Environmental Science Major with Environmental Biology Option, Bachelor of Science (BS)

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Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary field that combines physical, chemical and biological sciences with social, political, and economic understanding needed to study the environment and address environmental problems. The Environmental Science program integrates classroom work in biology, chemistry, and geosciences with extensive field, lab, and research experience. Graduates leave 51¸£ÀûÉç with the necessary professional and technical skills for employment in the environmental profession or entry into graduate or professional school.

Each student should meet with an advisor when declaring environmental science as a major.

Note: Some course options may not result in there being 60 upper division credits required for graduation within the major–advisor consultation is required.

Grade Requirements: Students must maintain an average GPA ≥2.0 in the major to graduate from the program.

Note: May only count once.

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits.ÌýIndividual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current.ÌýStudents should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet theÌý.

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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.Ìý Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Electives–20 credits upper-division electives with advisor's consent.

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Students who earn a BS in Environmental Science with Environmental Biology from 51¸£ÀûÉç should be able to:

• demonstrate effective oral, graphical, and written communication abilities, and critical thinking skills as related to the environmental sciences;
• demonstrate knowledge of the interrelationships among the physical and biological components of ecosystems;
• develop an integrated knowledge of major concepts in the area of environmental sciences and an understanding of fundamental roles that biology, chemistry, and geology play in environmental science;
• develop sufficient preparation in the environmental sciences to successfully compete in a graduate or professional program, or to realize employment in an environmental sciences-related career;
• use epistemologically sound quantitative techniques for the analysis of biotic and abiotic samples and systems.