Environmental Science (BS)

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Program Requirements

IDL 190 - Seminar 1-3 credits (2 credits required)
BIOL 130 - Success in Science 1 credit
BIOL 151 - General Biology I 4 credits
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 0 credits
BIOL 153 - General Biology II 4 credits
BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 0 credits
BIOL 301 - Plant Systematics 4 credits
BIOL 301L - Plant Systematics Lab 0 credits
BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology 4 credits
BIOL 311L - Principles of Ecology Lab 0 credits
BIOL 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
BIOL 431 - Environmental Science and Conservation 3 credits
BIOL 436 - Biogeography 3 credits
BIOL 496 - Field Experience 1-12 credits (2 credits for this program)
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 credits
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 credits
CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 credit
GEOG 372 - Introduction to GIS 3 credits

Biology electives (3 credits)

Total: 52 hours

General Education Requirements

Baccalaureate degrees - 30 credits

Associate degrees - 24 credits

Goal #1: Written Communication (6 credits Baccalaureate/Associate)

Student enrollment in the initial English course is determined by the Board of Regents placement policy (2:7.6).

ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 credits
ENGL 201 - Composition II 3 credits

Goal #2: Oral Communcation (3 credits Baccalaureate/Associate)

SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech 3 credits
SPCM 215 - Public Speaking 3 credits
SPCM 222 - Argumentation and Debate 3 credits

Goal #3: Social Sciences (6 credits Baccalaureate/3 credits Associate)

Elementary Education majors and Special Education majors must take POLS 100 , GEOG 210 , and HIST 151 or HIST 152 .

ANTH 210 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
CJUS 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credits
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
GEOG 200 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 credits
GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography 3 credits
GEOG 212 - Geography of North America 3 credits
HIST 151 - United States History I 3 credits
HIST 152 - United States History II 3 credits
HIST 256 - World History 3 credits
POLS 100 - American Government 3 credits
POLS 210 - State and Local Government 3 credits
POLS 250 - Introduction to International Relations 3 credits
PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 credits
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
SOC 150 - Social Problems 3 credits
SOC 250 - Courtship and Marriage 3 credits

Goal #4: Arts and Humanities (6 credits Baccalaureate/3 credits Associate)

ART 111 - Drawing I 3 credits
ART 112 - Drawing II 3 credits
ART 121 - Design I 2D 3 credits
ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design 3 credits
ARTH 100 - Art Appreciation 3 credits
ARTH 211 - History of World Art I 3 credits
ARTH 212 - History of World Art II 3 credits
ENGL 210 - Introduction to Literature 3 credits
ENGL 213 - Backgrounds to Literature 3 credits
ENGL 215 - Literature in Global Contexts 3 credits
ENGL 221 - British Literature I 3 credits
ENGL 222 - British Literature II 3 credits
ENGL 230 - Literature for Younger Readers 3 credits
ENGL 241 - American Literature I 3 credits
ENGL 242 - American Literature II 3 credits
FREN 101 - Introductory French I 4 credits
FREN 102 - Introductory French II 4 credits
FREN 201 - Intermediate French I 3 credits
FREN 202 - Intermediate French II 3 credits
GER 101 - Introductory German I 4 credits
GER 102 - Introductory German II 4 credits
GER 201 - Intermediate German I 3 credits
GER 202 - Intermediate German II 3 credits
HIST 111 - World Civilization I 3 credits
HIST 112 - World Civilization II 3 credits
HIST 121 - Western Civilization I 3 credits
HIST 122 - Western Civilization II 3 credits
MFL 101 - Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture I 4 credits
MFL 102 - Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture II 4 credits
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 credits
MUS 205 - The History, Analysis, and Appreciation of Rock and Roll 2 credits
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
PHIL 200 - Introduction to Logic 3 credits
PHIL 270 - Philosophy of Religion 3 credits
RUSS 101 - Introductory Russian I 4 credits
RUSS 102 - Introductory Russian II 4 credits
SPAN 101 - Introductory Spanish I 4 credits
SPAN 102 - Introductory Spanish II 4 credits
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credits
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credits
THEA 100 - Introduction to Theatre 3 credits
THEA 131 - Introduction to Acting 3 credits

Goal #5: Mathematics (3 credits Baccalaureate/Associate)

Student enrollment in the initial Mathematics course is determined by the Board of Regents placement policy (2:7.6).

MATH 114 - College Algebra 3 credits
MATH 103 - Mathematical Reasoning 3 credits
MATH 104 - Finite Mathematics 4 credits
MATH 115 - Precalculus 5 credits
MATH 120 - Trigonometry 3 credits
MATH 121 - Survey of Calculus 4 credits
MATH 123 - Calculus I 4 credits
MATH 125 - Calculus II 4 credits
MATH 225 - Calculus III 4 credits

Goal #6: Natural Sciences (6 credits Baccalaureate/3 Credits Associate)

BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I 3 credits and
BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab 0 credits
BIOL 151 - General Biology I 4 credits and
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab 0 credits
BIOL 153 - General Biology II 4 credits and
BIOL 153L - General Biology II Lab 0 credits
BIOL 211 - Environmental Biology 3 credits and
BIOL 211L - Environmental Biology Lab 0 credits
BIOL 235 - Introduction to Biotechnology 3 credits and
BIOL 235L - Introduction to Biotechnology Lab 0 credits
CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey 3 credits and
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab 1 credit
CHEM 108 - Organic and Biochemistry 4 credits and
CHEM 108L - Organic and Biochemistry Lab 1 credit
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I 3 credits and
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II 3 credits and
CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab 1 credit
GEOG 131 - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate 4 credits and
GEOG 131L - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate Lab 0 credit
GEOG 132 - Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes 4 credits and
GEOG 132L - Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes Lab 0 credit
GEOL 101 - General Geology 3 credits and
GEOL 101L - General Geology Lab 0 credit
MICR 231 - General Microbiology 4 credits and
MICR 231L - General Microbiology Lab 0 credits
PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics 4 credits and
PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Lab 0 credit
PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I 4 credits and
PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Lab 0 credit
PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II 4 credits and
PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Lab 0 credit
PHYS 211 - University Physics I 4 credits and
PHYS 211L - University Physics I Lab 0 credit
PHYS 213 - University Physics II 4 credits and
PHYS 213L - University Physics II Lab 0 credit

Associate Degree Flexibility (3 credits)

Students have the flexibility to select an additional three credits from Goal #3, #4, or #6 with courses selected from different disciplinary prefixes.

Degree Requirements (BS) - 9 credits

Human Values (3 credits)

ARTH 250 - Art and Ethics 3 credits
BADM 457 - Business Ethics 3 credits
EDFN 475 - Human Relations 3 credits
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits *
PHIL 270 - Philosophy of Religion 3 credits *
POLS 206 - Human Nature and Human Values 3 credits
NOTE: *Students may not use this course to satisfy this requirement if it is also being used to satisfy General Education Requirement Goal #4.

Quantitative Course (3 credits)

A course in Mathematics with a pre-requisites of MATH 114 or higher

BADM 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
BIOL 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
ECON 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
MATH 281 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
MATH 381 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 credits
PSYC 371 - Statistics in Psychological Research 3 credits
SOC 209 - Statistical Reasoning for Social Science 3 credits

Additional Course (3 credits)

Course with MATH prefix above the level of College Algebra* or
Third course in Natural Sciences or
ECON 423 - Introduction to Econometrics 3 credits
NOTE: MATH 103 , MATH 104 , and MATH 115 are considered to be at the same level as College Algebra and therefore may not be used to satisfy this requirement.