Environmental Management, AAS

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CODE: ENVMGT-AAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

DESCRIPTION

This program is designed to meet the growing need for environmental and natural resource technicians within the natural resources management areas. The program offers four core areas of emphasis including biology, chemistry, geology, and environmental science.

ACADEMIC MAPS

Academic Map: AAS Environmental Management

Student Learning Outcomes

Illustrate the basic philosophy and procedures of the Scientific Method.
Describe and classify physical and chemical properties of matter.
Illustrate and interpret the organization and structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and their components.
Analyze data and perform dimensional and graphical analysis of collected data.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 28

Mathematics (6 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 126 - Precalculus I
or MATH 126E - Precalculus I Expanded
and MATH 127 - Precalculus II
_{REMINDER: If a student does not place into the correct college-level MATH course, they are required to complete a preparatory or prerequisite course(s) or attempt to gain a higher score on the MATH placement exam. Such preparatory or prerequisite courses are not part of the degree, may delay degree completion, and will cause the student to complete more credits than the total listed on this degree.}

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Communications (6 Credits)

Option One
COM 101 - Oral Communication
and ENG 102 - Composition II
Option Two
COM 101 - Oral Communication
and ENG 114 - Composition II for International Students

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Natural Science (3 Credits)

ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences (3 Credits)

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements

TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 32

Core Requirements (30 Credits)

BIOL 190 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
and BIOL 191 - Introduction to Organismal Biology
and CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I
and CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II
and ENV 206 - Introduction to Climate Change
and GEOL 101 - Geology: Exploring Planet Earth
and NRES 210 - Environmental Pollution
and PHYS 151 - General Physics I

Elective (2-4 Credits)

^{Students who complete CEE 121 (2 credits) or GEOL 220 (4 credits) DO NOT need to complete the Digital Literacy Elective. Students who wish to complete GIS 109 MUST complete the Digital Literacy Elective as it is the prerequisite to GIS 109.}

Digital Literacy Elective (0-3 Credits)

^{Students only need to complete this elective if they wish to complete GIS 109 to satisfy the elective requirement (2-4 credits) above. The Digital Literacy Elective is the prerequisite for admittance into GIS 109.}