 3302 Environmental Economics (3)
• EVR 3021 Environmental Literature (3)
• EVR 3025 Cultural Ecology (3)
• EVR 4028 Simulation and Modeling (3)
• EVR 4324 Integrated Ecosystems Mgmt I (3)
• EVR 4325 Integrated Ecosystems Mgmt II (3)
• EVR 4867 Risk Assessment (3)
• EVR 4872 Environmental Policy (3)
• EVR 4905 Independent Study in Environmental Studies (1-4) [may repeated]
• EVR 4920* Current Topics (1)
• EVR 4924 Environmental Education (3)
• EVR 4930* Special topics in Environmental Studies (1-4)
• EVS 4008 Environmental Technologies (3)
• EVS 4814 Environmental Toxicology (3)
• GLY 4952 Carbonate Depositional Env (3)
• HIS 3470 History of Science & Technology (3)
• ISC 3145C Global Systems (3)
• ISC 4930* Current Topics (1)
• MAN 3441 Conflict Management (3)
• OCE 3008C Oceanography (3)
• PCB 3414C Behavioral Ecology (3)
• PCB 3460C Ecosystem Monitor & Resch Meth (3)
• PCB 4303C Limnology & Wetlands (3)
• SCE 4305 Communication Skills Science Cl (2)
• SCE 4320 Teaching Methods Middle Sch Sci (3)
• SCE 4330 Teaching Methods Sec School Sci (3)
• SOP 4714C Environmental Psychology (3)
• SYD 4020 Global Population (3)
• ZOO 4454C Ichthyology (3)

*The course prefix/number can be repeated as long as the topic is different.

5. University Requirements (3 hrs)

• IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

6. Additional Electives (variable)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED 120 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements

• A minimum of 120 credit hours.
• A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
• A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories:  common prerequisites, required courses in the major, and electives in the major.
• Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
• Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
• Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
• Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes
The following substitutions are acceptable for common prerequisites and must be completed with a grade of C or better

• BSC 1011C: may substitute BSC 1011 and BSC 1011L or one semester of introductory science to include biology
• CHM 1045C or CHM 1084C: may substitute CHM 1045 and 1045L or  one semester of introductory science to include chemistry
• BSC 1051C: may substitute EVR x00x, BSC x030, and BSC x050 or one semester of introductory environmental studies, environmental science or ecology.