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Office of the University Registrar

2008-09 Undergraduate Catalog

Majors

Environmental Science
College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
School: Natural Resources and Environment
Degree: Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts
Hours for the Degree: 120
Tracks: Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Policy, Environmental Policy and Business, Environmental Education
Minor: Yes
Combined -Degree Program: Yes
Website: snre.ufl.edu/undergraduate/

Environmental science is the science of people's role in natural systems, the basis of our economy. This program accesses courses universitywide and provides numerous opportunities for international study. The environmental science degree approaches complex environmental issues with reliable knowledge and interdisciplinary perspectives, and provides the full range of knowledge relevant to complex environmental problems. This includes biological and physical sciences, ethics, economics, policy, and law.

The degree prepares graduates for jobs in environmental consulting companies, government environmental offices or land and water management agencies, or non-government organizations. About one-third of environmental science students advance to graduate or professional degree programs. The combination of the school's broad undergraduate degree with a subsequent degree is highly marketable.

The school also offers a 4-year plus 1-year program, combining the bachelor's degree in environmental science and the Master of Science in interdisciplinary ecology. Core Requirements for BOTH Degrees

Students take a core of courses, including a general course in environmental science and courses in ethics, ecology, organic chemistry, earth science, global science, hydrologic systems, and policy and natural resource management.

The core provides 31-32 hours of coursework in physical, biological and social sciences. The B.S. and B.A. tracks are similar. The B.S. includes one course in policy and one in organic chemistry; the B.A. includes two policy courses and no organic chemistry.

Beyond the core requirement, each student selects 21-27 additional credits from electives for the major. During the fourth year, all students take a capstone course where critical thinking skills are developed.


Core Courses for BOTH Degrees

Required Foundation course
EVS 3000 and EES 3000L Environmental Science and Laboratory4
Environmental Ethics: take one
AEB 4126 Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics (GE-H, S)3
PHM 3032 Ethics and Ecology (GE-H)3
POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics3
REL 3492 Religion Ethics and Nature (H)3
Ecology: take one
ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology3
EES 4103 Applied Ecology (GE-B)2
FOR 3153C Forest Ecology ** (GE-B)3
PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology (GE-B)4
PCB 3601C Plant Ecology3
PCB 4044C General Ecology ** (GE-B)4
Organic Chemistry: BS - take one; BA - take none
Toxicology concentration - see other requirements
BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry3
CHM 2200 Basic Organic Chemistry3
EES 4200 Environmental Chemistry of Carbon Compounds2
Earth and Soil Science: take one
GEO 2200 and GEO 2200L Physical Geography and Laboratory (GE-P)4
GLY 1000 Exploring the Geological Sciences * (GE-P)3
GLY 2010C Physical Geology ** (GE-P)4
GLY 2030C Environmental and Engineering Geology (GE-P)3
GLY 2100C Historical Geology ** (GE-P)4
SOS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P)4
SOS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use *** (GE-P)3
Global Systems: take one
EES 4370 Environmental Meteorology and Oceanography3
GEO 3250 Climatology (GE-P)3
GLY 1073 Introduction to Global Change *3
GLY 3074 Oceans and Global Climate3
MET 1010 Principles of Weather and Climate3
Hydrologic Systems: take one
AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues3
GEO 3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology (GE-P)4
GLY 3882C Hydrology and Human Affairs3
SOS 4244 Wetlands3
Environmental Policy: BS - take one; BA - take two
AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law3
AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics3
AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy3
ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy4
FNR 4660C Natural Resource Policy and Administration3
INR 3034 Politics of the World Economy3
INR 3502 International Institutions (GE-S, N)3
PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology (GE-S)3
PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation (GE-S)3
Natural Resource Management: take one
AGG 3501 Environment, Food and Society3
AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science3
AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Management3
EES 3008 Energy and Environment3
FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science3
FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People3
FOR 4621 Forest Economics and Management (GE-P)3
LEI 3546 Park Management3
SOS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use *** (GE-P)3
WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management (GE-B)3
Required Capstone Course
EVS 4021 Critical Thinking in Environmental Science or
AEB 4454 Contemporary Issues in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics (use as substitute if conflict)
3

* Approved for the B.A. track only.

