Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

environmental scienceENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DEGREE (360)This program of study meets all the General Education Requirements at Chesapeake College.AWARD: Assocate of Scence DegreePROGRAM MISSION: The Chesapeake College Envronmental Scence Degree prepares students to transfer nto an envronmentalscence program at a four-year nsttuton. Ths degree s offered through the Chesapeake Area Consortum of Hgher Educaton(CACHE) Insttute for Envronmental Careers, whch conssts of four Chesapeake Bay area communty colleges - Anne Arundel CommuntyCollege, Chesapeake College, College of Southern Maryland, and Wor-Wc Communty College. Throughout the completonof this degree are opportunities to earn letters of recognition and certificates in environmental-related areas.PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Envronmental Scences Degree program s desgned for students who plan to transfer to a baccalaureatedegree n one of the myrad pathways n envronmental careers, such as polcy, management, scence, or engneerng. Theprogram provdes a balance of general educaton plus the basc knowledge and sklls for entry-level understandng of the multdscplnarynature of envronmental challenges and vable solutons. Through currcular course requrements and choces, students buldfoundatons n bology, chemstry, geography/geology, physcs and technology advances, as well as become famlar wth relevanteconomc, socal and poltcal scence ssues related to envronmental challenges, green practces, and jobs. Learnng takes place n theclassroom, the laboratory, the field, the library/academic support centers, and on the computer. Students should become familiar withthe requirements of the intended transfer institution and consult with a faculty advisor in making specific course selections.PROGRAM GOALS: The Envronmental Scence Degree program wll:• Facilitate proficiency in content knowledge and skills for the College’s general educaton competences.• Provde a broad educaton n the envronmental scences that challenges students to acqure approprate competences ncontent knowledge and applcaton sklls.• Prepare students for entry into the workforce or for further study in the field.PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:[Courses Appear n Recommended Sequence.]FSC 101X Freshman Semnar Course 1ENG 101 CoMposition (g.ed.) 3COM 101 fund. of oral CoMMuniCation (g.ed.) orCOM 150 fund. of organ. CoMMuniCation (g.ed.) 3ENG 102+ Introducton to Lterature 3SOC SCI soCial/behavioral sCienCes (g.ed.) 6MAT 113 College algebra (g.ed.) orMAT 115 preCalCulus (g.ed.)* 3-5MAT 204 Introducton to Statstcs 3CHM 121+ general CheMistry (g.ed.) 4BIO 101 fundaMentals of biology (g.ed.) orBIO 111 prinCiples of biology (g.ed.) 4PED 103 Wellness for life (g.ed.) 3CIS 109 Introducton to Computers orGIS 101 Prncples of Geographc InformatonSystems 3-4SCI 151+ Envronmental Scence 4ENG 210+ Techncal Wrtng 3ART/HUM arts/huManities (g.ed.) 3IDC 201 the nature of knoWledge (g.ed) 3PROG Program Electves 12MINIMUM REQUIRED CREDITS: 61CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Davd MaaseArts/Humanities Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:ART 101; FLM 240; HUM 101, 110; MUS 101; THE 172.Social/Behavioral Science Electives (G.Ed.) can be satisfied bytwo of the following courses with different prefixes:ANT 142; ECN 171, 172; HIS 101, 102, 131, 132; PSC 150; SOC161, 162.Program Electives can be satisfied by:BIO 202, 204, 206; CHM 122, 221, 222; GEO 143; MAT 120, 140,141; PHY 205 or 215, 206 or 216; SCI 111, 141, 142.Notes:- COM 150 s recommended.- Students antcpatng transfer nto a baccalaureate program nnatural scences or engneerng-based programs are encouragedto take MAT 115, MAT 140 or MAT 141. Students shouldcheck the math requrements of the transfer nsttuton beforeselectng a course.- Hgher-level computer scence courses may be selected. Consultwth a faculty advsor and the transfer nsttuton beforeselectng a course.X Must be taken within the first 12 hours unless exempted bymeetng establshed standards.+ Prerequste or corequste. See course descrpton for detals.(g.ed.) general eduCation prograM requireMents.111