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1 Page 1 of 6 Program Change Request Date Submitted: 10/06/17 4:22 pm Viewing: BS ENGS : Environmental Geosciences BS Last edit: 10/06/17 4:21 pm Changes proposed by: allisonharms Environmental Geoscience BS Catalog Pages Using this Program Contact(s) Name E mail Phone Allison Harms allisonharms@tamu.edu Academic level Undergraduate Effective Term Department College of Geosciences College Geosciences Program type Degree Degree designation BS Bachelor of Science With a major in Environmental Geoscience (ENGS) Catalog Program Title Environmental Geosciences BS CIP and Fund code Rationale for Proposal Slight adjustments to allow for new GEOS 471 required laboratory course and to include GEOL 102 laboratory as an option for introductory geosciences course requirement. Program hours 120 Is this program eligible Yes for financial aid? Will program hours No change (increase/decrease) due to the proposed curriculum changes? Program delivery mode On campus Catalog Program Requirements Plan of Study Grid First Year Fall Semester Credit Hours BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I 4 ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric 3 GEOS 101 Introduction to the Geosciences 1 1 GEOS 105 Introduction to Environmental Geoscience 3 MATH 151 Engineering Mathematics I 4 Semester Credit Hours 15 Spring BIOL 112 Introductory Biology II 4 MATH 152 Engineering Mathematics II 4 POLS 206 American National Government 3 Creative arts elective 2 3 In Workflow 1. CLGE Department Head UG 2. Curricular Services Review 3. GE Committee Preparer UG 4. GE Committee Chair UG 5. GE College Dean UG 6. UCC Preparer 7. UCC Chair 8. Faculty Senate Preparer 9. Faculty Senate 10. Provost II 11. President 12. Curricular Services Approval Path 1. 10/09/17 11:53 am Christian Brannstrom (cbrannst): Approved for CLGE Department Head UG 2. 10/09/17 10:11 pm Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214): Approved for Curricular Services Review 3. 10/10/17 8:23 am Roxanna Russell (rrussell): Approved for GE Committee Preparer UG 4. 10/10/17 12:27 pm Christian Brannstrom (cbrannst): Approved for GE Committee Chair UG 5. 10/17/17 4:06 pm Christian Brannstrom (cbrannst): Approved for GE College Dean UG 6. 10/17/17 9:21 pm Sandra Williams (sandra williams): Approved for UCC Preparer 7. 11/09/17 10:38 am Sandra Williams (sandra williams): Approved for UCC Chair

2 Page 2 of 6 Semester Credit Hours 14 Second Year Fall Select one of the following: 3 4 ATMO 201 & ATMO 202 Weather and Climate and Weather and Climate Laboratory GEOG 203 & GEOG 213 Planet Earth and Planet Earth Lab GEOL 101 & GEOL 102 Principles of Geology and Principles of Geology Laboratory OCNG 251 & OCNG 252 Oceanography and Oceanography Laboratory CHEM 101 Fundamentals of Chemistry I 4 & CHEM 111 and Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory I GEOG 201 Introduction to Human Geography 3 Language, philosophy and culture elective 2 3 Semester Credit Hours 14 Spring Select one of the following: 3 4 ATMO 201 & ATMO 202 Weather and Climate and Weather and Climate Laboratory GEOG 203 & GEOG 213 Planet Earth and Planet Earth Lab GEOL 101 & GEOL 102 Principles of Geology and Principles of Geology Laboratory OCNG 251 & OCNG 252 Oceanography and Oceanography Laboratory CHEM 102 Fundamentals of Chemistry II 4 & CHEM 112 and Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory II POLS 207 State and Local Government 3 Communication elective 3 Semester Credit Hours 14 Third Year Fall GEOG 330 Resources and the Environment 3 PHYS 201 College Physics 4 4 or PHYS 218 or Mechanics STAT 303 or STAT 211 Statistical Methods 5 or Principles of Statistics I 3 Environmental theme elective 6 3 Technical elective 7 3 Select one of the following: ATMO 321 Computer Applications in the Atmospheric Sciences ATMO 441 Satellite Meteorology and Remote Sensing ATMO 464 Laboratory Methods in Atmospheric Sciences GEOG 312 Data Analysis in Geography GEOG 361 Remote Sensing in Geosciences GEOG 380 Workshop in Environmental Studies GEOG 450 Field Geography GEOG 462/ESSM 462Advanced GIS Analysis for Natural Resources Management GEOG 467 Dynamic Modeling of Earth and Environmental Systems GEOG 475 Advanced