** Approved for the B.S. track only.

*** If taken from one group, this course does not satisfy the requirement for a course from the other group.

The freshmen and sophomore years lay a foundation of coursework for building later expertise. Students need to know the natural sciences of physics, chemistry and biology, with laboratory experience in each area. Study of microeconomics and macroeconomics are required to understand the human economy. Introductory statistics empowers students to independently evaluate sets of numbers. College algebra and an introduction to calculus enable students to work with rates of change, the heart of ecological science.

The preprofessional courses for the B.S. tracks in environmental science and natural resource management prepare students for the science-oriented versions of the major. The requirements for the B.A. track in environmental policy include less physics and mathematics, in preparation for the major that combines science and policy.

Coursework in the core of the major provides a base of common knowledge and experience in subjects essential to environmental science. Then students diverge into electives chosen according to individual interest. Senior-year students return to a common course that develops critical-thinking skills by confronting conflicts of ecological and economic paradigms, synthesizing across physical, biological and social systems, and engaging diverse knowledge and views to resolve key environmental problems.

Preprofessional Requirements for BOTH Degrees

Each student must fulfill preprofessional requirements that differ slightly for the B.S. and B.A. degrees. These consist of courses in chemistry, physics, biology, calculus, statistics and economics, totaling 39-46 (typically 43) hours for the B.S. and 31-39 (typically 34) hours for the B.A.

In addition to the preprofessional requirements, all students are responsible for completing the university's General Education and the Writing and Math Requirement.

Certain preprofessional requirements simultaneously satisfy 18-21 credit hours (depending on courses selected) of the General Education mathematics, physics, biology, and social and behavioral science. Remaining General Education requirements include 15-18 credit hours (depending on preprofessional courses taken) in composition, humanities and social and behavioral sciences.

The 12 credit hours of writing requirements include 3-12 hours taken for General Education and preprofessional requirements, depending on selections. The six hours of math requirements are satisfied by preprofessional requirements.

For efficiency, freshmen should seek to maximize overlap of preprofessional requirements with General Education and the Writing and Math Requirement, as outlined below:
  • Science preprofessional requirements satisfy up to 12 hours of the Gen Ed physical and biological sciences requirement (the basic 9-hour requirement plus the variable three hours from a category). Students should allocate the variable 3 hours to physical and biological sciences to reduce the humanities requirement from 9 to 6 hours.
  • Economics preprofessional requirements satisfy up to 6 of the 9-hour Gen Ed social and behavioral sciences requirement (six if satisfied with ECO 2013 and 2023; 4 if satisfied with AEB 3103).
  • Policy preprofessional requirement (POS 2041) for B.A. students satisfies the remaining 3 hours of the 9-hour Gen Ed social and behavioral sciences requirement. B.S. students can satisfy the remaining 3 hours of the 9-hour Gen Ed social and behavioral sciences requirement with certain core courses, under ethics (AEB 4126) and policy (PUP 3204, PUP 4021).
  • Mathematics and statistics preprofessional requirements satisfy the 6-hour Gen Ed mathematics requirement and the 6-hour computation requirement.
  • Satisfying the preceding requirements leaves 18 hours: 6 hours of humanities, 3 hours of composition and 9 hours of writing.
  • Students should take humanities, composition and writing courses that also satisfy the six-hour international studies and diversity overlap, such as LIT 2110 and 2120 or 2000-level foreign language humanities courses.

Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

The Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science emphasizes the applied sciences and the basic sciences from which they derive. The track is designed to prepare for a particular employment goal or for graduate or professional school.

Elective courses required beyond the core requirements are distributed among four categories: physical sciences, biological sciences, human dimensions and additional skills and concepts. For advice on choice of electives, consult with the adviser in Black Hall, Room 103. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree who want more environmental policy electives can substitute them for the courses in human dimensions in the environmental science track.

Courses taken to fulfill the core requirements cannot fulfill elective requirements. Students can substitute graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a junior-/senior-level GPA of at least 3.0.

To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.

Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required semester 1-5
  • 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
  • Complete 2 of 11 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: CHM 2045/ 2045L, CHM 2046/2046L, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, BSC 2010/2010L, BSC 2011/ 2011L, ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or AEB 3103, PHY 2004/2004L, PHY 2005/2005L,
    STA 2023

Semester 2:

  • Complete 2 additional courses of the 11 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 3:

  • Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 4:

  • Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 5:

  • Complete all 11 critical-tracking courses, including labs

Students preparing for science modeling in graduate school should take MAP 2302 as an elective.

To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.

Recommended semester plan

Semester 1Credits
MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) 24
CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) 14
Composition, according to placement (GE-C)3
Humanities (GE-H, D) *3
Total 14
Semester 2Credits
MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE-M) 24
STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 or
STA 3024 Introduction to Statistics 2 or
STA 3032 Engineering Statistics (GE-M)
3
CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (GE-P) and Laboratory 2 (GE-P)4
Free elective (GE-H, N) *3
Total 14

1 If students take CHM 1025 in preparation for CHM 2045, the extra credits count as free electives.

2 If students precede this sequence with MAC 1114, 1140 or 1147, the extra credits count as free electives. Students can substitute MAC 2233 and 2234 for MAC 2311 and 2312, but this may preclude access to certain courses.

Semester 3Credits
ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) (GE-S) or
AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) (GE-S)
3-4
BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-B)4
PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (3) or
PHY 2053 Physics 1 (4) (GE-P)
3-4
PHY 2004L or PHY 2053L Laboratory for PHY 2004 or PHY 2053 (GE-P)1
Humanities (GE-H) *3
Total 14-16
Semester 4Credits
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S)3
BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-B)4
PHY 2005 Applied Physics 2 (3) or
PHY 2054 Physics 2 (4) (GE-P)
3-4
PHY 2005L or PHY 2054L Laboratory for PHY 2005 or PHY 2054 (GE-P)1
Humanities (GE-H,) * or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) 3
Elective2
Total 16-17
Semester 5Credits
Foundation course - EVS 3000 Environmental Science3
EES 3000L Environmental Science and Humanity Laboratory1
Environmental Ethics, from master list3
Ecology, from master list3-4
Organic Chemistry, from master list2-3
Environmental Policy, from master list3
Total 15-17
Semester 6Credits
Earth and Soil Science, from master list3-4
Global Systems, from master list3-4
Hydrologic Systems, from master list2-3
Natural Resource Management, from master list3
Track elective, from master list3
Total 14-17
Semester 7Credits
EVS 4021 Critical Thinking in Environmental Science3
Three track electives, from master list9
Free elective4
Total 16
Semester 8Credits
Human Dimensions, from master list3
Physical Sciences, from master list3
Biological Sciences, from master list3
Two free electives8
Total 17

* Select courses that carry humanities (H), composition (C) and international (N) and diversity (D) credit.

Students preparing for science modeling in graduate school should take MAP 2302 as an elective.

Environmental Science Track for the Bachelor of Science

No concentration: 7 courses, 21 credits
  • Physical Sciences - take 1 - 5 courses, 3-15 credits
  • Biological Sciences - take 1 - 5 courses, 3-15 credits
  • Human Dimensions - take 1 - 3 courses, 3-9 credits
  • Additional Skills and Concepts - take 1 - 4 courses, 3 - 12 credits

Toxicology concentration: 9 courses, 30-32 credits
  • Biological Sciences - take MCB 3020 and 3020L, PCB 3063, BCH 4024, BSC 3096 or PCB 4723C, VME 4611, VME 4612 for 22-24 credits
  • Additional Skills and Concepts - take CHM 2210, 2211 and 2211L for 8 credits

Electives: Take according to concentrations (above)

