B.A. in Environmental Science with Early Law Admission
Students in the program enter law school after completing their third year of undergraduate study. Students' first year of law school will complete the final 27 hours of the undergraduate program. Listed are the requirements for the Nelson Wolff Early Law Admission with a B.A. in Environmental Science.
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| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BA Environmental Science with Early Law Admission (120 Hours ) | ||
| Core Requirements (42 hours) | ||
| First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Freshmen Composition I | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
or EN 1313 | Rhetoric and Composition for International Students | |
| Literature | 3 | |
Any EN 23XX literature course | ||
| History | 3 | |
Any 1000, 2000, or 3000-level HS course | ||
| Social Science | 6 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MT 2303 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Natural or Physical Sciences | ||
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
Select any 3 hrs. of the following: Art (AR), Drama (DM), Music (MU) or MU 1300 | ||
| Foreign Language and International Engagement | 6 | |
This requirement is satisfied through one of four ways: (1) One 3-hour course in any language at the 3000 level or above, with a grade of B or better; (2) Two courses (1311 and 1312) in a language not previously studied; (3) Two courses (2311 and 2312) in a language previously studied at the high school or college level; (4) Qualifying scores on an AP or CLEP exam, or both the ACTFL OPI and WPT exams | ||
| Philosophy - Self | 3 | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy - Ethics | 3 | |
| Foundations of Ethics | ||
| Theology - God | 3 | |
| Introduction to Theology | ||
| Intermediate Theology | 3 | |
Any TH 33xx course | ||
| Environmental Science Major Courses (69 hours) | ||
| BL 1401 | General Biology for Majors I | 4 |
| BL 1402 | General Biology for Majors II | 4 |
| CH 1401 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| ES 1173 | Environmental Science Lab | 1 |
| ES 1373 | Introductory Environmental Science | 3 |
| ES 1100 | General Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| ES 1300 | General Geology | 3 |
| ES 2300 | Global Change | 3 |
| ES 2320 | General Ecology | 3 |
| ES 2120 | General Ecology Lab | 1 |
| ES 2325 | Energy Resources and the Environment | 3 |
| ES 2345 | Experimental Design | 3 |
| ES 2350 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| ES 2150 | Environmental Geology Lab | 1 |
| ES 3110 | Environmental Science Seminar I | 1 |
| ES 3120 | Environmental Science Seminar II | 1 |
| ES 3310 | Scientific and Technical Writing | 3 |
| ES 3320 | Environmental Policy and Regulation | 3 |
| ES 3330 | Introduction to Geographic Information System | 3 |
| Environmental Science Capstone | 3 | |
| First Year of Law School | 27 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
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Special Topics course numbers may be repeated only if the course titles are different.
This is a recommended degree plan subject to changes. Please meet with your adviser to discuss Math requirement. Click on the course number to view course title and description.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| FYE 1301 | 3 | PL 1301 | 3 |
| EN 1311 | 3 | ES 1173 | 1 |
| BL 1401 | 4 | ES 1373 | 3 |
| ES 1100 | 1 | MT 2303 | 3 |
| ES 1300 | 3 | BL 1402 | 4 |
| History | 3 | ||
| 14 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| ES 2300 | 3 | Literature | 3 |
| ES 2320 | 3 | Social Science | 3 |
| ES 2120 | 1 | ES 2325 | 3 |
| CH 1401 | 4 | ES 2350 | 3 |
| TH 1301 | 3 | ES 2150 | 1 |
| PL 2301 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| Fine Arts | 3 | Capstone | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| ES 3310 | 3 | Social Science | 3 |
| ES 2345 | 3 | ES 3120 | 1 |
| ES 3110 | 1 | ES 3320 | 3 |
| Advanced Theology | 3 | ES 3330 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Total Semester Hours 93 | |||