Environmental Science, BSES

Requirements

In order to earn the bachelor of science in environmental science degree, students must complete a minimum of 180 credits with a cumulative and major/department grade point average of 2.00, including:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

ENGL 110 - College Writing: Inquiry and Argument
PHIL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking
HIST 120 or HIST 121
ENGL 120 - Introduction to Literature
Fine Arts (one approved 5 credit course)
PHIL 220 - Philosophy of the Human Person
Social Science I
Social Science II (ECON 271 or ECON 272 recommended)
Theology and Religious Studies Phase II (200-299 )
Ethics (upper division)
Theology and Religious Studies Phase III (300-399 )
Interdisciplinary
Senior Synthesis (Fulfilled by ENSC 489 and ENSC 490 )

II. Major Requirements

90 - 95 credits in science, engineering and mathematics including:

Calculus, choose option a or b (5 or 10):

option a:
MATH 134 - Calculus I (note: MATH 121 is co-requisite) and
MATH 135 - Calculus II
option b:
MATH 131 - Calculus for Life Sciences (note: MATH 121 is co-requisite)

Statistics, choose one:

III. Other Major Department Requirements

18 credits in science, environmental, and engineering electives from the following: (Additional prerequisites may be necessary for some courses.)

NOTE:

Credit for CEEGR 105 and MEGR 105 cannot both be applied to the major.

No more than 5 credits of elective from the following environmental classes:

PLSC 300 - Environmental Politics
ECON 468 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
HIST 351 - Environmental History
PHIL 355 - Environmental Ethics (also fulfills Core Ethics)
PHIL 378 - Environmental Philosophy (also fulfills Core Interdisciplinary)
THRS 324 - Religion and Ecology (also fulfills Core Theology and Religious Studies Phase III)
ENSC 482 - Global Climate Change (also fulfills Core Interdisciplinary)

Note about minors:

Note about minors: A minimum of 30 credits in biology or environmental engineering will constitute a minor in that area, 35 credits for chemistry. Only one minor can be earned for each degree. A biology minor would require 10 credits of biology beyond the major requirements. A minor in chemistry would require CHEM 319 and 3 additional chemistry credits. A minor in environmental engineering would require 7 civil engineering credits beyond the major requirements.