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Major requirements

Environmental science

Environmental science major

Environmental science major
Courses

BIOL 120 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology

BIOL 121 Introduction to Organismal Biology

BIOL 228 Ecology

CHEM 105 General Chemistry 1

CHEM 107 General Chemistry 2

CHEM 220 Organic Chemistry

CHEM 302 Environmental Chemistry

ERTH 225 Hydrogeology

ERTH 225 Hydrogeology

ERTH 225 Hydrogeology

ERTH 225 Hydrogeology

ERTH 225 Hydrogeology

Total Credits Required: 60

Electives (5 courses = 20 credits from the following list; must include one from BIOL and one from ERTH)

  • BIOL 201 Botany
  • BIOL 244 Genetics
  • BIOL 310 Tropical Biology 
  • BIOL 338 Limnology (fall, alternate years)
  • BIOL 350 Microbiology 
  • BIOL 368 Parasitology 
  • BIOL 388 Mammalogy 
  • BIOL 389 African Wildlife Conservation and Health 
  • BIOL 390 Ichthyology
  • BIOL 489 Special Topics
  • ERTH 250 Geomorphology (alternate years)
  • ERTH 350 Glacial and Quaternary Geology
  • POLI 348 Environmental Politics (fall, alternate years)
  • POLI 349 Global Environmental Politics 

Notes:

  • Students may not use any BIOL course as both an elective in the ENVS major and to meet course requirements for the BIOL major.
  • Students may only receive credit for POLI 348 or POLI 349, not both.
  • It is strongly recommended that all ENVS majors take ERTH 230 GIS for Geosciences.
  • It is strongly recommended that students take a statistics course before BIOL 228 Ecology.
  • Students considering graduate school are encouraged to take advanced courses in mathematics (MATH 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1) and chemistry (CHEM 222 Organic Chemistry Intermediate).
  • In consultation with the environmental science faculty, students planning to attend graduate school are also encouraged to take additional courses in the sciences and participate in experiences such as internships, directed research, and field courses.
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