The following represents a typical four-year plan of study for a Water Science major.
Year One
| Semester One | |
|---|---|
| NRES 103 Agriculture and Natural Resource Systems | 3 cr |
| SOIL 153 Soil Resources | 4 cr |
| MATH 102 Trigonometry -or- MATH 106 Analytical Calculus |
2-5 cr |
| ENGL 150 -or- ENGL 151 -or- JGEN 200, 300 Writing Course (ACE 1) |
3 cr |
| AECN 141 Intro to Economics of Agriculture -or- ECON 211 Microeconomics -or- ECON 212 Macroeconomics (ACE 6) |
3 cr |
| Total | 15-18 cr |
| Semester Two | |
|---|---|
| BIOS 101/101L General Biology and Lab (ACE 4) -or- AGRO 131 & 132 Plant Science & Lab -or- BIOS 102 Cell Structure and Function |
4 cr |
| WATS 281 Intro to Water Science | 3 cr |
| ALEC 102 Ag Leadership -or- COMM 109 Oral Communication (Speech) (ACE 2) |
3 cr |
| GEOL 101 Physical Geology -or- GEOL 106 Environmental Geology -or- NRES 108 Earth's Natural Resource Systems (Earth Science Requirement) |
3-4 cr |
| History/Humanities Course (ACE 5) | 3 cr |
| Total | 16-17 cr |
Year Two
| Semester One | |
|---|---|
| SOIL 279 Soil Evaluation | 1 cr |
| NRES 220 Principles of Ecology* | 4 cr |
| CHEM 109 General Chemistry I | 4 cr |
| STAT 218 Introduction to Statistics | 3 cr |
| BIOS xxx (Other than BIOS 220)
Life Science Course (Botany, Zoology, etc) |
4 cr |
| Total | 16 cr |
| Semester Two | |
|---|---|
| CIVE 353 Hydrology* | 3 cr |
| CHEM 110 General Chemistry II | 4 cr |
| MSYM 109 Physical Applications to Agriculture -or- PHYS 141 Elementary General Physics -or- PHYS 151 Elements of Physics |
4 cr |
| ALEC 102, COMM 109, ENGL 101, 150, 151, 254, JGEN 120, 200, 300 Communication and Interpersonal Skills | 3 cr |
| Ethics/Civics/Stewardship (ACE 8) | 3 cr |
| Total | 18 cr |
| Summer Session | |
|---|---|
| Cedar Point Course: Field Course or Career Experience or Option Elective at Cedar Point Biological Station | 4 cr |
| Total | 4 cr |
Year Three
| Semester One | |
|---|---|
| NRES 323 Natural Resource Policy* | 3 cr |
| WATS 354 Soil Conservation & Watershed Management* | 3 cr |
| METR 200 Weather and Climate | 4 cr |
| Arts Course (ACE 7) | 3 cr |
| NREE 357 Natural Resources & Environmental Law* | 3 cr |
| Total | 16 cr |
| Semester Two | |
|---|---|
| NRES 312 Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences | 3 cr |
| NRES 361 Soil Conservation & Watershed Mgt* | 3 cr |
| NREE 265 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics I | 3 cr |
| NRES 300 Toxins in the Environment | 2 cr |
| Global Awareness (ACE 9) | 3 cr |
| Total | 16-17 cr |
Year Four
| Semester One | |
|---|---|
| NRES 459 Limnology | 4 cr |
| Total | 14-16 cr |
| Semester Two | |
|---|---|
| WATS 475 Water Quality Strategy (ACE 10) | 3 cr |
| Total | 14-18 cr |
Notes
*Denotes courses taught ONLY during first or second semester. Other courses are usually available during either first or second semester.