Environmental Science, BS

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

Curriculum

I. Required courses in the major and cognate include courses in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science,
Natural Science, Mathematics, and Physics.

II. 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

III. 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 /CHEM 112L-113L	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	First Year Seminars ⁴
		15	15
Second Year
MAJOR	CHEM 232 (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 232L –CHEM 233 (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 233L	4.5	4.5
MAJOR	BIOL 371 (W: Lab only) Ecology (MO)	5
MAJOR	BIOL 379 Biostatistics		3
COGNATE (GE QUAN)	MATH 103 (Q) Pre-Calculus Mathematics –MATH 114 (Q) Calculus I ¹	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
		16.5	17.5
Third Year
MAJOR	CHEM 340 Environmental Chemistry	3
MAJOR	CHEM 370 Instrumental Analysis /CHEM 370L		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: 130-136 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.

⁴The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

*An approved 3-credit EP Foundation Course may be substituted for COMM 100 and C/IL 102 -C/IL 104 . In this case, the total needed for graduation in this major may be reduced. Consult with your advisor if you have questions.

Environmental Science, BS

Curriculum

Environmental Science Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 130-136 Credits