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Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science

Environmental Science is an applied interdisciplinary field that draws heavily upon the Natural Science disciplines with input from the Social Sciences and the Humanities to address problems that arise in the interaction between Human activity and the Environment.

Requirements for a major in Environmental Science

Math and Computing Science (6 Hours)

MATH 223Statistics for Natural & Social Sciences

3
CSCI 210Scientific Computing & Problem Solving

3

Introductory Environmental Science (19 Hours)

GEOL 101Introduction to Environmental Geology

4
BIOL 102Environmental Biology

3
BIOL 105Introductory Biology Laboratory I

1
ENVR 210Introduction to Environmental Science

3
CHEM 131General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 132General Chemistry II

3
CHEM 133General Chemistry Laboratory I

1
CHEM 134General Chemistry Laboratory II

1

Intermediate Environmental Science (20/21 Hours)

BIOL 318Ecology

3
  
BIOL 245Environmental Toxicology

3
Or
BIOL 340Toxicology

4
  
BIOL 378Field Biology Techniques

1
  
CHEM 260Organic & Biological Chemistry

4
Or
CHEM 303Organic Chemistry I

3
  
CHEM 305Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

1
ENVR 330Environmental Sustainability

3
GEOL 304/GIS 304Introduction to GIS Mapping & Analysis

3
GEOL 335Environmental Hydrogeology

3

Environmental Studies (6 Hours)

ENVS 310Environmental Policy & Law

3
ENVS 315Environmental Impact & Resource Assessment

3

Environmental Studies Elective (3 Hours)

One of the following

ECON 350Environmental & Natural Resource Economics

3
ENVS 233/RELI 233Religion & Nature

3
ENVS 311Politics of Global Ecology

3
ENVS 320Science, Technology & Society

3
ENVS 350Land Use Planning

3
LEAD 308Science & Public Policy

3
LEAD 333Leaders in Environmental Activism

3
PHIL 321Environmental Ethics

3
WRIT 305Business Writing

3
WRIT 307Technical Writing

3

Environmental Science Elective (3-4 Hours)

Choose one of the following:

BIOL 202General Microbiology

4
BIOL 230Zoology

4
BIOL 311Flowering Plants

4
BIOL 312Lower Plants

4
BIOL 450Aquatic Biology

4
  
CHEM 304Organic Chemistry II

3
And
CHEM 306Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

1
  
CHEM 420Biochemistry I

3
And
CHEM 422Biochemistry Laboratory I

1
  
GEOL 201Earth Resources

3
GEOL 313Sedimentation & Stratigraphy

3
MATH 125Calculus I

4
MATH 224Calculus II

4
PHYS 211College Physics I

4
PHYS 212College Physics II

4

Experiential Learning (1 Hour)

ENVR 391Experiential Learning

1

Junior Core & Capstone (6 Hours)

BIOL 390Research Methods

3
ENVR 491Environmental Problem Solving I

1
ENVR 492Environmental Problem Solving II

2

Total Credit Hours: 63