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Environmental Studies Major, B.S.

I. Required Core Courses

Notes: Students who select the Environmental Management Emphasis should select ENVR 4970 Internship rather than ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis. Environmental Studies majors may take SOC 3050 Society and the Environment with consent of the instructor.

BIOL 1210 Introductory Biology: Botony (4 credits)
BIOL 1220 Introductory Biology: Zoology (4 credits)
BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
or CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
or CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
ECON/ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
ENVR 3920 Directed Group Study: Seminar in Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
ENVR 4210 Law and Policy (3 credits)
ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar (1,1) (2 credits)
ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
or ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis (3 credits)
GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
MATH 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
SOC 3050 Society and Environment (3 credits)

Subtotal 49 Credits

II. Required Specialization

Select one of the following specializations:

A. Ecosystem Studies

Consult with the Biology Department chair about applying this specialization toward a Biology minor.

BIOL 3361 Limnology I (4 credits)
BIOL 3362 Limnology II (4 credits)
BIOL/GEOG 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
BIOL 3710 Microbiology (4 credits)
ENVR 4400 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits)
ENVR 4500 Environmental Toxicology (4 credits)
MATH 2171 Concepts of Calculus I (5 credits)
or MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
Electives (upper division courses in Environmental Studies or Biology) (5 credits)

Subtotal 36 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization A 85 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree

B. Environmental Chemistry

Consult with the Chemistry Department chair about applying this specialization toward a Chemistry minor.

CHEM 2311 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
CHEM 2312 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
CHEM 2371 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
CHEM 2372 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
CHEM 2510 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)
CHEM 2570 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)
CHEM 3150 Standard Methods Water Analysis (3 credits)
ENVR 4050 Geochemistry (3 credits)
or ENVR/CHEM 4101 Environmental Chemistry I (3 credits)
ENVR/CHEM 4102 Environmental Chemistry II (3 credits)
MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
Electives (upper division courses in Environmental Studies or Chemistry) (6 credits)

Subtotal 36 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization B 85 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree

C. Environmental Engineering Science Emphasis

ENVR 4200 Wastewater Treatment (3 credits)

ENVR 4230 Air Pollution Technology (4 credits)

ENVR 4240 Waste Management (4 credits)

MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)

MATH 2472 Calculus II (5 credits)

PHYS 2101 Physics I (5 credits)

PHYS 2102 Physics II (5 credits)

PHYS 2210 Statics (3 credits)

PHYS 2220 Dynamics (3 credits)

PHYS 3230 Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)

Subtotal 40 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization C 89 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor’s Degree

D. Environmental Management Emphasis

ENVR 3300 Environmental Management and Safety (3 credits)

ENVR 4200 Wastewater Treatment (3 credits)

ENVR 4220 Sampling and Analysis (4 credits)

ENVR 4230 Air Pollution Technology (4 credits)

ENVR 4240 Waste Management (4 credits)

ENVR 4260 Risk Assessment and Auditing (3 credits)

IT 4880 Total Quality Management (3 credits)

IT 4897 Project Management (3 credits)

MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)

PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)

Electives (upper division Environmental Studies courses) (4 credits)

Subtotal 40 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization D 89 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor’s Degree

E. Environmental Policy and Planning

Consult with the Political Science program director about applying this specialization toward an Applied Public Policy minor.

ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
ECON 3230 Benefit-Cost Analysis (3 credits)
GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis and Planning (3 credits)
POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
POL 3200 State and Local Politics (3 credits)
POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)
Electives (Applied Public Policy courses) (7 credits)

Subtotal 28 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization E 77 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree

F. Environmental Toxicology

Consult with the Biology Department chair about applying this specialization toward a Biology minor.

BIOL 3260 Vertebrate Physiology (4 credits)
CHEM 2311 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
CHEM 2312 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
CHEM 3411 Biochemistry I (3 credits)
CHEM 3412 Biochemistry II (3 credits)
ENVR 4101/CHEM 4101 Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)
ENVR 4400 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits)
ENVR 4500 Environmental Toxicology (4 credits)
MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
or MATH 2171 Concepts of Calculus I (5 credits)
PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
Electives (upper division courses in Environmental Studies, Biology, or Chemistry) (3 credits)

Subtotal 38 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization F 87 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree

G. Geohydrology

Consult with the Geology Coordinator about applying this specialization toward a Geology minor.

ENVR 4050 Geochemistry (3 credits)
GEOL 1120 Historical Geology (4 credits)
GEOL 2110 Mineralogy and Petrology (4 credits)
GEOL 3211 Hydrogeology I (3 credits)
GEOL 3212 Hydrogeology II (3 credits)
GEOL 3400 Glacial and Pleistocene (3 credits)
MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
MATH 2472 Calculus II (5 credits)
PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
Electives (upper division course in Environmental Studies or Geology) (2 credits)

Subtotal 36 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major with Specialization G 85 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor's Degree

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SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR, B.S.

The following is a list of Environmental Studies Major Courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

BIOL 1210 Introductory Biology: Botany
BIOL 1220 Introductory Biology: Zoology

Select one mathematics sequence:

MATH 1170 College Algebra
MATH 2171 Concepts of Calculus
or
MATH 1470 Precalculus
MATH 2471 Calculus I

Liberal Education Requirements

Sophomore

BIOL 2610 General Ecology
ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science

Select one chemistry sequence:

CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II
or
CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry II

PHYS 1101 General Physics I
MATH 2610 Applied Statistics
Liberal Education Requirements

Junior

ENVR 3920 Directed Group Study: Seminar in Environmental Controversies
ENVR 4210 Law and Policy
POL 3230 Environmental Politics
ECON/ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics
SOC 3050 Society and Environment
Specialization courses
Liberal Education courses

Senior

ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar
ENVR 4970 Internship
or ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis
Complete Specialization courses
Complete Liberal Education courses

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Environmental Studies Minor

I. Required Courses

BIOL 1210 Introductory Biology: Botany (4 credits)
BIOL 1220 Introductory Biology: Zoology (4 credits)
BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
ENVR 3920 Directed Group Study: Seminar in Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar (1,1) (2 credits)

Subtotal 18 Credits

II. Required Electives

Select 4 credits of electives from upper division courses in Environmental Studies.

Subtotal 4 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Minor 22 Credits