2012-13 JU Catalog Degree Requirements:
SUSTAINABILITY MINOR
SUSTAINABILITY Major (BA/BS Degree)
JU Curriculum Requirements 12/13 Catalog
Created & maintained by the Advising Center, approved by: (4/17/2012)
Name ____________________________________________________ I.D. ________________________
Core Curriculum:
Sustainability Minor Required Courses: 20.5 hours.
Course
BIOL 170 Intro to Ecology & Evolution
Or MSC 101 Intro. to Marine Science
CHEM 103 General Chemistry I
GEOG 450 Geographic Information System
PHIL 215 Environmental Ethics
SOC 410 Green Societies
SUST 100 or 200 Sustainability Seminar
SUST/ECON 335 Sustainability
Hours
4
4
3
3
3
0.5
3
Grade
Term
Common Core: 18 hours.
Course
ENGL 103 Intro to Writing
CS 150 Pers. Prod. Using Techn.
ECON 201 Prin. Macroeconomics
ENGL 203 World Literature
(pre: ENGL 103 w/grade of “C-” or higher)
HIST 150 Modern World History
PHIL 101 Intro to Philosophy
Hours Grade
3
3
3
Term
3
3
3
Notes:
 Students must earn a minimum of “C-“ in ENGL 103 and should complete
this introductory writing course in their 1st year of enrollment.
 All students enrolled in ENGL 103 must pass an Exit Exam at the end of the
term. Students not meeting minimum requirements on this exit exam are
required to enroll in ENGL 214 prior to reaching 60 hours. It is not
necessary to pass this exit exam in order to pass ENGL 103. ENGL 214
counts as University elective, and can be taken simultaneously with ENGL
203.
 Students not qualified to begin at the ENGL 103 level may be required to
take ENGL 100N and/or ENGL 101 plus EDU 101prior to enrolling in ENGL
103. If required to take ENGL 100N, ENGL 101, and/or EDU 101, these
hours will count as elective hours in the degree program.
 Students with strong backgrounds in computer applications may request
permission to receive exemption by examination for CS 150.
 Students should complete the Computing Sciences requirement by the end
of the sophomore year.
Mathematics: Requirement fulfilled in major.
Note: Assumes students are qualified past the MATH 104 level. If not, student
may be required to take MATH 100 and/or MATH 104 prior to enrolling in
higher level Mathematics course. If required to take MATH 100 and/or
MATH 104, these hours will count as elective hours in the degree program.
Laboratory Science: Requirement fulfilled in major.
Social Science: 3 hours. Select one of the following courses:
GEOG 200 World Geography
POL 205 American Government & Politics
POL 208 International Politics
PSYC 201 Introductory Psychology
SOC 203 Introductory Sociology
Course
Hours Grade
Term
3
Humanities: 3 hours. Select any one HUM course (pre: ENGL 103
& ENGL 203).
Course
Hours
Term
3
Grade
Fine Arts: 3 hours. Select a single course or combination of
courses from the following disciplines to total a minimum of three
credit hours:
Art (ART)
Art History (ARH)
Dance (DANC)
Film (FVA)
Music (MUS)
Theatre Arts (THEA)
Course
Hours Grade
Term
Foreign Language: 3 hours (minimum) – 12 hours.
**** REQUIRED FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE ONLY ****
Course
Hours Grade
Term
Note:

Placement in foreign language is determined by previous high school or
college background.

Students pursuing the BA degree must complete foreign language through
the 202 level.

Students should complete their foreign language requirement by the end
of sophomore year.
International Studies: 3 hours. Select any one IS course.
(pre: ENGL 103 & HIST 150).
** REQUIRED FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE ONLY **
Course
Hours Grade
Term
3
Total Core Curriculum = 37 or 38 hours
(47 hours maximum for BA degree)
(7-8 hours fulfilled in major)
2012-13 JU Catalog:
SUSTAINABILITY Major Requirements
Sustainability Major Required Courses: 27 hours.
Course
BIOL 170 Intro. to Ecology & Evolution
Or MSC 101 Intro. to Marine Science
CHEM 103 General Chemistry I
GEOG 450 Geographic Info. System
MGT 321 Legal & Ethical Env. of Bus.
PHIL 215 Environmental Ethics
SOC 410 Green Societies
SUST 100 Sustainability Seminar
SUST 200 Sustainability Seminar
SUST 335 Sustainability
SUST 400WS1 Sustainability Capstone
Hours
Grade
Term
4
4
3
3
3
3
0.5
0.5
3
3
Notes:

Excluding the mathematics and statistics courses, no more than two courses from
another major can count towards concentration and outside concentration courses.

