Environmental Science Major (Bachelor of Science)

Freshman - Credits: 32

• Individual and Society General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)

• BIO 130/130L - Principles of Ecology and Lab (Cr: 4)

• Satisfies Science and Technology General Education Requirement

• BIO 210 - Biostatistics (Cr: 3)
• CHE 105/105L - General Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
• CHE 106/106L - General Chemistry II and Lab (Cr: 4)
• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENV 140 - Environmental Biology and Field Studies (Cr: 3)
• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
• MTH 135 - Calculus I (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

• Initial enrollment is based on placement examinations and AP test results. Students who do not directly place into MTH 135 will be required to take MTH 128 as a free elective

Sophomore - Credits: 34-35

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Global Issues General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Environmental Science Elective     (Cr: 3-4)
• Elective    (Cr: 3)

• ENV 212 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Cr: 3)
• ENV 215/215L - Oceanography and Lab (Cr: 4)
• ENV 220/220L - Environmental Science and Lab (Cr: 4)
• ENV 313 - Modern Conservation: Principles and Practices (Cr: 3)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)

Junior - Credits: 31-33

• World Cultures General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Environmental Science Electives  (Cr: 6-8)
• General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
• Electives  (Cr: 3)

• CHE 306 - Chemical Analysis and Instrumentation (Cr: 3)
• ENV 312 - Environmental Health (Cr: 3)
• ENV 338 - Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment (Cr: 3)
• ENV 375 - Environmental Economics (Cr: 3)
• ENV 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
• POL 382 - Environmental Law and Politics (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

Senior - Credits: 30

• General Education Electives    (Cr: 9)
  (two must be above the 100 level)

• ENV 338 - Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment (Cr: 3)
• ENV 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• ENV 489 - Senior Thesis I (Cr: 3)
• ENV 490 - Senior Thesis II (Cr: 3)

Environmental Science Electives

Students choose three courses from the following list:

• BIO 205 - Plant Biology (Cr: 3)
• BIO 226 - Marine Biology (Cr: 3)
• BIO 242 - World Disease (Cr: 3)
• BIO 292/292L - Microbiology and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BIO 320/320L - Cell and Molecular Biology and Lab (Cr: 4)
• BUS 365 - Business, the Environment, and Sustainability (Cr: 3)
• CHE 207/207L - Organic Chemistry I and Lab (Cr: 4)
• CHE 209/209L - Biochemistry and Lab (Cr: 4)
• ENV 122/122L - Geology and Lab (Cr: 4)
• HST 380 - Environmental History (Cr: 3)
• IST 325 - World Geography (Cr: 3)
• LST 203 - Interpreting Built Environments (Cr: 3)
• PHL 310 - Bioethics (Cr: 3)
• PHY 201/201L - Physics with Calculus I and Lab (Cr: 4)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the environmental science major, students will:

• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the environmental science discipline.
• Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the environmental science discipline.
• Design studies and conduct experiments in internship and field settings that utilize appropriate and safe techniques
• Apply quantitative reasoning to problems within environmental science.
• Demonstrate familiarity with core concepts in the major discipline in the following content areas: biological sciences, physical sciences, environmental concerns and policy, scientific and quantitative reasoning.