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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 101QROf Earth and Us: Introduction to Environmental Science

3(2-2)

ENS 323Biogeochemical Cycling in the Environment

3(2-3)

GEL 308Hydrologic Processes

3(3-0)

MET 301Climatology & Climate Change

3(3-0)

Required Courses II (4 hours)

Select one of the following:
CHM 131General Chemistry I

4(3-3)

CHM 141General Chemistry for Engineering Students

4(4-0)

Electives (6-8 hours)

Select two of the following:

BIO 213Foundations of Ecology

4(3-3)

BIO 240Conservation of Natural Resources

3(3-0)

BIO 334/GEO 334Soil Science

3(2-2)

BLR 521Environmental Law and Policy

3(3-0)

CHM 211QRQuantitative Analysis

4(2-6)

CHM 350WI/ANT 350WI/BIO 350WI/ENV 351WIWater as Life, Death, and Power

3(3-0)

ECO 301Environmental Economics

3(3-0)

EGR 202Environmental Microbiology for Engineers

3(3-0)

GEL 130Sustainable Earth: Geology for the 21st Century

3(2-2)

GEL 380WIHydrogeology

4(3-3)

GEL 386Subsurface Geological Methods

3(2-2)

GEL 502Geochemistry of Natural Waters

3(2-3)

GEO 203QRIntroduction to Geographic Information Science

3(2-2)

GEO 308Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

3(2-2)

HSC 352Environmental Health

3(3-0)

HST 302Comparative Environmental History

3(3-0)

MET 460Global Climate Dynamics

3(3-0)

PSC 516Environmental Politics and Policy

3(3-0)

Total: 22-24 semester hours