Environmental Sciences Major Requirements
Catalog Years Before 2015 – 2016
I. Basic Science Requirements: Students must pass each of the following sequences.
- ARE 1150 Principles of Agriculture & Resource Economics
- BIOL 1107 & BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1110 Principles of Biology I & Principles of Biology II or Botany
- CHEM 1127Q & 1128Q or CHEM 1124Q, 1125Q, & 1126Q General Chemistry I & II or Fundamentals of Chemistry I, II, & III
- MATH 1131Q & MATH 1132Q Calculus I & II
- PHYS 1201Q & 1202Q or PHYS 1401Q & 1402Q General Physics I & II or General Physics with Calculus I & II
- STAT 1000Q or STAT 1100Q or STAT 3025Q Introduction to Statistics I or Elementary of Concepts of Statistics or Statistical Methods(Calculus Level)
II. Introductory Environmental Sciences Requirements: Students must pass 2 of the following courses, one must be GSCI 1050.
- GSCI 1050 Earth & Life Through Time
- GEOG 1002 Physical Geography
- MARN 1002 Introduction to Oceanography
- NRE 1000 Environmental Science
III. Upper Level Environmental Sciences Requirements: Students must pass each of the following.
- AH 3175 (Prerequisite: BIOL 1102 or equivalent;CHEM 1122 or equivalent) Environmental Health (Fall)
- EEB 2244 or EEB 2244W (Prerequisite: 6 credits of college biology) Introduction to Ecology
- GSCI 3020 (Prerequisite: GSCI 1050) Earth Surface Processes (Fall)
- MARN 3000 The Hydrosphere (Spring)
- NRE 3145 Meteorology (Fall)
IV. Capstone: All ENVS students must pass the following capstone course prior to graduation.
- NRE 4000W Natural Resources Management and Planning (Spring)
V. Concentration:
In addition to the courses in groups I – IV, 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