Students majoring in Environmental Science must complete:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Curriculum 1 | 46 | |
| Modern Language Requirement | 3-6 | |
| Environmental Program Shared Core | ||
| ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENV 220 & 220L | Environmental Science and Environmental Science Lab | 4 |
| ENV 350 | Environmental Studies Practicum | 1-4 |
| ENV 390 | Environmental Writing | 3 |
| GP 240 | Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| PL 226 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| IDS 400 | Transdisciplinary Project | 3 |
| Choose one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Geography and Culture | ||
| Sustainable Development | ||
| 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 |
| Choose one track: Biology or Chemistry | ||
| Biology or Chemistry Track (Take a minimum of 11 cr.) 4 | ||
| BIO 225 | Physiological Diversity | 3 |
| BIO 252 | Ecology and Biodiversity | 3 |
| BIO 252L | Ecology and Biodiversity Laboratory | 1 |
| BIO 282 & 282L | Genetics and Genetics Lab | 4 |
| BIO 300 | Special Topics | 3-4 |
| BIO 324 | Vertebrate Zoology | 3 |
| BIO 324L | Vertebrate Zoology Lab | 1 |
| BIO 352 & 352L | Botany and Botany Lab | 4 |
| BIO 356 | Aquatic Ecology | 2 |
| BIO 356L | Aquatic Ecology Lab | 2 |
| BIO 358 & 358L | Conservation Biology and Conservation Biology Lab | 4 |
| BIO 323 & 323L | Invertebrate Zoology and Invertebrate Zoology Lab | 4 |
| BIO 383 | Evolution | 3 |
| BMS 325 | Toxicology | 3 |
| BMS 370 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| CHE 211 & 211L | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHE 215 & 215L | Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab | 4 |
| CHE 305 & 305L | Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analysis Lab | 4 |
| CHE 315 & 315L | Biochemistry I and Biochemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CHE 316 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| ENV 201 | Lessons in Local and Global Sustainability | 3 |
| ENV 207 | Coral Reef Diversity - An Immersive Approach | 3 |
| ENV 223 | Plastics - Miracle Or Curse. | 3 |
| ENV 225 | Water and Human Health | 3 |
| ENV 280 | Environmental Issues Journal Club | 1 |
| ENV 312 | Environmental Physiology | 3 |
| ENV 325 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 |
| SCI 102 | Earth Sciences | 3 |
| SCI 102L | Earth Sciences Lab | 1 |
| SCI 261 | Natural Disasters | 3 |
| SCI 270 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| Electives 3 | 6 | |
| Free Electives | 5-12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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All students must complete the 46 credits of the University Curriculum.
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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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Choose two courses from the areas of Economics, Government/Policy, Law; Culture, Geography, History, Society; or Engineering, Math, Science or Environment that do not fulfill another major requirement.
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The Biology or Chemistry track should be selected in consultation with academic adviser and electives should be intentionally selected to build disciplinary expertise.