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BACHELOR OF Science IN Environmental Science

Degree Requirements | Major Core Requirements
Major Electives | Recommended Degree Path

 

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Environmental Science

Requirements for B.S.: Environmental Science	Sem. Hrs.
Freshman Seminar	1
General Education Requirements	32
Major Core Requirements	60
Major Electives	9-12
University-wide Electives	15-18
Total	120

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Environmental Science Major Core Requirements

*Courses marked with an asterisk also satisfy General Education requirements.

Biology (14 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
BIO 1000*	Principles of Biology
BIO 3040	Principles of Ecology (4)	Prerequisite: BIO 1000
BIO 4310	Biometrics (4)	Prerequisite: BIO 1000
BIO 3420	Pollution Ecology (3)	Prerequisite: BIO 1000

Environmental Science (19 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ENV 2200	Field Botany (BIO 2200) (4)
ENV 2300	Field Zoology (BIO 2300) (4)
ENV 3100	Freshwater Ecosystems and Watershed Management (4)
ENV 3200	Soils and Hydrology (4)
ENV 4900	Internship (3)	Departmental approval

Chemistry (12 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
CHM 1100	General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)	Prerequisite: Enrollment in or completion of CHM 1300
CHM 1110	General Chemistry Laboratory II	Prerequisite: CHM 1100 and enrollment in or completion of CHM 1310
CHM 1300*	General Chemistry I	Prerequisite: MAT 1070 or equivalent
CHM 1310	General Chemistry II	Prerequisite: CHM 1300
CHM 2500	Organic Chemistry I (4)	Prerequisite: CHM 1310 and 1110

Environmental Science (9 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
GLY 1150*	Earth Science (GLY 1150)
GGY 2500	Introduction to Cartography
GLY 2260; or	Oceanography; or	Prerequisite: GLY 1000 or GLY 1150
GLY 2460; or	Weather and Climate (GGY 2460, PHS 2460)
GLY 2620	Environmental Geology (GGY 2620)	Prerequisite: GLY 1000 or GLY 1150

Mathematics (6 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
MAT 1070*; or	College Algebra; or	A very good understanding of high school algebra is required.
MAT 1090*	Precalculus (4)
MAT 2100	Introduction to Statistics	Prerequisite: MAT 1070 or equivalent

 

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Environmental Science Major Electives

Select THREE from the courses listed below (9-12 hours):

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ENV 2400	Field Microbiology (BIO 2400) (4)
ENV 4100	Environmental Laws and Regulations
BIO 2500	Ornithology (4)
BIO 3010	Entomology (4)	Prerequisite: BIO 1000 and 1020
BIO 3400	Plant Systematics (4)	Prerequisite: BIO 1000 and 1010
BIO 4100	Marine Biology	Prerequisite: BIO 1000
BIO 4220	Evolution (3)	Prerequisite: BIO 1000
BIO 4320	Conservation Biology (4)	Prerequisite: BIO 1000, 1010 and 1020

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Updated: Friday, October 29, 2010

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