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Environmental Science, BS

74 credit hours

Requirements

Major Coursework

64 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

BSC 24200Introduction to Biodiversity

3
BSC 24300Introduction to Biodiversity Laboratory

1
BSC 24400Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology

4
BSC 24800Introduction to Ecology and Evolution

4
CHM 23000General Chemistry 1

3
CHM 23100General Chemistry 2

3
CHM 23200General Chemistry 3

3
CHM 24100General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1
CHM 24200General Chemistry 3 Laboratory

1
ESC 10000Physical Geology with Lab

4
ESC 11200Fundamentals of Environmental Science

4
ESC 26300/BSC 26300Environmental Policy

3
ESC 32000Hydrology

3
ESC 33000Fundamentals of Soil Science

4
ESC 34000Environmental Sampling and Data Management

3
ESC 40000Hydrogeology

3
ESC 41000Environmental Fate of Contaminants

3
GEO 20000Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

3
MTH 17300Survey of Calculus

4
MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3
PHY 25100Introductory Physics I

4

Additional CHM Coursework

4 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

CHM 35500Analytical Chemistry

4
CHM 36100Organic Chemistry I

4

Elective Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

BSC 32000Plant Biology

4
BSC 36200Advanced Environmental Biology

4
BSC 36600Field Biology

3
BSC 46500General Ecology

4
ENV 45000Environmental Internship

3-9
ESC 35000Hazardous Waste Management

3
ESC 39000-39999Special Topics in Environmental Science

1-9
ESC 42000Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment

3

Alternatively, other 30000-level or above courses may be an accepted elective with prior approval by the department. Additional credits will be required to meet the university 42 credit minimum of 30000 or higher-level courses and may be fulfilled with Environmental Sciences or other department electives.