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:

1. An overall GPA of 2. 5 or higher
2. 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 401	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)

CHM 131	General Chemistry I	4(3-3)
CHM 132	General Chemistry II	4(3-3)

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)

ENV 101	Introduction to Environmental Studies	3(3-0)
GEL 308	Water Resources and Hydrologic Processes	3(3-0)
GEL 380WI	Hydrogeology	4(3-3)
MET 301	Climatology & Climate Change	3(3-0)
MTH 132	Calculus I	4(4-0)
MTH 133	Calculus II	4(4-0)
PHY 145QR	University Physics I	4(4-0)
STA 382QR	Elementary Statistical Analysis	3(3-0)

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 503WI	Environmental Modeling	4(2-4)
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 130QR	Earth Processes	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)
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