ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCES DEGREE – OPTION IN ARTS & SCIENCES2012 - 2013
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Award: Associate of Sciences Degree – Option in Arts & Sciences
No. of credits required: 
66-67
For more information: Contact Dean Deborah Wrobel, 443-412-2240, dwrobel@harford.edu; Advising, Career, and Transfer Services, 443-412-2301; stem@harford.edu.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The A.S. degree in Environmental Science offers students the opportunity to transfer to a senior institution as well as to gain applied skills in order to compete in the job market for technical positions. Environmental scientists engage in work to protect the environment, study the properties of underground and surface waters, locate water and energy resources, predict water-related geologic hazards, and offer environmental site assessments and advice on indoor air quality and hazardous-waste- site remediation.

PROGRAM GOALS
At the successful completion of the AS Environmental Science degree program, the student will be able to:
  1. Describe and apply scientific principles and utilize the mathematical tools that are basic to supporting environmentally-related work in science and technology.
  2. Explain environmental regulations in relationship to scientific principles and law and the impact of these regulations on business.
  3. Comply with the pertinent environmental regulations by understanding the scientific, technical and legal issues involved, and assist in developing environmental monitoring programs.
  4. Interpret environmental analysis to provide input to technical and process decisions.
  5. Transfer to an environmentally-related curriculum at a four-year institution.

TRANSFER INFORMATION
Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should check the degree requirements of that institution. If they differ significantly from those listed, students should consult with an advisor for academic guidance.

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
 Federal, State, and local governments employ over half of all environmental scientists. The strongest job growth is expected to be in private-sector consulting firms. Employment for environmental scientists is expected to grow about 10% over the next decade.


Note: The following codes identify courses which satisfy the General Education Degree Requirements:
          Behavioral/Social Science+
          English Composition
          Arts/Humanities+
          Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues
          Biological/Physical Laboratory Science
          Mathematics
          Biological/Physical Science
 + For AS, AA, and AAT degrees, Behavioral/Social Science and Arts/Humanities electives must be selected from two different disciplines.
TO SATISFY THE DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT: Associate degree students must complete one 3-credit diversity course . It is recommended that students select one of the 3-credit , , course electives from those that also appear on the approved list of diversity course graduation requirements.
 

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Recommended Course Sequence

First Semester Credits
BIO 100Fundamentals of Biology  
              or  
BIO 120General Biology I 4
CHEM 111General Chemistry I 4
ENG 101English Composition 3
ENV 111Human Ecology 3
Arts/Humanities Elective 3
 Semester Total17
   
Second Semester Credits
CHEM 112General Chemistry II A 4
ENV 220Principles of Environmental Analysis I 4
MATH 109Precalculus Mathematics 4
Arts/Humanities Elective 3
Behavioral/Social Science Elective 3
 Semester Total18
   
Third Semester   Credits
CHEM 207Organic Chemistry I 4
ENV 202Environmental Law 3
ENV 221Principles of Environmental Analysis II   
              or  
BIO 207General Ecology 4
PHYS 101Introductory Physics I 4
Physical Education Elective1
 Semester Total16
   
Fourth Semester Credits
MATH 216Introduction to Statistics 4
PHYS 102Introductory Physics II 4
ENV 225Environmental Problems - Assessment and Evaluation * 
              or  
ENV 210Introduction to Hazardous Waste/Materials Management * 
              or  
 CIS Elective *3-4
Behavioral/Social Science Elective 3
Physical Education/Fitness Elective1
 Semester Total15-16
   

* Consult Program Director to ascertain which course(s) best suit individual needs.