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    "description": "<p>The Environmental Studies degree prepares students for a number of interesting and challenging careers. Its interdisciplinary nature provides students with tools that can be applied across a spectrum of science, social behavior, and humanities, using the strengths of the various areas. Students seeking journalistic or artistic careers will gain a scientific background by which to understand environmental science, while students going into the sciences will appreciate the social, political, and ethical dimensions of environmental actions and policy decisions.</p><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><ul> <li>Students who entered UCF prior to the 2024-25 academic year may continue in or declare the Environmental Studies major. Students who enter UCF beginning in summer B 2024 and later or who choose the 2024-25 or later catalog may not declare the Environmental Studies major, unless covered by an articulation agreement with Broward College.</li> <li> Courses taken to satisfy basic and advanced core requirements cannot be used as in the Sciences or Communication and Planning track electives. </li> </ul><p>Additional courses may be added and will appear on the myKnight audit. Students are responsible for meeting prerequisites. </p><p>No more than 6 semester hours of Independent Study, Directed Research, Thesis, and Internship credit, may be applied toward major requirements</p><p>It is recommended that students meet with an academic advisor at least once per semester.</p><p>Students must earn at least a \"C\" (2.0) grade in each course required for the major.</p><p>Students wishing to earn an Environmental Studies degree as a double degree, double major, or second degree, must complete all advanced level core requirements and restricted electives exclusive of credits done for the other programs.</p><h2><em>Fore</em>i<em>gn</em><em> Language Requirements</em></h2><p><strong><em>Admissions</em></strong></p><p>Two years of high school, or one year college language (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation</p><p>Note: Students entering without having met the admission requirements must do so in order to graduate.</p><h2><em>Universit</em>y<em> Minimum Exit Requirements</em></h2><ul> <li>A 2.0 UCF GPA</li> <li>42 semester hours of upper division credit completed </li> <li>30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.</li> <li>A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.</li> <li>Complete the General Education Program, the State Writing and Math Requirement, and nine hours of Summer credit.</li> </ul><p><strong><em>Related Programs and Departments</em></strong></p><ul> <li>Biology (B.S.)</li> <li>Chemistry (B.S.)</li> <li>Sustainability (B.S./B.A.)</li> <li>Political Science (B.A.)</li> <li>Economics (B.S.)</li> <li>Environmental Science (B.S.)</li> <li>Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E)</li> </ul><p><em><strong>Transfer Notes</strong></em></p><ul> <li>Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.</li> <li>Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.</li> <li>See your Academic Success Coach for more details.</li> </ul><h3>Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120</h3>",
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