Coastal Environmental Science, B.S. CES.

Semester 1

• Critical: Credit in MATH 1022 /MATH 1023 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• ENVS 1010 Introduction to Coastal Environmental Science (1) or
• OCS 1010 Introduction to Coastal Environmental Science (1)

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

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

Semester 2

• Critical: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001  or ENGL 1004 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 3

• Critical: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
• OCS 2007 Introduction to Marine Sciences: Geological and Physical (3)
• MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 4

• Critical: “C” or better in CHEM 1202 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)
• OCS 2008 Introduction to Marine Sciences: Life Processes (3)
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)

Semester 5

• Critical: “C” or better in MATH 1552 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• PHYS 2110 Particle Mechanics (3)
• ENVS 4477 Environmental Toxicology: Introduction and Applications (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education course - Social Sciences [2000 level] (3)

Semester 6

• PHYS 2113 Fields: Gravity, Electricity, and Magnetism (3)
• OCS 3103 Global Environmental Cycles (3)
• General Education course - Humanities [2 courses] (6)
• Approved Coastal Environmental Science Electives (3)

Semesters 7 and 8 - LSUHSC School of Public Health

Students who successfully complete 3 years in the LSU CCE program and the first year (30 credit hours) of the curriculum at LSUHSC School of Public Health Environmental Health Program will be awarded an undergraduate bachelor of sciences degree from LSU in Coastal Environmental Science.

For more information please contact the College of the Coast & Environment .

Semesters 9 and 10 - LSUHSC School of Public Health

Upon completion of the remaining 15 credit hours of the Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences curriculum at LSUHSC School of Public Health, the student will be awarded a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) from the LSUHSC School of Public Health.

For more information please contact the College of the Coast & Environment .

Semester 1

• Critical: Credit in MATH 1022 /MATH 1023 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• ENVS 1010 Introduction to Coastal Environmental Science (1) or
• OCS 1010 Introduction to Coastal Environmental Science (1)

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

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

Semester 2

• Critical: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001  or ENGL 1004 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 3

• Critical: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
• OCS 2007 Introduction to Marine Sciences: Geological and Physical (3)
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 4

• Critical: “C” or better in MATH 1550 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• CHEM 2001 Analytical Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 2002 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
• OCS 2008 Introduction to Marine Sciences: Life Processes (3)

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• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4) or
• BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4) or
• LA 2401 Landscape Ecology (3) or
• OCS 2050 Coastal Systems Ecology and Ecosystem Design (3) or
• RNR 2101 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3)

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• General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)

Semester 5

• Critical: “C” or better in EXST 2201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

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• ENVS 3102 Mathematical Methods in Science (3) or
• OCS 4410 Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis (3)

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• OCS 2020 Introduction to Marine Science: Field and Laboratory Methods (2)
• OCS 3103 Global Environmental Cycles (3)
• PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
• PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 6

• PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
• PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
• General Education course - Humanities (2 courses) (6)
• CES Elective (3)
• Approved Electives (2-1)

Semester 7 and 8 - LSU Law School*

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

Recommended Law Elective Courses during Semester 9 through 12**

LAW 5414 Climate Change Law (3)

LAW 5418 Natural Resources Law (3) 

*The first year of Law School is a fixed curriculum of a set of courses. Thirty hours of first year LAW courses will be credited towards the bachelor degree in Coastal Environmental Science. 

**These courses are Law School electives that provide the appropriate training in Environmental Law. Law students also have the option of taking 6 hrs of elective credit from selective courses on the main campus. ENVS 4264 , ENVS 4266 , and ENVS 4268  are available as elective credit to the Law student. 

(1) physical science area:

• OCS 3200 Hurricanes and Typhoons (3)
• OCS 4021 Forecasting Coastal Weather (3)
• OCS 4024 Coastal Morphodynamics (3)
• OCS 4060 Introductory Estuarine Dynamics (3)
• OCS 4128 Wetland Hydrology and Hydrodynamics (3)

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• ENVS 4113 Multi-Media Chemical Behavior for Risk Assessment (3) or
• CHE 4263 Environmental Chemodynamics (3)

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• ENVS 4145 Remote Sensing Fundamentals for Environmental Scientists (3)
• GEOL 4164 Deltaic Geology (3)
• OCS 4170 Physical Oceanography (3)
• OCS 4210 Geological Oceanography (3)

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• ENVS 4900 Watershed Hydrology (3) or
• RNR 4900 Watershed Hydrology (3)

(2) chemistry area:

• BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4)

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• ENVS 4035 Aquatic Pollution (3) or
• ENVS 4036 HONORS: Aquatic Pollution (3)

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• ENVS 4101 Environmental Chemistry (3)

