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Earth and Environmental Sciences, B.S. Four-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2023-2024 First Year Fall Classes - 15 credits Credits Spring Classes - 15 credits Credits EESC 1101: Intro to Earth Science Major (Also fulfills Pathways Scientific World) 3 EESC 1201: Intro to Environmental Science Major 3 MATH 1011: Precalculus Mathematics Pathways Required Core (Depending on placement exam, students may need to begin with MATH 1006. See an advisor to confirm your math placement.) 3 MATH 1201: Calculus I Major 4 ENGL 1010: English Composition I Pathways Required Core 3 CHEM 1040: General Chemistry for Health-related Professions Major (Also fulfills Pathways Required Core) Students can also take the combination of CHEM 1200 and CHEM 1201 as a substitue for CHEM 1040. 5 U.S. Experience in Its Diversity Pathways Flexible Core 3 ENGL 1012: English Composition II Pathways Required Core 3 General Elective General Elective 3 Second Year Fall Classes - 16.5 credits Credits Spring Classes - 15 credits Credits EESC 2100: Earth Materials Major 3 EESC 2200W: Sedimentology Major 3 EESC 2500: Environmental Systems Major 3 EESC 2400: Intro to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Major 3 BIOL 1001: General Biology I, or PHYS 1100: General Physics I, or PHYS 1150 Major (Also fulfills Pathways College Option) 4.5 EESC 2600: Statistics & Data Analysis in Geosciences, or CISC 1115, or MATH 1206 Major 4 Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core 3 Individual & Society Pathways Flexible Core 3 General Elective General Elective 3 Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core 3 Third Year Fall Classes - 15 credits Credits Spring Classes - 15 credits Credits EESC 3100: Intro to Geochemistry Major 3 EESC 3975: Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics Major 3 EESC 3600: Hydrogeology of Water Resources Major 3 EESC Elective 4000-level or higher Major 3 College Option Pathways College Option 3 World Cultures & Global Issues Pathways Flexible Core 3 College Option Pathways College Option 3 College Option Pathways College Option 3 General Elective General Elective 3 General Elective General Elective 3 Fourth Year Fall Classes - 15 credits Credits Spring Classes - 13.5 credits Credits EESC 4010: Field Mapping, or EESC 4250: Environmental Field Investigations Major 3 EESC Elective 4000-level or higher Major 3 EESC Elective 4000-level or higher Major 3 EESC Elective 4000-level or higher Major 3 EESC Elective 4000-level or higher Major 3 EESC Elective 4000-level or higher Major 3 General Elective General Elective 3 General Elective General Elective 3 General Elective General Elective 3 General Elective General Elective 1.5 Degree Details 33 Pathways Credits* 64.5 Major Credits 22.5 General Elective Credits Students may apply a second major, or a minor, towards their general elective credits. 120 Total Credits *The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Earth and Environmental Sciences B.S. major includes three courses (EESC 1101, CHEM 1040 or CHEM 1200, BIOL 1001 or PHYS 1100 or PHYS 1150) that satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences B.S. only need to complete 33 additional Pathways credits. Candidates for a B.S. degree with a major in earth and environmental sciences must complete at least 60 credits in science and mathematics; 24 of these 60 credits must be completed in advanced courses in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department. These 24 credits must be completed at Brooklyn College with a grade of C- or higher in each course. All required EESC courses numbered 2000 or higher must be completed with a minimum grade of C-. Students must complete at least 18 credits of EESC Elective 2000-level or higher courses - which may include up to 6 credits from the following: ANTH 2402, ANTH 3440, ANTH 3470, ANTH 3480, ANTH 3250, BIOL 3003, BIOL 3082, BIOL 3083, BIOL 4003, BIOL 4080, CHEM 2500, CHEM 2700, CHEM 3410, CHEM 3420, CHEM 3510 or both CHEM 3511 and CHEM 3512, CHEM 4610, HNSC 2130, PHYS 3500, PHYS 4200. The four-year degree map is designed to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years' time. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. Ideally, you should follow the four-year degree map as closely as possible, but you are free to make some adjustments so long as the prerequisite requirements are satisfied. In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your academic plan with your advisor on a regular basis. EESC 1101 and EESC 1201 can be taken in any order, but both should be finished after the first year. Contact Information Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences 3131 Ingersoll Hall Jennifer Cherrier, Chairperson yhaughton@brooklyn.cuny.edu Go back to the Degree Maps List
33 Pathways Credits*
64.5 Major Credits
22.5 General Elective Credits
Students may apply a second major, or a minor, towards their general elective credits.
120 Total Credits
*The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Earth and Environmental Sciences B.S. major includes three courses (EESC 1101, CHEM 1040 or CHEM 1200, BIOL 1001 or PHYS 1100 or PHYS 1150) that satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences B.S. only need to complete 33 additional Pathways credits.
Candidates for a B.S. degree with a major in earth and environmental sciences must complete at least 60 credits in science and mathematics; 24 of these 60 credits must be completed in advanced courses in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department. These 24 credits must be completed at Brooklyn College with a grade of C- or higher in each course. All required EESC courses numbered 2000 or higher must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.
Students must complete at least 18 credits of EESC Elective 2000-level or higher courses - which may include up to 6 credits from the following: ANTH 2402, ANTH 3440, ANTH 3470, ANTH 3480, ANTH 3250, BIOL 3003, BIOL 3082, BIOL 3083, BIOL 4003, BIOL 4080, CHEM 2500, CHEM 2700, CHEM 3410, CHEM 3420, CHEM 3510 or both CHEM 3511 and CHEM 3512, CHEM 4610, HNSC 2130, PHYS 3500, PHYS 4200.
The four-year degree map is designed to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years' time. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. Ideally, you should follow the four-year degree map as closely as possible, but you are free to make some adjustments so long as the prerequisite requirements are satisfied.
In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your academic plan with your advisor on a regular basis.
EESC 1101 and EESC 1201 can be taken in any order, but both should be finished after the first year.
Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences 3131 Ingersoll Hall Jennifer Cherrier, Chairperson yhaughton@brooklyn.cuny.edu
