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FREC-3754: Watersheds and Water Quality Monitoring

Description: Delivery of water quality constituents from watersheds to water bodies (streams, lakes, and estuaries). Field monitoring methods to assess watershed drivers and how they affect water quality and aquatic ecosystem condition. Linkages among water quality, watershed characteristics, land use and management, and climate. Design of watershed monitoring programs to guide watershed management for protecting water quality and ecological condition of aquatic systems.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: CHEM-1035 and (BIOL-1106 or BIOL-1006) and (BIOL-2804 or ENSC-3604 or FREC-2004 or FREC-2114 or FREC-3314 or FOR-2114 or FOR-2004 or FOR-3314)

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: WATR-3754

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 8

Average GPA: 3.54 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 39.85%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.39%

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