Topics in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) GEOG 476 GIS Practicum GEOL 306 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy GEOL 309 Introduction to Geological Field Methods GEOL 330 Geologic Field Trips GEOL 352/GEOG 352GNSS in the Geosciences GEOP 413 Near surface Geophysics OCNG 451 Mathematical Modeling of Ocean Climate Semester Credit Hours 16 Spring GEOG 390 Principles of Geographic Information Systems 8 4 GEOL 420 Environmental Geology 3 American history elective 3 Environmental policy elective 9 3 Select one of the following: AGEC 350 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics BESC 367 U.S. Environmental Regulations ECON 202 Principles of Economics ECON 203 Principles of Economics ECON 323 Microeconomic Theory ECON 435 Economics of Resource Scarcity GEOG 304 Economic Geography GEOG 306 Introduction to Urban Geography

3 Page 3 of 6 GEOG 309 Geography of Energy GEOG 401 Political Geography GEOG 406 Geographic Perspectives on Contemporary Urban Issues GEOG 430 Environmental Justice PHIL 314 Environmental Ethics POLS 347 Politics of Energy and the Environment RENR 470 Environmental Impact Assessment SOCI 328 Environmental Sociology URPN 202 Building Better Cities URPN 360 Issues in Environmental Quality URPN 361 Urban Issues URPN 371 Environmental Health Planning and Policy URPN 460 Sustainable Communities Environmental theme elective 6 3 Semester Credit Hours 16 Fourth Year Fall GEOS 470 Data Analysis Methods in Geosciences 3 GEOS 471 Data Methods in Geosciences Laboratory 1 American history elective 3 Environmental theme elective 6 6 Technical elective 7 3 Select one of the following: ATMO 321 Computer Applications in the Atmospheric Sciences ATMO 441 Satellite Meteorology and Remote Sensing ATMO 464 Laboratory Methods in Atmospheric Sciences GEOG 312 Data Analysis in Geography GEOG 361 Remote Sensing in Geosciences GEOG 380 Workshop in Environmental Studies GEOG 450 Field Geography GEOG 462/ESSM 462Advanced GIS Analysis for Natural Resources Management GEOG 467 Dynamic Modeling of Earth and Environmental Systems GEOG 475 Advanced Topics in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) GEOG 476 GIS Practicum GEOL 306 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy GEOL 309 Introduction to Geological Field Methods GEOL 330 Geologic Field Trips GEOL 352/GEOG 352GNSS in the Geosciences GEOP 413 Near surface Geophysics OCNG 451 Mathematical Modeling of Ocean Climate Semester Credit Hours 16 Spring GEOS 405 Environmental Geosciences 3 Environmental policy elective 9 3 Select one of the following: AGEC 350 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics BESC 367 U.S. Environmental Regulations ECON 202 Principles of Economics ECON 203 Principles of Economics ECON 323 Microeconomic Theory ECON 435 Economics of Resource Scarcity GEOG 304 Economic Geography GEOG 306 Introduction to Urban Geography GEOG 309 Geography of Energy GEOG 401 Political Geography GEOG 406 Geographic Perspectives on Contemporary Urban Issues GEOS 430 Global Science and Policy Making PHIL 314 Environmental Ethics POLS 347 Politics of Energy and the Environment RENR 470 Environmental Impact Assessment SOCI 328 Environmental Sociology URPN 202 Building Better Cities URPN 360 Issues in Environmental Quality URPN 361 Urban Issues URPN 371 Environmental Health Planning and Policy URPN 460 Sustainable Communities Environmental theme elective 6 6 Technical elective 7 3 Select one of the following: ATMO 321 Computer Applications in the Atmospheric Sciences ATMO 441 Satellite Meteorology and Remote Sensing ATMO 464 Laboratory Methods in Atmospheric Sciences GEOG 312 Data Analysis in Geography GEOG 361 Remote Sensing in Geosciences

