Jan 22, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Science (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
CHM 110 - General Chemistry 3    
CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory 1 KSC 040  
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I 3 KSC 010  
ENSCI 101 - Introduction Environmental Sciences 1    
GEOG 121 - Introductory Physical Geography: Earth Systems Science 3    
GEOG 122 - Introduction to Physical Geography: Earth Systems Science Laboratory 1    
DAS 101 Discover, Create, and Thrive: Arts and Sciences Orientation (Fulfills A&S Orientation Requirement) 1    
Total Credits: 13      
       
Semester 2      
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology 4    
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I 3    
GEOL 115 - Environmental Geology 3    
GEOL 103 - Geology Laboratory 1    
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement (ECON 110 or 120 Recommended) 3 KSC 050  
Total Credits: 14      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
AGRON 205 - Soils 3    
AGRON 206 - Soils Laboratory 1    
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II 3    
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra 3 KSC 030  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
GEOG 370 - Environmental Justice (Fulfills US Multicultural Overlay & one from Humans and Environment Social Systems requirement) 3    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
GEOG 508 - Geographic Information Systems I 4    
PHYS 101 - The Physical World 3    
PHYS 103 - The Physical World Laboratory 1    
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Atmosphere focused course 3    
Total Credits: 14      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
ANTH 310 - Environmental Anthropology: Living with Change in the Anthropocene (Fulfills Global Perspectives Overlay & Humans & Environment Interactions) 3    
Hydrosphere focused course 3    
STAT 225 - Introduction to Statistics 3    
SOCIO 536 - Society and Natural Resources 3    
Environmental Science Specialization Course 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
GEOG 445 - Biogeography OR 3    
Biosphere focused course 3    
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Outside Concentration Course 3    
Environmental Science Specialization Course 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 3      
ENSCI 410 - Environmental Sciences Internship (If student chooses to do research for credit, this can be completed during the normal school year) 3    
Total Credits: 3      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
PHILO 595 - Environmental Ethics (Fulfills A&S Ethics Overlay) 3    
GEOG 440 - Spatial Analysis of Surface Water Hydrology OR 3    
Geosphere focused course 3    
Environmental Science Specialization Course 3    
Environmental Science Specialization Course 3    
Outside Concentration Course 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
DAS 582 - Natural Resources Environmental Sciences Project 3    
Outside Concentration Course 3    
Environmental Science Specialization Course 3    
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
GEOG 460 - Human Dimensions of Global Change OR 3    
Humans and the Environment, Human-Environment Interactions Course List 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Total Program Hours: 120