{"id":48,"date":"2017-10-24T17:14:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T17:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:53:40","slug":"declaring-an-eaes-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/declaring-an-eaes-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaring an EAES Major"},"content":{"rendered":"
To get started, check Nest<\/a>\u00a0to identify your faculty advisor and follow the guidelines below. Freshmen majoring in Earth and Environmental Science, Sustainability Science, or Geography are placed into learning communities and assigned a package of courses for the Fall semester as shown in the table below. All freshmen are required to complete the 麻豆传媒在线 Placement Test (MSUPT) prior to registering for course work. The purpose of this test is to determine your starting courses in writing and mathematics. In addition, Earth and Environmental Science and Sustainability Science students must complete the Chemistry Readiness Test to determine the level of chemistry that you are prepared to take now.<\/p>\n Earth and Environmental Studies has a mandatory advising policy for all students. Every semester you will meet with your advisor to select your courses for the following semester, and provide you with a PIN code to access the NEST registration system.<\/p>\n The Department of Earth and Environmental Studies<\/a> advisors are happy to meet with prospective majors and discuss which of our three programs is right for you and your career goals. Please contact the Department chairperson, Dr. Pope (aloc@montclair.edu<\/a>), or one of the program advisors<\/a> to set up a meeting. Students majoring in Earth and Environmental Science and Sustainability Science must complete the Chemistry and Math readiness tests. Geography majors please consult with your advisor regarding the readiness tests.<\/p>\n Attend a Transfer Student Orientation (TSO) at your earliest opportunity. An EAES representative will meet with you during the advising session to help you select your courses and plan your schedule. Students majoring in Earth and Environmental Science and Sustainability Science must complete the Chemistry and Math readiness tests<\/a>. Geography majors please consult with your advisor regarding the readiness tests.<\/p>\n If you earned an Associates degree (AA or AS) comprised of 60 credits at a New Jersey community college, your General Education requirements at 麻豆传媒在线 are waived. Upon arrival at 麻豆传媒在线 you will complete the World Languages and Cultures requirements and your major requirements.<\/p>\n Transfer credits noted “DPT” on your audit require further evaluation to identify their 麻豆传媒在线 equivalencies. Please bring your course syllabi to the orientation, and the EAES representative will advise you on the next steps.<\/p>\n * pending readiness test results<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":205930,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206883,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/206883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>For Incoming Freshmen<\/h2>\n
Freshmen Learning Community Courses for EAES Majors<\/h3>\n
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\n \n<\/th>\n BS Earth and Environmental Science<\/th>\n BA Geography<\/th>\n BS Sustainability Science<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n GNED199 New Student Seminar<\/th>\n \u2714<\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n EAES101 Planet Earth<\/th>\n <\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n EAES105 Physical Geology<\/th>\n \u2714<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n EAES160 Human Environment<\/th>\n <\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n EAES170 World Geography<\/th>\n \u2714<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n ENWR105 Composition I<\/th>\n \u2714<\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GNED Course<\/th>\n \u2714 OR Math Course<\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n \u2714 OR Math Course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div> For Current 麻豆传媒在线 Students Declaring an EAES Major<\/h2>\n
For Transfer Students Entering an EAES Degree Program<\/h2>\n
First Semester Courses for Newly Declared EAES Majors and Transfer Students<\/h2>\n
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\n \n<\/th>\n BS Earth and Environmental Science<\/th>\n BA Geography<\/th>\n BS Sustainability Science<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n EAES101 Planet Earth<\/th>\n <\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n EAES105 Physical Geology<\/th>\n \u2714<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n EAES160 Human Environment<\/th>\n <\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n EAES170 World Geography<\/th>\n <\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n EAES Elective or GNED<\/th>\n \u2714 x2<\/td>\n \u2714 x2<\/td>\n \u2714 (OR Sustainability Collateral)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n CHEM106 or CHEM120*<\/th>\n \u2714<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n MATH100 or MATH111*<\/th>\n \u2714<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n