4 Page 4 of 6 GEOG 380 Workshop in Environmental Studies GEOG 450 Field Geography GEOG 462/ESSM 462Advanced GIS Analysis for Natural Resources Management GEOG 467 Dynamic Modeling of Earth and Environmental Systems GEOG 475 Advanced Topics in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) GEOG 476 GIS Practicum GEOL 306 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy GEOL 309 Introduction to Geological Field Methods GEOL 330 Geologic Field Trips GEOL 352/GEOG 352GNSS in the Geosciences GEOP 413 Near surface Geophysics OCNG 451 Mathematical Modeling of Ocean Climate Semester Credit Hours 15 Total Semester Credit Hours 120 1Freshmen entering the program take a first year seminar, GEOS 101. The choice is not restricted. Students transferring or changing majors into the program, who have not taken GEOS 101, are required to take GEOS 481 in their junior or senior year. 2It is recommended to select a course that also fulfills an International and Cultural Diversity requirement. 3Choose one introductory College of Geosciences course in the first semester and an additional one in the second semester of the sophomore year. Seek guidance from the academic advisor for Environmental Programs in Geosciences (ENVP) or your faculty mentor. 4PHYS 218 is recommended for the Coastal and Marine Environment Theme. 5STAT 211 is recommended for the Coastal and Marine Environment Theme. 6Choose 18 hours of theme courses in your junior and senior years in consultation with your academic advisor or faculty mentor from the list below. GEOS 484 can be taken for up to 6 credits and will normally be used as an adjustment to theme electives, but depending on the content of the internship credit, it can be applied as an adjustment to your technical electives or policy electives. Seek guidance from the ENVP academic advisor. 7Other courses which match the Environmental Programs technical electives definition will be allowed by adjustment. Guidance about technical electives (including the definition used by the Environmental Programs in Geosciences) can be found on the programs website. Seek guidance about choices from the ENVP academic advisor or faculty mentor. 8GEOG 390 is a required technical elective. 9Seek guidance about choices from the ENVP academic advisor or faculty mentor. Two courses in the degree plan must be writing intensive courses designated by the Environmental Programs in the schedule of classes. Also, international and cultural diversity electives (6 hours) must be incorporated into the degree. Course List Code Title Semester Credit Hours Environmental Theme Electives Climate Change GEOS 210 Climate Change 3 GEOS 444 The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change 3 PHYS 202 College Physics 4 Select the remaining courses from the following: ATMO 324 Physical and Regional Climatology 3 or GEOG 324 or Global Climatic Regions ATMO 363 Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution 3 ATMO 463 Air Quality 3 GEOG 442/GEOS 442 Past Climates 3 GEOL 305 Paleobiology 3 GEOL 306 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 4 GEOL 451 Introduction to Geochemistry 3 GEOS 401 Polar Regions of the Earth: Science, Society and Discovery 3 GEOS 410 Global Change 3 GEOS 442/GEOG 442 Past Climates 3 GEOS 484 Internship 6 OCNG 401 Interdisciplinary Oceanography 1 3 OCNG 410 Physical Oceanography 3 OCNG 440 Chemical Oceanography 3 Coastal and Marine Environments GEOG 370/MARS 370 Coastal Processes 3 OCNG 401 Interdisciplinary Oceanography 1 3 Select the remaining courses from the following: GEOG 331 Geomorphology 3 GEOG 360 Natural Hazards 3 GEOL 306 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 4 GEOL 440 Engineering Geology 3 GEOS 401 Polar Regions of the Earth: Science, Society and Discovery 3 GEOS 444 The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change 3 GEOS 484 Internship 6 OCNG 350 Marine Pollution 3 OCNG 410 Physical Oceanography 3 OCNG 420 Biological Oceanography 3 OCNG 425 Microbial Oceanography 3 OCNG 430 Geological Oceanography 3 OCNG 440 Chemical Oceanography 3 WFSC 418 Ecology of the Coastal Zone 3 WFSC 425 Marine Fisheries 3 WFSC 428 Wetland Ecosystem Management 4

