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Broadfield Science: Environmental Science, B.S.

Broadfield Science Curriculum Outline

Environmental Science Concentration

Bachelor of Science Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont University Requirement (1 hour)

Broadfield Science—Environmental Science Major

Total Credit Hours:61-74

Science Foundations

BIOL 1101General Biology I

3
BLAB 1101General Biology Lab I

1
BIOL 1102General Biology II

3
BLAB 1102General Biology Lab II

1
BIOL 3050Current Topics in Environmental Biology

2
BIOL 4700Ecology

4
ENVS 3990Philosophy and Methodology of Science

3
ENVS 4950Science Seminar

1
Students must choose one of the following courses:
BIOL 3500Vertebrate Natural History

4
BIOL 4200Invertebrate Zoology

4
Students must choose one of the following courses:
CHEM 3050Current Topics in Environmental Chemistry

2
GEOL 3050Current Topics in Environmental Geology

2
Students must choose one of the following courses:
ENVS 4980Senior Research

3
ENVS 4981Senior Library Research

2
ENVS 4989Honors Senior Research

3
Total Credit Hours:24-31

Chemistry

CHEM 1101General Chemistry I

3
CLAB 1101General Chemistry Lab I

1
CHEM 1102General Chemistry II

3
CLAB 1102General Chemistry Lab II

1
CHEM 2351Organic Chemistry I

4
CHEM 2352Organic Chemistry II

4
Total Credit Hours:16

Earth Science

ERSC 2202Astronomy and Meteorology

4
GEOL 1101Physical Geology

3
GLAB 1101Physical Geology Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:8

Education

EDSE 3366Foundations and Practicum in Secondary Education

4
Total Credit Hours:4

Candidates must complete a background check and have an advisement with the Chair of Secondary Education before registering for this course.

Environmental Science

ENVS 2070Environmental Science

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics/Physics

MATH 2450Calculus I

4
PHYS 2110General Physics I

4
PHYS 2120General Physics II

4
Total Credit Hours:9-12

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 120

BIOL 1101, BLAB 1101, BIOL 1102, CHEM 1101, CLAB 1101, CHEM 1102, ENVS 2070, MATH 2450, PHYS 2110, PHYS 2120: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, broadfield science—environmental science majors may have up to 12 additional hours to use for electives.