Dec 02, 2024  
2023-2024 General Catalog 
    
2023-2024 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Coastal Environmental Science, B.S. CES.


Areas of Concentration


Applied Coastal Environmental Science


CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: Credit in MATH 1022 /MATH 1023 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001  or ENGL 1004 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in MATH 1550 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in EXST 2201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

Total Semester Hours: 16

Total Semester Hours: 15

Total Semester Hours: 15

Total Semester Hours: 16-17

Total Semester Hours: 16

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 7


Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 8


Total Semester Hours: 13-12

120 Total Sem. Hrs.


 1 - Approved Coastal Environmental Science electives - see below.

Environmental Science and Research


CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: Credit in MATH 1022 /MATH 1023 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001  or ENGL 1004 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in CHEM 1202 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in MATH 1552 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

Total Semester Hours: 16

Total Semester Hours: 15

Total Semester Hours: 15

Total Semester Hours: 16-17

Total Semester Hours: 14

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7


  • Approved Coastal Environmental Science Electives (9)1
  • Approved Elective (3)
  • General Education course - Humanities (3)
Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 8


Total Semester Hours: 14-13

Environmental Health (3+2 program with LSUHSC School of Public Health)


CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: Credit in MATH 1010 /MATH 1023 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001  or ENGL 1004 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in CHEM 1202 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in MATH 1552 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

Total Semester Hours: 16


Total Semester Hours: 15


Total Semester Hours: 16


Total Semester Hours: 14


Semester 5


Total Semester Hours: 14


Semester 6


Total Semester Hours: 15


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 .

Environmental Law (3+3 program with LSU Law School)


CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: Credit in MATH 1022 /MATH 1023 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001  or ENGL 1004 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in MATH 1550 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in EXST 2201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

Total Semester Hours: 16


Total Semester Hours: 15


Total Semester Hours: 16


Total Semester Hours: 13-14


Total Semester Hours: 15


Semester 6


Total Semester Hours: 14-15


Semester 7 and 8 - LSU Law School*


Total Semester Hours: 30


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. 

Coastal Environmental Science Electives


1 - Approved coastal environmental science electives (18 hours required for the environmental science and research area of concentration and 15 hours required for the applied coastal environmental science area of concentration) are environmental courses numbered 3000 and higher and must include at least one course from each of the four areas of emphasis:
 

2 - Students are required to perform undergraduate research (ENVS 3999 /OCS 3999 ) working with a faculty member in their area of expertise. Contact the undergraduate program advisor for information about possible mentors.

Coastal Meteorology


CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: Credit in MATH 1022 /MATH 1023 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 ; “C” or better in ENGL 1001  or ENGL 1004 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in MATH 1552 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in PHYS 2110 ; 2.0 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

Total Semester Hours: 16


Total Semester Hours: 16


Total Semester Hours: 15


Total Semester Hours: 16


Total Semester Hours: 15


Semester 6


Total Semester Hours: 13


Semester 7


Total Semester Hours: 15


Semester 8


Total Semester Hours: 14


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 College 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.