2024-2025 Catalog

 

Environmental Science - B.S.

Requirements (63-84 credits)

Shared Environmental Science Core (32 credits)

BIO-125Principles of Biology

4

BIO-202Plant Biology

4

BIO-206Principles of Environmental Science

4

BIO-213General Microbiology

4

BIO-213LGeneral Microbiology Lab

0

BIO-301Ecology

3

BIO-490Biology Senior Seminar

1

-
or

CHE-490Chemistry Senior Seminar

1

MAT-112General Statistics

3

-
or

MAT-204Applied Statistics I

3

-
or

MAT-305Statistics for Social Sciences

3

POL-200State and Local Government and Politics

3

PSY-291Urban Encounter for the Helping Profession

1

SOC-210Intergroup Relations

3

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Choose 2 credits from the following courses

BIO-491Internship in Environmental Sciences

1 to 4

CHE-491Chemistry Senior Seminar

1 to 4

BIO-495Research in Biology

0 to 4

CHE-495Research in Chemistry

1 to 4

Biology Specialization (26-29 credits)

Requirements List

BIO-201Animal Biology

4

BIO-220Field Biology and Natural History

3

BIO-313Environmental Microbiology

4

EAR-132Earth Science (with Lab)

4

CHE-110Introduction to Chemistry

4

CHE-110LIntroduction to Chemistry Lab

0

CHE-120Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry

4

CHE-120LIntroduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry Lab

0

-
or

CHE-125General Chemistry I

5

CHE-125LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

0

CHE-126General Chemistry II

5

CHE-126LGeneral Chemistry II Lab

0

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-204Ornithology

3

BIO-302Entomology

3

BIO-317Advanced Crops and Society

4

BIO-325Sustainable Tropical Agriculture

4

Chemistry Specialization

Required Courses (33 credits)

CHE-125General Chemistry I

5

CHE-125LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

0

CHE-126General Chemistry II

5

CHE-126LGeneral Chemistry II Lab

0

CHE-232Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry

3

CHE-235Organic Chemistry I

4

CHE-235LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

0

CHE-350Analytical Chemistry

4

CHE-350LAnalytical Chemistry Lab

0

CHE-370Analytical Instrumentation

4

CHE-370LAnalytical Instrumentation Lab

0

PHY-211General Physics I

4

PHY-211LGeneral Physics Lab

0

PHY-212General Physics II

4

PHY-212LGeneral Physics Lab II

0

Chemistry Electives (4 credits)

Take at least one of the following courses:
CHE-236Organic Chemistry II

4

CHE-236LOrganic Chemistry II Lab

0

CHE-430Biological Chemistry I

3

CHE-430LBiological 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-201Animal Biology

4

BIO-220Field Biology and Natural History

3

BIO-313Environmental Microbiology

4

CHE-432Biological Chemistry II

4

CHE-432LBiological Chemistry II Lab

0

Molecular Environmental Biology Specialization

Required Courses (52 credits)

BIO-313Environmental Microbiology

4

BIO-330Histology

3

BIO-351Cellular Biology

3

BIO-412Genetics

3

BIO-432Molecular Biology

4

CHE-125General Chemistry I

5

CHE-125LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

0

CHE-126General Chemistry II

5

CHE-126LGeneral Chemistry II Lab

0

CHE-235Organic Chemistry I

4

CHE-235LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

0

CHE-236Organic Chemistry II

4

CHE-236LOrganic Chemistry II Lab

0

CHE-430Biological Chemistry I

3

PHY-211General Physics I

4

PHY-211LGeneral Physics Lab

0

PHY-212General Physics II

4

PHY-212LGeneral Physics Lab II

0

MAT-253Calculus I

4

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