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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 (3)
    2. ENC 1102 (3)
  2. Mathematics (6 hrs) 
    1. STA 2023 (3)
    2. MAC 2311 (4) or STA 2122 (3) recommended
  3. Humanities (9 hrs) 
    1. HUM 2510
  4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
  5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs) 
    1. BSC 1011C (4)
    2. CHM 1045C (4)
    3. CHM 1046C (4)

2. Common Prerequisites

  1. BSC 1011C General Biology w/Lab II (4) (GEP)
  2. CHM 1045C General Chemistry I w/Lab (GEP)
  3. CHM 1046C General Chemistry II w/Lab (4) (GEP)
  4. GLY 1000C Physical & Historical Geology (4)
  5. PHY 2053C College Physics I w/Lab (4)
  6. STA 2023 Statistical Methods (GEP)
  7. BSC 1010C General Biology w/Lab I (GEP) or PHY 2054C College Physics II w/ Lab (4) (GEP)
  8. MAC 2311 Calculus I (GEP) or STA 2122 Social Science Statistics (3) (GEP) or an advanced mathematics course

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 (18 hrs)

  • 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)
  • OCE 3008C Oceanography (3)

4. Electives in the Major (30 hrs)
Select one of the following:

  1. ISC 4910 Senior Project Research (2) and ISC 4911 Senior Project Presentation (2)
  2. ISC 4940 Internship in Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences (4)

Select 9 hours from the following:

  • GLY 4700C Coastal & Watershed Geology (3)
  • OCB 4633C Marine Ecology (3)
  • OCC 4002C Marine Chemistry (3)
  • OCP 3002C Physical Oceanography (3)

Select 2 hours in any combination from the following:

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

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

Select 12 hours from the following:

  • BCH 3025C Analytical Biochemistry (3)
  • EVS 4814 Environmental Toxicology (3)
  • GLY 3603C Geobiology (3)
  • GLY 4074C Meteorology & Climatology (3)
  • GLY 4574C Coastal & Estuarine Sediment Dynamics (3)
  • ISC 3145C Global Systems (3)
  • PCB 3043C General Ecology (3)
  • PCB 3414C Behavioral Ecology (3)
  • PCB 3460C Ecosystem Monitoring and Research Methods (3)
  • PCB 4303C Limnology/Wetlands (3)
  • ZOO 4454C Ichthyology (3)

Select 3 hours from the following:

  • BCH/BSC/EVR/EVS/GLY/MAP/PCB/PHY/ZOO 3-4000 — Upper division elective from any science/math major (3)

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 1010C may substitute BSC 1010 and BSC 1010L
  • BSC 1011C may substitute BSC 1011 and BSC 1011L
  • CHM 1045C may substitute CHM 1045 and CHM 1045L
  • CHM 1046C may substitute CHM 1046 and CHM 1046L
  • GLY 1010C may substitute for GLY 1000C 
  • PHY 2053C may substitute PHY 2053 and PHY 2053L
  • PHY 2054C may substitute PHY 2054 and PHY 2054L