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Dec 18, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog | 2023-2024 Previous Edition
Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minor
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The Minor in Earth and Environmental Sciences is an interdisciplinary program in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences that is designed for students pursuing any UNC Charlotte degree who are interested in careers related to studying or managing the environment.
All program-level Admissions and Progression Requirements are in addition to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Admission Requirements .
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Admission Requirements
Current UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Students
Minor Requirements
To obtain a Minor in Earth and Environmental Sciences, students must complete 22 credit hours offered from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences and the Department of Biological Sciences . Participating students have some flexibility in choosing elective courses that reflect their specific area of interest within the environmental field. If students are majoring in the departments of Geography and Earth Sciences or Biological Sciences, they must take at least 12 credits outside of their major subject area (that is, outside of BIOL, ESCI, GEOG, GEOL, or METR, depending on the student’s major). Likewise, Environmental Studies majors must take the 12 elective credits outside of GEOG.
Students may not double count major requirements or electives for elective courses in the minor.
Foundation Courses (10 credit hours)
Elective Courses (12 credit hours)
Students may not double count major requirements or electives for elective courses in the minor. Select from the following:
Earth Sciences
Any ESCI course 2000-level or above
- ESCI 2xxx, 3xxx, 4xxx - Earth Science
Geology
Any GEOL course 2000-level or above
- GEOL 2xxx, 3xxx, 4xxx - Geology
Meteorology
Any METR course 2000-level or above
- METR 2xxx, 3xxx, 4xxx - Meteorology
Progression Requirements
Students must maintain a GPA of at least 2.50 to participate in the program.
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