Academic Catalog
Environmental Science (M.S.) 2023-2024 Catalog Year
The Water School
Department of Marine & Earth Sciences
Website: https://www.fgcu.edu/thewaterschool/departments/mes/enviroscims/
(239) 590-7197
(239) 590-7197
Program Admission Requirements
See program website at URL listed above.
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
- Earn a minimum of 36 credit hours.
- A cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all coursework in the program.
- Provide one signed, bound copy of the student's thesis to the Department of Marine & Earth 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 for graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
- 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 Program Coordinator.
- Earn more than 50% of the credits through FGCU.
- Students must register for a minimum of one credit during the semester in which they apply for graduation.
Program Requirements
- Required Courses in the Major (16-18 credits)
Successful completion of each course requires a grade of B or better.
Complete the following:
EVR 6022 Environmental Rsch Methodology (3)
EVS 6920 Grad Seminar in Current Topics (1)
EVS 6970 Master's Thesis (total of 6-8 credits)
Complete one from the following:
EVR 6322 Con App Sustainability (3)
EVS 6937 Environmental Policy (3)
Complete one from the following:
OCB 6635 Estuarine Ecology (3)
PCB 6064C Advanced Ecology (3) - Restricted Electives in the Major (18-20 credits)
Complete a minimum of 18 credits from the following. Successful completion of each elective requires a grade of C or better. No more than 6 credits may be selected from EVR 5415, EVR 5925, EVR 6322, EVS 6937, or PAD 5620. Alternate electives must be approved by the student's Graduate Committee. Courses used to satisfy required course requirements may not be used as electives.
EVR 5145 Ecotoxicology (3)
EVR 5414 Interpreting the Environment (3)
EVR 5925 Environmental Education (3)
EVR 6045C Data Analysis Enviro Science (3)
EVR 6322 Con App Sustainability (3)
EVR 6907 Independent Stdy Environ Scien (may be taken more than once with prior approval by Program Coordinator) (1-3)
EVR 6936 Special Topics in Enviro Scien (course may be taken more than once for other topics) (3)
EVS 5818 Ecological Risk Assessment (3)
EVS 6937 Environmental Policy (3)
EVS 6941 Environmental Practicum I (3-6)
GLY 5266C Advanced Biogeochemistry (3)
GLY 5661C Conservation Paleobiology (3)
GLY 6566 Carbonate Sed Petrol and Stratigr (3)
OCB 6050 Biological Oceanography (3)
OCC 5115C Advanced Marine Chemistry (3)
OCG 6053 Coastal & Watershed Geol (3)
OCB 6635 Estuarine Ecology (3)
PCB 5307C Limnology (3)
PCB 6064C Advanced Ecology (3)
Total Credits Required: 36
