Environmental Science, B.S.

The major requires 41 hours, of which 29 hours are upper-level. Courses must be selected from the groupings listed below. Students are encouraged to carefully select applicable electives in the groups shown below to complement their minor and avoid course overlap between their major and minor. *MATH 1306 Elementary Statistics , MSCI 2311 Scientific Computing , and MSCI 3101 Faith and Science Seminar are required courses for all math and science majors. MATH 1306 and MSCI 2311 can each be used to fulﬁll three hours of general education and degree core requirements in math and computer literacy, respectively. CHEM 1401 and CHEM 1402 may be used to fulﬁll eight hours of the physical science and science elective requirements in the general education core of the B.S. degree

Biology Group

eight hours required:

BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs

Geology Group

eight hours required:

GEOL 1401 - Physical Geology 4 hrs
GEOL 3404 - Environmental Geology 4 hrs

Environmental Science Group

ten hours required:

ENVS 3301 - Environmental Science
ENVS 4101 - Environmental Science Seminar 1 hrs

Six hours from:

ENVS 3304 - Alternative Energy Technologies 3 hrs
ENVS 4302 - Environmental Laws and Regulations 3 hrs
ENVS 4303 - Natural Resource Management 3 hrs
ENVS 4409 - Conservation Biology 4 hrs or
BIOL 4409 - Conservation Biology 4 hrs

Chemistry Group

four hours from:

Biological Science Electives

four hours from:

Physical Science (PSCI) Electives

four hours from:

CHEM 3403 - Organic Chemistry I 4 hrs
CHEM 3404 - Organic Chemistry II 4 hrs
GEOL 3408 - Geographic Information Systems 4 hrs
GEOL 4406 - Hydrology 4 hrs
GEOL 4407 - Oceanography 4 hrs

Non-Science Electives

three hours from:

GEOG 3305 - Human Geography 3 hrs
GEOG 3318 - Environmental/Geographical History of the U.S. 3 hrs or
HIST 3318 - Environmental/Geographical History of the U.S. 3 hrs
ECON 3331 - Environmental Economics 3 hrs

Additional Requirements:

MATH 1306 - Elementary Statistics 3 hrs
MSCI 3101 - Faith and Science Seminar 1 hrs
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I 4 hrs
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II 4 hrs

Possible Sequence of Courses

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science Possible Sequence of Courses - The following is ONE of many four-year schedules that a student could follow to receive a B.S. degree in environmental science in four years. Once lower-level pre-requisite courses are completed, the actual sequence of upper division electives may vary depending on individual course rotations and other scheduling constraints. Students are strongly encouraged to schedule courses in consultation with their assigned academic advisor. Note that if the student chooses a minor outside of the sciences, additional elective courses may be needed to complete the 124 hours required for the B.S. degree. Care must be taken to ensure that 42 upper division hours are completed, regardless of the minor chosen.

Freshman Year Fall Semester:

BIOL 1401 - General Biology I 4 hrs
CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I 4 hrs
MATH 1304 - College Algebra 3 hrs
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 hrs
UNIV 1100 - Foundations of University Life 1 hrs

Total: 15 Hours

Freshman Year Spring Semester:

BIOL 1402 - General Biology II 4 hrs
CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II 4 hrs
ENGL 1302 - Composition and Reading 3 hrs
MSCI 2311 - Scientific Computing 3 hrs
EXSS 1112 - Concepts of Fitness 1 hrs
Elective 3-4 hrs

Total: 18 - 19 Hours

Sophomore Year Fall Semester:

GEOL 1401 - Physical Geology 4 hrs
ECON/GEOG/PHIL/PSYC/SOCI 3 hrs
ENGL Sophomore Level Literature 3 hrs
COMS 1301 - Speech Communication 3 hrs
COMS 1303 - Professional Communication 3 hrs
COMS 2302 - Communication in the Classroom 3 hrs or
COMS 2303 - Public Speaking 3 hrs
MATH 1306 - Elementary Statistics 3 hrs
EXSS activity course 1 hrs

Total: 17 Hours

Sophomore Year Spring Semester:

BIOL/CHEM/PSCI elective 4 hrs
GEOL 3404 - Environmental Geology 4 hrs
Elective 3-4 hrs
POLS 2301 - American Government 3 hrs
HIST 1303 - World Civilization to 1500 3 hrs or
HIST 2301 - United States History to 1877 3 hrs

Total: 17 - 18 Hours

Junior Year Fall Semester:

ENVS 3301 3 hrs
ART/MUSI/THEA 3 hrs
RLGN 1301 - Old Testament History 3 hrs
HIST 1304 - World Civilization since 1500 3 hrs or
HIST 2302 - United States History since 1877 3 hrs
Course from minor 3-4 hrs

Total: 15 -16 Hours

Junior Year Spring Semester:

BIOL/CHEM/PSCI elective 4 hrs
ENVS 4302 - Environmental Laws and Regulations 3 hrs
Course from minor 3-4 hrs
RLGN 1302 - New Testament History 3 hrs
MSCI 3101 - Faith and Science Seminar 1 hrs

Total: 14 - 15 Hours

Senior Year Fall Semester:

BIOL/CHEM/PSCI elective 4 hrs
Elective 3 hrs
Elective 3 hrs
Course from minor 3-4 hrs
Course from minor 3-4 hrs

Total: 16 - 18 Hours

Senior Year Spring Semester:

ENVS 4101 - Environmental Science Seminar 1 hrs
ENVS 4303 - Natural Resource Management 3 hrs or
ENVS 4307 3 hrs
Course from minor 3-4 hrs
Elective 3 hrs
Elective 3 hrs
GRAD 0001 - Senior Seminar 0 hrs

Total: 13 - 14 Hours

Notations:

To reduce hours per semester, plan to take May and/or summer classes.

Upper-level physical science courses are offered on a two year rotation. The order of the courses taken during the junior and senior years will depend on the year of entry into the program.