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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED 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   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   3   KSC 030  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
GEOG 370   - Environmental Justice   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   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   3      
Total Credits: 3      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
PHILO 595   -Environmental Ethics   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