Major in Environmental Science, 71-74 credits
Note: Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all courses required for the Environmental Science major. See the department's Advising Guidelines for additional information.
Geology...........................................................15 credits
GLG201 Physical Geology (3)
GLG211 Physical Geology Lab (1)
GLG303 Geomorphology (4)
GLG339 Natural Resources & Energy (3)
GLG407 Hydrogeology (4)
Chemistry.......................................................20 credits
CHE201 General Chemistry 1 (3)
CHE211 General Chemistry 1 Lab (1)
CHE202 General Chemistry 2 (3)
CHE212 General Chemistry 2 Lab (1)
CHE318 Organic Chemistry 1 (3)
CHE306 Organic Chemistry 1 Lab (1)
CHE303 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (4)
CHE407 Instrumental Techniques (4)
Environmental Science.........15 credits
EGS370 Introduction to Environmental Science & Engineering (4)
EGS475 Environmental Science Research Project 1 (3)
EGS477 Senior Seminar in Environmental Science (1)
One of the following:
GLG311 Mineralogy-Crystallography (4)
BIO340 Ecology (4)
One of the following:
GLG346 Environmental Impact Assessment (3)
GEO406 Natural Resource Utilization & Management (3)
Cognate courses......................................15-16 credits
GEO341 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)
MAT251 Calculus 1 (4)
PHY201 General Physics 1 (3)
PHY211 Physics 1 Lab (1)
One of the following, by advisement:
MAT241 Introduction to Statistics (3)
MAT252 Calculus 2 (4)
Electives.................................................6-8 credits
Minimum of two (2) electives chosen from the following:
BCM461 Biochemistry 1 (3) and BCM463 Biochemistry Lab (1)
BIO293 Biology selected topic (3)
BIO301 Field Biology Fall (3)
BIO302 Field Biology Spring (3)
BIO303 Field Biology Summer (3)
CHE319 Organic Chemistry 2 (3) and CHE309 Organic Chemistry 2 Lab (1)
CHE321 Physical Chemistry 1 (3)
EGG250 Energy and the Environment (3)
EGS476 Environmental Science Research Project 2 (3)
GEO382 Remote Sensing (4)
GLG331 Stratigraphy-Sedimentation (4)
GLG405 Structure & Tectonics (4)
GLG509 Water Resources Conservation & Management (3)
Selected topic courses by advisement
The Department of Geology also offers a minor in Environmental Science. It provides students with the opportunity to broaden their knowledge in areas of natural science and social science germane to environmental issues.
