BA in Environmental Studies

Below is a sample 4-year plan for students pursuing the B.A. in Environmental Studies. To view the list of courses approved to fulfill KU Core Goals, please visit the KU Core website.

Freshman
FallHoursSpringHours
ENGL 101 (Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing I)13ENGL 102 (Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing II)3
MATH 101 (Goal 1.2 Quantitative Literacy)3MATH 365, GEOG 316, or BIOL 370 (BA Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Major Requirement)23-4
EVRN 140 or 144 (Goal 3 Natural Science, BA Lab Req, Major Requirement)3EVRN 142 or 145 (Goal 3 Social Science, Major Requirement)3
EVRN 1601Second area of Study /Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours3
1st Semester Language (BA Second Language)52nd Semester Language (BA Second Language)5
 15 17-18
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHours
Goal 1.1 Critical Thinking3EVRN Elective 300+ (Major Requirement)43
Environmental Social Science and Policy (Major Requirement)73Environmental Humanities and Arts (Major Requirement)83
Goal 2.2 Communication3Goal 3 Humanities3
Goal 4.1 US Diversity3Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63
3rd Semester Language (BA Second Language)34th Semester Language, or 1st semester of Another Language (BA Second Language)73
 15 15
Junior
FallHoursSpringHours
EVRN Elective 300+ (Major Requirement)43EVRN Elective 300+ (Major Requirement)43
Research Methods Course (Major Requirement)53Goal 5 Social Responsibility & Ethics 3
Goal 4.2 Global Awareness3Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63
 15 15
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
EVRN 460 or 660 (Major Requirement)33EVRN Elective 300+ (Major Requirement)43
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63Capstone Experience (Goal 6: Integration and Creativity. Major Requirement)3
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63
Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours63Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours61
 15 13
Total Hours 120-121
1

The B.A. requires completion of two courses of collegiate-level writing instruction. Students who test out of Composition will still need to complete ENGL 102 (or equivalent) and one additional Goal 2.1 course. 

2

The B.A. degree requires an additional Quantitative Reasoning course with MATH 101 as a pre-requisite. MATH 365 fulfills this requirement as do the courses on this website. BIOL 370 and GEOG 316 do not, and will require another Quantitative Reasoning course to fulfill the B.A. degree requirements.

3

EVRN 460 is fall only; EVRN 142 is spring only; EVRN 660 is summer only.

4

A total of 12 hours of EVRN 300+ electives are required for the major. Students are encouraged to choose courses based on an emphasis area in consultation with an advisor.

5

Research Methods can be fulfilled by ECON 550/EVRN 550, EVRN 410, EVRN 510, or GEOL 351.

6

Hour requirements (incl. 45 jr/sr hrs) are typically met through KU core, degree, major, second area of study and/or elective hours.  Students completing the BGS with a major must choose a secondary area of study.  Individual degree mapping is done in partnership with your advisor. 

7

Environmental Social Science and Policy Choices are: EVRN 320EVRN 371EVRN 384EVRN 385EVRN 386EVRN 528EVRN 537EVRN 542, and EVRN 543.

8

Environmental Humanities and Arts choices are: EVRN 306EVRN 330EVRN 332EVRN 347EVRN 362EVRN 375EVRN 377EVRN 563, and EVRN 630.

Please note:

All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are required to complete 120 total hours of which 45 hours must be at the Jr/Sr (300+) level.

The same course cannot be used to fulfill more than one KU Core Goal. However, overlap of a KU Core course with a major or degree-specific requirement is allowed. Overlapping is recommended to allow more opportunities to explore other majors and/or minors.