This following coursework schedule by semesters will help you stay on track to fulfill your coursework requirements to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in WateRST in four years. Note that this guideline only serves to help you mark your standing. You may plan your own coursework schedule, including enrolling in courses offered in the summer.
Freshman Year, Fall Semester ScheduleFreshmen Year, Fall Semester |
| Category | Course title | SCH |
| Core course | ENGL 1301: Composition I | 3 |
| HIST 1301: U.S. History to 1865 | 3 |
| MATH 1314: College-level Algebra (or MATH 1316: Trigonometry/MATH 2312: Pre-Calculus/MATH 2313: Calculus I) | 3 |
| CHEM 1311: General Chemistry I | 3 |
| Req'd Support Courses | CHEM 1111: General Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| JagTracks I | 1 |
| Req'd Area Courses | WATR 1301: Introduction to Water Treatment | 3 |
| Semester SCH | 17 |
Freshman Year, Spring Semester ScheduleFreshmen Year, Spring Semester |
Category | Course title | SCH |
| Core Courses | HIST 1302: U.S. History since 1865 | 3 |
| MATH 1342: Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| CHEM 1312: General Chemistry II | 3 |
| General Education (Language/Philosophy/Culture or Creative Arts) | 3 |
| Req'd Support Courses | CHEM 1112: General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| Req'd Area Courses | WATR 1302: Introduction to Wastewater Treatment | 3 |
| Semester SCH | 16 |
Sophomore Year, Fall Semester ScheduleSophomore Year, Fall Semester |
| Category | Course title | SCH |
| Core Courses | ENGL 2311: Technical Writing | 3 |
| Req'd Support Courses | BIOL 1306: General Biology I | 3 |
| BIOL 1106: General Biology I Lab | 1 |
| GEOL 1301: Earth Sciences I | 3 |
| GEOL 1101: Earth Sciences I Lab | 1 |
| PHYS 1301: General Physics I | 3 |
| JagTracks II | 1 |
| Suggested Electives | MATH 2313: Calculus I | 3 |
| PHYS 1101: General Physics I Lab | 1 |
| Semester SCH | 15 (req'd) + 4 (elect.) |
Sophomore Year, Spring Semester ScheduleSophomore Year, Spring Semester |
| Category | Course title | SCH |
| Core Courses | SPCH 1315: Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECON 2301: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Req'd Support Courses | BIOL 1307: General Biology II | 3 |
| BIOL 1107: General Biology II Lab | 1 |
| Req'd Area Courses | CHEM 2371: Water and Wastewater Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2171: Water and Wastewater Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| Suggested Electives | BIOL 2421: General Microbiology | 3 |
| GEOL 1302: Earth Sciences II | 3 |
| GEOL 1102: Earth Science II laboratory | 1 |
| Semester SCH | 14 (req'd) + 7 (elect.) |
Junior Year, Fall Semester ScheduleJunior Year, Fall Semester |
| Category | Course title | SCH |
| Core Courses | POLS 2301: Federal Government | 3 |
| General Education ((Language/Philosophy/Culture or Creative Arts) | 3 |
| Req'd Support Courses | JagTrack III | 1 |
| Req'd Area Courses | GEOL 3331: Hydrology | 3 |
| WATR 3325: Aquatic Systems Science | 3 |
| Suggested Electives | CHEM 3331: Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| Semester SCH | 13 (req'd) + 3 (elect.) |
Junior Year, Spring Semester ScheduleJunior Year, Spring Semester |
| Category | Course title | SCH |
| Core Courses | POL 2302: Texas Government | 3 |
| Req'd Area Courses | WATR 3320: Pollutants in Environmental Systems | 3 |
| WATR 3330: Green Systems for Wastewater Management | 3 |
| WATR 3340: Water Resources Science and Technology Internship (this course may be listed as a summer course), or WATR 4315: Advanced Wastewater Recycling Systems | 3 |
| Electives | BIOL 3407: Ecology | 3 |
| PHYS 1302: General Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 1102: General Physics II laboratory | 1 |
| | 12 (req'd) + 7 (elect.) |
Senior Year, Fall Semester ScheduleSenior Year, Fall Semester |
| Category | Course title | SCH |
| Req'd Support Courses | JagTracks IV | 1 |
| Req'd Area Courses | WATR 4330: Water Management and Field Investigations | 3 |
| POLS 3315: Water Laws, Rules and Policy | 3 |
| SCH | 7 |
Senior Year, Spring Semester ScheduleSenior year, Spring Semester |
| Category | Course title | SCH |
| Req'd Area Courses | WATR 4310: Desalination and Emerging Technologies | 3 |
| WATR 4191: Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Electives | CHEM 4332: Instrumental Analysis | 3 |
| SCH | 6 (Req'd) + 3 (Elect.) |
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