Academic Catalog
Environmental Geology (B.S.) 2023-2024 Catalog Year
The Water School
Department of Marine & Earth Sciences
Website: https://www.fgcu.edu/thewaterschool/departments/mes/envirogeobs/
(239) 590-7196
(239) 590-7196
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
- Attend an orientation session.
- Sign an Advising Agreement document.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000 - 4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement. See: https://www.fgcu.edu/studentlife/servicelearning/.
- Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Program Requirements
- FGCU General Education Program (https://www.fgcu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudies/generaleducation/)
To prevent or minimize excess hours, select general education courses that satisfy common prerequisite requirements for your intended major. - Common Prerequisites
For this major, common prerequisite courses with an asterisk (*) require prior knowledge and skills demonstrated through degree acceleration programs (e.g., the College Board's Advanced Placement Program [AP], International Baccalaureate Program [IB], College-Level Examination Program [CLEP], Advanced International Certificate of Education Program [AICE]); dual enrollment; placement exam; or college coursework.
FGCU Course: *CHM 1045 General Chemistry I (3) and CHM 1045L General Chemistry I Lab (1) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: CHMX045C or (CHMX045 and CHMX045L)
[Prerequisites of MAT 1033 minimum grade of C then MAC 1105 minimum grade of C; or relevant accelerated credit; or placement exam]
FGCU Course: CHM 1046 General Chemistry II (3) and CHM 1046L General Chemistry II Lab (1) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: CHMX046C or (CHMX046 and CHMX046L)
FGCU Course: GLY 1010C Physical Geology (4) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Course: GLYX010C or (GLYX010 and GLYX010L)
FGCU Course: GLY 2100C Historical Geology (3) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Course: GLYX100C
FGCU Course: *MAC 2311 Calculus I (4) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: MACX311
[For MAC 2311 Prerequisites of MAT 1033 minimum grade of C then MAC 1105 minimum grade of C then MAC 1147 minimum grade of C; or relevant accelerated credit; or placement exam]
FGCU Course: *PHY 2053 College Physics I (3) and PHY 2053L College Physics I Laboratory (1) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: PHYX053C or PHYX048C or (PHYX048 and PHYX048L)
[Prerequisites of MAT 1033 minimum grade of C then MAC 1105 minimum grade of C then MAC 1147 minimum grade of C; or relevant accelerated credit; or placement exam]
FGCU Course: *PHY 2054 College Physics II (3) and PHY 2054L College Physics II Laboratory (1) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: PHYX054C or PHYX049C or (PHYX049 and PHYX049L)
FGCU Course: STA 2023 Statistical Methods (3) Minimum grade of C
Acceptable Substitute: STAX023
- Required Courses in the Major (30 credits)
A minimum grade of C is required in each course.
GLY 2030C Environmental Geology (3)
GLY 3202C Mineralogy & Petrology (3)
GLY 3603C Geobiology (3)
GLY 3820C Introduction to Hydrology (3)
GLY 4071C Paleoclimatology (3)
GLY 4074C Meteorology & Climatology (3)
GLY 4400C Structural Geology (3)
GLY 4700C Coastal & Watershed Geology (3)
GLY 4892 Senior Capstone: Env Geology (3)
ISC 3154C Environmental Research Design (3) - Restricted Electives in the Major (12 credits)
A minimum grade of C is required in each course.
Select one of the following:
ISC 4910 Sr. Proj Rsch Intrdisc Nat Sci (3)
ISC 4940 Internship in Interdis Nat Sci (3)
Select 9 credits from the following courses:
EVR 4028 Simulation and Modeling (3)
EVR 4043C Environmental GIS (3)
EVR 4324 Integrated Ecosystems Mgmt (3)
GLY 3420C Tectonics and Marine Geology (4)
GLY 4244C Biogeochemistry (3)
GLY 4930 Special Topics in Geology(3)
GLY 4952 Carbonate Deposition Environs (3)
PCB 3460C Ecosystem Monit & Resea Method (3)
PCB 4036C Landscape & Ecosystems Ecology (3) - University Requirements (3 credits)
IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3) - Additional Electives - as needed to reach total credits required for the degree
Total Credits Required: 120
