University of New Orleans

Degree Requirements | EES (B.S.)

Degree Requirements | Earth & Environmental Sciences (B.S.)

The information below reflects the degree requirements for the current academic year. To view degree requirements from the academic year you began the degree program, please see our list of printable degree requirements.

Printable Degree Requirements

College of Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements
Course Name/ # Credit Hours  Course Name/#  Credit Hours
English    EES 1002  3
ENGL 1157 3  Humanities  
ENGL 1158 or ENGL 11591 3  Humanities Elective2  6
Mathematics3    Literature2  3
MATH 1126 3  Social Sciences  
MATH 2114 4  Social Sciences elective2 6
Science    Arts  
BIOS 1073 3  Arts elective2 3
EES 1000 3    
    Total 39
Other Requirements
Course Name/ # Credit Hours  Course Name/#  Credit Hours
BIOS 1071 1  PHYS 1033 or PHYS 1063  1
CHEM 1007 1  2nd SCI Elective + PAIRED LAB (non EES)5  4
CHEM 1017 3  Science Electives  9
PHYS 1031 or PHYS 1061 3  Electives  14
    Total 374
Course Requirements for Major
Course Name/ # Credit Hours  Course Name/#  Credit Hours
EES 2004  3  EES 1003  1
EES 2051  3  EES 2005  1
EES 3740  3  EES 2000  4
EES 4560  3  EES 4099  3
EES 1001  1  Approved EES electives  6
    Total 28
 Concentration Requirements – TWO CONCENTRATIONS
Geosciences Environmental and Coastal Sciences
Course Name/ # Credit Hours  Course Name/#  Credit Hours
EES 2700  3  EES 2510  3
EES 31006  3  EES 49256  3
EES 33106  3  EES 45206  4
EES 41106  3  EES 45506  3
EES 47506  4  EES 49496  3
 Total  16 Total 16
Total Credit Hours Required Credit Hours
  120
Additional Requirement
 Minimum grade of C in all science courses (BIOS, CHEM, CSCI, EES, MATH, PHYS, PSYC)
  1.  "C" or better required
  2. Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
  3. 6 credits of Math satisfy the General Education requirements. Check General Education Courses to confirm what courses fulfill this requirement.
  4. Includes 1 credits of Math listed in General Education Requirements section.
  5. Select from BIOS 1081 and BIOS 1083; or CHEM 1008 and CHEM 1018; or PHYS 1032 and PHYS 1035; PHYS 1062 and PHYS 1065.
  6. Up to two of these courses may be substituted by other EES courses of the same level and credit hours.