FIRST YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
ENG-120 | Composition I *ENG-120Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.
| 3.0 |
ESC-102 | Weather and Climate ESC-102This course emphasizes the dynamics of the atmosphere with focuses on atmospheric evolution, seasonal controls of climate, human impacts, atmospheric humidity, air pressure, severe weather, and climate classification. Extensive use of Internet resources and software will be required.
| 4.0 |
MAT-125 | Statistics *MAT-125Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required.
| 3.0 |
BIO-130 | Environmental Science BIO-130This course examines the principles that govern natural environments and human interconnections to them. Some topics include resource use, pollution, sustainability, energy, water, food, ecology, evolution, climate change, and population. Laboratory exercises include outdoor field studies and indoor hands-on exercises.
| 4.0 |
--- --- | Elective ^^--- ---
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
17.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
ENG-121 | Composition II *ENG-121Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research.
| 3.0 |
ESC-100 | Physical Geology ESC-100Physical geology stresses the basic geologic concepts and processes that are responsible for creating and shaping the Earth. Topics covered include: rocks, minerals, volcanoes, earthquakes, stream erosion, wind erosion, glaciers groundwater, Earth interior, plate tectonics and gravity.
| 4.0 |
--- --- | Electives --- ---
| 4.0 |
--- --- | Humanities and Fine Arts (IAI H) --- ---
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Math Elective ^^--- ---
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
17.0 |
SECOND YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
ESC-106 | Intro Geographic Info Systems ESC-106Introduction to basic Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts, using the ArcView GIS software program. Course will focus on developing both a theoretical background in the technology and real-world applications using GIS techniques like coordinate systems, map projections, symbology/data classification, spatial analysis and map layouts (cartography).
| 4.0 |
GEO-140 | World Geography GEO-140This course is about the world's great realms, surveyed and discussed in geographic perspective. It links human society and culture to the world's natural environment and climates.
| 3.0 |
ESC-104 | Physical Geography ESC-104Stresses the physical environment of earth. Emphasis is placed upon basic concepts in geography with a focus on the biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. Extensive use of Internet resources and software will be required for this course.
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Humanities and Fine Arts (IAI F) --- ---
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Elective ^^--- ---
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals | 16.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
SPE-111 | Intro to Speech Communication SPE-111Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Social/Behavioral Science (IAI S) --- ---
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Electives ^^--- ---
| 4.0 |
--- --- | Science Elective ^^--- ---
| 4.0 |
Semester Totals |
14.0 |
Total Program Hours | 64.0 |
Suggested Electives | ||
PHY-110 | Concepts of Physics PHY-110Phenomena-oriented course, emphasizing a general understanding of the rules of physics and its connections with culture and society.
| 4.0 |
CHM-111 | Concepts of Chemistry CHM-111An introduction to the concepts of chemistry where information is presented to students with little background or no prior interest in chemistry and those students who are not interested in abstract or mathematical theories.
| 4.0 |
CIS-101 | Internet Systems/Applications CIS-101An introduction to networking basics through the Internet. Students will learn about Internet services, etiquette, searches, E-mail, and other internet skills.(Repeatable 3 Times)
| 2.0 |
CIS-160 | Practical Software Application CIS-160Provides an opportunity for students to learn computer concepts and to use word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and presentation software. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 3.0 |
MAT-130 | College Algebra *MAT-130Review of the real number system, radicals, equations, and exponents, relations and functions, logarithms, complex numbers, polynomials, and theory of equations. A graphing calculator is required. A graphing calculator is required. Ask instructor for calculator recommendation.
| 3.0 |
MAT-132 | Trigonometry *MAT-132Develop the definitions, properties and graphical characteristics of trigonometric functions. Include radian measure, trigonometric identities and equations, solutions of oblique and right triangles and inverse trigonometric functions and polar coordinates. Graphing calculator required.
| 3.0 |
MAT-241 | Analytical Geom-Calc I *MAT-241Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions of one variable, such as polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, will be covered. Applications include rates of change, optimization, curve sketching and area. A graphing calculator is required. Ask instructor for calculator recommendations.
| 5.0 |