Environmental Science – B.S.
120 credit hours
Required Woods Core (39 credit hours)
WC 100 | Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education | 3 |
CO 111 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
EN 111 | English Composition and Research Writing | 3 |
HI 222 | World History Since 1900 | 3 |
TH 200 | Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin | 3 |
EN 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
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PH 320 | Ethics | 3 |
BI 330 | Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals | 3 |
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FR 111 | Basic French I | 3 |
SP 111 | Basic Spanish I | 3 |
WC 150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
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BU 131 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
PS 111 | General Psychology | 3 |
SO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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MA 117 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
MA 253/PS 253 | Statistics | 3 |
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BI 101 | Biology: Unity and Diversity | 3 |
BI 101L | Biology: University and Diversity Laboratory | 0 |
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CH 101 | Chemistry for Changing Times | 3 |
CH 101L | Chemistry for Changing Times Laboratory | 0 |
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AD 200 | Studies in the Visual Arts | 3 |
MU 200 | American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond | 3 |
TA 213 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
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WC 401 | Social Justice | 3 |
WC 402 | Sustainability | 3 |
WC 403 | Global Women Leading Change | 3 |
WC 480 | Woods 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 141 | Principles of Biology I | 4 |
BI 141L | Principles of Biology I Laboratory | 0 |
BI 142 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
BI 142L | Principles of Biology II Laboratory | 0 |
BI 225 | Science Communications I | 0 |
BI 226 | Science Communications II | 0 |
BI 325 | Science Communications III | 1 |
BI 326 | Science Communications IV | 1 |
BI 411 | Undergraduate Research | 2 |
BI 412 | Undergraduate Research | 1 |
BI 426 | Science Communications VI | 1 |
CH 115 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
CH 115L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 0 |
CH 116 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
CH 116L | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 0 |
CH 250/EV 250 | Environmental Chemistry | 4 |
CH 250L | Environmental Chemistry Laboratory | 0 |
EV 370/BI 370 | Applications of Environmental Science | 4 |
Math Component (3 credit hours)
Biology/Environmental Science Electives (Choose 6 credit hours)
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)
Biology/Wildlife concentration
Required Courses (14-16 credit hours)
Choose 1 of the following 3 – can use either of other two as electives
Open Electives (26-27 credit hours)