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Major Requirements

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
ENV 150FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES4
ENV 152ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ECONOMICS4
ENV 205BIOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES4
or BIO 193 GENERAL BIOLOGY III FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
ENV 216EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE (WITH LAB)4
ENV 217HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT4
ENV 250APPLIED ECOLOGY (WITH LAB)4
ENV 261MIXED METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (WITH LAB)4
ENV 294SECOND YEAR SEMINAR2
ENV 203CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (WITH LAB ) 14
or CHE 103 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
GEO 241GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: DIGITAL MAPPING4
ENV 350ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND STUDIES CAPSTONE (Liberal Studies Program Capstone) 24
1

Students can also complete CHE 134 with CHE 135 in place of ENV 203.

2

Students in the University Honor Program and students with a double major may be required to take a different Capstone. If this is the case, they may choose to substitute ENV 350 as one of their required 300-level ENV courses or as an open elective.

Concentration Requirements  

Students must also complete the requirements from one of the following concentrations: Standard or Sustainability.​ Students are limited to only declaring one concentration.

Environmental Studies (BA) students are not eligible to earn a double major in Environmental Science (BS)

Students are advised to talk with their advisor before double majoring, because some major combinations are prohibited.  No more than 50% of the credits that apply to one major may be drawn from another major. 

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