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Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Science, BS

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For more information about this program, visit the websites for the Biology and Chemistry departments.

 

Curriculum

  1. Required courses in the major and cognate include courses in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Natural Science, Mathematics, and Physics.
  2. The student must complete four courses from among the following electives within the major; at least one course must be chosen from each group:
 

Group A

Group B
  1. In fulfilling GE requirements, students are strongly encouraged to enroll in:
 

Environmental Science Curriculum

  Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course Fall
Cr.		 Spr.
Cr.

First Year

    
MAJOR (GE NSCI) CHEM 112-113 (E) General and Analytical Chemistry  4.5 4.5
MAJOR BIOL 141 (E) General Biology –BIOL 142 (E) General Biology  4.5 4.5
MAJOR NSCI 201 (E) Science and the Human Environment    3
GE WRTG–SPCH WRTG 107 Composition –COMM 100 Public Speaking  3 3
GE C/IL C/IL 102 Computing and Information Literacy  3  
GE FSEM–PHED INTD 100 Freshman Seminar –PHED ELECT - Physical Education 1 1
    16 16

Second Year

    
MAJOR CHEM 232 (E) Organic Chemistry –CHEM 233 (E) Organic Chemistry  4.5 4.5
MAJOR BIOL 371 (W:Lab only) Ecology (P)  5  
MAJOR BIOL 379 Biostatistics    3
COGNATE (GE QUAN) MATH 103 (Q) Pre-Calculus Mathematics –MATH 114 (Q) Calculus I  1 3-4 4
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective   3
GE PHIL–T/RS PHIL 120 Introduction to Philosophy –T/RS 121 (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible  3 3
GE PHED PHED ELECT - Physical Education 1 1
    16.5-17.5 18.5

Third Year

    
MAJOR CHEM 340 Environmental Chemistry  3  
MAJOR CHEM 370 Instrumental Analysis    5
MAJOR ESCI ELECT - Environmental Science Elective   3-5
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Electives2 3 3
GE PHIL–T/RS PHIL 210 Ethics –T/RS 122 (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology  3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective 3  
GE ELECT PHYS 120/120L (E) General Physics I –PHYS 121/121L (E) General Physics II  3 4 4
    16 18-20

Fourth Year

    
MAJOR ESCI ELECT - Environmental Science Electives 6-10 3
MAJOR ESCI 480 Internship in Environmental Science  or ESCI 493 Research in Environmental Science  1.5  
MAJOR ESCI 481 Internship in Environmental Science  or ESCI 494 Research in Environmental Science    1.5
MAJOR ESCI 440 Topics in Environmental Science –ESCI 441 Topics in Environmental Science  1 1
GE PHIL-T/RS PHIL - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective 3  
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives 3 3
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective   3
GE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives   6
    14.5-18.5 17.5
 

Total: 130-137 Credits

1Students entering exempt from MATH 103  may select a course in chemistry, biology, physics or math.

2PS 230  and ECO 103 strongly recommended.

3Or  PHYS 140/140L –PHYS 141/141L : Elements of Physics I-II.

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