EVS 4949 Environmental Science Internship1-3
Physical Sciences
ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality3
AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Management *3
AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues3
CWR 4111 Engineering Hydrology3
EES 4370 Environmental Meteorology and Oceanography *3
EMA 3010 Materials3
ENV 4101 Elements of Atmospheric Pollution3
GEO 3250 Climatology *3
GEO 3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology *4
GEO 4221 Coastal Morphology and Processes3
GEO 4281 Fluvial Morphology and Processes3
GLY 2100C Historical Geology *4
GLY 3074 Oceans and Global Climate3
GLY 3200C Principles of Mineralogy4
GLY 3603C Paleontology4
GLY 4155C Geology of Florida3
GLY 4552C Sedimentary Geology4
GLY 5827 Groundwater Geology3
OCE 3016 Introduction to Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering3
SOS 3022, 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment and Laboratory *4
SOS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use3
SOS 4715C Environmental Pedology4
SOS 4602C Soil Physics3
Biological Sciences
AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science3
AGR 4231C Forage Science and Range Management4
ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology3
BOT 2710C Practical Plant Taxonomy3
BOT 3151C Local Flora of North Florida3
EES 3008 Energy and Environment3
EES 4102 Wastewater Microbiology2
EES 4103 Applied Ecology2
EES 4401 Public Health Engineering3
ENV 4351 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management4
ENV 4612 Green Engineering Design and Sustainability3
ENY 3005 Principles of Entomology and ENY 3005L Laboratory3
ENY 3030C Insect Field Biology3
ENY 4161 Insect Classification3
FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science *3
FNR 3131C Dendrology of Forest Plants3
FNR 4623C Integrated Natural Resource Management *3
FOR 3153C Forest Ecology3
FOR 3342C Tree Biology3
FOS 3042 Introductory Food Science3
FOS 4202 Food Safety and Sanitation2
MCB 2000 and 2000L Microbiology and Laboratory4
MCB 3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms3
MCB 3020L Laboratory for Basic Biology of Microorganisms1
NEM 3002 Principles of Nematology3
ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use3
PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology4
PLS 4343C Identification and Ecology of Aquatic Plants3
SOS 4303C Soil Microbial Ecology3
WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management3
WIS 4443C Wetland Wildlife Ecology4
WIS 4545 Ecology and Management of Wildlife Invasions3
WIS 4554 Conservation Biology3
ZOO 2203C Invertebrate Zoology4
ZOO 2303C Vertebrate Zoology4
ZOO 4472C Avian Biology4
ZOO 4403C Field Problems in Marine Biology (counts as one or two courses)4-6
Human Dimensions
AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics3
AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law3
AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law3
AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy3
ANT 3514C Introduction to Biological Anthropology4
ANT 4403 Environment and Cultural Behavior3
ECP 3113 Population Economics4
ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy4
ENV 4612 Green Engineering Design and Sustainability3
FOR 4664 Sustainable Ecotourism Development3
FOS 4731 Government Regulations and the Food Industry2
FYC 3401 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community3
GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies3
GEO 3372 Conservation of Resources3
GEO 3430 Population Geography3
GEO 4554 Regional Development3
INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System3
INR 4350 International Environmental Relations3
LEI 3250 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks3
LEI 3546 Park Management3
MAN 3025 Principles of Management4
PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory Politics3
PLP 2000 Plants, Plagues and People3
POS 4931 Special Topics: Comparative Environmental Politics3
POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics3
PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology3
PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation3
URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning3
WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation3
Additional Skills and Concepts
Biology
AGR 3303 Genetics3
BSC 3096 Human Physiology3
PCB 2050 Genes and Gender3
PCB 3063 Genetics4
PCB 4674 Evolution4
PCB 4723C Physiology and Molecular Biology of Animals (5)5
Business Administration
ACG 2021C Introduction to Financial Accounting4
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management3
AEB 3144 Introduction to Agricultural Finance3
AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing3
AEB 4343 International Agribusiness Marketing (GE-S)3
FIN 3403 Business Finance4
MAN 3025 Principles of Management4
MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing4
Chemistry
BCH 3025 Fundamentals of Biochemistry4
BCH 4024 Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology4
CHM 2200L Organic Chemistry Laboratory1
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry 13
CHM 2211 and 2211L Organic Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (2)5
CHM 3120 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry3
CHM 3400 Physical Chemistry3
EES 4201 Water Chemistry3
EES 4241C Water Analysis3
Communication
AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication3
AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences 3
FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication3
Mathematics
MAC 2313 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 34
MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations3
MAS 3114 Computational Linear Algebra3
MAS 4105 Linear Algebra 14
Pest Management
AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques3
FOR 4624C Forest Health Management4
IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management3
Social Sciences
AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics4
Spatial Analysis
EES 4027 Spatial Analysis Using Geographic Information Systems3
GEO 3162C Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers4
GIS 3043 Foundations of Geographic Information Systems4
GIS 4021C Air Photo Interpretation *3
SOS 4720C GIS in Soil and Water Science3
SUR 3103C Geomatics *3
SUR 3393 Geographic Information Systems2
SUR 3393L Geographic Information Systems Laboratory1
SUR 4380 Remote Sensing *3
URP 4273 Survey of Spatial Information Systems3

* If this course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill the elective requirement.