In addition to DSIM 301 and MATH 306, at least 4 courses must be at the 300 level or
above.

Students planning to attend graduate school are encouraged to minor or double major
from the pool of disciplines contributing courses to the Sustainability major.
General Electives: Additional hours needed to total 120 hours for
degree: approximately 21-38 hours for Sustainability majors
(maximum depends on BA or BS degree).
Course
Hours Grade
Term
1 This course can be substituted with a senior capstone course from another major that
allows a sustainability component. Approval from the faculty member and Sustainability
Program Coordinator needed. An additional WI and/or SI course may be needed to fulfill
the JU graduation requirement.
Select one of the following required concentrations:
Concentrations: Students select one of the following:
1. Science & Mathematics Concentration: 25-31 hours.
MATH 140 Calculus I (pre: MATH 110 or consent)
(4 hrs)
MATH 206 Stats. Methods in Sci. Or MATH 306
Regression & Analysis of Variance Techniques
(Prerequisites: MATH 141, and either MATH 205 or MATH 305)
(3 or 4 hrs)
Plus five (5) electives from Table A
(15 to 20 hrs)
Plus one (1) elective from Table B or C
(3 hrs)
OR
2. Business & Economics Concentration: 24-25 hours
MATH 1121 Modern Applications of Math (pre: MATH 104)
(3 hrs)
DSIM 3012 Business Statistics
(3 hrs)
Plus five (5) electives from Table B
(15 hrs)
Plus one (1) elective from Table A or C
(3 to 4 hrs)
OR
3. Social Sciences & Humanities Concentration: 24-25 hours
MATH 1101 Mathematics of Motion & Change (pre: MATH 104) (3 hrs)
SOC 2113 or MATH 2054 Quantitative Methods for the Social
Sciences or Elementary Statistics
(3 hrs)
Plus five (5) electives from Table C
(15 hrs)
Plus one (1) elective from Table A or B
(3 to 4 hrs)
Course
Hours Grade
Term
1
Any higher-level mathematics (MATH) course that includes Calculus will fulfill this
Core requirement
2 MATH 205 or any higher-level mathematics (MATH) statistics course will fulfill this
Core requirement
3
Cross listed as GEOG 211, PSYC 211, and POL 211. Only for students double
majoring in GEOG, POL, PSYC, or SOC
4
For all other Majors; MATH 205 or any higher-level mathematics (MATH) statistics
course will fulfill this Core requirement
Additional General Requirements for all Baccalaureate Degrees.
Indicate with “(  )” that requirement is met.
120 hours (minimum) required for degree
Final 30 hours must be completed at JU
12 hours in major courses 300 level or above must be
completed at JU
42 hours must be 300 level or above
Cum 2.00 GPA in all coursework at JU
Cum 2.00 GPA in major area coursework at JU
Cum 2.00 GPA in minor area coursework at JU
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Table A: Science & Mathematics Concentration Courses
Course (Prerequisites beyond JU core)
BIOL 204 Botany
BIOL 207 General Zoology
BIOL 208 Introduction to Cellular, Genetic & Molecular Biology
(CHEM 104)
BIOL 223SI Oral Presentation in the Bio. Sci. (CHEM 103)
BIOL 301WI Microbiology (BIOL 208, BIOL 223SI, CHEM 104)
BIOL/MSC 302 Invertebrate Biology (BIOL 207)
BIOL 303 Vertebrate Biology (BIOL 207)
BIOL 312 Plant Taxonomy (BIOL 204)
BIOL/MSC 335 Marine Mammal Biology (BIOL 207)
BIOL 404 Ecology (BIOL 204, 207)
BIOL/MSC 412WI Physiological Ecology
(BIOL 204, 207, 223SI, and CHEM 301 or 304)
BIOL/CHEM 425 Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology I
(BIOL 208 and CHEM302)
BIOL/CHEM 426WI Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular
Biology II (BIOL 223SI, BIOL/CHEM 425)
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II
