Environmental Science

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Natural Sciences (core in Environmental Science) - BA

This major does not require a minor.

Total numbers of hours required to complete this major:

128 semester hours

Total number of hours required (not including prerequisites) in major:

47 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:

20 semester hours

Suggested Sequencing of Major Courses for Bachelor of Arts in Natural Science – Core: Environmental Science

Freshman Year

Fall Spring

ENGL 1313	3 hrs	ENGL 1314	3 hrs
BIOL 1402	4 hrs	BIOL 1401	4 hrs
*	3 hrs	MATH 1411	4 hrs
*	3 hrs	*	3 hrs
Elective	3 hrs
Total	16 hrs	Total	14 hrs

Sophomore Year

Fall Spring

CHEM 1401	4 hrs	CHEM 2412	4 hrs
MATH 2303	3 hrs	BIOL 1410 or other
PHIL 2321	3 hrs	BIOL/MATH 1000+2000+	4 hrs
*	3 hrs	PHIL 3333	3 hrs
*	3 hrs	*	3 hrs
Total	16 hrs	Total	14 hrs

Junior Year

Fall Spring

BIOL 3441	4 hrs	**Nat sci from list BIOL
**Nat sci from list BIOL		CHEM, MATH 3000/4000	4 hrs
CHEM or MATH 3000/4000	4 hrs	*	3 hrs
ECON 23901	3 hrs	*	3 hrs
*	3 hrs	Elective	3 hrs
*3	3 hrs	Elective	3 hrs
Total	17 hrs	Total	16 hrs

Senior Year

Fall Spring

**Nat sci from list BIOL		BIOL 4490	4 hrs
CHEM or MATH 3000/4000	4 hrs	POLS 4351	3 hrs
Elective	3 hrs	Elective	3 hrs
Elective	3 hrs	Elective	3 hrs
Elective	3 hrs	Elective	3 hrs
Elective	3 hrs	Elective	3 hrs
Total	16 hrs	Total	19 hrs

*Nine three-hour courses are needed to fill the remaining of your General Education Curriculum Requirements, including two semesters of the same foreign language. Place one of your General Education Curriculum courses in each slot marked with an (*).

**Natural science list available from Environmental Science advisor.

The following components are required in all degrees:

General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.

Integrative summative experience:

BIOL 4490

Environmental Science Internship

Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:

BIOL 3441

General Ecology

Foreign language requirement:

Two semesters of the same foreign language

Acceptable minor fields:

None required

Environmental Science - Minor

Total number of hours required in minor:

20 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in the minor:

12 semester hours (13 advanced hours, if General Ecology is used)

Required courses in the minor:

One of the following:

BIOL 1410	Environmental Science
BIOL 3441	General Ecology

One of the following pairs:

BIOL 1401 & 1402	General Biology I & II
CHEM 1401 & 1402	General Chemistry I & II
PHSC 1411 & 1412	Intro to Physical Science I & II
POLS 4351	Environmental Policy & Law
PHIL 3333	Science and Ethics

One additional non-science environmental course, such as:

SOCI 4327	Environmental Sociology
RLST 3385	Ecology, Feminism and Religion
HIST 3370	Environmental History
ENGL 4395	Literature and the Earth

Or similar course approved by the advisor