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

Module I: Engaging Academic Inquiry

UCOR 1100 - Academic Writing Seminar
UCOR 1200 - Quantitative Reasoning (satisfied in major)
UCOR 1300 - Creative Expression and Interpretation
UCOR 1400 - Inquiry Seminar in the Humanities
UCOR 1600 - Inquiry Seminar in the Social Sciences
UCOR 1800 - Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences (satisfied in major)

Module II: Exploring the Self and Others

Module III: Engaging the World

II. Major Requirements

93 - 98 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:

Note about double majors and minors:

Note about double majors and minors: Courses beyond the major requirements (i.e. courses listed under III. Other Major Department Requirements above) may not be applied to both the environmental science major and a second major. 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 11 civil engineering credits.