Major Program Requirements
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies
(30 hours from various departments; requires a second major)
Environmental Studies Core (5-7 hours)
| ESS 125 | Environmental Perspectives & Careers (2) |
| ESS 325 | Environmental Problems & Solutions (2) |
| ESS 400 | Senior Culminating Experiences (1-3) |
Environmental Studies Cognate Electives (8-12 hours)
Three of the following courses:
| CHEM 205 | Environmental Chemistry (3) |
| and CHEM 206 | Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (1) |
| GEOL 205 | Environmental Geology (4) |
| GEOL 321 | Contaminated Soil & Groundwater: Assessment & Remediation (4) |
| MLCF 360 | Advanced French Conversation (2) |
| or MLCG 360 | Advanced German Conversation (2) |
| or MLCS 360 | Advanced Spanish Conversation (2) |
| PHIL 304 | Ethics (3) |
| PSCI 245 | Environmental Politics (4) |
| PSCI 328 | Politics in the Third World (4) |
| SOC 104 | Introduction to Sociology (3) |
Career-Related Electives (11-17 hours)
Electives must be pre-approved by the Biology chair and the chair in the second major.
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science
(30 hours from various departments; 24 hours of cognates; requires a second major)
Environmental Science Core (9-11 hours)
| ESS 125 | Environmental Perspectives & Careers (2) |
| ESS 325 | Environmental Problems & Solutions (2) |
| ESS 375 | Geographic Information & Positioning Systems (4) |
| ESS 400 | Senior Culminating Experiences (1-3) |
Environmental Science Cognates (24 hours)
| BIOL 103 | Plant Biology (4) |
| BIOL 104 | Animal Biology (4) |
| BIOL 217 | Principles of Ecology (3) |
| BIOL 218 | Principles of Ecology Laboratory (1) |
| CHEM 105 | General Chemistry I (3) |
| or CHEM 115 | Principles of Chemistry I (3) |
| CHEM 106 | General Chemistry II (3) |
| or CHEM 116 | Principles of Chemistry II (3) |
| CHEM 117 | Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1) |
| CHEM 118 | Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II (1) |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology (4) |
Environmental Science Cognate Electives (2-4 hours)
One of the following courses:
| CHEM 205 | Environmental Chemistry (3) |
| and CHEM 206 | Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (1) |
| GEOL 205 | Environmental Geology (4) |
| GEOL 321 | Contaminated Soil & Groundwater: Assessment & Remediation (4) |
| MLCF 360 | Advanced French Conversation (2) |
| MLCG 360 | Advanced German Conversation (2) |
| MLCS 360 | Advanced Spanish Conversation (2) |
| PHIL 304 | Ethics (3) |
| PSCI 245 | Environmental Politics (4) |
| PSCI 328 | Politics in the Third World (4) |
| SOC 104 | Introduction to Sociology (3) |
Career-Related Electives (15-19 hours)
Electives must be pre-approved by the Biology chair and the chair in the second major.