Environmental Sciences & Technology
Provides the necessary skills for a wide range of positions in the Environmental Science Field.
Students have the opportunity to perform hands-on water quality monitoring; soil, water, and air sampling; mineral identification; wetland delineation and restoration; geographic information system mapping; and simulated hazardous waste site cleanup operations.
Careers are available in both natural resource conservation and urban/remediation fields. This program will assist students in preparing for a position with public or private sector employers. Potential job titles: environmental technician, natural resource technician, remediation worker, hazardous material handler, fisheries technician, and storm water remediation operator.
This program is approximately six quarters in length, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduations requirements.
In addition to the program course requirements, students must also complete the general education requirements for the degree they seek to obtain. The two degree options in this program are the Associate of Applied Technology (AAT) or the Associate of Applied Science–T (AAS-T) the different requirements for each degree are listed below.
AAT Degree General Education Requirements (15 credits):
- ENGL& 101 English Composition or CMST& 220 (or higher)
- MAT 105 Math for Industrial Professions (or higher)
- PSYC& 100 General Psychology (or other social science or humanities class)
AAS-T Degree General Education Requirements (20 credits):
All AAS-T degrees must have a minimum of 20 credits of transferable general education. These credits replace the academic courses required for the AAT degree. Required credits include:
5 credits in Communication: ENGL& 101
5 credits in quantitative reasoning: MATH& 141, MATH& 142, MATH& 146 or MATH& 151
10 credits in social science, humanities, or science (choose two from the following): PSYC& 100, PSYC& 200, PSY 210, PSYC& 220, SOC& 101, ART& 100, MUS& 105, ASL& 121, BIOL 118, BIOL& 241, BIOL& 242, CHEM& 121, CHEM& 110, GEOL& 110, PHYS& 121, ECON 101, ECON& 201, or ECON& 202
Students pursuing an AAT or AAS-T degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation. This includes courses that meet the capstone project, diversity, and computer literacy requirements.
Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters
AAT Program Requirements
Catalog No. | Course Name | Credits |
| Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| Hazardous Waste Site Operations | 7 |
| Orientation to Environmental Science | 4 |
| Mapping & Surveying | 2 |
| Environmental Sampling Methods | 2 |
| Environmental Site Assessment | 4 |
| Environmental Law I | 5 |
| General Chemistry | 6 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 6 |
| Rural Technologies | 4 |
| Issues in the Urban Environment | 5 |
| Internship | 10 |
| Environmental Law II | 5 |
| Environmental Science Capstone | 2 |
| Hydrology | 6 |
| Introduction to Air Pollution | 3 |
| Environmental Critical Areas | 7 |
| Introduction to Soils | 5 |
| Watershed Analysis | 4 |
| Hazardous Materials Transportation | 3 |
| Environmental Geology | 5 |
| GPS Technologies | 2 |
Technical Course Requirements (Total) |
| 101 |
General Education Requirements (See listing above) |
| 15 |
Total Credits for Completion |
| 116 |
AAS-T Program Requirements
Requirements | | Credits |
Technical Course Requirements (Same as AAT) |
| 101 |
General Education Requirements (See listing above) |
| 15 |
Total Credits for Completion of AAS-T Degree |
| 116 |
Note: 5 Credits of Social Science required (PSYC& 100 OR SOC& 101). CHEM& 121, CHEM& 110 and GEOL& 110 fulfill an AAS-T science requirement; therefore, only 15 additional credits of general education courses are required for the AAS-T degree.
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