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   ESS 1000 - Introduction to Rocky Mountain Ecosystem Science

3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT score 18 or SAT score 470; or passed any CCR course, ENG 0092, or 1000-level ENG course with a grade of C- or higher. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
Explores the functioning of the Earth as a single, complex, adaptive system by interactions between physical, chemical, and biological components. This is an interdisciplinary introductory course focusing on the interactions within and among Earth’s ecosystems, with a focus on the Rocky Mountains. Emphasis is on understanding, predicting, and responding to natural and human-caused environmental change at local and global scales.
Prev. Course Codes: ESS-3000
LEC 45 Contact hours



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