2016-2017 Catalog

Hydrology, Associate of Science

Career Opportunities

Completion of the Associate of Science Degree will provide the student with the necessary skills to work as a hydrology-water quality or geo-technician within the Reservation area, the U.S. Forest Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of Reclamation, the United States Geological Society, and other earth science disciplines.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students completing an Associates of Science in Hydrology will be able to:

  • Understand some of the major foundational hydrological principles (basic theoretical knowledge).
  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of essential technical and computational skills in surface and groundwater quantification and quality.
  • Demonstrate effective written, oral, and graphical communication of basic hydrological measurements and concepts.
  • Use critical thinking skills to interpret or relate abstract or interdisciplinary science concepts.
  • Demonstrate a basic knowledge or awareness of place based (local or community) water resource issues and their related cultural perspectives.
  • Demonstrate citizenship through team work

Curriculum

Fall (First Year)

MATH 100College Algebra

5

GEOG 201GIS I

3

HYDR 101Intro to Hydrology

3

BIOS 101General Biology

4

BIOS 102General Biology Laboratory

1

Total Credit Hours:16

Winter (First Year)

GEOG 321GIS II

3

SCID 114Scientific Literature

3

CHEM 110Fundamentals of General Chemistry

4

CHEM 111Fundamentals of General Chem Lab

1

MATH 241Statistics & Lab

5

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring (First Year)

ENGL 101English Composition I

3

ELECTIVE
EXPR-ART-OPEN (List B)

3

SVLN 250Service to the Environment I

1

GEOG 331GIS III

3

HYDR 131Intro to Water Quality Monitoring

3

ELECTIVE
Native or Second Language (Any NASL)

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Fall (Second Year)

SPCH 100Basic Communications

3

GEOL 101Physical Geology

4

GEOL 102Physical Geology Lab

1

ENGL 202English Composition II

3

HYDR 210Physical Hydrology

3

Total Credit Hours:14

Winter (Second Year)

SCID 101Science, Society and Culture

5

MATH 108Adv. Functions & Modeling

3

 

HMNT 101Introduction to Humanities

3

OR

PHIL 100Introduction to Philosophy

3

OR

ENGL 210World Literature

3

 

NASD 210Introduction to Indigenous Science

3

NASD 101History of Indians in the US HCT

3

Total Credit Hours:17

Spring (Second Year)

MATH 109Trigonometry

3

HYDR 230Field Hydrology

3

HYDR 370Groundwater

3

NATR 270Principles of Ecology

3

NATR 271Principles of Ecology Lab

2

ELECTIVE
MATH/SCIENCE

3

Total Credit Hours:17

ELECTIVE MATH/SCIENCE: Recommend GEOG 341

Total Credit Hours: 96