Earth and Environmental Sciences, B.A. Four-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2018-2019
First Year
| Fall Classes - 15 credits | Credits | Spring Classes - 15 credits | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| EESC 1101: Intro to Earth Science Major (Also fulfills Pathways Scientific World) |
3 | EESC 1201: Intro to Environmental Science Major |
3 |
| MATH 1011: Precalculus Mathematics Pathways Required Core (Depending on placement exam, students may begin with either MATH 1021 or MATH 1011 or MATH 1201. See an advisor to confirm your math placement.) |
3 | ENGL 1012: English Composition II Pathways Required Core |
3 |
| ENGL 1010: English Composition I Pathways Required Core |
3 | Individual & Society Pathways Flexible Core |
3 |
| U.S. Experience in Its Diversity Pathways Flexible Core |
3 | World Cultures & Global Issues Pathways Flexible Core |
3 |
| General Elective General Elective |
3 | General Elective General Elective |
3 |
Second Year
| Fall Classes - 17 credits | Credits | Spring Classes - 15 credits | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| EESC Elective 2000-level or higher Major (EESC 2100 recommended) |
3 | EESC 2200W: Sedimentology Major |
3 |
| EESC 2500: Environmental Systems Major |
3 | EESC 3750: Intro to Geographic Information Systems Major |
3 |
| CHEM 1100: General Chemistry I, or CHEM 1040: General Chemistry for Health-related Professions Major (Also fulfills Pathways Required Core) |
5 | EESC 3800: Statistics and Data Analysis in Geosciences, or CISC 1115, or MATH 1206 Major |
3 |
| Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core |
3 | Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core |
3 |
| General Elective General Elective |
3 | General Elective General Elective |
3 |
Third Year
| Fall Classes - 15 credits | Credits | Spring Classes - 15 credits | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| EESC Elective 2000-level or higher Major (EESC 3600 recommended) |
3 | EESC 2300: Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics Major |
3 |
| College Option Pathways College Option |
3 | College Option Pathways College Option |
3 |
| College Option Pathways College Option |
3 | College Option Pathways College Option |
3 |
| General Elective General Elective |
3 | General Elective General Elective |
3 |
| General Elective General Elective |
3 | General Elective General Elective |
3 |
Fourth Year
| Fall Classes - 15 credits | Credits | Spring Classes - 13 credits | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Elective General Elective |
3 | General Elective General Elective |
3 |
| General Elective General Elective |
3 | General Elective General Elective |
3 |
| General Elective General Elective |
3 | General Elective General Elective |
3 |
| General Elective General Elective |
3 | General Elective General Elective |
3 |
| General Elective General Elective |
3 | General Elective General Elective |
1 |
Degree Details
36 Pathways Credits†
32 Major Credits
52 General Elective Credits
Students may apply a second major, or a minor, towards their general elective credits.
120 Total Credits
Contact Information
Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences
3131 Ingersoll Hall
Jennifer Cherrier, Chairperson
yhaughton@brooklyn.cuny.edu
†The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Earth and Environmental Sciences B.A. major includes two courses (EESC 1101, CHEM 1100 or CHEM 1040) that satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences B.A. only need to complete 36 additional Pathways credits.
All required EESC courses numbered 2000 or higher must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.
The four-year degree map is designed to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. Ideally, you should follow the four-year degree map as closely as possible, but you are free to make some adjustments so long as the prerequisite requirements are satisfied.
In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your academic plan with your advisor on a regular basis.
EESC 1101 and EESC 1201 can be taken in any order, but both should be finished after the first year.
Contact Information
Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences
3131 Ingersoll Hall
Jennifer Cherrier, Chairperson
yhaughton@brooklyn.cuny.edu
