Environmental Science

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Minimum Required Credits: 65

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

In addition to the following, students majoring in Environmental Science are required to complete MAT 1020 and MAT 1410 for their Mathematics General Education requirement.

Core Requirements: 41 Credits

BIO 2070 - Introduction to Plant Biology Credits: 4
Advised Term - 1st Year
BIO 2520 - Introduction to Animal Biology Credits: 4
Advised Term - 1st Year
BIO 4040 - Ecology Credits: 4
Advised Term - 2nd Year
CHE 1031 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
Advised Term - 1st Year
CHE 1032 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
Advised Term - 1st Year
ENV 2060 - Energy, Environment, and Society Credits: 4
Or PHY 2020
Advised Term - 2nd Year
ENV 3710 - Special Topics in Environmental Science Credits: 1
Advised Term - 1st Year
GEY 1111 - Introduction to Geology I Credits: 4
Advised Term - 2nd Year
GEY 2112 - Introduction to Geology II Credits: 4
Advised Term - 2nd Year
PHY 2031 - Fundamental Physics I Credits: 4
Advised Term - 2nd Year
PHY 2032 - Fundamental Physics II Credits: 4
Advised Term - 2nd Year

A Minimum of Two Courses From the Following List:

ENV 3060 - Waste Reduction and Management Credits: 2
ENV 3070 - Environmental Instrumentation Credits: 2
ENV 3120 - Environmental Modeling Credits: 2
ENV 3140 - OSHA Safety Course Credits: 2

Additional Courses: 20 Credits

Any four 3000+ courses from the following lists plus any one 3000+ level science course:

(Four of them must be 4-credit lab courses)
(20 credits of which up to 4 credits may be taken at 1000-2000 level)

Recommended Courses for Specialization in Environmental Pollution and Physical Environmental Monitoring

CHE 3050 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 3111 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHE 3112 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4
ENV 3110 - Environmental Pollution Credits: 4
ENV 3320 - Hydrogeology and Watershed Ecology Credits: 4
GEY 3035 - Aqueous Geochemistry Credits: 4
GEY 3113 - Geology III Credits: 4
GEY 4710 - Geology Modules Credits: 1 to 4
GEY 4830 - Environmental Field Geology Credits: 2
MET 1211 - Survey of Meteorology I Credits: 3
MET 1211L - Survey of Meteorology I Lab Credits: 1
MET 1212 - Survey of Meteorology II Credits: 3
MET 1212L - Survey of Meteorology II Lab Credits: 1

Recommended Courses for Specializing in Conservation/Biodiversity/Environmental Assessment:

BIO 3020 - Field Zoology Credits: 4
BIO 3120 - Principles of Ornithology Credits: 4
BIO 3140 - Introduction to Microbiology Credits: 4
BIO 3220 - Genetics Credits: 4
BIO 3330 - Field Botany and Dendrology Credits: 4
BIO 3340 - Advanced Systematic Botany Credits: 4
BIO 4210 - Wildlife Biology and Management Credits: 4
BIO 4720 - Seminar in Conservation Biology Credits: 4
CHE 3010 - Biochemistry Credits: 4
ENV 3320 - Hydrogeology and Watershed Ecology Credits: 4
GEY 3113 - Geology III Credits: 4
GEY 4710 - Geology Modules Credits: 1 to 4
GEY 4830 - Environmental Field Geology Credits: 2
OER 3080 - Environmental Policy, Politics and the Law Credits: 3
*Does not count as an upper level course; may be taken in place of a 1000-2000 level course.

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