Environmental Science - B.S.

Requirements (63-84 credits)

Shared Environmental Science Core (32 credits)

BIO-125	Principles of Biology	4
BIO-202	Plant Biology	4
BIO-206	Principles of Environmental Science	4
BIO-213	Microbiology	4
BIO-213L	Microbiology Lab	0
BIO-301	Ecology	3
BIO-490	Biology Senior Seminar	1
-	or
CHE-490	Chemistry Senior Seminar	1
MAT-112	General Statistics	3
-	or
MAT-204	Applied Statistics I	3
-	or
MAT-305	Statistics for Social Sciences	3
POL-200	State and Local Government and Politics	3
PSY-291	Urban Encounter for the Helping Profession	1
SOC-210	Intergroup Relations	3
-	Choose 2 credits from the following courses
BIO-491	Internship in Environmental Science	1-4
CHE-491	Internship in Chemistry	1-4
BIO-495	Research in Biology	0 to 4
CHE-495	Research in Chemistry	1 to 4

Biology Specialization (31-32 credits)

Requirements List

BIO-201	Animal Biology	4
BIO-220	Field Biology and Natural History	3
BIO-313	Environmental Microbiology	4
EAR-132	Earth Science (with Lab)	4
CHE-110	Introduction to Chemistry	4
CHE-110L	Introduction to Chemistry Lab	0
CHE-120	Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry	4
CHE-120L	Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry Lab	0
CHE-488	Special Topics in Chemistry	1 to 4

Elective Courses (3-4 credits)

Take at least 3 credits from the following courses:

(Au Sable Institute, Taylor University, and CCSP courses may be applied. Consult your advisor for study abroad and other off campus experiences.)

BIO-204	Ornithology	3
BIO-302	Entomology	3
BIO-317	Advanced Crops and Society	4
BIO-325	Sustainable Tropical Agriculture	4

Chemistry Specialization

Required Courses (33 credits)

CHE-125	General Chemistry I	5
CHE-125L	General Chemistry I Lab	0
CHE-126	General Chemistry II	5
CHE-126L	General Chemistry II Lab	0
CHE-232	Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry	3
CHE-235	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHE-235L	Organic Chemistry I Lab	0
CHE-350	Analytical Chemistry	4
CHE-350L	Analytical Chemistry Lab	0
CHE-370	Analytical Instrumentation	4
CHE-370L	Analytical Instrumentation Lab	0
PHY-211	General Physics I	4
PHY-211L	General Physics Lab	0
PHY-212	General Physics II	4
PHY-212L	General Physics Lab II	0

Chemistry Electives (4 credits)

Take at least one of the following courses:

CHE-236	OrganicChemistry II	4
CHE-236L	Organic Chemistry II Lab	0
CHE-430	Biological Chemistry I	3
CHE-430L	Biological Chemistry Laboratory	1

Electives (7 credits)

(Au Sable Institute, Taylor University, and CCSP courses may be applied. Consult your advisor for study abroad and other off campus experiences.)

BIO-201	Animal Biology	4
BIO-220	Field Biology and Natural History	3
BIO-313	Environmental Microbiology	4
CHE-432	Biological Chemistry II	4
CHE-432L	Biological Chemistry II Lab	0

Molecular Environmental Biology Specialization

Required Courses (52 credits)

BIO-313	Environmental Microbiology	4
BIO-330	Histology	3
BIO-351	Cellular Biology	3
BIO-412	Genetics	3
BIO-432	Molecular Biology	4
CHE-125	General Chemistry I	5
CHE-125L	General Chemistry I Lab	0
CHE-126	General Chemistry II	5
CHE-126L	General Chemistry II Lab	0
CHE-235	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHE-235L	Organic Chemistry I Lab	0
CHE-236	OrganicChemistry II	4
CHE-236L	Organic Chemistry II Lab	0
CHE-430	Biological Chemistry I	3
PHY-211	General Physics I	4
PHY-211L	General Physics Lab	0
PHY-212	General Physics II	4
PHY-212L	General Physics Lab II	0
MAT-253	Calculus I	4