Environmental Science / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 54

It is the policy of the Environmental Science program to support with letters of recommendation for graduate schools, only those students who have achieved a minimum cumulative and science GPA of 3.0 by the time they complete the first semester of their junior year. If there is a required exam for the program to which the student is applying, the student must supply an official copy of the scores to the faculty before the letters can be written. In the event that a student has his/her request for letters of recommendation denied, he/she has the right to petition for reconsideration with the understanding that there is no guarantee that the petition will be successful. Acceptance into any graduate school is solely determined by the admission committee of that school. All faculty members have the right to decline a request to write a letter of recommendation for any student.

A grade of “C-” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.  Environmental Science majors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum of a “C-” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

 

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-ENVS-1

I. Core Courses (53)

BIOL-11000	General Biology 1	4
BIOL-11100	General Biology 1 Lab	1
BIOL-11500	General Biology 2	4
BIOL-11600	General Biology 2 Lab	1
BIOL-22000	Genetics	4
BIOL-22100	Genetics Lab	1
BIOL-22200	Earth Science	4
BIOL-22400	General Microbiology	4
BIOL-22600	General Microbiology Lab	1
BIOL-23300	Principles of Environmental Science	4
BIOL-29800	Field Biology	2
BIOL-31500	General Ecology and Evolution	3
BIOL-31600	General Ecology Lab	1
BIOL-37500	Issues in Environmental Science	3
BIOL-49600	Biology Senior Thesis	2
CHEM-11000	General Chemistry 1	4
CHEM-11100	General Chemistry 1 Lab	1
CHEM-11500	General Chemistry 2	4
CHEM-11600	General Chemistry 2 Lab	1
MATH-20400	Calculus for the Life Sciences	4
	OR
MATH-20900	Calculus 1	4

II. Journal Club (1)

Select one of the following options:

BIOL-38000	Biochemistry Journal Club	1
BIOL-38100	Physiology Journal Club	1
BIOL-38200	Microbiology Journal Club	1
BIOL-38300	Ecology Journal Club	1
BIOL-38400	Genetics Journal Club	1
BIOL-38500	Biology Journal Club	1

III. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of

BIOL-38500	Biology Journal Club	1
BIOL-49600	Biology Senior Thesis	2