RE QUIRE MENTS FOR THE BACHE LOR OF ARTS IN EN VI RON MEN TAL SUSTAINABILITY COLLEGE OF ATMOSPHERIC AND GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES

THE UNI VER SITY OF OKLAHOMA

For Stu dents En tering the Oklahoma State Sys tem for

Higher Ed u ca tion:

Sum mer 2016 through Spring 2017

GEN ERAL RE QUIRE MENTSTo tal Credit Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120To tal Up per-Di vi sion Credit Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Min i mum Re ten tion/Grad u a tion Grade Point Av er ages:Min i mum in OU Coursework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25Min i mum in Ma jor Coursework – Com bined and OU . . . . . . . . . . 2.25Over all – Com bined and OU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25

Environmental Sustainability: Culture & Society

B408 P161Bachelor of Arts in

Environmental Sustainability

OU en cour ages stu dents to com plete at least 30 hours of ap pli ca ble coursework each year to have the op por tu nity to grad u ate in four years.GEN ERAL EDU CA TION AND COL LEGE RE QUIRE MENTS

Courses graded P/NP will not ap ply.Courses re quired for maj or sup port may not also fulfill

Uni ver sity-Wide Gen eral Ed u ca tion Re quire mentsCourses for fulf ill ment of Gen eral Ed u cat ion and Col lege of At mo spheric & Geo graphic Sciences re quire ments must be from the ap proved Gen eral Ed u cat ion course list at http://www.ou.edu/content/gened/courses.html.

MA JOR REQUIREMENTS MA JOR SUP PORT REQUIREMENTSCORE (28 hours, 9 courses)

GEOG 1203, Global Environmental Issues GEOG 3233, Principles of Sustainability GEOG 3443, Environment & Society GEOG 3924, Analytic Methods in Geog. GEOG 3773, Geography of the U.S. GIS 2023, Intro to Spatial Thinking GEOG 4523, Life Cycle Analysis GEOG 4893, Research Methods GEOG 4953, Proseminar in Geography (Capstone)

Cul ture & So ci ety (12 hours)A minimum of 12 hours, to be chosen from the following courses or other adviser-approved courses, with no more than two courses from one department.

ANTH 4303, Women & Development inAfrica

ARCH 4363, Sustainability: Ethics,Efficiency, Community & Design

GEOG 3203, Globalization & theEnvironment

GEOG 3253, Environmental Conservation GEOG 3563, Geography of Natural

ResourcesGEOG 3843, Gender & Environment GEOG 4200, Internship in Geography GEOG 4573, Indigenous Peoples and

ResourcesGEOG 4583, Renewable Energy Resources HSCI 3483, Technology, Politics &

International Development IAS 3323, Political Economy of

DevelopmentNPNG 3033, Fundamentals of Nonprofit

Management IISOC 3643, Population & Society

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Additional College Requirements

Ad viser-Ap proved Elec tives (24 hours)Twenty-four hours of adviser-approved coursework relevant to the student’s field(s) of study. These 24 hours are to be outside the student’s major School or Department, and must include six hours at the upper-division level (3000-4000-level).

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University-Wide General Education (minimum 40 hours) and College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Requirements

Courses graded P/NP will not ap ply

Core Area I: Sym bolic and Oral Com mu ni ca tion (9-22 hours, 3-6 courses)A. Eng lish Com po si tion (6 hours, 2 courses)

1. Eng lish 1113, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion2. Eng lish 1213, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion, or

EXPO 1213, Ex pos i tory Writ ing

B. For eign Lan guage (0-10 hours in the same lan guage)Stu dents who have not com pleted two years of the same for eign lan guage in high school are re quired to take two col lege courses in the same for eign language.

1. Be gin ning Course (0-5 hours) _________________________

2. Be gin ning Course, con tin ued (0-5 hours) _________________________

C. Mathematics (3 hours, 1 course). _________________________

Core Area II: Natural Science (7 hours, 2 courses) including one laboratory

component.

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

Core Area III: So cial Sci ence (6 hours, 2 courses)

1. Po lit i cal Sci ence 1113, Amer i can Fed eral Gov ern ment

2. _________________________

Core Area IV: Hu man ities (12 hours, 4 courses)

a: Un der stand ing Ar tis tic Forms (3 hours, 1 course) _______________________

b. West ern Civ i li za tion and Cul ture (6 hours, 2 courses)1. His tory 1483, U.S., 1492-1865, or His tory 1493, U.S., 1865-Pres ent,

2. _________________________ (ex clud ing HIST 1483 and 1493)

c. Non-West ern Cul ture (3 hours, 1 course):__________________

Core Area V: Senior Capstone Experience (3 hours, 1 course): _________________

At least three hours of Upper-Division General Education coursework must be completed outside the major.

Additional College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Bachelor of Arts Requirements:

Humanities or Social Science Elective (3 hours, 1 course). To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved List.

Hu man i ties/Social Science: ______________________________

Natural Science Elective (3-4 hours, 1 course). With or without a laboratory component. To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved List.

Nat u ral Sci ence: ______________________________

Foreign Language (6 hours, 2 courses at the intermediate level). If the student successfully places beyond the second intermediate course, the 16 hours of required foreign language will become free electives.

