Environmental Science Major, B.S.
B.S. degree
Students pursuing an Environmental Science major are encouraged to meet with an advisor during the first semester of attendance at CMU.
A minor is recommended but not required.
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
In order to declare a major in Environmental Science a student must meet the following criteria:
- An overall GPA of 2. 5 or higher
- A grade of C- or higher in each of the following courses: ENS 101QR, ENS 211, MTH 132, and CHM 131.
Students who reach 56 credit hours without meeting these criteria will need to sign an Intent to Major form. Once the student has met the criteria, the major may be declared.
Program Requirements
Core Courses (15 hours)
ENS 101QR | Of Earth and Us: Introduction to Environmental Science | 3(2-2) |
ENS 211 | Introduction to Professional Development in Environmental Science | 1(1-0) |
ENS 323 | Biogeochemical Cycling in the Environment | 3(2-3) |
ENS 307 | Environmental Field Sampling and Laboratory Analytics | 4(2-4) |
ENS 401WI | Quantitative Environmental Data Analysis | 3(2-2) |
ENS 409/GEL 409 | Professional Development in the Fields of Environmental Science and | 1(0-2) |
Required Courses I (5-8 hours)
Select one of the following options:
Option A (8 hours)
Option B (5 hours)
CHM 141 | General Chemistry for Engineering Students | 4(4-0) |
CHM 142 | Introduction to Chemistry Lab | 1(0-3) |
Required Courses II (27 hours)
Required Courses III (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
ECO 301 | Environmental Economics | 3(3-0) |
ENV 300 | Environmental Justice: Race, Gender, Poverty | 3(3-0) |
ENV 310 | Environmental Management and Regulations | 3(3-0) |
ENV 360 | Water Resources Management | 3(3-0) |
ENV 365 | Energy and the Environment | 3(3-0) |
PSC 516 | Environmental Politics and Policy | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses IV (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
BIO 500 | Biological Statistics | 3(2-2) |
ENS 503 | Environmental Modeling | 3(2-3) |
GEL 502 | Geochemistry of Natural Waters | 3(2-3) |
GEL 509 | Applied Hydrologic Modeling | 3(2-3) |
GEO 508 | Applications of Remote Sensing | 3(2-2) |
GEO 528 | Environmental Modeling with GIS | 3(2-2) |
Electives I (9-12 hours)
Select from the following:
BIO 111 | Foundations of Evolution and Diversity | 4(3-3) |
BIO 112 | Foundations of Cell Biology | 4(3-3) |
BIO 213 | Foundations of Ecology | 4(3-3) |
CHM 211QR | Quantitative Analysis | 4(2-6) |
CHM 331 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3(2-4) |
CHM 515 | Environmental Chemistry of the Great Lakes | 2(1-3) |
CPS 180 | Principles of Computer Programming | 3(3-0) |
EGR 201 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | 3(3-0) |
GEL 130 | Sustainable Earth: Geology for the 21st Century | 3(2-2) |
GEL 305 | Engineering Geology | 3(2-2) |
GEL 340 | Stratigraphy and Sedimentology | 4(3-3) |
GEL 372 | Introduction to Geophysics | 3(2-3) |
GEL 385 | Introductory Petroleum Geology | 3(2-2) |
GEL 386 | Subsurface Geological Methods | 3(2-2) |
GEO 203QR | Introduction to Geographic Information Science | 3(2-2) |
GEO 303 | Geographic Information Systems | 3(2-2) |
GEO 308 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing | 3(2-2) |
MTH 232 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 3(3-0) |
MTH 233 | Calculus III | 4(4-0) |
PHY 146 | University Physics II | 4(4-0) |
Electives II (5-6 hours)
Select from the following:
CPS 106 | Spreadsheet Concepts | 1(1-0) |
ENG 303WI | Technical Writing | 3(3-0) |
ENS 313 | Special Topics in Environmental Science | 1-6(Spec) |
ENS 349 | Phase I Environmental Site Assessment | 1(1-0) |
ENS 353 | Phase II Environmental Site Assessment | 1(1-0) |
ENS 389/GEL 389 | Well Construction and Design | 1(1-0) |
ENS 491 | Internship in Environmental Science | 1-3(Spec) |
ENS 597 | Independent Study in Environmental Science | 1-3(Spec) |
HNS 425 | Hazardous Materials Technology | 3(3-0) |
Total: 67-74 semester hours