Natural Resource Management Track for the Bachelor of Science

This track focuses on the applied sciences that enable sustainable use of natural resources. Students can substitute appropriate graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a minimum junior-/senior-level GPA of 3.0.

Electives: take 7 courses, 21 credits

Required course
POS 2041 American Federal Government3
Environmental Policy: take one *
AEB 4242 International Trade Policy in Agriculture (GE-S)3
AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy **3
AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law3
INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System **3
INR 4350 International Environmental Relations **3
POS 4931 Special Topics: Comparative Environmental Politics3
PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology **(GE-S)3
PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation **(GE-S)3
Resource Economics: take one
AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics **3
ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy **(GE-S)4
GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies (GE-S)3
Human Effects on the Environment: take one
ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality3
ANT 4403 Environment and Cultural Behavior3
FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People **3
GEO 3372 Conservation of Resources3
LEI 3250 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks3
URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning (GE-H)3
WIS 2040 Wildlife Issues in a Changing World3
WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation3
Resource Management: take two
AEB 4283 International Development Policy (GE-S)3
AEB 4452 Advanced Natural Resource and Environmental Economics3
AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science3
AGR 4231C Forage Science and Range Management *4
ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality3
ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology3
EES 3008 Energy and Environment **3
EES 4050 Environmental Planning and Design3
EES 4103 Applied Ecology2
ENV 4612 Green Engineering Design and Sustainability3
FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science **3
FNR 4623C Integrated Natural Resource Management3
FOR 3153C Forest Ecology3
FOR 4621 Forest Economics and Management **3
FOR 4664 Sustainable Ecotourism Development3
LEI 4833 Ecotourism3
MAN 3025 Principles of Management4
SOS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use **3
WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management **3
WIS 4443C Wetland Wildlife Ecology4
WIS 4545 Ecology and Management of Wildlife Invasions3
WIS 4554 Conservation Biology3
Skills for Resource Management: take one
AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication3
AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences 3
EES 4021 Modeling Environmental System Dynamics3
EES 4027 Spatial Analysis Using Geographic Information Systems3
EES 5307 Ecological Engineering3
ENV 3040C Computational Methods in Environmental Engineering5
ENV 4601 Environmental Resources Management2
FNR 3131C Dendrology/Forest Plants3
FNR 3410C Natural Resource Sampling3
FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication3
FYC 3401 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community3
GEO 3280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology **3
GIS 4021C Air Photo Interpretation3
SUR 3103C Geomatics3
SUR 3393 Geographic Information Systems2
SUR 3393L Geographic Information Systems Laboratory1
SUR 4380 Remote Sensing3
URP 4273 Survey of Planning Information Systems3

* POS 2041 is a prerequisite for all courses in the environmental policy category.

** If this course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill this elective requirement. The student must select a substitution from the human effects, resource management or quantitative methods category.

Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental science focuses on the social sciences that connect the natural sciences and engineering to society.

Electives in the areas of policy, law, public administration and resource economics make this the preferred track for students interested in advancing to law school or to the policy aspects of environmental consulting and public agency work.

To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.

Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required semester 1-5
  • 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
  • Complete 2 of 9 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: CHM 2045/2045L,
    CHM 2046/2046L, MAC 1140 or MAC 1147, BSC 2007/2009L, BSC 2008,
    ECO 2013 and ECO 2023 or AEB 3103, PHY 2020 or PHY 2004, STA 2023,
    POS 2041

Semester 2:

  • Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 3:

  • Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 4:

  • Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 5:

  • Complete all 9 critical-tracking courses, including labs

To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.

