Environmental Science, B.S. (CIP 03.0104)

Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements of the academic major, students must comply with the General Academic Regulations for Graduation and Undergraduate Academic Policies . As part of these policies, students must complete the General College Curriculum , which is based on the degree.

Biology and the General College Curriculum

Students may use biology or environmental science courses to fulfill four to eight semester hours of the general college science requirement. (See General College Curriculum for details.) Science courses without laboratories do not meet the science requirement of the General College Curriculum.

ENVS Major Requirements

ENVS 111 - Introduction to Environmental Science I (4)
ENVS 112 - Introduction to Environmental Science II (4)
BIOL 111 - Basic Biology (4)
BIOL 202 - Botany (4)
BIOL 203 - Zoology (4)
BIOL 205 - Introduction to Research and Scientific Literature (3)
BIOL 327 - Ecology (4)
BIOL 451 - Seminar (1)

Ancillary Requirements

CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 113 - General Chemistry II (4)
MATH 160 - Elementary Statistics (3)
And one of the following Math courses:
MATH 111 - College Algebra (3)
OR
MATH 112 - Trigonometry (3)

Ecological Processes Electives

Select at least 12 credit hours from the courses listed below:

BIOL 201 - Cellular & Molecular Biology (4)
BIOL 204 - Introduction to Oceanography (4)
BIOL 224 - Vertebrate Natural History (4)
BIOL 226 - Ornithology (4)
BIOL 241 - Field Botany (4)
BIOL 275 - Fundamental Microbiology (4)
BIOL 280 - Essentials of Microbiology and Biochemistry (4)
BIOL 334 - Microbiology and Immunology (4)
BIOL 342 - Genetics (4)
BIOL 430 - Biochemistry (4)
BIOL 437 - Animal Physiology (4)
BIOL 438 - Plant Physiology (4)
ENVS 160 - Special Topics in Introductory Biology for Non Majors (1-4)
ENVS 321 - Environmental Toxicology (3)
ENVS 322 - Aquatic Ecology (3)

Guided Electives

Select at least 18 credit hours from the courses listed below:

BIOL 215 - Plants for Pleasure and Profit (4)
BIOL 260 - Special Topics in Introductory Biology for Biology Majors (1-4)
BIOL 441 - Biology Research (1-4)
BIOL 460 - Advanced Special Topics (1-4)
BIOL 465 - Biology Internship (1-6)
CHEM 215 - Quantitative Analysis (4)
CHEM 227 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 228 - Organic Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 360 - Instrumental Analysis (4)
CHRS 224 - Christian Ethics (3)
ECON 201 - Microeconomics (3)
ECON 202 - Macroeconomics (3)
GEOG 113 - Introduction to Geography (3)
GEOG 114 - World Regional Geography (3)
GEOL 111 - Physical Geology (4)
GEOL 112 - Historical Geology (4)
GEOL 221 - Environmental Geology (4)
PHYS 221 - General Physics I (4)
PHYS 222 - General Physics II (4)
PHYS 231 - Introduction to Astronomy (4)
POLS 229 - The National Government (3)
POLS 230 - State and Local Government (3)