Undergraduate-Catalog

Environmental Science – B.S.

120 credit hours

Required Woods Core (39 credit hours)

WC 100Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education

3

CO 111Introduction to Human Communication

3

EN 111English Composition and Research Writing

3

HI 222World History Since 1900

3

TH 200Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

3

EN 211Introduction to Literature

3

 

Choose One

PH 320Ethics

3

BI 330Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals

3

 

Choose One

FR 111Basic French I

3

SP 111Basic Spanish I

3

WC 150Intercultural Communication

3

 

Choose One

BU 131Macroeconomics

3

PS 111General Psychology

3

SO 211Introduction to Sociology

3

 

Choose One

MA 117Quantitative Reasoning

3

MA 253/PS 253Statistics

3

 

Choose One

BI 101Biology: Unity and Diversity

3

BI 101LBiology: University and Diversity Laboratory

0

Or

CH 101Chemistry for Changing Times

3

CH 101LChemistry for Changing Times Laboratory

0

 

Choose One

AD 200Studies in the Visual Arts

3

MU 200American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond

3

TA 213Introduction to Theatre

3

 

Choose One

WC 401Social Justice

3

WC 402Sustainability

3

WC 403Global Women Leading Change

3

WC 480Woods Core Capstone Topics

3

*It is highly recommended that students in the environmental science major take MA 253 or BI 253 as the Woods Core math component.

Required Major Courses (30 credit hours)

BI 141Principles of Biology I

4

BI 141LPrinciples of Biology I Laboratory

0

BI 142Principles of Biology II

4

BI 142LPrinciples of Biology II Laboratory

0

BI 225Science Communications I

0

BI 226Science Communications II

0

BI 325Science Communications III

1

BI 326Science Communications IV

1

BI 411Undergraduate Research

2

BI 412Undergraduate Research

1

BI 426Science Communications VI

1

CH 115General Chemistry I

4

CH 115LGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory

0

CH 116General Chemistry II

4

CH 116LGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory

0

CH 250/EV 250Environmental Chemistry

4

CH 250LEnvironmental Chemistry Laboratory

0

EV 370/BI 370Applications of Environmental Science

4

Math Component (3 credit hours)

MA 240/EV 240Ecological Math Modeling

3

Biology/Environmental Science Electives (Choose 6 credit hours)

BI 221Plant Biology

4

BI 240Animal Nutrition

3

BI 260/EV 260Field Biology

1-3

BI 261/EV 261The Natural History of Indiana

3

BI 331Invertebrate Zoology

3

BI 335Animal Behavior

4

BI 340Conservation

3-4

BI 341Ecology

4

BI 351Microbiology

4

BI 410Evolution

4

BI 450/EV 450Wildlife and Natural Resource Management

4

BI 460Sustainable Foods

3

BI 480Topics in Biology

1-4

EV 350Environmental Law

3

BI 240: Required for Chemistry concentration, counts as elective for Wildlife Concentration

BI 261, BI 335 and BI 460: Cannot be used for Wildlife requirement and as elective

BI 340, BI 341 and BI 450: Chemistry Concentration recommended electives

Chemistry concentration

Required courses (15 credit hours)

CH 222Organic Chemistry I

4

CH 222LOrganic Chemistry I Laboratory

0

CH 322Organic Chemistry II

4

CH 322LOrganic Chemistry II Laboratory

0

CH 323Biochemistry

4

CH 323LBiochemistry Laboratory

0

BI 240Animal Nutrition

3

Biology/Wildlife concentration

Required Courses (14-16 credit hours)

BI 341Ecology

4

BI 340Conservation

3-4

BI 450/EV 450Wildlife and Natural Resource Management

4

Choose 1 of the following 3 – can use either of other two as electives

BI 261/EV 261The Natural History of Indiana

3

BI 335Animal Behavior

4

BI 460Sustainable Foods

3

Open Electives (26-27 credit hours)