Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Contents
Catalog Links
Share

Environmental Sciences B.S.

More information about the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences can be found on the department page.

Degree Requirements

 

Core IMPACTS Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the Core IMPACTS general education requirements, as listed in the Core IMPACTS section of this catalog. 

Total Credit Hours:42

 

Area F

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
BIOL 1107Principles of Biology I

3
BIOL 1107LPrinciples of Biology I Lab

1
BIOL 1108Principles of Biology II

3
BIOL 1108LPrinciples of Biology II Lab

1
BIOL 2800Ecology

4
ENSC 2000Environment Methods & Measures

3
GEOL 1121Physical Geology

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Lab hour from GEOL 1121L must be taken with the corresponding lecture.  Lab credit hours from GEOL 1121L will count in the Cognate area.

Major Requirements

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
ENSC 3050Environ Prob & Sustain Solut

3
Choose one of the following options (4 credit hours):
CHEM 2800Quantitative Analysis

3
CHEM 2800LQuantitative Analysis Lab

1
or
PHYS 1111Introductory Physics I

3
PHYS 1111LIntroductory Physics Lab I

1
or
MATH 1261Calculus I

4
or
MATH 1262Calculus II

4
Choose one of the following courses:
ENSC 3800GI Science Tech-Landscape Ecol

4
or
GEOG 3100Intro Geographic Information

3
Choose one of the following courses:
GEOL 4100Introductory Hydrology

4
or
ENSC 4150Environmental Hydrogeology

4
Total Credit Hours:14-15

 

Upper Division Courses

Satisfactorily complete two (2) 4-credit 3000-4000 level ENSC courses with labs, plus additional ENSC and GEOL courses.

ENSC 3800GI Science Tech-Landscape Ecol

4
ENSC 4480Ichthyology

4
ENSC 4600Soil & Environmental Quality

4
ENSC 4710Biogeography

4
ENSC 4740Environmental Conservation

3
ENSC 4770Field Ornithology

4
ENSC 4780Freshwater Biology

4
ENSC 4785Eco of Wetland Ecosystems

4
ENSC 4860Vertebrate Field Techniques

4
ENSC 4951Special Topics w/ Lab

4
Two 3000-4000 level ENCS courses

6-8
Two 3000-4000 level GEOL courses

8
Total Credit Hours:21-24

 

Cognate Requirements

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

MATH 1261Calculus I

4
or
MATH 1401Elementary Statistics

3
and
ENSC 1000Intro to Environmental Science

3
ENSC 1000LIntro to Environ Science Lab

1
GEOL 1121LPhysical Geology Lab

1
CHEM 1211KPrin of Chemistry I & Lab

4
CHEM 1212KPrin of Chemistry II & Lab

4
Total Credit Hours:16-17

 Courses required here if not taken in Area D: MATH 1261, MATH 1401, ENSC 1000, ENSC 1000L, CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L

 

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must demonstrate competence in a foreign language at the level of the second university course (1002). 
For students who must take the 1001 and/or 1002 foreign language courses, these courses will be applied to electives and will reduce the total number of elective credits available. 

Total Credit Hours:0-6

Electives

Total Credit Hours:3-8

 

Senior Capstone

Satisfactorily complete one (1) of the following courses:

ENSC 4890Capstone: Mtds Biodivers Study

4
ENSC 4952Special Topics Capstone

3
ENSC 4953Special Topics Cap w/Lab

4
ENSC 4961Internship Capstone

3
ENSC 4980Study Abroad

1 - 15
ENSC 4996ENSC Research Methods

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Consultation with your supervising professor for the internship or option is required prior to registration. Any semester or yearlong study abroad experience can also fulfill the capstone requirement.  Students should discuss this choice with their faculty mentor.

 

Total Credit Hours: 120

Additional Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum of 39 hours must be at the 3000-4000 level.
  2. A grade of C or better is required in First Year Academic Seminar. Students who transfer to GC are exempt from this requirement.
  3. A grade of C or better is required in all science and math Area F and Cognate courses.  Students earning a D or F in a course can retake the course to earn a C or better.