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Environmental Science Degree Requirements

Core Requirements

A.

100-Level Course Work

  Students must pass each of the following sequences:
ARE 150 Principles of Agriculture & Resource Economics
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BIOL 107
and
108 or 110
Principles of Biology

Principles of Biology or Introduction to Botany
CHEM 127, 128
or
124, 125, 126
General Chemistry (2 semesters)

Fundamentals of General Chemistry I, II, and III
MATH 115, 116
or
112, 113, 114
Calculus I and II

Introductory Calculus 1, 2, and 3
PHYS 131, 132
or
121, 122, 123
General Physics with Calculus (2 semesters)

General Physics (2 semesters) and General Physics Problems (1 semester)
STAT 100
or
110
or
220
Introduction to Statistics I

Elementary Concepts of Statistics

Statistical Methods (Calculus Level)
       

B.

Introductory Environmental Science

  Students must pass TWO of the following courses:
(Note: One course must be either Geog 205 or Geol 105)
  GEOG 205  Introduction to Physical Geography
  MARN 170 Introduction to Oceanology
  GEOL 105 Earth & Life Through Time  (Note: previously offerred as Geol 102)
  NRME 100 Environmental Science  (Offered fall semester only)
       

C.

Upper-Level Environmental Science

  Students must pass ALL the following courses:
  AH 226 Environmental Health (Offered fall semester only, previously offerred as ANSC 226)
  EEB 244(w) Introduction to Ecology (Offered fall semester only)
  GEOL 251 Earth Surface Processes (Offered spring semester only)
  MARN 200 The Hydrosphere (Offered spring semester only)
  NRME 241 Meteorology (Offered fall semester only)
       

D.

Capstone Course

  All Environmental Science students must pass the following capstone course prior to graduation:
  GEOG 286W Environmental Evaluation and Assessment  (Offered spring semester only)
       

E.

Concentrations

  In addition to the courses in group A-D, students must take an additional 5-6 courses in a specified concentration.  Students are encouraged to declare their concentration prior to entering their fifth semester.  The nine concentrations available through the program are listed below.
 
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: College of Agriculture & Natural Resources:
  Environmental Biology   Environmental Health
  Environmental Chemistry   Natural Resources
  Environmental Geography   Resource Economics
  Environmental Geoscience   Soil Science
  Marine Science