Undergraduate program

To obtain a B.Sc. degree in Environmental Science, a student must complete a total of 130 credit-hours in courses and present an undergraduate thesis based on research work. The 130 credits are distributed as follows:

General requirements (42 credits)

ESPA 3101-3102, 3103-3104 or 3111-3112 First year Spanish 6 credits
ESPA xxxx Second year Spanish 6 credits
INGL 3101-3102, 3103-3104 or 3111-3112 First year English 6 credits
INGL xxxx Second year English 6 credits
CISO 3121 Introduction to Social Sciences I 3 credits
CISO 3122 Introduction to Social Sciences II 3 credits
HUMA 3101 Introduction to Western Civilization I 3 credits
HUMA 3102 Introduction to Western Civilization II 3 credits
HUMA 3201 Introduction to Western Civilization III 3 credits
HUMA 3202 Introduction to Western Civilization IV 3 credits

Faculty requirements (33 credits)

BIOL 3101 General Biology I 3 credits
BIOL 3102 General Biology II 3 credits
FISI 3011 University Physics I 3 credits
FISI 3012 University Physics II 3 credits
FISI 3013 Laboratory for University Physics I 1 credit
FISI 3014 Laboratory for University Physics II 1 credit
MATE 3018 Pre-Calculus and Analytical Geometry 4 credits
MATE 3026 Introduction to Statistics with Computers 3 credits
MATE 3151 Calculus I 4 credits
QUIM 3001 General Chemistry I 4 credits
QUIM 3002 General Chemistry II 4 credits

Major requirements (42 credits)

BIOL 3017 Ecology 3 credits
BIOL 3110 Ecology of Puerto Rico 2 credits
ECON 3005 Introduction to Economics 3 credits
FISI 3017 Energy Production, Its Technology and the Environment 3 credits
NASC 3001 Seminar in Environmental Sciences 0 credits
NASC 3002 Seminar in Environmental Sciences 0 credits
NASC 3003 Seminar in Environmental Sciences 0 credits
NASC 3004 Seminar in Environmental Sciences 0 credits
NASC 3126 Populations, Resources and Environment 2 credits
NASC 3127 Economy of Natural Resources in Puerto Rico 2 credits
NASC 4071 Seminar in Environmental Sciences 1 credit
NASC 4072 Seminar in Environmental Sciences 1 credit
NASC 4127 Techniques for Environmental Management and Protection 2 credits
NASC 4147 Physical Geology 3 credits
NASC 4157 Water Resources 3 credits
NASC 4167 Land Use and Management 2 credits
NASC 4177 Air Resources 2 credits
NASC 4997 Research in Environmental Sciences 3 credits
QUIM 3015 Organic Chemistry Compendium 4 credits
QUIM 3025 Analytical Chemistry I 4 credits

Free electives (13 credits)