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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 — 25 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 400Integrating Seminar in Environmental Studies

3
POL 200Introduction to United States Politics

3

Concentration Options - Biology Concentration Requirements — 36 hours

BIO 442Ecology

3
with
BIO 472Ecology Laboratory

1
Or
ENV 365Climatology

3
with
ENV 387Environmental Laboratory

1
Or
BIO 304Wetlands Ecology

3
with
BIO 374Wetlands Ecology 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 314Analytical Chemistry

3
with
CHM 379Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

1
MTH 201Calculus I

4
PHY 201General Physics

3
PHY 271General Physics Lab

1
PHY 202General Physics

3
with
PHY 272General Physics Lab

1

8 credit hours of the following courses:

Any 300 or 400 level ENV course

BIO 304Wetlands Ecology

3
with
BIO 374Wetlands Ecology Laboratory

1
And
BIO 442Ecology

3
with
BIO 472Ecology Laboratory

1
BIO 341The Nature of Plants

3
with
BIO 371Field Botany

1
BIO 345Vertebrate Biology

3
BIO 375Vertebrate Biology Laboratory

1
BIO 363Freshwater Ecology

3
with
BIO 373Freshwater Ecology Laboratory

1
BIO 338Marine Biology of the Pacific Northwest

3
with
BIO 368Marine Biology Laboratory

1

General Electives — 20 hours

Chemistry Concentration Requirements — 39 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 Theory

1
with
CHM 472Advanced Instrumental Laboratory

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

8 hours major electives from the following:

BIO 304Wetlands Ecology

3
with
BIO 374Wetlands Ecology Laboratory

1
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 442Ecology

3
with
BIO 472Ecology Laboratory

1
Any 300 or 400 level ENV course

CHM 331Physical Chemistry I

3
with
CHM 372Physical Chemistry I Laboratory

1
CHM 453Biochemistry I

3
with
CHM 471Biochemistry Laboratory

1
CE 367Environmental Engineering

3
with
CE 376Environmental Engineering Laboratory

1
CS 203Introduction to Computer Science

3
with
CS 273Computer Science Laboratory

1

General Electives — 17 hours

Quantitative and Spatial Methods Concentration Requirements — 39-40 hours

MTH 201Calculus I

4
MTH 202Calculus II

4
MTH 301Vector Calculus

4
MTH 321Ordinary Differential Equation

3
MTH 323Nonlinear Dynamics

3
MTH 361Applied Statistics I

3
Or
EGR 360Analysis of Engineering Data

2
ENV 384/BIO 384/CE 458Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

3
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:

BIO 304Wetlands Ecology

3
with
BIO 374Wetlands Ecology Laboratory

1
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 363Freshwater Ecology

3
with
BIO 373Freshwater Ecology Laboratory

1
BIO 442Ecology

3
with
BIO 472Ecology Laboratory

1
ENV 365Climatology

3
ENV 387Environmental Laboratory

1

3 credit hours

ENV 361Meteorology

3
Or
ENV 365Climatology

3

9 credit hours of the following courses:

CE 367Environmental Engineering

3
with
CE 376Environmental Engineering Laboratory

1
ENV 361Meteorology

3
ENV 365Climatology

3
ENV 387Environmental Laboratory

1
ENV 408/BUS 408/EGR 408Innovation for Sustainability

3
ENV 493Environmental Research

1-3
CS 203Introduction to Computer Science

3
with
CS 273Computer Science Laboratory

1
MTH 303/CHM 303/PHY 303Computational Methods in Physical Sciences

3
MTH 341Introduction to Linear Algebra

3
MTH 322Partial Differential Equations

3
MTH 356/PHY 356Mathematical Methods for Science and Engineering

3
MTH 461Probability and Statistics I

3
PHY 204General Physics Lecture

4
with
PHY 205General Physics Lecture

4
CE 468Environmental Engineering Topics

3
CE 464Water Resources Engineering

3
CE 462Sustainable Design

3
EGR 351Engineering Economics

3
EGR 360Analysis of Engineering Data

2

General Electives — 13-14 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120

48 hours of total credits must be upper-division.