Success in Benchmark courses is an important indicator of your potential to be successful and happy in this major. Most students who work hard and take advantage of help sources when needed, can be successful -- be sure you are one of them!
Please review a downloadable copy of this information. Please note that the semester benchmark requirements refer to the number of semesters in the ENSP Program, not the number of semesters at UMD.
By the end of Semester 2
...an ENSP major would need to complete the following with a C- or higher:
| All ENSP Concentrations |
_____ ENSP101 or ____ ENSP 102 _____ MATH 120 or 140 or MATH135 (Biodiversity students only). And two of: _____ AREC240 or ____AREC241 or ____ ECON200 _____ BSCI 160/161 _____ CHEM 131/132 _____ ENSP Earth Science with lab |
By the end of Semester 4
...an ENSP major would need to complete the benchmarks above and the following with a C- or higher:
| All ENSP Concentrations |
_____ ENSP101 and ENSP102 _____ Two ENSP Core Lab Sciences |
| In addition: | |
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“Policy-oriented” concentrations: Culture and Environment, Environmental Economics, Land Use; Environmental Politics & Policy; or Environmental Justice |
_____ ECON201 (if required by the concentration) _____ Statistics _____ 6 credits (2 courses) in their prospective concentration |
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“Science-oriented” concentrations: Environment and Agriculture; Environmental Geosciences and Restoration; Global Environmental Change; Marine & Coastal Management; or Soil, Water, & Land Resources |
must complete three of: _____ MATH 121/131/ 141 or appropriate Earth Science course _____ CHEM 231/232 or appropriate Earth Science course _____PHYS 121 or PHYS161/174 or appropriate Life Science course |
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Wildlife Ecology and Management and Biodiversity and Conservation Biology |
must complete three of: _____ CHEM 231/232 _____ BSCI 222 _____ PHYS 121 (Wildlife only) _____ MATH 136 or MATH141 (Biodiversity only) |
Always refer to the advising checklists for your specific concentration as requirements do differ between them!
