Environmental Science, B.S., Requirements
The B.S. majors with concentrations in biology, chemistry, and physics let students of varying interests develop both breadth and depth in their training as environmental scientists. Students in all of these concentrations will take 48 semester hours of core courses and 36 semester hours in the sciences in common, along with their varied advanced scientific courses.
University Requirements - 39 hours
Environmental Science majors may only take THE 427 or THEP 482 to fulfill the upper division theology core requirement.
See Core Curriculum
College Requirements - 6 hours
See College Requirements BS
Degree Requirements
Major Requirements — 25 hours
BIO 206 | Organismal and Population Biology | 3 |
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BIO 276 | Organismal and Population Biology Lab | 1 |
BIO 207 | Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics | 3 |
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BIO 277 | Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics Lab | 1 |
CHM 207 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
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CHM 277 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
CHM 208 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
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CHM 279 | General & Analytical Chemistry Lab | 1 |
ENV 383 | Environmental Geoscience | 3 |
ENV 400 | Integrating Seminar in Environmental Studies | 3 |
POL 200 | Introduction to United States Politics | 3 |
Concentration Options - Biology Concentration Requirements — 36 hours
8 credit hours of the following courses:
Any 300 or 400 level ENV course
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BIO 304 | Wetlands Ecology | 3 |
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BIO 374 | Wetlands Ecology Laboratory | 1 |
| And | |
BIO 442 | Ecology | 3 |
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BIO 472 | Ecology Laboratory | 1 |
BIO 341 | The Nature of Plants | 3 |
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BIO 371 | Field Botany | 1 |
BIO 345 | Vertebrate Biology | 3 |
BIO 375 | Vertebrate Biology Laboratory | 1 |
BIO 363 | Freshwater Ecology | 3 |
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BIO 373 | Freshwater Ecology Laboratory | 1 |
BIO 338 | Marine Biology of the Pacific Northwest | 3 |
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BIO 368 | Marine Biology Laboratory | 1 |
General Electives — 20 hours
Chemistry Concentration Requirements — 39 hours
8 hours major electives from the following:
BIO 304 | Wetlands Ecology | 3 |
| with | |
BIO 374 | Wetlands Ecology Laboratory | 1 |
BIO 363 | Freshwater Ecology | 3 |
| with | |
BIO 373 | Freshwater Ecology Laboratory | 1 |
BIO 341 | The Nature of Plants | 3 |
| with | |
BIO 371 | Field Botany | 1 |
BIO 338 | Marine Biology of the Pacific Northwest | 3 |
| with | |
BIO 368 | Marine Biology Laboratory | 1 |
BIO 345 | Vertebrate Biology | 3 |
| with | |
BIO 375 | Vertebrate Biology Laboratory | 1 |
BIO 442 | Ecology | 3 |
| with | |
BIO 472 | Ecology Laboratory | 1 |
Any 300 or 400 level ENV course
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CHM 331 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
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CHM 372 | Physical Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
CHM 453 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
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CHM 471 | Biochemistry Laboratory | 1 |
CE 367 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
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CE 376 | Environmental Engineering Laboratory | 1 |
CS 203 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
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CS 273 | Computer Science Laboratory | 1 |
General Electives — 17 hours
Quantitative and Spatial Methods Concentration Requirements — 39-40 hours
Students should take
THE 453 Religion and Science,
THE 427 Theological Environmental Ethics, or
THEP 482 Theology in Ecological Perspective for their upper-division Core Theology requirement.
4 credit hours from the list below:
3 credit hours
9 credit hours of the following courses:
General Electives — 13-14 hours
Total Credit Hours: 120
48 hours of total credits must be upper-division.