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2017-2018 Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Studies: Concentration in Earth Science


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Environmental Studies majors must fulfill the following requirements:


One course from:


Either


Two courses from:


III. Special departmental requirements—28–36 hours, depending on concentration:


Completion of the concentration outlined below. The senior demonstration of competency is satisfied by the completion of ENVR 330  and ENVR 490  with a C or better. Completion of  ENVR 330  fulfills the all-university oral competency requirement.

Note:


Students interested in mineral processing should take ENVR 282, 311, 410, 411, MATH 191, 192 and PHYS 221 as part of their major requirements.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)


For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement Credits
First-Year Colloquium 3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry 4
Humanities 12
Laboratory Science 4
Scientific Perspectives 3
Quantitative Perspectives 4
Social Science 3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester) 0-4
Arts and Ideas 3
Senior Capstone 4
Diversity Intensive 3
   
Information Literacy Intensive Fulfilled within the major
Writing Intensive Fulfilled within the major

 

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