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BLAS (Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences) Plan of Study – Environmental Studies Emphasis
Graduation Requirements
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Earn a minimum of 120 s.h.; at least 60 must be from a 4-year institution; at least 42 must be earned at 300 lvl or above
from a 4-yr institution; at least 30 must be from WIU
I. University and College of Arts and Sciences BLAS General Education requirements (57 s.h.)
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See Undergraduate Catalog pp.
for a list of courses that count in the Gen Ed categories below.
No more than 2 courses can count in both the major and Gen Ed.
I.A. Communication Skills
I.F. Human Well-Being (3)
ENG 180 (3)
ENG 280 (3)
COMM 241 OR 242 (3)
MATH 100 Competency
I.G. Foreign Language/Global Issues **
I.B. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12-15 s.h.)*
UNIV 100?
FYE?
* Must take 15 s.h. in two of these three categories.
** See Undergraduate Catalog pp.
ways to fulfill the FLGI requirement.
I.C. Social Sciences (12-15 s.h.)*
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for a list of
II. BLAS Core Courses
LAS 195 (3)
LAS 495(3)†
† Writing Instruction in the Disciplines (WID) course.
IV. Minor (16-24 s.h.):
I.D. Humanities and Fine Arts (12-15 s.h.)*
V. Open Electives (0-8 s.h.)
I.E. Multicultural Studies (3)
III. Emphasis of Study – Environmental Studies Emphasis
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(at least 33 s.h.)
At least 18 s.h. in the major must be at the 300 or 400 level.
No more than 6 s.h. of independent study, directed readings, or internship can count toward the major without LAS director
approval.
No more than 12 s.h. under the same prefix can count toward the major
No more than 2 courses can count in both the major and Gen Ed.
III. 1. Core courses (6 s.h.)
ENVR 201 (3)
ENVR 401 (3)
III.2. Select at least 6 s.h. from any of the following (these may be prerequisites for upper-division courses): ANTH 110, BOT 200,
BOT 210, CHEM 101, CHEM 102, ECON 232, GEOG 100, GEOG 110, GEOG 120, GEOG 121, GEOG 208, GEOG 251, GEOL 110, GEOL
112, GEOL 113, GEOL 115, HIST 105, HIST 106, MATH 123, MICR 200, PHYS 114, PHYS 115, PHYS 124, PHYS 125, PHYS 150, POLS
122, SOC 100, STAT 171, ZOOL 200
III.3. Select at least 18 s.h. from at least three different prefixes from the following list, including at least one course designated as
methods (◊):
AAS/GEOG 466,
ANTH 305◊, ANTH/WS 395, ANTH 410, ANTH 415, ANTH/ZOOL 417, ANTH 420, ANTH 425, ANTH/BOT 463,
BIOL 330, BIOL 350, BIOL 425, BIOL/GEOG 426, BIOL 451◊, BIOL 452◊, BIOL 453, BIOL 454, BIOL 455, BIOL 456, BIOL 458,
BIOL/GEOG 459, BIOL 479,
BOT 410◊, BOT/MICR 423, BOT/ZOOL 452,
CHEM 341◊, CHEM 342,
ECON/AGEC 430, ECON 465,
ENG 340, ENG 380◊, ENG 381◊,
GEOG 308◊, GEOG 327, GEOG 337, GEOG 408, GEOG 430, GEOG 445, GEOG 448, GEOG 457 ,
GEOL 310◊, GEOL 375, GEOL 380, GEOL 450,
HIST 300, HIST 312, HIST 316, HIST 421, HIST 483,
PHIL 333, PHIL 415,
POLS 370, POLS 393,
SOC 316, SOC 324◊, SOC 345, SOC 440, SOC 471,
STAT 376◊, STAT 476◊,
ZOOL 408, ZOOL 409, ZOOL 415, ZOOL 416, ZOOL/RPTA 485
Methods Course (◊)
III.4. Additional Writing Instruction in the Discipline (WID) course (select from one of the following): BIOL 340, BOT 451, ENG 380,
ENG 381, HIST 420, MICR 451, PHIL 312#, SOC 323, ZOOL 451 or other appropriate WID course in consultation with advisor. #
requires a corequisite.
(coreq if PHIL 312)