Environmental and Ecological Science B.S.

Major Check Sheet

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Environmental and Ecological Science requires the following:

Core Requirements

BIO 212	INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY	3 sh
BIO 214	POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY	1 sh
CHM 111	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
CHM 112	GENERAL CHEMISTRY II	4 sh
ENS 111	INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE	3 sh
ENS 113	INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB	1 sh
ENS 200	STRATEGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY	4 sh
ENS 461	SENIOR SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT	4 sh
	PROJECT DEVELOPMENT	4 sh

Choose one from the following: 4-8 sh

ENS 215/BIO 215	DIVERSITY OF LIFE	4 sh
	or
BIO 131	BIODIVERSITY	4 sh
	AND
BIO 111	INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY	3 sh
BIO 113	CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY	1 sh

Choose two semester hours from one of the following: 2 sh

ENS 381	INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	2-4 sh
ENS 499

Choose eight semester hours: 8 sh

GEO 250/ENS 250	INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS	4 sh
GEO 340/ENS 340	WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT	4 sh
CHM 211	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
CHM 212	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II	4 sh
CHM 311	QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS	4 sh
PHY 201/202	GENERAL PHYSICS I AND II	4 sh/ea
	or
PHY 221/222	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I AND II	4 sh/ea
STS 232	STATISTICAL MODELING	4 sh

Selection must include at least one of the following: CHM 211, CHM 212, CHM 311, CHM 311, PHY 201, PHY 221, PHY 202, PHY 222, STS 212, STS 232

SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Choose eight semester hours from the following: 8 sh

ART 339	ECO ART	4 sh
COM 331	ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS	4 sh
ECO 335	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS	4 sh
ENG 318	WRITING SCIENCE	4 sh
ENG 339	AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS	4 sh
ENS 110	HUMANS AND NATURE	4 sh
REL 348/PHL 348	ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS	4 sh
PST 224	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW	4 sh
POL 344	INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY	4 sh
SOC 334	ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY	4 sh

ECO 335 has ECO 111 prerequisite

ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES

Choose sixteen semester hours with no more than four semester hours in ENS 359 from the following: 16 sh

BIO 335	FIELD BIOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 342	AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS	4 sh
BIO 350	GENERAL ECOLOGY	4 sh
CHM 305	ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY	4 sh
ENS 320	RESTORATION ECOLOGY	4 sh
ENS 330	WILDLIFE ECOLOGY	4 sh
BIO 346/ENS 346	WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT	4 sh
ENS 359	SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR	2-4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 62-66