In ter me di ate Course (3 hours) ______________________________

In ter me di ate Course (3 hours) ______________________________

Free Elec tivesElec tives to bring to tal ap pli ca ble hours to 120 in clud ing 40 up per-di vi sion hours.

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IN FOR MA TION CON CERN ING GEN ERAL RULES, REG U LA TIONS AND MIN I MUM RE QUIRE MENTSTO TAL HOURS: A mini mum of 120 se mes ter hours ac cept able to ward gradua tion must be com pleted.UPPER- DIVISION HOURS: A minimum of 40 upper- division semester hours acceptable toward graduation must be completed. OU courses numbered 3000 or above are upper- division. Transfer work is counted as lower-division or upper-division credit depending on the level at which it was offered at the institution where it was earned. Two-year college work is accepted only as lower-division credit.SEN IOR IN STI TU TION HOURS: A mini mum of 60 se mes ter hours ap plied to ward gradua tion must be earned at sen ior (4- year) in sti tu tions.RESI DENCY:

• A minimum of two semesters must be spent in residence in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences.• At least 36 of the last 48 hours must be com pleted in res i dence at OU.

IN DI VID UAL STUD IES: No more than six hours of in de pend ent study or di rected read ings may be ap plied to ward de gree re quire ments.GRADE POINT AV ER AGES: Stu dents must earn a min i mum over all 2.25 for each of the fol low ing: Com bined Re ten tion GPA (all col lege grades), OU Re ten tion GPA, GPA for all ma jor courses, and GPA for all ma jor courses taken at OU.

Re fer to the OU Gen eral Cat a log for more com plete in for ma tion.Sug gested Se mes ter Plan of Study — Bach e lor of Arts in En vi ron men tal Sustainability: Cul ture & So ci ety (B408 P161)

This plan shows one possible grouping of courses that would allow students to graduate in four years. Please refer to the front of the degree checksheet for official requirements. Students must consult with College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences and/or Department of Geography academic advisers to verify that courses selected each semester fulfill the recommended plan and satisfy university, College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, and Environmental Sustainability major requirements.

Year FIRST SE MES TER Hours SEC OND SE MES TER Hours

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AN ENGL 1113, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion (Core I)

Be gin ning For eign Lan guage I (Core I)

GEOG 1203, Global Environmental Issues (Core III) 1General Education Math (Core I)

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ENGL 1213, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion (Core I), or EXPO 1213, Ex pos i tory Writ ing (Core I)Be gin ning For eign Lan guage cont. (Core I)P SC 1113, Amer i can Fed eral Gov ern ment (Core III) 1General Education Non-Western Culture (Core IV)

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E 1Gen eral Ed u ca tion Nat u ral Sci ence with lab (Core II) GIS 2023, Intro to Spatial Thinking1Gen eral Ed u ca tion Un der stand ing Ar tis tic Forms (Core IV) Inter me di ate For eign Lan guage (Col lege elec tive) HIST 1483, United States 1492-1865, or 1493, United States 1865-Present (Core IV)

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1Gen eral Ed u ca tion Nat u ral Sci ence (Core II)1Gen eral Ed u ca tion West ern Civ i li za tion & Culture (Core IV) Inter me di ate For eign Lan guage (Col lege elec tive)GEOG 3924, An a lytic Meth ods in Ge og ra phy3Col lege Elec tive

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GEOG 3233, Prin ci ples of Sustainability 3Col lege Elec tive3Col lege Elec tive2Culture & So ci ety Con cen tra tion Elec tive 1Hu man i ties or Social Science Elec tive

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GEOG 3443, En vi ron ment and So ci ety GEOG 4523, Life Cycle Analysis3College Elec tive2Culture & Society Con cen tra tion Elective 1Natural Science Elective

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GEOG 3773, Geography of the U.S.GEOG 4893, Research Analysis3College Elective2Concentration ElectiveFree Elective

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GEOG 4953, Proseminar in Ge og ra phy (Cap stone) 3College Elective 3College Elective 3Col lege Elective2Con cen tra tion Elec tive

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TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 15 TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 151= To be cho sen from the Uni ver sity-Wide Gen eral Ed u ca tion Ap proved Course List. Three hours of gen eral ed u ca tion must be up per-di vi sion out side the ma jor. 2= A min imum of 12 hours, to be chosen from the fol low ing con cen tra tion, with no more than two courses from one de part ment:

Cul ture and So ci ety: ANTH 4303; ARCH 4363; CAS 3033; GEOG 3203, 3253, 3563, 3842 (Gen der & En vi ron ment), 4200, 4573, 4583; HSCI 3483; IAS 3323; SOC 3643.3= Twenty-four hours of ad viser-ap proved coursework rel e vant to the stu dent’s field(s) of study. These 24 hours are to be out side the stu dent’s ma jor School or De part ment, and must in clude

six hours at the upper-divi sion level (3000-4000-level).

Bach e lor’s de grees re quire a min i mum of 48 hours of up per-di vi sion (3000-4000) coursework. This plan of study should not be used in lieu of ac a demic ad vise ment.

Ad viser-Ap proved Elec tives (24 hours)Twenty-four hours of ad viser-ap proved coursework rel e vant to the stu dent’s field(s) of study. These 24 hours are to be out side the stu dent’s ma jor School or De part ment, and must in clude six hours at the up per-di vi sion level (3000-4000-level).

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