North Idaho College - University of Idaho Curriculum Plan

North Idaho College - University of Idaho
Curriculum Plan

Env Sc-Social Science Opt (B.S.Env.S.)

Successful completion of the requirements of the 2007-08 Catalog year articulation agreement will lead to an A.S. Environmental Science from North Idaho College, and a B.S.Env.S. in Env Sc-Social Science Opt from the University of Idaho.

Freshman Year at North Idaho College

Fall Semester		NIC Credit	UI Equivalent Course
	*General Education Elective	1
BIOL 115	Intro to Life Sciences	4	BIOL 115
COMM 101	Intro to Speech Communication	3	COMM 101
ENGL 101	English Composition	3	ENGL 101
MATH 108	Intermediate Algebra	4	MATH 108
Total		15

Spring Semester		NIC Credit	UI Equivalent Course
BIOL 202	General Zoology	4	BIOL 116
CHEM 111	Prin of Gen Coll Chem I	4	CHEM 111
ENGL 102	English Composition	3	ENGL 102
MATH 147	Pre-Calculus	5	MATH 143 and MATH 144
Total		16

Summer Semester		NIC Credit	UI Equivalent Course
	*General Education Elective	3
	*General Education Elective	3
Total		6

Sophomore Year at North Idaho College

Fall Semester		NIC Credit	UI Equivalent Course
	*General Education Elective	3
	*General Education Elective	3
	*General Education Elective	1
BIOL 203	General Botany	4	PLSC 205
BIOL 250	General Microbiol/Bacteriology	4	MMBB 250 and MMBB 255
Total		15

Spring Semester		NIC Credit	UI Equivalent Course
	*General Education Elective	3
BIOL 231	General Ecology	4	FOR 221
BIOL 241	Systematic Botany	4	BIOL 341
BIOL 251	Prin Range Res/Mgmt	2	RNGE 251
BIOL 290	Prin of Wildlife Biology	2	WLF 290
Total		15

Junior Year at University of Idaho

Fall Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
ENGL 317	Technical Writing	3
ENVS 101	Intro Environmntl Sci	3
ENVS 102	Fld Activ/Environmtl Sci	1
PHIL 201	Critical Thinking	3
STAT 251	Statistical Methods	3
Total		16

Spring Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
ENVS 225	Intrnt'l Envrnmntl Issues/Sem	3
GEOL 101	Physical Geology	3
GEOL 101L	Physical Geology Lab	1
JAMM 428	Environmental Journalism	3
Total		16

Senior Year at University of Idaho

Fall Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
ENVS 400	Seminar	1
GEOG 100	Physical Geography	3
GEOG 100L	Physical Geography Lab	1
PHIL 452	Environmental Philosophy	3
Total		17

Spring Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
ENVS 497	Senior Research & Thesis	3
Total		15

NOTES:
*General Education Elective: Courses may be in communications, mathematics, natural science, humanities, social science, physical education, or other areas that count toward the college's general education requirements. *Advisor Approved Elective: Courses that meet degree-specific requirements, which may include university, college, department requirements, and electives.

This option is suitable for students wishing to pursue careers in environmental professions such as environmental regulation, land use planning, environmental administration, and as a pre-law program for environmental law.

Requirements for the B.S. Degree:

Humanities. 3 credits (one course) in addition to the minimum university-wide core requirement of 14 credits in humanities/social sciences.

Social Sciences. 3 credits (one course) in addition to the minimum university-wide core requirement of 14 credits in humanities/social sciences.

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Statistics. 6 credits (two courses) in addition to the minimum university-wide core requirement of 11 credits in natural sciences/math.

For the B.S. degree, the student may substitute the successful completion of an academic minor or area of emphasis of at least 18 credits approved by the department in which the student is majoring.

Curriculum plans are intended as advising tools only, not a contract between the student and the university, and are subject to verification by the student's academic advisor and/or department chair. The University of Idaho reserves the right to change, amend, or discontinue any articulation agreement or curriculum plan at any time.