Program: Watershed Science Concentration, BS - Southern Oregon University

Jun 05, 2025

2013-14 Catalog

(43 to 47 credits)

Students selecting the Watershed Science Concentration will complete G 314 - Hydrology and G 360 - Environmental Geology within the Environmental Studies Core. Core courses cannot be used to meet upper division elective requirements within this concentration.

Lower Division Core

(16 to 20 credits)

Select one of the following Chemistry sequences:

CH 100 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 4 credits
and
CH 100L
CH 101 - Environmental Chemistry 4 credits
and
CH 101L
OR
CH 201 - General Chemistry 3 credits
and
CH 204 - General Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits
CH 202 - General Chemistry 3 credits
and
CH 205 - General Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits

Select one of the following Biology or Physics sequences:

BI 101 - General Biology: Cells 4 credits *
and
BI 101L
BI 103 - General Biology: Populations 4 credits *
and
BI 103L
OR
PH 201 - General Physics I 3 credits **
and
PH 224 - General Physics Laboratory I 2 credits
PH 202 - General Physics II 3 credits **
and
PH 225 - General Physics Laboratory II 2 credits
Note: Students may substitute BI 211 and BI 212 with advisor approval.

Note: Students may substitute PH 221 and PH 222 with advisor approval.

Watershed Science Concentration Core

(19 credits)

G 315 - Hydrogeology 3 credits
G 350 - Advanced Physical Geology 4 credits
ES 433 - Soil Science 4 credits
or
GEOG 433 - Soil Science 4 credits
ES 435 - Water Resources 4 credits
ES 481 - Geomorphology 4 credits
or
GEOG 481 - Geomorphology 4 credits

Upper Division Watershed Science Electives: Select two of the following:

(8 credits)

ES 309 - Principles of Meteorology 4 credits
ES 327 - Energy and Climate Change 4 credits
ES 431 - Urban Watersheds 4 credits
ES 445 - Ecosystem Management and Conservation 4 credits
ES 475 - Environmental Modeling 4 credits
ES 479 - Biosphere, Ecology, and Global Environmental Change 4 credits
ES 482 - Climatology 4 credits
or
GEOG 482 - Climatology 4 credits
ES 492 - Field Geography 4 credits
or
GEOG 492 - Field Geography 4 credits
BI 386 - Forest Ecology and Management 3 credits
BI 475 - Aquatic Ecology 4 credits