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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 — 28 hours

BIO 206Organismal and Population Biology

3
with
BIO 276Organismal and Population Biology Lab

1
BIO 207Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics

3
with
BIO 277Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics Lab

1
CHM 207General Chemistry I

3
with
CHM 277General Chemistry I Lab

1
CHM 208General Chemistry II

3
with
CHM 279General & Analytical Chemistry Lab

1
ENV 383Environmental Geoscience

3
ENV 400/PCS 400Integrating Seminar in Environmental Studies

3
POL 200Introduction to United States Politics

3
THE 353/PCS 353/THE 453Religion and Science

3
Or
THE 327/THE 427Theological Environmental Ethics

3
Or
THE 328/THE 428Ecology in Theological Perspective

3
Or
THEP 482/PCS 482/ENV 482Theology in Ecological Perspective

3

Concentration Options - Biology Concentration Requirements — 36 hours

BIO 442Ecology

3
with
BIO 472Ecology Laboratory

1
Or
BIO 391Lake and Stream Biology

3
with
BIO 392Lake and Stream Biology Lab

1
CHM 325Organic Chemistry I

3
with
CHM 375Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

1
CHM 326Organic Chemistry II

3
with
CHM 376Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHM 314Analytical Chemistry

3
with
CHM 379Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

1
MTH 201Calculus I

4
PHY 201General Physics

3
with
PHY 271General Physics Lab

1
PHY 202General Physics

3
with
PHY 272General Physics Lab

1

8 credit hours of the following courses:

BIO 341The Nature of Plants

3
BIO 371Field Botany

1
BIO 345Vertebrate Biology

3
BIO 375Vertebrate Biology Laboratory

1
BIO 347Animal Behavior

3
BIO 363Freshwater Ecology

3
BIO 373Freshwater Ecology Laboratory

1
BIO 338Marine Biology of the Pacific Northwest

3
BIO 368Marine Biology Laboratory

1
BIO 391Conservation Biology

3
BIO 391Entomology

3
ENV 382Air Pollution

3
ENV 384/BIO 384Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

3
ENV 385/BIO 385Environmental Microbiology

3
ENV 387Environmental Laboratory

1
ENV 493Environmental Research

1-3
ENV 497Environmental Internship

Variable
CE 367Environmental Engineering

3
CS 203Introduction to Computer Science

3
with
CS 273Computer Science Laboratory

1

General Electives — 20 hours

Chemistry Concentration Requirements — 38 hours

CHM 314Analytical Chemistry

3
with
CHM 379Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

1
CHM 325Organic Chemistry I

3
with
CHM 375Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

1
CHM 326Organic Chemistry II

3
with
CHM 376Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHM 412Advanced Instrumental Methods

1
with
CHM 472Advanced Instrumental Techniques

1
MTH 201Calculus I

4
MTH 202Calculus II

4
PHY 201General Physics

3
with
PHY 271General Physics Lab

1
PHY 202General Physics

3
with
PHY 272General Physics Lab

1

4 hours major electives from the following:

BIO 363Freshwater Ecology

3
with
BIO 373Freshwater Ecology Laboratory

1
BIO 341The Nature of Plants

3
with
BIO 371Field Botany

1
BIO 338Marine Biology of the Pacific Northwest

3
with
BIO 368Marine Biology Laboratory

1
BIO 345Vertebrate Biology

3
with
BIO 375Vertebrate Biology Laboratory

1
BIO 391Lake and Stream Biology

3
with
BIO 392Lake and Stream Biology Lab

1
BIO 391Entomology

3
BIO 391Conservation Biology

3
BIO 442Ecology

3
with
BIO 472Ecology Laboratory

1

4 hours major electives from the following:

CHM 331Physical Chemistry I

3
with
CHM 372Physical Chemistry I Laboratory

1
CHM 453Biochemistry I

3
with
CHM 471Biochemistry Laboratory

1
ENV 382Air Pollution

3
ENV 386/CHM 386Environmental Chemistry

3
with
ENV 387Environmental Laboratory

1
ENV 493Environmental Research

1-3
CS 203Introduction to Computer Science

3
with
CS 273Computer Science Laboratory

1
ENV 497Environmental Internship

Variable

General Electives — 17 hours

Physics Concentration Requirements — 41 hours

MTH 201Calculus I

4
MTH 202Calculus II

4
MTH 301Vector Calculus

4
MTH 321Ordinary Differential Equation

3
PHY 204General Physics Lecture and Lab

4
PHY 205General Physics Lecture and Lab

4
PHY 306Modern Physics

3
with
PHY 376Modern Physics Lab

1

4 credit hours from the list below:

BIO 338Marine Biology of the Pacific Northwest

3
with
BIO 368Marine Biology Laboratory

1
BIO 341The Nature of Plants

3
with
BIO 371Field Botany

1
BIO 345Vertebrate Biology

3
with
BIO 375Vertebrate Biology Laboratory

1
BIO 391Lake and Stream Biology

3
with
BIO 392Lake and Stream Biology Lab

1
BIO 363Freshwater Ecology

3
with
BIO 373Freshwater Ecology Laboratory

1
BIO 442Ecology

3
with
BIO 472Ecology Laboratory

1

4 credit hours from the list below:

PHY 371Analog and Digital Electronics

2
PHY 471Advanced Laboratory

2
PHY 472Advanced Optics Laboratory

2

6 credit hours of the following courses:

ENV 382Air Pollution

3
PHY 322Optics

3
CE 367Environmental Engineering

3
ENV 384/BIO 384Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

3
ENV 493Environmental Research

1-3
ENV 497Environmental Internship

Variable
CS 203Introduction to Computer Science

3
with
CS 273Computer Science Laboratory

1

General Electives — 15 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120

48 hours of total credits must be upper-division.