Natural Resource Conservation Management-Environmental Science Education Grades 6-12

Freshman Fall - 15 hours

• AGRI 101 - Introduction to Plant Science (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• AGRI 111 - Introduction to Agriculture (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• EDUC 205 - Fundamentals of Planning Instruction in Secondary Schools (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 101 - Introduction to Natural Resource Conservation Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ORIN 101 - Freshman Orientation (Cr. 0)

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  Choose one of the following:

• MATH 113 - College Algebra (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• MATH 170 - Precalculus College Algebra (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Freshman Spring - 15 hours

• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENSC 101 - General Environmental Science I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENSC 110L - General Environmental Science Laboratory (Lab. 2, Cr. 1)
• NRCM 201 - Principles of Ecology, Natural Resource Conservation and Management (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 222 - Career Development in Natural Resource Conservation and Management (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)

Sophomore Fall - 16 hours

• Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• EDUC 204 - Orientation to Multicultural and Special Education (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENSC 102 - General Environmental Science II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• HIST 201 - American History to 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HIST 202 - American History since 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Sophomore Spring - 16 hours

• BIOL 211 - Introductory Microbiology (Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4)
• COMM 201 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 245 - Educational Technology Foundations (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 200 - Entrance into Teacher Education (Cr. 0)
• MATH 175 - Precalculus II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• HIST 201 - American History to 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• HIST 202 - American History since 1877 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Junior Fall - 16 hours

• AGRO 301 - Soils (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• EDUC 333 - Methods and Materials in Reading for Secondary Teachers (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 351 - Educational Measurements (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENSC 420 - Introduction to Air Pollution (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 341 - Ecology and Conservation of Natural Resources (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Junior Spring - 16 hours

• AGRI 340 - Junior Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• EDUC 403 - Methods, Models and Strategies for Teaching Science in High School (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDUC 412 - Secondary Classroom Management and Field Experience (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• ENSC 404 - Introduction to Water Pollution (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 211 - Dendrology and Plant Communities of the Louisiana Coastal Plain (Lec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3)
• NRCM 493 - Introduction to Environmental Laws (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Senior Fall - 17 hours

• English Literature General Education Elective  - 3 hours
• Fine Arts General Education Elective  - 3 hours

• AGRI 441 - Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)
• AGRO 401 - Soil Fertility (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• EDUC 440 - Practicum in Secondary Education (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 261 - Adolescent Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Senior Spring - 9 hours

• EDUC 468S - Student Teaching (Cr. 9 or 12)  (Must accrue 9 credit hours)

Note

Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in EDTC 245, ENGL 101, and ENGL 102, as well as in all AGRI, AGRO, EDUC, ENSC, NRCM, PSYC, and SPED courses.

General Notes

• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 40 hours at the 300/400 level.
• All Baccalaureate degrees require at least one course from the life sciences and one course from the physical sciences categories in Area C of the General Education Core Curriculum.
• All Baccalaureate degrees must include 12 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 6 hours in the major.
• All Associate degrees must include 6 hours of Writing Enriched courses in the General Education Core Curriculum and 3 hours in the major.