Environmental Science Major (option 1)
B.S. in Environmental Science – Curriculum Map 2017-2018 Catalog
Option I
Concentrations for Option 1 are: Environmental Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Geology, Environmental Engineering, or Climate Science.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| BI 101 Principles of Biology I1 | 4 | BI 102 Principles of Biology II1 | 4 |
| EN 101 Composition and Literature I | 3 | EN 102 Composition and Literature II | 3 |
| GL 110 Introduction to Geology (General Education Lab Science) | 4 | GL 111 Oceanography (General Education Lab Science) | 4 |
| MA 107 Precalculus Mathematics (General Education Math) | 4 | MA 108 Applied Calculus (General Education Math)2 | 4 |
| Semester Total Credits | 15 | Semester Total Credits | 15 |
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| CH 103 General Chemistry I | 4 | CH 104 General Chemistry II | 4 |
| Concentration Elective | 3-4 | Concentration Elective | 3-4 |
| ES 270 Fundamentals of Environmental Science (or Free Elective)3 | 3-4 | General Education Literature or ES 130 | 3 |
| ES 251 Sophomore Seminar in Environmental Science | 1 | MA 232 Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| PH 323 Environmental Ethics (General Education Ethics) OR General Education Arts & Humanities | 3 | Free Elective3 | 3-4 |
| Semester Total Credits | 14-16 | Semester Total Credits | 16-18 |
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| Concentration Elective | 3-4 | ES 130 Introduction to Environmental Law (or General Education Literature) | 3 |
| EC 201 Principles of Economics (Macro) or 202 (General Education Social Science) | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3-4 |
| PS 201 General Physics I | 4 | ES 340 Project Development in Environmental Science | 1 |
| General Education Arts & Humanities or PH 323) | 3 | PS 202 General Physics II | 4 |
| Free Elective (or ES 270)3 | 3-4 | Free Elective3 | 3-4 |
| Semester Total Credits | 16-18 | Semester Total Credits | 14-16 |
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Cr. | Spring | Cr. |
| BI 205 Ecology | 4 | Concentration Elective | 3-4 |
| Concentration Elective | 3-4 | ES 451 Environmental Science Seminar | 3 |
| ES 440 Research Project in Environmental Science (General Education Capstone) | 3 | ES 460 Project Completion in Environmental Science | 1 |
| GL 255 Hydrogeology | 3 | General Education History | 3 |
| Free Elective3 | 3-4 | ||
| Semester Total Credits | 13-14 | Semester Total Credits | 13-15 |
| Total Credits For This Major: 116-127 | |||
| 1 | EnvCH and EnvEG concentrations students take CH 103 and CH 104 as freshmen, and BI 101 and BI 102 in the second year. |
| 2 | Or equivalent, especially if needed as a prerequisite for Concentration courses. |
| 3 | Can be used out of sequence and to take more than one concentration elective concurrently. |
Available Concentrations – Option I
Environmental Biology
| GL 261 | Field Geology | 4 |
| CH 205 | Survey of Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| Two of the following: | 8 | |
| Environmental Biology | 4 | |
| Plant Taxonomy | 4 | |
| Dendrology and Silvics | 4 | |
| Woodland Ecology and Management | 4 | |
| Two of the following: | 8 | |
| Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 4 | |
| Introductory Microbiology | 4 | |
| Invertebrate Zoology | 4 | |
| Natural History of the Vertebrates | 4 | |
| Total Cr. | 24 | |
Environmental Geology
| GL 253 | Geomorphology | 4 |
| GL 257 | Sedimentation | 4 |
| GL 261 | Field Geology | 4 |
| GL 263 | Mineralogy | 4 |
| GL 200 level Elective or EG 203 Materials Science | 3-4 | |
| CH elective: CH204 or above, 3-4 cr. options only | 3-4 | |
| Total Cr. | 22-24 | |
Environmental Chemistry
| CH 204 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
| CH 205 | Survey of Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| GL 263 | Mineralogy | 4 |
| Three of the following: | 10-12 | |
| Field Geology | 4 | |
| Instrumental Methods (+/- CH 315 Lab) | 3/4 | |
| Materials Science | 3 | |
| Introductory Microbiology | 4 | |
| Total Cr. | 22-24 | |
Environmental Engineering
| EG 109 | Introduction to Engineering I | 3 |
| CE 211 | Surveying | 3 |
| EG 203 | Materials Science | 3 |
| AP 221 | Site Development and Design | 3 |
| GL 253 | Geomorphology | 4 |
| One of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Field Geology | 4 | |
| Environmental Biology | 4 | |
| Mathematical Computation and Modeling | 3 | |
CH elective: CH 204 or above, 3-4 cr. options only | 3-4 | |
| Total Cr. | 19-20 | |
Climate Science
| GL 265 | Glacial Geology and Paleoclimate | 4 |
| CH 204 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
| GL 253 | Geomorphology | 4 |
| MA 241 | Mathematical Computation and Modeling | 3 |
| Two of the following: | 6-8 | |
| Instrumental Methods (+/- CH 315 Lab) | 3/4 | |
| Geopolitics (recommended) | 3 | |
| Evolution | 4 | |
| International Law | 3 | |
| Total Cr. | 21-23 | |