Environmental Science Minor, B.A., B.A.A., B.S.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

In order to sign an Environmental Science minor, students must hold a 2.5 or greater overall GPA. Students pursuing an Environmental Science minor are encouraged to meet with Departmental as well as College academic advisors.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (12 hours)

ENS 101QR	Of Earth and Us: Introduction to Environmental Science	3(2-2)
ENS 323	Biogeochemical Cycling in the Environment	3(2-3)
GEL 308	Hydrologic Processes	3(3-0)
MET 301	Climatology & Climate Change	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (4 hours)

Select one of the following:

CHM 131	General Chemistry I	4(3-3)
CHM 141	General Chemistry for Engineering Students	4(4-0)

Electives (6-8 hours)

Select two of the following:

BIO 213	Foundations of Ecology	4(3-3)
BIO 240	Conservation of Natural Resources	3(3-0)
BIO 334/GEO 334	Soil Science	3(2-2)
BLR 521	Environmental Law and Policy	3(3-0)
CHM 211QR	Quantitative Analysis	4(2-6)
CHM 350WI/ANT 350WI/BIO 350WI	Water as Life, Death, and Power	3(3-0)
ECO 301	Environmental Economics	3(3-0)
EGR 202	Environmental Microbiology for Engineers	3(3-0)
GEL 130	Sustainable Earth: Geology for the 21st Century	3(2-2)
GEL 380WI	Hydrogeology	4(3-3)
GEL 386	Subsurface Geological Methods	3(2-2)
GEL 502	Geochemistry of Natural Waters	3(2-3)
GEO 203QR	Introduction to Geographic Information Science	3(2-2)
GEO 308	Fundamentals of Remote Sensing	3(2-2)
HSC 352	Environmental Health	3(3-0)
HST 302	Comparative Environmental History	3(3-0)
MET 460	Global Climate Dynamics	3(3-0)
PSC 516	Environmental Politics and Policy	3(3-0)

Total: 22-24 semester hours