Are you looking for online coursework in the major? If so, there are quite a few course choices this coming semester. Make sure to talk with your advisor either before or after you’ve selected classes.
Step 1: Prepare
Find out your registration date so that you know when you can enroll in classes. Generate a degree audit to check on your progress. Are there general education or major classes that you need? Prioritize these when looking for classes.
Step 2: Plan
Decide how many total credit hours you plan on taking. Typically, students take 14-16 hours a semester. 12+ hours is needed to remain full time – all students should take at least 12 hours. If you wish to take more than 18 hours the college will need to provide permission.
Step 3: Check
Make sure that you have a course load that extends over the entire semester – don’t have all of your coursework in the 1st or 2nd 8 weeks of the semester only. It doesn’t have to be perfectly balanced, but if you have 2 or more courses in one half of the semester, there should be at least one 8 week course in the other half.
Step 4: Enroll
Use the listed CRNs to enter your courses on your registration date. Don’t wait – you can always drop classes and make changes later, but classes fill, and having a seat early is the best way to make sure that you have your choice of courses.
Course Suggestions
A recommended core set of courses for online ESES majors is ESE 320, ESE 360, ESE 379, and ENSU 303. This is a total of 14 credit hours, and ESE 360 counts for advanced composition credit as well as for major credit. Three of the recommended courses are in the 1st 8 weeks of semester; you may wish to replace one of these 1st 8 week classes with a 2nd 8 week or full semester class.
If you are an SAE student with missing SAE core classes (such as statistics, geography, political science, or sociology), make sure to prioritize those.
There is 1 credit environmental careers course - NRES 108 - that many of you may be interested in.
If you're interested in GIS, note that NRES 455 will be offered.
Advanced ESE/ENSU courses
ESE 360 Environmental Writing 1st 8 weeks
ESE 320 Water Planet Water Crisis 2nd 8 Weeks
ESE 379 Into to GIS Systems 1st 8 weeks
ENSU 303 Sustainable Business 1st 8 weeks
Other Advanced Courses (that count as advanced credit in the major)
HORT 430 Children and Nature 2nd 8 weeks
NRES 419 Env and Plant Ecosystems
NRES 455 Adv GIS for Nat Res Planning 1st 8 weeks
NRES 488 Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
NRES 490 Surface Water System Chemistry
NRES 499 Special Topics (Marine & Coastal Conserv Mgmt)
ESE Introductory Core: Breadth Coursework
Earth's Physical Systems, Resources, & Hazards
ESE 104 Geology of the National Parks 1st 8 weeks
Earth's Biosphere & Ecology
ESE 111 Emergence of Life 2nd 8 weeks
IB 100 Biology in Today’s World 2nd 8 weeks
Environment and the Human Response
GEOG 210 Social & Environmental Issues 2nd 8 weeks
Environment & the Human Response
RST 282 Nature and American Culture Both 1st and 2nd 8 weeks
SAE Concentration Introductory Courses
ANTH 103 Anthro in a Changing World 2nd 8 weeks
GEOG 101 Global Development&Environment 2nd 8 weeks
PHIL 102 Logic and Reasoning 1st 8 weeks and 2nd 8 weeks
PS 100 Intro to Political Science 1st 8 weeks and 2nd 8 weeks
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 1st 8 weeks
STAT 100 Statistics Full Semester
STAT 200 Statistical Analysis Full Semester
Language Courses
SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I Full Semester
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II Full Semester
Other Online Courses that may be of special interest
NRES 105 Climate Change Impacts on Ecological Systems 2nd 8 weeks
NRES 108 Env Sc & Nat Resource Careers 1st 8 weeks RECOMMENDED! 1 credit hour
Business Minor
Are you interested in a business minor? If so, all the required classes are now online. You have to have a minimum GPA and several required classes (statistics, calculus, economics and computing) to apply. Talk with your advisor to learn more.
Other classes
If you’re looking for a true elective not connected to the major, feel free! This is a Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree, and we welcome exploration – next semester there are classes that range from Astronomy to Labor Relations. You may also be interested in another general education requirement - all the general education requirements (apart from upper level LOTE) have at least one satisfying class available in the Spring.
To find what’s available, go to the catalog search form, pick Spring 2020 (or Winter 2020), click the “Online” box and Search! You can use the “ GenEd REQs” menu to narrow your search to particular general education classes.
Winter Session classes
There are also winter session online classes that are part of the major, like ESE 117, 210 and 360, as well as many gen-eds, including Spanish 3 (SPAN 130) and 4 (SPAN 142), as well as ECON 102.