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Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science

Program Requirements for Environmental Science Majors (81 credits)

The Environmental Science Program is designed for the student who is interested in a career as a professional environmental scientist, professor, teacher, research specialist, or field ecologist.

The curriculum provides the necessary background and experience to pursue graduate work and advanced degrees. It involves the study of biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, mathematics, and physics.

For degree completion, 81 Science credits are required.

The following courses are required:

BIOL 150General Biology I

3
BIOL 150LGeneral Biology I Laboratory

1
BIOL 151General Biology II

3
BIOL 151LGeneral Biology II Laboratory

1
BIOL 235General Microbiology

3
BIOL 235LGeneral Microbiology Laboratory

1
BIOL 410Science Literacy Capstone

2
CHEM 131General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 131LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1
CHEM 132General Chemistry II

3
CHEM 132LGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHEM 221Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 221LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

1
CHEM 222Organic Chemistry II

3
CHEM 222LOrganic Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHEM 312Environmental Chemistry

3
EVST 200Climate Change

3
ENVS 261Earth Science I - Geology

3
ENVS 420Ecology

3
ENVS 420LEcology Lab

1
MATH 155Statistics for Behavioral/Social Science

3

Science elective credits (at least 35) selected from:

ENVS 210Water: The Essential Ingredient

3
ENVS 212Introduction to Meteorology

3
ENVS 215Resource Conservation I

3
ENVS 216Resource Conservation II

3
ENVS 262Earth Science II - Oceanography,?Meteorology

3
ENVS 300Envs Specialty Course

3
ENVS 340Environmental Law

3
ENVS 345Environmental Management and Policy

3
ENVS 454Undergraduate Research

3
ENVS 498Internship

3
ENVS 499Independent Study

1
MATH 211Calculus I

4
ENVS 454Undergraduate Research

3
ENVS 498Internship

3
ENVS 499Independent Study

1
EVST 101Intoduction to Environmental Studies

3
PHIL 328Environmental Ethics

3
CHEM 398Chemical Analysis

3
MATH 170Applications of Calculus to the Life Sci

3
MATH 211Calculus I

4
PHYS 303General Physics I

3
PHYS 303LGeneral Physics I Lab

1
Other science elective courses may be taken with permission of the department chairperson.