Coastal Environmental Science, B.S. CES.

Freshman Year (30 Sem. Hrs.)

• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)

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• ENVS 1126 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3) or
• ENVS 1127 HONORS: Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3)

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• General education arts course (3)

Sophomore Year (29 Sem. Hrs.)

• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• OCS 2007 Introduction to Marine Sciences: Geological and Physical (4)
• OCS 2008 Introduction to Marine Sciences: Life Processes (4)
• General education social sciences course (3)
• Area of concentration courses (12)

Junior Year (34-35 Sem. Hrs.)

• PHYS 2101 General Physics for Technical Students (3) and
• PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1) ¹

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• PHYS 2001 General Physics (3) and
• PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
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• PHYS 2102 General Physics for Technical Students (3) and
• PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1) ¹

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• PHYS 2002 General Physics (3) and
• PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
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• OCS 3103 Global Environmental Cycles (3)
• Approved coastal environmental sciences elective (3)
• Approved electives (5-6)
• General education social sciences course (3)
• General education humanities course (3)
• Area of concentration courses (9)

Senior Year (26-27 Sem. Hrs.)

• ENVS 4999 Capstone in Coastal Environmental Science (1) or
• OCS 4999 Capstone in Coastal Environmental Science (1)

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• Approved coastal environmental sciences electives (16-13)
• Approved elective (3)
• General education humanities courses (6)
• Area of concentration courses (0-4)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹For environmental science and research area of concentration

²For applied coastal environmental science area of concentration

Environmental Science and Research (21-22 hrs.)

Applied Coastal Environmental Science (24-25 hrs.)

Additional Information

Additional courses numbered 3000 and higher outside of the coastal environmental science program may be substituted as approved CES electives with prior written approval from the CES program undergraduate advisor. Many departments at LSU offer courses with an environmental emphasis or closely related topic. Please check with your advisor and the General Catalog for options.

Undergraduate research (ENVS 3999  or OCS 3999 ) may also be taken as an approved coastal environmental science elective in the applied environmental science area of concentration. Undergraduate research requires an agreement between the student and a faculty member in the School of the Coast & Environment. Students may get credit in one of the areas of emphasis above for undergraduate research based on the faculty member’s area of expertise. Contact the undergraduate program advisor for information about possible mentors.

It should be noted that students successfully completing requirements in BIOL 2153 , BIOL 4087 , and CHEM 4150  (or ENVS 4101 ) might be eligible for undergraduate minors in both chemistry and biological sciences. See the College of Science curriculum notes for specific requirements regarding minors.

Students majoring in coastal environmental sciences are not eligible to minor in either environmental sciences or in oceanography and coastal sciences.