The BS in Environmental Science program requires a minimum of 120 credits for degree completion.
Please see footnotes for additional information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Curriculum | 46 | |
| Modern Language Requirement 1 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Biostatistics | ||
or MA 275H | Honors Biostatistics | |
| Applied Statistics | ||
| Environmental Program Shared Core | ||
| ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENV 220 & 220L | Environmental Science and Environmental Science Lab | 4 |
| ENV 240 | Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| ENV 226 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| ENV 350 | Environmental Studies Practicum | 1-4 |
| ENV 390 | Environmental Writing | 3 |
| IDS 400 | Transdisciplinary Project | 3 |
| Choose one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Local Cultures, Global Issues | ||
| Dirt, Artifacts and Ideas | ||
| Sustainable Development | ||
| Global Environmental History | ||
| Cognate Courses 2 | ||
| BIO 101 & 101L | General Biology I and General Biology I Lab | 4 |
| BIO 102 & 102L | General Biology II and General Biology Lab II | 4 |
| CHE 110 & 110L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CHE 111 & 111L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHE 210 & 210L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| Environmental Electives 3 | 11 | |
| Environmental Biotechnology | ||
| Physiological Diversity | ||
| Ecology and Biodiversity and Ecology and Biodiversity Laboratory | ||
| Genetics and Genetics Lab | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Invertebrate Zoology and Invertebrate Zoology Lab | ||
| Vertebrate Zoology and Vertebrate Zoology Lab | ||
| Botany and Botany Lab | ||
| Aquatic Ecology and Aquatic Ecology Lab | ||
| Conservation Biology and Conservation Biology Lab | ||
| Evolution | ||
| Biomedical Sciences Journal Club | ||
| Mycology and Mycology Lab | ||
| Toxicology | ||
| General Microbiology | ||
| Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | ||
| Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab | ||
| Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analysis Lab | ||
| Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Lab | ||
| Biochemistry II | ||
| Lessons in Local and Global Sustainability | ||
| Coral Reef Diversity - An Immersive Approach | ||
| Plastics - Miracle Or Curse? | ||
| Water and Human Health | ||
| The Magical Marine Environment | ||
| Environmental Issues Journal Club | ||
| Environmental Physiology | ||
| Environmental Toxicology | ||
| Earth Sciences and Earth Sciences Lab | ||
| Natural Disasters | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy | ||
| General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | ||
| General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | ||
| Free Electives | 5-12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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All CAS students must complete one modern language through the 102 level. Students who have taken a language in high school should take the modern language placement test for that language. Placement scores at the 201 level or higher demonstrate language competency and will place out of the language requirement.
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Required courses that support the Environmental Science major and may be used to fulfill requirements outside the major
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Environmental electives should be selected in consultation with academic adviser and electives should be intentionally selected to build disciplinary expertise.