Environmental Science, BS

Requirements

The program of study requires a minimum of 69 hours, on a 125-hour degree, consisting of:

 

 

FOUNDATIONS (12 hours)

BIOL 10513	The Diversity of Life: Organisms to Ecosystems	3
BIOL 10523	Introduction to Biological Investigation	3
ENSC 10143	Contemporary Environmental Issues	3
GEOL 10113	Understanding the Earth	3

FUNDAMENTALS (16 hours)

BIOL 30403	Ecology and the Environment	3
ENSC 30113	Weather and Climate	3
ENSC 30143	Introduction to Sustainability Science	3
ENSC 30443	Earth Materials	3
ENSC 30493	The Water Planet	3
ENSC 40001	Scientific Presentations	1

Choose one From REGULATORY GROUP:

ENSC 50693	Natural Resources Compliance	3
ENSC 50703	Environmental Compliance	3
ENSC 50713	Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment	3
ENSC 50743	Environmental Impact Statements	3

Choose one From FIELD EXPERIENCE GROUP:

ENSC 30313	Sustainable Development in Costa Rica	3
ENSC 30403	Field Experience	3
ENSC 30453	Wildlife Research Project	3
ENSC 40013	Environmental Internship	3
ENSC 40603	South African Biodiversity and Human Development Part 1	3

*Electives and Field Experience must be approved by department

Associated Requirements (36-37 semester hours)

CHEM 10113	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 10122	General Chemistry II Laboratory	2
CHEM 10123	General Chemistry II	3
MATH 10043	Elementary Statistics	3
MATH 10054	Precalculus with Trigonometry	4
PHYS 10154	General Physics I with Laboratory	4

18 additional hours of

Electives selected with regard to the interest of the student as approved by the department with no more than 6 hours outside the College of Science & Engineering. Other CSE courses may be approved by the advisor.