CSN Map: BAS Environmental Laboratory Sciences

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WHO SHOULD USE THIS ACADEMIC MAP

This academic map should be used by CSN students who have been accepted into the Environmental Laboratory Sciences, BAS .

Students needing assistance from a CSN Advisor may visit https://www.csn.edu/advising.
Students needing assistance from a CSN Counselor may visit https://www.csn.edu/counselingdepartment.

HOW THIS ACADEMIC MAP IS SET UP

The academic map totals a minimum of 120 credits and assumes no transferred coursework. It is set up to show students the ideal path to completing the degree in eight (8) semesters. Students who cannot take the map’s recommended number of credits each semester will take longer to complete the degree and graduate. Click on a course to see more information about that course including description, prerequisites and credit value.

Student Note:

Students must complete this BAS degree with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
Prior to Semester #1 - Apply to the Environmental Laboratory Sciences program and receive approval from the program director to enter the program.

Semester #1 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 15
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3-6: Options include: MATH 126 or MATH 126E
English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
Human Relations (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.
Communications (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 101 - Public Speaking
Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 3: ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science

Semester #2 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 14
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: MATH 127 - Precalculus II
English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3: Options include: ENG 102 or ENG 114
Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I
Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: GEOL 101 - Geology: Exploring Planet Earth
Digital Literacy Elective (Major Requirements) - Complete ONLY if you wish to take GIS 109 as your Lower Division Elective Course - Credits 0-3: Options include: IS 100B or IS 101

Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 15
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: BIOL 190 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II

Semester #4 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: BIOL 191 - Introduction to Organismal Biology
Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ENV 206 - Introduction to Climate Change
Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: NRES 210 - Environmental Pollution
Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: PHYS 151 - General Physics I
Lower Division Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 2-4: Options Include: CEE 121 or GEOL 220 or GIS 109 *

^{*Must complete the Digital Literacy Elective (IS 100B or IS 101) as a prerequisite to enrolling in GIS 109.}

Semester #5 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: STAT 152 - Introduction to Statistics
Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: PHYS 152 - General Physics II
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CHEM 310 - Environmental Chemistry
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ENV 345 - Environmental Regulations, History, Law, and Methods
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: NRES 322 - Soils

Semester #6 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 12
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I
Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: ENV 260 - Environmental Measurement and Analysis
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CHEM 330 - Analytical Chemistry

Semester #7 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CHEM 355 - Quantitative Analysis
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: CHEM 355L - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: CHEM 430 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: CHEM 443 - Organic Spectroscopy and Structure
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: CHEM 444 - Organic Structure Determination Laboratory
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CHEM 495 - Senior Thesis in Chemistry I

Semester #8 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

Lower Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: BIOL 251H - General Microbiology - Honors
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CHEM 455 - Instrumental Analysis
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: CHEM 455L - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: CHEM 496 - Senior Thesis in Chemistry II
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: NRES 430 - Analysis of Environmental Contaminants
Upper Division Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: NRES 431 - Analysis of Environmental Contaminants Laboratory