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Environmental Science B.S. *No new applications are being accepted*

Program Overview:

The program has two tracks, geoscience and ecology.  The two tracks have common core courses.

Program Contacts:

Program Requirements:

ENV 112Environmental Science

4

ENV 236Environmental Technology

3

ENV 236LEnvironmental Technology Lab

1

PHI 303Environmental Ethics (L06)

3

ESC 185Intro to Enviromental Geology

4

or

ESC 190Introductory Geology (with permission)

4

ESC 210Aqueous Systems

4

ENV 405Environmental Issues Capstone

4

BIO 190Prin of Biology 1

3

BIO 190LPrin of Biology 1 Lab

1

BIO 191Prin of Biology 2

3

BIO 191LPrin of Biology 2 Lab

1

BIO 240Aquatic Ecology

4

or

BIO 241Marine Ecology

3

BIO 241LMarine Ecology Lab

1

or

BIO 242Terrestrial Ecology

4

MAT 190Calculus 1

4

MAT 191Calculus 2

4

CHM 190Gen Chemistry 1

3

CHM 190LGen Chemistry 1 Lab

1

CHM 191Gen Chemistry 2

3

CHM 191LGen Chemistry 2 Lab

1

CHM 203Quantitative Analysis

3

CHM 203LQuantitative Analysis Lab

1

PHY 190Fund of Physics 1

3

PHY 190LFund of Physics 1 Lab

1

PHY 191Fund of Physics 2

3

PHY 191LFund of Physics 2 Lab

1

SCI 399Natural Sciences Colloquium

0

ESC 220Mineralogy & Petrology I

4

ESC 310Sedimentology & Stratigraphy

4

ESC 2 upper-level ESC courses

8

CHM 301Instrumental Analysis

3

CHM 301LInstrumental Analysis Lab

1

BIO 240Aquatic Ecology

4

or

BIO 241Marine Ecology

3

BIO 241LMarine Ecology Lab

1

or

BIO 242Terrestrial Ecology

4

BIO 280General Microbiology

3

BIO 280LGeneral Microbiology Lab

1

BIO 310Comparitive Animal Physiology

3

BIO 310LCompar Animal Physiol Lab

1

Credits for Liberal Education requirements*

31

Credits for General Electives (includes Research)

12

Total credits needed for graduation (minimum) 122 credits


Culminating Academic Experience

ENV 405Environmental Issues Capstone

4

Professional Accreditation:

Career Opportunities and Graduate Study:

The environmental science major is designed for students who are seeking careers that focus on understanding environmental problems and developing and implementing solutions to those problems.   Our students will be ready for opportunities in government, industry, and the non-profit sector, and also for graduate school if they wish to seek advanced degrees.  The geosciences track emphasizes preparation for employment in positions that that include groundwater investigation and cleanup, water resources, slope stability hazards, coastal issues, earthquake and volcanic hazards, and climate change evaluation and adaptation.   The ecology track emphasizes preparation for employment  in positions that include ecosystem management , conservation and protection , watersheds and water resources, environmental pollutants,  restoration of damaged ecosystems, and managing our response to climate change. Analytical laboratories hire environmental scientists for sampling and testing.  Graduates will also be positioned for graduate school in Environmental Science, Geology, or Biology, or in secondary education programs.

Minor(s):

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