BA RequirementsENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY BACHELOR OF ARTS ADVISING CHECKLIST
2009-10 GENERAL EDUCATION/CAS CORE
This document is intended for advising purposes only and is not meant to replace the catalog.
General Education Requirements are not petitionable or waivable.
*All starred classes are upper division. All upper-division classes count toward the upper division credits required for your degree.
TIER 1: BASIC COLLEGE LEVEL SKILLS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 credits) choose one from this list.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (6 credits) choose two from this list (1).
QUANTITATIVE SKILLS (3 –4 Credits) choose one from this list.
TIER 2: DISCIPLINARY AREAS
FINE ARTS: (3 credits) choose one from this list.
HUMANITIES/CAS LITERATURE: (3 credits) choose one from this list.
HUMANITIES/CAS WAYS OF KNOWING SKILLS: (3 credits) choose one from this list.
CAS HUMANITIES SEQUENCE (6—8 credits) Choose one sequence from this list Music majors must select courses outside the major.
CAS CULTURAL HERITAGES (12 credits) CAS Comparative Cultures & GER Social Science (3 credits).
CAS Western Culture & GER Humanities (6 credits).
CAS American Culture (3 credits) choose one from this list HIST meets GER Humanities. PS meets GER Social Sciences.
GER SOCIAL SCIENCES/CAS SOCIAL BEHAVIOR (3 credits) Choose one course from the following list.
GER NATURAL SCIENCES (7 credits including one Laboratory Course).
TIER 4: INTEGRATIVE CAPSTONE (4 credits) ____ENVI 470-Problem Solving in Environment and Society (4)
ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits) 2007-2008
Core Courses: 1. Complete the following departmental core courses (11)
____ENVI/GEOG 211-Earth Systems: Science and Geography of the Natural Environment (3) ____ENVI/GEOG 211L-Earth Systems Lab (1) ____ENVI 212-Living on Earth (3)
2. Complete the following interdisciplinary core courses (22)
____BIOL 373-Conservation Biology (3) ____CEL 292-Introduction to Civic Engagement (3) ____CEL 395-Civic Engagement Internship (3) ____ENGL 477-Public Science Writing (3) ____ENVI/ECON 210-Environmental Economics and Policy (3) ____ENVI/PHIL 303-Environmental Ethics (3) ____GIS 268-Elements of GIS (4)
EMPHASIS AREAS Complete one emphasis of 9 credits
Life Science and Environment Emphasis: ____BIOL 271 Principles of Ecology (3) ____BIOL 309 Biogeography (3) ____BIOL 331 Systematic Botany (4) ____BIOL 378 Marine Biology (3) ____BIOL 475 Arctic Tundra Ecosystems (3) ____BIOL 476 Boreal Ecosystems (3) ____BIOL 485 Environmental and Ecological Applications of GIS (3)
Natural Science and Environment Emphasis: ____BIOL 485 Environmental and Ecological Applications of GIS (3) ____CHEM 450 Environmental Chemistry (3) ____GEOL 115 Environmental Geology (3) ____GEOL 340 Hydrogeology (3) ____GEOL 455 Permafrost and Periglacial Geomorphology (3) ____GEOL 457 Soil Genesis and Classification ____GEOL 460 Environmental Geochemistry
Society and Environment Emphasis: ____ANTH 354 Culture and Ecology (3) ____ECON 415 Urban and Regional Economics (3) ____ECON 435 Economics of Resources (3) ____LSSS 311 People, Places, and Ecosystems (3) ____SOC 307 Demography (3) ____SOC 309 Urban Sociology (3) ____SOC 404 Environmental Sociology
integrated capstone ____ENVI 470-Problem Solving in Environment and Society (4)
GENERAL UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS GUR’s are the academic standards that students must meet in order to graduate. They are not petitionable or waivable. Check with your advisor to ensure that you meet the requirements for your degree.
Total Credits: Students must earn at least 120 credits at the 100 level or above. (1)
Upper Division Credits: Students must earn at least 42 upper division credits. (2)
Resident Credit: Students must earn at least 30 credits in residence. (3)
Transfer students: Students must earn, in residence, at least 12 credits in each major field and, where applicable, at least 3 credits in each minor field. Transfer students must also earn at least 24 upper-division credits in residence.
Minimum GPA: A minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 (C) at UAA.
Controlling Catalog: A) Students may elect to graduate under the requirements of the catalog in effect at the time of formal acceptance to a baccalaureate degree program or the catalog in effect at the time of graduation. B) If the requirements for a baccalaureate degree, as specified in the entry-level catalog, are not met within 7 years of formal acceptance into the program, admission expires and the student must reapply for admission and meet the admission and graduation requirements in effect at the time of formal acceptance. C) Students must follow established UAA procedures for declaring a major and for changing a major or degree. Students who change their major or degree must satisfy the catalog requirements for the new major or degree in effect at the time of the change.
Military Credits: No more than 30 military credits can be applied to a baccalaureate degree.
ADDITIONAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES REQUIREMENT: No more than 6 credits of physical education (EDPE, PE or PER) courses and/or Alaska Outdoor and Experiential Education (AOEE) courses may e applied to a BA or BS program offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Notes about the General University Requirements
(1) Students in bachelor’s degrees may use course numbered 100-499. No 0 level, 500 level or Continuing education units may be used towards a degree at UAA.
(2) Upper division credits are numbered 300-499.
(3) Resident credits are credits earned through UAA or one of its campuses (Elmendorf, Fort Richardson, Eagle River and Chugiak, Kenai, Kodiak, Mat-Su and Prince William Sound).
The following are considered resident credits.
The following are NOT considered resident credits.
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