[College of Arts and Sciences]ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM (ES)
Professor David Shankman, Director
Office: 202 Farrah Hall
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary program leading to the bachelor of science degree. The objectives of the program are to provide students with a broad interdisciplinary science background focusing on physical geography, environmental geology, and ecology. The basic science requirements provide the necessary groundwork for advanced environmental studies and include all prerequisites for upper-division coursework. The variety of courses in both earth and biological sciences allows some choice of concentration within the program. Additional requirements include geographical techniques and statistics.
Admission requirements. A cumulative grade point average of 2.500 is required for acceptance as a major in environmental science.
Requirements for the major in environmental science. The environmental science major requires 56 hours as specified below. A minimum of 36 hours must be earned at the 300- or 400-level, including 12 hours in the major and 6 hours outside the major on this campus. No minor is required.
| Basic Sciences (31 hours) |
| BSC 114 Principles of Biology I and lab |
3/1 |
| BSC 116 Principles of Biology II and lab |
3/1 |
| BSC 485 General Ecology |
3 |
| CH 101 General Chemistry I |
4 |
| CH 102 General Chemistry II |
4 |
| GEO 101 Introduction to Geology I |
4 |
| GEO 202 Environmental Geology |
4 |
| GY 101 Principles of Physical Geography I |
4 |
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| Earth Science and Biological Science Courses |
| (16 hours with a minimum of 6 hours in biology and 3 hours in both geography and geology) |
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| Geography |
| GY 383 Soil Science |
4 |
| GY 410 Water Resources |
3 |
| GY 467 Topics in Global Environmental Change |
3 |
| GY 483 Environmental Science Internship |
3 |
| GY 486 Drainage Basin Dynamics |
3 |
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| Geology |
| GEO 363 Geomorphology |
3 |
| GEO 399 Undergraduate Research in Geology |
3 |
| GEO 406 Hydrogeology |
3 |
| GEO 460 Watershed Hydrology |
3 |
| GEO 470 General Geochemistry |
3 |
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| Biology |
| BSC 360 Plant Biology |
4 |
| BSC 371 Biology of Lower Plants |
4 |
| BSC 373 Vertebrate Zoology |
4 |
| BSC 376 Invertebrate Zoology |
4 |
| BSC 408 Marine Vertebrate Zoology |
4 |
| BSC 412 Limnology |
3 |
| BSC 413 Limnology Lab |
1 |
| BSC 415 Ecology of Aquatic Plants and Wetland/Ecosystems |
3 |
| BSC 416 Aquatic Vascular Plants |
4 |
| BSC 428 Biology of Fishes |
3 |
| BSC 434 Plant Taxonomy |
4 |
| BSC 456 Microbial Ecology |
3 |
| BSC 472 Mycology |
3 |
| BSC 475 General Entomology |
4 |
| BSC 476 Aquatic Insects |
4 |
| BSC 482 Conservation Biology |
3 |
| BSC 484 Aquatic Biology Seminar |
1 |
| BSC 489 Forest Ecology (same as GY 489) |
4 |
| BSC 490 Stream Ecology |
4 |
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| Environmental Management and Planning (3 hours) |
| GY 439 Natural Resource and Environmental Planning |
3 |
| GY 452 Environmental Decision Making |
3 |
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| Geographical and Environmental Techniques (3 hours) |
| GY 330 Computer Mapping and Graphics |
3 |
| GY 420 Remote Sensing |
4 |
| GY 430 Geographic Information Systems |
4 |
| BSC 417 Environmental Modeling |
3 |
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| Statistics (3 hours) |
| ST 260 Statistical Methods |
3 |
| PY 211 Elementary Statistical Methods |
3 |
A Suggested Sequence of Courses for the
Environmental Science Major |
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| FRESHMAN YEAR |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| Course |
Hours |
|
Course |
Hours |
| GY 101 |
4 |
|
GEO 101 |
4 |
| EN 101 |
3 |
|
EN 102 |
3 |
| CH 101 |
4 |
|
CH 102 |
4 |
| Humanities1 |
3 |
|
History1 |
3 |
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Fine arts1 |
3 |
|
14 |
|
|
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17 |
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| SOPHOMORE YEAR |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| Course |
Hours |
|
Course |
Hours |
| BSC 114 |
3 |
|
BSC 116 |
3 |
| BSC 115 |
1 |
|
BSC 117 |
1 |
| EN 225 |
3 |
|
EN 226 or EN 227 |
3 |
| History or social and behavioral sciences1 |
3 |
|
Social and behavioral sciences1 |
3 |
| MATH 125 |
4 |
|
MATH 126 |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
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|
17 |
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|
17 |
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| JUNIOR YEAR2 |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| Course |
Hours |
|
Course |
Hours |
| GEO 202 |
3 |
|
GY/GEO course |
3-4 |
| BSC 385 |
3 |
|
BSC course |
3-4 |
| GY Technique |
3-4 |
|
CS 114 |
3 |
| ST 260 or PY 211 |
3 |
|
CS 116 |
1 |
| Social and behavioral sciences1 |
3 |
|
Electives |
3-6 |
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|
15-16 |
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15-18 |
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| SENIOR YEAR2 |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| Course |
Hours |
|
Course |
Hours |
| GY/GEO course |
3-4 |
|
GY/GEO course |
3-4 |
| CS 124 |
3 |
|
BSC course |
3-4 |
| CS 125 |
1 |
|
CS 226 |
3 |
| 300-level elective |
3 |
|
GY/GEO course or elective |
3-4 |
| Electives |
6 |
|
Elective |
3 |
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16-17 |
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15-18 |
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| Total: At least 120 |