Step 1) Fill out the New Student Questionnaire

Step 2) Understand the term "liberal arts" and the umw degree requirements

Step 3) Understand AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, and Cambridge Credit

Step 4) Understand Prerequisites & Vertically Building Coursework

Step 5) Consider Pre-Professional Interests

Step 6) Tips and other considerations when planning a schedule

Step 7) First-Year Seminar

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Environmental Science: Natural or social SCience tracks

Please refer to the current University Catalog to see the course descriptions and a major description with requirements for environmental science.

New students considering a major in environmental science should select EESC 110 and two or more of the following prerequisite courses:  BIOL 121, CHEM 111, ECON 201B, and/or GEOL 111.  It is strongly suggested that the prospective major take BIOL 121 and CHEM 111 during the first year. 

Below please find some examples of first semester schedules for an environmental science major. There are many variations of a first semester schedule; the examples are just meant to help you see that there are many ways to reach the same goals.

Example 1:

Course (credits)	Requirement(s) Met
EESC 110 - Intro Environ Science (3) BIOL 121 - Biology Concepts I with Lab (4) CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I with Lab (4) FSEM 100DD - Energy Resources in 21st Century (3)	Major Major Prerequisite, NS Major Prerequisite FS

Example 2:

Course	Requirement(s) Met
EESC 110 - Intro Environ. Science (3) CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I with Lab (4) FSEM 100E9 - Environmental Justice (3) ECON 201B - Principles of Macroeconomics (3) BIOL 121 - Biology Concepts I with Lab (4)	Major Major Prerequisite, NS FS Major Prerequisite, HES Major Prerequisite

Example 3: Athletes for varsity sports must register for the 400-level course of the sport. Practice times for varsity sports can vary, but generally speaking, athletes should allow for enough time to get to and from practice on weekdays from 3 - 6 p.m. Please check with the individual coach for your sport to verify specific practice times each semester.

Course	Requirement(s) Met
EESC 110 - Intro Environ. Science (3) GEOL 111 - Intro Geology I with Lab (4) FSEM 100B9 - Water Resources (3) BIOL 121 - Biology Concepts I with Lab (4) PHYD 429 - Intercollegiate Swimming - Women (1)	Major Major, NS FS FL Elective

**This particular course is in a discipline that allows students with demonstrated competence upon admission to UMW (such as AP/IB credit, dual enrollment, etc.) to begin courses at a higher level. Please read the Academic Planning Guide carefully to see if you meet the requirements. For example: students may begin at any level language course for which they feel prepared (101, 102, 105, 201, 202 or 205), but must then complete the rest of the sequence in order without repeating or skipping any levels.