Program: Environmental Studies: Individual Concentration in Environmental Studies - University of North Carolina at Asheville

Environmental Studies majors must fulfill the following requirements:

I. Required courses in the major—19–22 hours:

Two courses from:

II. Required courses outside the major—16 hours:

Either

CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry I (3) or
CHEM 233 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry (General Chemistry II) (3)
CHEM 233 is required for students completing the Earth Science concentration.

Two courses from:

MATH 167 - Precalculus (4)
MATH 191 - Calculus I (4)
MATH 192 - Calculus II (4)
STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)
Calculus is recommended for students planning to attend graduate school.

III. Special departmental requirements—28–36 hours:

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.

Individual Concentration in Environmental Studies

In consultation with his or her academic advisor, a student may select an individual course of study of at least 25 credit hours in preparation for careers in such areas as Environmental Journalism, Environmental Planning or Human Ecology. Students choosing an Individualized Concentration must file an application with the department chair. The application must contain a letter of justification and a complete listing of courses in the proposed concentration. It must be submitted at the time the major is declared. The Individualized Concentration requires the completion of I, II and III above.

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