Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

ENVIrONmENTal SCIENCEThe College offers onedegree, two certificateprograms and one letterof recognton program nEnvronmental Scence.The Associate of Science(AS) degree recognzescurrcular focus n a specificoccupational area.Ths degree s ntendedprmarly for transfer ntoa bachelor’s degree program, but may also be sutable for careerexploraton. Assocate of Scence degree programs ncludngdscplne and general educaton courses, range from 60-70 cred-ts, and typcally take a mnmum of two years to complete.The College’s Certificate optons focus on a sequence of coursesin the student’s chosen curriculum. Most certificate programsare desgned to buld upon sklls and sequence nto degree curricula.Certificate programs include at least 12 credits and typicallytake a mnmum of a year to complete.The Letter of Recognition (LOR) program include a specific sequenceof courses that total no more than 11 credts, and can becompleted n the shortest perod of tme.ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEThe Environmental Monitoring Certificate s desgned to provdestudents wth an opportunty to become traned for mmedateemployment in an environmental science career field that promotesthe management, conservaton and protecton of naturalenvronment and resources. Ths program of study s desgnedfor students wth pror preparaton n math and scence.The Environmental Technology Certificate s desgned to provdestudents wth an opportunty to become traned for mmediateemployment in an environmental science career field requrngthe use of communcaton and applcaton technologesby envronmental techncans. Envronmental technology s acareer field that applies the principles of mathematics, science,engneerng, technology, communcatons, and economcs to ensurehuman health and safety, and to manage and protect naturalresources. Ths program of study s desgned for students wthpror preparaton n math and scence.The Letter of Recognition program in Land Use Management sdesgned to offer a seres of courses whch serve as the foundatonfor students nterested n preparng for entry-level employmentin land management fields.For additional education opportunities related to this field, seethe Letter of Recognition programs n Lberal Arts & Scences.These programs may serve as a foundaton for students towarda stackable progresson n educatonal achevement applcableto envronmental scence.The Associate of Science degree program in EnvironmentalScience s desgned for students who plan to transfer to a fouryearhgher educaton nsttuton to contnue ther studes towarda baccalaureate degree n one of the myrad pathways nenvronmental careers, such as polcy, management, scence, orengneerng.The Envronmental Scence program provdes students wththe basc knowledge and sklls for entry-level understandng ofthe mult-dscplnary nature of envronmental challenges andvable solutons. Students should become famlar wth the requrementsof the ntended transfer nsttuton and consult wtha faculty advisor in making specific course selections.110