BA Requirements

ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

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

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS (6-8 credits)

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING: (3 credits) choose one from this list.

LANGUAGE/HUMANITIES (6—8 credits) Choose one sequence from this list.

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 350  Geomorphology (4)

____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.

• formal classroom instruction
• correspondence study
• distance-delivered courses
• directed study 
• research
• credits earned through a UAA approved domestic or international exchange program

The following are NOT considered resident credits.

• Transfer credit, including credits from UAF and UAS
• Advanced placement credit
• Military service credit
• Credit granted through nationally prepared examinations (for example, CLEP or DANTES)
• Local credit by exam