CHEM 222 Analytical Chemistry (CHEM 104)
CHEM 301 Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 104)
CHEM 302 Organic Chemistry II (CHEM 301)
GEOG 230 Earth Science
GEOG 317 Natural Hazards
GEOG 411 Dynamic Meteorology
MATH 141 Calculus II (MATH 140)
MATH 300 Calculus III (MATH 141)
MATH 305 Mathematical Statistics (MATH 300)
MATH 320 Linear Algebra (MATH 141)
MATH 331 Differential Equations (MATH 141)
MATH 351 Applied Mathematics (MATH 300 and MATH 331)
ME 100 Engineering Orientation
ME 300WS Technical Communication
MSC 307 Marine Geology (MSC 101)
MSC 310WI Marine Ecology (BIOL 204, 207, 223SI)
MSC 407WI Marine Botany (BIOL 204, 223SI)
MSC 422 Coral Reef Ecology (BIOL 204, 207)
Hours
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
Table B: Business & Economics Concentration Courses
Course (Prerequisites beyond JU core)
ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 202 Principles of Accounting II (ACCT 201)
ACCT 314 Cost-Based Decision Making (ACCT 201 & 202)
DSIM 203 Applied Business & Economics Analysis
DSIM 305 Quantitative Business Methods (DSIM 301)
DSIM 350 Project Operations Management (Senior, DSIM 301)
ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 304 The Economics of Business Decisions (ECON 202)
ECON 307 Comparative Economic Development
ECON 365 Survey of Modern Economic Thought (ECON 202)
ECON 381 Economic Policy Analysis (ECON 202)
ECON 410 Economics of Globalization (ECON 202)
ECON 450 Applied Economic Analysis (Senior, ECON 304 or 305)
ENT 481 Entrepreneurship and the New Economy (Junior)
ENT 482 Managing and Growing the New Enterprise (Junior)
ENT/FIN 483 Venture Finance (Junior)
FIN 420 Investments (FIN 301)
FIN 301 Corporate Finance (ACCT 202 and ECON 202)
FIN 435 Financial Management (FIN 301, FIN 305, and FIN 420)
INB/MKG 341 International Marketing
INB 420 Global Business (MGT 301)
MGT 310 Organizational Behavior and Leadership Skills (Junior)
MGT 326 Business, Ethics and Government
MGT 408 Organizational Design & Change Mgt. (Jr., MGT 310)
MKG 301 Principles of Marketing (Junior)
MKG 333 Sales & Customer Relationship Mgt. (Junior, MKG 301)
MKG 336 Consumer Behavior (Junior, MKG 301)
MKG 438 Marketing Strategy (Senior, MKG 301)
Hours
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Table C: Social Sci. & Humanities Concentration Courses
Course (Prerequisites beyond JU core)
Hours
COMM 101 Introduction to Mass Communication
3
COMM 201SI Introduction to General Speech Communication
3
COMM 215 Public Relations Practices & Procedures (COMM 101)
3
COMM 302SI Persuasive Speaking (COMM 201SI)
3
COMM 365 Communication Theory (COMM 101)
3
ENGL 302WI Writing: Exposition
3
ENGL 304WI Writing: Argumentation
3
ENGL 306WI Creative Writing
3
GEOG 311 Cultural Geography
3
GEOG 312 Political Geography
3
GEOG 313 Urban Geography
3
GEOG 314 Population Geography
3
GEOG 331 Conservation of Natural Resources
3
GEOG/POL/SOC 420WI Methods of Social Research
3
GEOG 431 Environmental Issues of Florida
3
HUM 344 Modern Culture
3
HUM 385 Culture, Science & Technology
3
HUM 389 Culture & Social Issues
3
PHIL 303 Modern Philosophy
3
PHIL 311 Political Philosophy
3
POL 208 International Politics
3
POL 301 International Organizations
3
POL 306 Political Modernization
3
POL 310 Public Policy
3
POL 420WI Methods of Social Research
3
PSYC 401 Environmental Psychology (sophomore, PSYC 201)
3
SOC 304 Social Problems
3
SOC 311 Cultural Geography
3
SOC 325 Public Opinion & Survey Research Methods
3
SOC 420WI Methods of Social Research
3
SOC 440 Personality and Culture
3