Sustainable Development - Environmental Studies Concentration, BA

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Program Code: 603*/603B
CIP Code: 03.0103

Non-Teaching

General Education (44 Hours)

General Education Requirements

(SD 2400 & PHL 2015 if taken for the major may count toward General Education ILE: Sustainability & Global Resources; or SD 3715 /ENG 3715 if taken for the major may count toward General Education: ILE: Animal Studies.)

Language Requirements (3 Hours)

Students are required to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in a language other than English. Intermediate-level proficiency is demonstrated by successful completion of a 4th-semester language course in one of the following:

Intermediate Language Course II
*
or
Combined Intermediate Language Course
*
or
Higher level language courses
(A higher-level language course that requires one of the above listed courses as a prerequisite may also be used to fulfill the language requirement.)

Note: Beginning language course I & II or beginning combination language course and intermediate language course I are prerequisites for *intermediate level II course. Placement tests are designed for placement purposes only and a score on this test alone is not sufficient to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency.

Language courses 1050 or 1060 may be used in General Education Liberal Studies Experience.

Major Requirements (51 Hours)

2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in fulfillment of the major requirements. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian.

Students must complete the WID and CAP requirements:

Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID) (from SD 3420 , SD 3475 , SD 3610 , SD 3750 , SD 3800 , or SD 4150 )

Senior Capstone Experience (CAP) (SD 4550 )

Required SD Core (21 Hours)

Required Environmental Studies Concentration (30 Hours)

Courses counted for other major requirements may not be counted in the Required Environmental Studies Concentration.

Environmental Studies Core (18 Hours)

Environmental Specialization (12 Hours)

The Environmental Specialization is comprised of courses that have a coherent emphasis relevant to the student’s area of interest and that provide useful skills for social change. Courses for this requirement must be chosen in consultation with your SD advisor. Courses counted for other major requirements may not be counted in the Environmental Specialization (see examples of the SD Website: www.sd.appstate.edu).

Minor Required (12-18 Hours)

9 sh of a minor must be completed at Appalachian. Students must have their minors approved by their SD advisor.

Free Electives (4-16 Hours)

To total a minimum of 120 hours for the degree

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