ENSP Benchmark Contract

BY THE END OF TERM 2 (second semester in the ENSP Program), an ENSP major would need to complete the following with a

C- or higher:

All ENSP Students

_____ ENSP101 or ____ ENSP 102

_____ MATH 120 /130 /140

And two of:

_____ ECON200 /AREC240/AREC 241

_____ BSCI 160/161

_____ CHEM 131/132

_____ ENSP Core Lab Science

BY THE END OF TERM 4 (fourth semester in the ENSP Program), 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:

“Policy-oriented” concentrations:

Culture and Environment, Environmental Economics; Land Use;

Environmental Politics & Policy; or Society & Environmental Issues.

_____ ECON201 (if required by the concentration)

_____ Statistics

_____ 6 credits in their prospective concentration

“Science-oriented” concentrations:

Environment and Agriculture; Environmental Geoscience and

Restoration; Global Environmental Change; Marine & Coastal

Management; or Soil, Water, and 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

Wildlife Ecology and Management and

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

must complete three of:

_____ CHEM 231/232

_____ BSCI 222

_____ PHYS 121 (Wildlife only)

_____ MATH131 or MATH141 (Biodiversity only)

REVIEW AND CHECK OFF:

I acknowledge my graduation could be delayed due to:

 Delayed course registration

 Attending advising meeting after registration date

 Change of concentration or major

 Failure to register for courses agreed upon

 Failure to take all UMD GenEds

 Failure to take all ENSP requirements (or approved

substitutions)

 Failure to earn 120 credits

 Failure to maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above

 Failure to earn a C- or above in ENSP required courses

NOTE:

Students who have:

• earned < 2.0 GPA in required courses or

• have accumulated 9 or more repeated credits in required

courses by the end of Terms 2 or 4 or

• missed a required benchmark requirement

must sign an agreement outlining a 2-semester plan to: improve

academic performance, explore and decide upon another concentration,

or choose a more suitable major.

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Student signature/date:

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Advisor signature/date: