Major Requirements
Students may select either a Natural Science track or Social Science track in Environmental Science. The requirements for each track include a core of required courses and a set of approved elective courses that students may choose from to complete the major.
Core Requirements for the Natural Science Environmental Science Major
Forty (40) credits, including the following:
EESC 110 (Introduction to Environmental Science)
EESC 205 (Computer Applications in Environmental Science and Geology)
EESC 315 (Hydrogeology)
EESC 460 (Senior Seminar)
BIOL 311 (Plant Ecology) OR BIOL 322 (Animal Ecology OR EESC 323 (Aquatic Ecology)
CHEM 211 (Organic Chemistry I) OR CHEM 252 (Analytical Chemistry OR CHEM 331,322 (Environmental Chemistry with lab) OR EESC 325 (Environmental Geochemistry)
GEOL 111 (Introduction to Geology
GEOL 112 (Evolution of the Earth)
Major electives for the Natural Sciences Track
Choose 12 credits from the courses listed to form an approved, cohesive program:
BIOL 211, 231, 311, 312, 321, 322, 323, 341, 363, 364, 371, 372, 411, 424, 425, 426, 427, 434
CHEM 211, 212, 252, 317, 318, 319, 320, 331, 332
ECON 331, 431
EESC 210, 211, 308, 313, 321, 323, 325, 326, 330, 421, 481, 491, 499
GEOG 110, 250, 255, 325, 327, 330, 340, 351
GEOL 210, 211, 221, 301, 311
Core Requirements for the Social Science Environmental Science Major
Thirty eight (38) credits, including the following:
EESC 110 (Introduction to Environmental Science)
EESC 205 (Computer Applications in Environmental Science and Geology)
EESC 460 (Senior Seminar)
BIOL 210 (Introduction to Ecology)
CHEM 211 (Organic Chemistry I) OR CHEM 252 (Analytical Chemistry OR CHEM 331,322 (Environmental Chemistry with lab) OR EESC 325 (Environmental Geochemistry)
ECON 331 (Environmental Resource Economics)
GEOL 111 (Introduction to Geology)
GEOL 112 (Evolution of the Earth)
Major electives for the Social Sciences Track
Choose 12 credits from the courses listed to form an approved, cohesive program:
BIOL 411, 424, 425, 426, 427
ECON 312, 341, 384, 431
EESC 210, 211, 308, 313, 315, 321, 323, 325, 326, 330, 421, 481, 491, 499
GEOG 110, 250, 255, 310, 327, 330, 336, 337, 339, 340, 351
PSCI 350, 354, 355, 362, 366
SOCG 313
Prerequisite Courses:
BIOL 121, 122,
BIOL 210 (Natural Track only)
CHEM 111, 112
ECON 201, 202 (Social Track only)
PSCI 101, 102 are prerequisites to courses that Social Track students may wish to take as electives