5 Page 5 of 6 Code Title Semester Credit Hours Human Impact on the Environment GEOS 410 Global Change 3 GEOG 430 Environmental Justice 3 Select the remaining courses from the following: ATMO 326 Environmental Atmospheric Science 4 ATMO 363 Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution 3 GEOG 309 Geography of Energy 3 GEOG 360 Natural Hazards 3 GEOG 401 Political Geography 3 GEOL 301 Mineral Resources 3 GEOL 410 Hydrogeology 3 GEOL 440 Engineering Geology 3 GEOL 451 Introduction to Geochemistry 3 GEOS 401 Polar Regions of the Earth: Science, Society and Discovery 3 GEOS 430 Global Science and Policy Making 3 GEOS 444 The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change 3 GEOS 484 Internship 6 OCNG 350 Marine Pollution 3 SENG 321 Industrial Safety Engineering 3 URPN 361 Urban Issues 3 WFSC 420 Ecology and Society 3 Water GEOG 434 Hydrology and Environment 4 GEOL 410 Hydrogeology 3 Select the remaining courses from the following: AGSM 335 Water and Soil Management 3 AGSM 337 Technology for Environmental and Natural Resource Engineering 3 ATMO 251 Weather Observation and Analysis 3 ATMO 335 Atmospheric Thermodynamics 3 ATMO 352 Severe Weather and Mesoscale Forecasting 3 ATMO 443 Radar Meteorology 3 ATMO 324 Physical and Regional Climatology 3 or GEOG 324 or Global Climatic Regions ESSM 301 Wildland Watershed Management 3 ESSM 306 Plant Functional Ecology and Adaptation 3 GEOG 331 Geomorphology 3 GEOG 360 Natural Hazards 3 GEOG 400 Arid Lands Geomorphology 3 GEOL 440 Engineering Geology 3 GEOL 451 Introduction to Geochemistry 3 GEOS 401 Polar Regions of the Earth: Science, Society and Discovery 3 GEOS 484 Internship 6 OCNG 350 Marine Pollution 3 OCNG 401 Interdisciplinary Oceanography 1 3 OCNG 425 Microbial Oceanography 3 OCNG 440 Chemical Oceanography 3 SCSC 455 Environmental Soil and Water Science 3 SCSC 458 Watershed, Water and Soil Quality Management 3 Biosphere GEOG 335 Pattern and Process in Biogeography 3 GEOL 305 Paleobiology 3 OCNG 420 Biological Oceanography 3 Select the remaining courses from the following: BIOL 214 Genes, Ecology and Evolution 3 BIOL 357 Ecology 4 & BIOL 358 and Ecology Laboratory GENE 302 Principles of Genetics 4 & GENE 312 and Comprehensive Genetics Laboratory GENE 412 Population and Ecological Genetics 3 GEOG 435 Principles of Plant Geography 3 GEOG 442/GEOS 442 Past Climates 3 GEOS 484 Internship 6 MEPS 316 Introduction to Theory and Practice of Plant Physiology 3 OCNG 401 Interdisciplinary Oceanography 1 3 OCNG 425 Microbial Oceanography 3 SCSC 301 Soil Science 4 1 Students who have taken OCNG 251 cannot take OCNG 401. Two courses in the degree plan must be writing intensive courses designated by the Environmental Programs in the schedule of classes. Also, international and cultural diversity electives (6 hours) must be incorporated into the degree. Additional information A new course proposal for GEOS 471 (1 credit course) has been submitted separately to CARS.

6 Page 6 of 6 Required Proposal Forms Reviewer Comments ENGS Degree Evaluation.pdf Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/06/17 4:13 pm): Rollback: Please attached an edited degree evaluation that matches the proposed catalog changes. Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/09/17 10:10 pm): This program proposal is contingent upon the approval of GEOS 471(new course). Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/30/17 9:27 am): The Department of Chemistry has submitted course proposals that affect this program s requirements. CHEM 101 (3hrs) & CHEM 102 (3hrs) are being changed to CHEM 119 (4hrs) and CHEM 120 (4hrs) respectively. The catalog program requirements and the degree evaluation will need to be updated if the course changes are approved by UCC. Sandra Williams (sandra williams) (11/09/17 10:38 am): CHEM course changes were tabled until February 2018 so no impact on program. UCC approved in November. Program Reviewer Comments Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/06/17 4:13 pm): Rollback: Please attached an edited degree evaluation that matches the proposed catalog changes. Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/09/17 10:10 pm): This program proposal is contingent upon the approval of GEOS 471(new course). Angel Mario Carrizales (carri1214) (10/30/17 9:27 am): The Department of Chemistry has submitted course proposals that affect this program s requirements. CHEM 101 (3hrs) & CHEM 102 (3hrs) are being changed to CHEM 119 (4hrs) and CHEM 120 (4hrs) respectively. The catalog program requirements and the degree evaluation will need to be updated if the course changes are approved by UCC. Sandra Williams (sandra williams) (11/09/17 10:38 am): CHEM course changes were tabled until February 2018 so no impact on program. UCC approved in November. Key: 407

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