Recommended semester plan

Semester 1Credits
MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra (3) or
MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (4) (GE-M) 2
3-4
CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) 14
Composition, according to placement (GE-C)3
Humanities (GE-H, N)3
Total 13-14

1 If students take CHM 1025 in preparation for CHM 2045, the extra credits count as free electives.

2 If students add MAC 1114 or substitute MAC 1147 or MAC 3233, the extra credits count as free electives.

Semester 2Credits
STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M)3
CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (GE-P) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P)4
Humanities (GE-H, D) *3
Free elective (WR)6
Total 16

* Select courses that carry humanities (H), composition (C), international (N) and diversity (D) credit.

Semester 3Credits
ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) (GE-S) or
AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (GE-S) (4)
3-4
BSC 2007 Biological Sciences: Cells, Organisms and Genetics or
BSC 2010 Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (GE-B)
3
BSC 2009L Laboratory in Biological Sciences or
BSC 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology Laboratory 1 (GE-B)
1
PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics or
PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 or PHY 2053 Physics 1 (GE-P)
3
Free electives6-0
Total 16-17
Semester 4Credits
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) (GE-S) or
AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) (GE-S)
3-4
BSC 2008 Biological Sciences: Evolution, Ecology and Behavior or
BSC 2011 Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (GE-B)
3
BSC 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology Laboratory 2 (GE-B) (if taking BSC 2007 and 2008, the second semester has no Laboratory requirement) 1
POS 2041 American Federal Government (GE-S)3
Free elective or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)3
EVS 3000 Environmental Science3
EES 3000L Environmental Science and Humanity Laboratory1
Total 17-18
Semester 5Credits
Ecology, from master list3-4
Earth and Soil Science, from master list3-4
Environmental Policy, from master list3
Environmental Ethics, from master list3
Total 12-14
Semester 6Credits
Global Systems, from master list3-4
Hydrologic Systems, from master list2-3
Environmental Policy, from master list3
Environmental Law, from master list3
Natural Resource Management, from master list 3
Total 14-16
Semester 7Credits
Resource Economics, from master list3
Environmental Policy, from master list3
Public Administration, from master list3
Two major electives, from master list6
Total 15
Semester 8Credits
EVS 4021 Critical Thinking in Environmental Science3
Three major electives, from master list9
Free electives5
Total 17

Environmental Policy Track for the Bachelor of Arts

Students can substitute appropriate graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a minimum junior-/senior-level GPA of 3.0.

Electives: take 9 courses, 27 credits

EVS 4949 Environmental Science Internship1-3
Environmental Law: take one
AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law3
AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law3
PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation *3
Environmental Policy: take one
AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy3
AEB 4283 International Development Policy *3
PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology *3
PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation *3
Public Administration: take one
PAD 3003 Introduction to Public Administration3
PAD 4034 Problems of Public Administration and Policy3
PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory Politics *3
Resource Economics: take one
AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics *3
ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy *4
Other electives: take five
AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law3
AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law3
AEB 4242 International Trade Policy in Agriculture3
AEB 4283 International Development Policy3
AEB 4452 Advanced Natural Resource and Environmental Economics3
AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication3
AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences 3
ANT 4403 Environment and Cultural Behavior3
ECO 3101 Intermediate Microeconomics4
ECO 3203 Intermediate Macroeconomics4
ECO 3532 Public Choice4
ECP 3113 Population Economics4
EVS 4949 Environmental Science Internship1-3
FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication3
FNR 4623C Integrated Natural Resource Management3
FOR 4664 Sustainable Ecotourism Development3
FOS 4731 Government Regulations and the Food Industry2
FYC 3401 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community3
INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System3
INR 4350 International Environmental Relations3
LEI 4833 Ecotourism3
MAN 3025 Principles of Management4
PAD 4034 Problems of Public Administration and Policy3
PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory Politics3
POS 2112 American State and Local Government3
POS 4674 Political Change and Legal Development3
POS 4931 Special Topics: Comparative Environmental Politics3
POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics3
PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology *3
PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation *3
SYD 3410 Urban Sociology3
SYD 4020 Population3
SYD 4021 Special Study: U.S. Population Issues and Families in Later Life3
URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning3
URP 4273 Survey of Planning Information Systems3

* If this course was taken to fulfill the core requirement, it cannot fulfill the elective requirement. Students must select a substitution from the major electives category.

