Environmental Science

Interdisciplinary Minor

The minor in environmental science enables students to receive a broad background both in the sciences and in the application of scientific principles to environmental problems.

 Minor in Environmental Science

RequirementsHours
Required Courses 1
BY 108
BY 109
Human Population and the Earth's Environment
and Laboratory in Environmental Science
4
BY 123Introductory Biology I4
BY 124Introductory Biology II4
CH 115
CH 116
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Laboratory
4
ES 101
ES 102
Physical Geology
and Physical Geology Laboratory
4
Biology Electives
Select three courses from the following groups:9
Biology
Climate Change and the Environment
Botany
Advanced Directed Readings
Tropical Ecology
Natural History of Vertebrates
Ecology
Civil Engineering
Solid and Hazardous Wastes Management
Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring
Chemistry
Undergraduate Research Experiences
Quantitative Analysis
Marine Environmental Science
Coastal Zone Management
Costal Wetlands Ecology
Marine Ecology
Total Hours29

 

Grade Requirement

All courses applied to this minor must be completed with a grade of C or better.