Feb 23, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HELP

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Earth and Environmental Sciences, B.S. 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Earth and Environmental Sciences requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
CHE 105 - General College Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours
CHE 111 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
EES 220 - Principles of Physical Geology 4 Credit Hours
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
CHE 107 - General College Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHE 113 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
PHY 211 - General Physics 5 Credit Hours
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

EES 230 - Fundamentals of Geology I 3 Credit Hours
MA 113 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
MA 193 - Supplementary Mathematics Workshop I: (Subtitle Required) 1 - 2 Credit Hours
PHY 213 - General Physics 5 Credit Hours
A&S - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EES 235 - Fundamentals of Geology II 3 Credit Hours
EES 295 - Geoscience Orientation 1 Credit Hours
EES 360 - Mineralogy 4 Credit Hours
MA 114 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours
MA 194 - Supplementary Mathematics Workshop II: (Subtitle Required) 1 - 2 Credit Hours
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

EES 450G - Sedimentary Geology 4 Credit Hours
EES 461 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology 4 Credit Hours
STA 210 - Making Sense of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4

Second Semester

EES 450G - Sedimentary Geology 4 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Summer Session

EES 323 - Field Work in Regional Geology 6 Credit Hours
*To be taken in the third OR fourth year, depending on availability (offered in odd-numbered years).

Year 4

First Semester

Foreign Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
EES 300+ / or Related Field Elective Credit(s): 3
EES 400+ Elective Credit(s): 3
A&S - Social Science Credit(s): 3
A&S - Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

EES 490 - Earth Dynamics 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
300+ Related Field Elective Credit(s): 4
EES 400+ Elective Credit(s): 3
A&S - Elective Credit(s): 3