Environmental Policy and Business Track for the Bachelor of Arts

The environmental policy and business track combines a general overview of business (courses in the major functional areas of business administration) with courses in environmental policy.

Along with the prerequisite ECO 2013, Microeconomics, the courses listed from the Warrington College of Business Administration would make students eligible for a minor in business administration.

Similarly, combining the prerequisite AEB 3103, ACG 2021C and three of the listed AEB courses would make students eligible for a minor in food and resource economics. This track benefits employment in environmental consulting, corporate/agency environmental management and environmental law.

Students may substitute appropriate graduate courses for electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a junior-/senior-level GPA of at least 3.0.

Electives: take 9 courses, 27 credits

Required course
Take four, including: ACG 2021C; AEB 3144 or FIN 3403; AEB 3133 or MAN 3025; MAR 3023 or AEB 3300 or AEB 434313-16
ACG 2021C Introduction to Financial Accounting4
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management3
AEB 3144 Introduction to Agricultural Finance3
AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing3
AEB 4343 International Agribusiness Marketing3
FIN 3403 Business Finance4
MAN 3025 Principles of Management4
MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing4
Other electives
Take four or five courses from Environmental Policy track electives11-14

Environmental Education Track for the Bachelor of Arts

The environmental education track prepares students for work in nature education centers, environmental organizations, public agency environmental interpretation programs and as nature tour guides in the private sector.

While this is a suitable degree for graduate school in education, it does not lead to teacher certification or sufficient completion of the five-year teacher program in the College of Education.

Students can substitute appropriate graduate courses for listed electives, with approval of the school and permission of the instructor. To substitute a 6000-level course, the student must have senior standing and a junior-/senior-level GPA of at least 3.0.

Electives: take 9 courses, 27 credits

Learning: take one
EDF 3214 Learning and Cognition in Education2
Measurement and Evaluation: take one
EDF 4430 Measurement and Evaluation in Education3
Environmental Education: take two
FNR 4070C Environmental Education Program Development3
SCE 4342 Environmental Education Methods and Materials3
WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation3
Leadership Development: take one
AEE 3414 Leadership Development3
Other electives: take four or five
EVS 4949 Environmental Science Internship1-3
Biology
BOT 2011C Plant Diversity4
BOT 3151C Local Flora of North Florida3
ENY 3030C Insect Field Biology3
FNR 3131C Dendrology/Forest Plants3
ZOO 2203C Invertebrate Zoology4
ZOO 2303C Vertebrate Zoology4
ZOO 4403C Field Problems in Marine Biology (counts as one or two courses)4-6
ZOO 4472C Avian Biology4
Communication Skills
AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication3
AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences 3
AEE 3073 Intercultural Communications3
ENC 3250 Professional Communication3
ENC 3310 Advanced Exposition3
ENC 3312 Advanced Argumentative Writing3
FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication3
JOU 3101 Reporting3
JOU 4308 Magazine and Feature Writing3
MMC 2100 Writing for Mass Communication3
Education
AEE 4052 Communication Campaign Strategies in Agricultural and Life Sciences3
AEE 4500 Program Development and Evaluation3
DEP 3053 Developmental Psychology3
EDF 3110 Human Growth and Development3
EDF 4542 Philosophy of Education3
FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication3
Human Dimensions
AEB 4283 International Development Policy (GE-S)3
ANT 4403 Environment and Cultural Behavior3
FOR 4664 Sustainable Ecotourism Development.3
FYC 3401 Introduction to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community3
INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System3
LEI 3250 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks3
LEI 4833 Ecotourism3
POS 4674 Political Change and Legal Development3
URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning3
Policy
AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics3
AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy3
ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy4
FNR 4660C Natural Resource Policy and Administration3
INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System3
INR 4350 International Environmental Relations3
PAD 4034 Problems of Public Administration and Policy3
PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory Politics3
POS 4931 Special Topics: Comparative Environmental Politics3
PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology3
PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Regulation3