Environmental Science B.S. Requirements

The B.S. program in Environmental Science requires a total of 67 credits.

All students are required to complete the following 9-10 credits of foundation courses:
GEOG 120 - Environmental Science and Conservation [3]
GEOG 220 - Laboratory and Field Techniques for Environmental Science [3]

An additional 2-4 credits in laboratory or field work from an approved list:
GEOG 306 - Field Ecology [4]
GEOG 405 - Applied Landscape Ecology [4]
GEOG 406 - Aquatic Ecology [4]
GEOG 485 - Field Methods in Geography & Environmental Systems [3]
* other courses may be designated in the future

All students are required to complete the following background courses:
Social Sciences and Humanities [6]
Two courses from the following:
ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics [3]
POLI 100 - American Governments & Politics [3]
ANTH 211 - Cultural Anthropology [3]
PHIL 150 - Contemporary Moral Issues [3]
HCST 100 - The Human Context of Science and Technology [3]
* several alternatives are pending including POLI 233, PHIL 146, PHIL 152, PHIL 248 and PHIL 251

Math and Natural Sciences [31]
Two math courses from the following:
MATH 151 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I [4]
and either
MATH 152 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II [4]
STAT 350 - Statistics with Applications in Biological Sciences [4]
STAT 355 - Introduction to Probability & Statistics for Science and Engineering [4]

Natural Science:
PHYS 121 - Introduction to Physics I (calculus based) [4] (strongly recommended for hydrology, geomorphology and earth science)
OR
PHYS 111 - Basic Physics I [4] (may be appropriate for students with an ecology focus)
AND
CHEM 101 -Principles of Chemistry I [4]
CHEM 102 - Principles of Chemistry II [4]
CHEM 102L - Intro Chemistry Lab [2]
GEOG 110 - Geography of Environmental Systems [3]
BIOL 100 - Concepts in Biology [4]
GEOG 206 - Ecology [3] * pending approval

Writing Requirement [3]
One course from the following:
ENGL 383 - Science Writing [3]
ENGL 391 - Advanced Expositions [3]
ENGL 393 - Technical Writing [3]

Suggested Areas of Concentration [18]

All students are required to take at least 6 upper level courses on approved lists of areas of concentration. At least one course must be a 400 level capstone seminar or other course with research focus. Areas of concentration include Earth System Science; Watershed Processes; Ecosystems, Habitat and Diversity; Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology; Environmental Statistics and Risk Assessment; and Spatial Analysis and Modeling.