Environmental Science

Associate in Science (A.S.)

Curriculum Requirements

As a student in this program, you are required to complete a minimum of 61-64 credit hours with a grade point average of no lower than C (2.0). For this degree program, you must successfully complete the following:

Program Core

• BIO/CON 103 Environmental Science
• BIO 221/CON 202 Principles of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
• BIO 221L/CON 202L Principles of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Lab
• CON 100 First Year Experience in Conservation
• CON 190 Conservation Field Camp
• CON 102 Introduction to Fish and Wildlife OR CON 224 Dendrology and Field Botany OR HRT 280 Field Entomology with Integrated Pest Management

General Education

• ENG 101 Composition I
• ENG 102 Introduction to Reading Literature
• COM 110 Public Speaking
• BIO 121 General Biology I
• BIO 122 General Biology II
• CHM 121 General Chemistry I
• CHM 122 General Chemistry II
• MAT 121 Introductory Statistics OR MAT 200 Statistics*
• MAT 145 Survey of Functions I or higher
• HIS 100 Early Western Civilization: Greeks to the Renaissance OR HIS 101 Modern Western Civilization: Enlightenment to the Cold War OR HIS 122 Modern World History
• HIS 110 Early United States History OR HIS 111 Modern United States History
• 3 credit hours of SUNY General Education approved Social Science Elective with Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice designation
• 3-5 credit hours of an Advisor approved Mathematics/Science Elective
• 3 credit hours of a 200 Level Conservation Elective

Advisor Approved Mathematics/Science Electives

• BIO 222 Introduction to Cell Biology
• BIO 230 Microbiology
• BIO 240 Principles of Genetics AND BIO 241 Laboratory in Genetics
• CHM 211 Organic Chemistry
• CHM 212 Organic Chemistry
• MAT 152 Pre-Calculus (Survey of Functions II)
• MAT 271 Calculus I
• MAT 272 Calculus II
• PHY 118 College Physics I
• PHY 119 College Physics II
• PHY 151 University Physics I
• PHY 152 University Physics II

Notes

*MAT 200 Statistics is recommended.

SUNY General Education Electives

For information on which courses fulfill SUNY General Education Electives and for information on transferring to a four-year school, visit www.flcc.edu/academics/transfer-guidelines.