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• ENVS 4113 Multi-Media Chemical Behavior for Risk Assessment (3) or
• CHE 4263 Environmental Chemodynamics (3)

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• OCS 4126 Chemical Oceanography (3) or
• GEOL 4081 Chemical Oceanography (3)

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• OCS 4165 Environmental Chemistry of Wetlands (3)
• OCS 4242 Wetlands and Water Quality (3)
• ENVS 4007 Cancer: A Family of Environmental Diseases (3)
• ENVS 4477 Environmental Toxicology: Introduction and Applications (3)

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• ENVS 4600 Global Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future (3) or
• OCS 4600 Global Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future (3)

(3) biology area:

• ENVS 4010 Applied Ecology (3) or
• EMS 4010 Applied Ecology (2)

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• ENVS 4035 Aquatic Pollution (3) or
• ENVS 4036 HONORS: Aquatic Pollution (3)

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• ENVS 4007 Cancer: A Family of Environmental Diseases (3)
• ENVS 4477 Environmental Toxicology: Introduction and Applications (3)
• ENVS 4500 Health Effects of Environmental Pollutants (3)
• OCS 4006 Wetland Field Experience - Florida Everglades, Mangroves, and Seagrasses (3)
• OCS 4012 Biology of Marine Vertebrates (3)

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• OCS 4090 Marine and Environmental Microbiology (3) or
• BIOL 4090 Marine and Environmental Microbiology (3)

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• OCS 4308 Plants in Coastal Environments (3) or
• BIOL 4308 Plants in Coastal Environments (3)

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• OCS 4242 Wetlands and Water Quality (3)
• OCS 4372 Estuarine Ecology (4)
• OCS 4410 Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis (3)
• OCS 4550 Biological Oceanography (3)
• BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4)
• RNR 4037 Biology of Fishes (3)
• RNR 4106 Techniques in Limnology and Fisheries (2)

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• BIOL 4262 Marine Communities (3) or
• BIOL 4263 Marine Communities Laboratory (1)

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• RNR 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4) or
• BIOL 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4)

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• RNR 4145 Ichthyology (4) or
• BIOL 4145 Ichthyology (4)

(4) policy and management area:

• ENVS 4149 Design of Environmental Management Systems (3)
• ENVS 4261 Energy and the Environment (3)
• ENVS 4262 Environmental Hazards Analysis (3)
• ENVS 4264 Regulation of Environmental Hazards (3)
• ENVS 4266 Ocean Policy (3)

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• ENVS 4268 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy (3) or
• OCS 4268 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy (3) or
• RNR 4268 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy (3)

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• OCS 4465 Coastal Zone Management (3)
• OCS 4560 Wetland Loss, Restoration and Management (3)
• OCS 4565 Restoration Ecology/Ecological Restoration (3)
• RNR 4023 Marine Fisheries Resources (3)
• EMS 3040 Applied Environmental Management (4)
• EMS 3050 Environmental Regulations and Compliance (3)
• EMS 4020 Quantitative Risk Assessment (3)

Semester 1

CRITICAL: Credit in MATH 1022 /MATH 1023 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

• ENVS 1010 Introduction to Coastal Environmental Science (1) or
• OCS 1010 Introduction to Coastal Environmental Science (1)

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
• MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)

Semester 2

CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001  or ENGL 1004 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

• ENVS 1126 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3)
• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• General Education course - Arts (3)

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
• OCS 2007 Introduction to Marine Sciences: Geological and Physical (3)
• GEOG 2200 Hazards, Disasters and the Environment (3)
• MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in MATH 1550 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• OCS 2008 Introduction to Marine Sciences: Life Processes (3)
• OCS 2011 Introduction to MATLAB for Coastal Sciences (3)
• GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in EXST 2201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

• OCS 2020 Introduction to Marine Science: Field and Laboratory Methods (2)
• OCS 3103 Global Environmental Cycles (3)
• PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
• PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
• OCS 4013 Survey of Coastal Meteorology (3)
• Approved CES Electives (3)

Semester 6

• PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
• PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
• Approved CES Math Elective (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Approved CAS Elective (3)¹

Semester 7

• ENVS 4149 Design of Environmental Management Systems (3)
• OCS 3200 Hurricanes and Typhoons (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
• Approved CES Electives (3)

Semester 8

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

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• General Education course - Humanities (3)
• Approved Electives (3)
• Approved CAS Elective (4)¹
• Approved CES Electives (3)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹- Approved Coastal Atmospheric Science Electives include: OCS 4017 Field Course in Coastal Meteorology , OCS 4019 Surface-Atmosphere Interactions , OCS 4021 Forecasting Coastal Weather .