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Major Requirements

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.

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
ENV 250APPLIED ECOLOGY4
or BIO 215 ECOLOGY
ENV 216EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE4
ENV 217HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT4
ENV 260ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS 34
or MAT 348 APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS
ENV 294SECOND YEAR SEMINAR2
ENV 360RESEARCH METHODS4
ENV 362SENIOR THESIS2
ENV 350ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND STUDIES CAPSTONE (Liberal Studies Program Capstone) 14
Select three of the following:12
ENV 300
PLANT IDENTIFICATION (WITH LAB)
ENV 305
ANIMAL DIVERSITY
ENV 310
ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL SCIENCE (WITH LAB)
ENV 315
PLANT ECOLOGY (WITH LAB)
ENV 320
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (WITH LAB)
ENV 322
ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY (WITH LAB)
ENV 341
URBAN FORESTS AS SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (WITH LAB)
ENV 343
MAMMALOGY
ENV 346
HERPETOLOGY
ENV 355
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ENV 359
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS WITH R
ENV 390
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ((with prior advisor permission)) 2
General Biology requirements
BIO 191GENERAL BIOLOGY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS4
BIO 192GENERAL BIOLOGY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS4
BIO 193GENERAL BIOLOGY III FOR SCIENCE MAJORS4
General Chemistry requirements
Select one of the following:4-6
CHE 130
& CHE 131
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY
CHE 120
& CHE 131
GENERAL CHEMISTRY IP
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY
Select one of the following:4-6
CHE 132
& CHE 133
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
CHE 122
& CHE 133
GENERAL CHEMISTRY IIP
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
CHE 134
& CHE 135		GENERAL CHEMISTRY III
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III		4
Mathematics requirements
Select one of the following calculus sequences:
Sequence One
MAT 147CALCULUS WITH INTEGRATED PRECALCULUS I6
MAT 148CALCULUS WITH INTEGRATED PRECALCULUS II6
MAT 149CALCULUS WITH INTEGRATED PRECALCULUS III6
Sequence Two
MAT 150CALCULUS I4
MAT 151CALCULUS II4
MAT 152CALCULUS III4
Sequence Three
MAT 155SUMMER CALCULUS I6
MAT 156SUMMER CALCULUS II6
General Physics requirements
PHY 150GENERAL PHYSICS I4
PHY 151GENERAL PHYSICS II4
PHY 152GENERAL PHYSICS III4
Discipline requirements
Select three courses from within one discipline in consultation with your advisor:12
Biology
BIO 210
MICROBIOLOGY
BIO 235
EVOLUTION
BIO 260
GENETICS
BIO 315
TOPICS IN ECOLOGY
BIO 317
AQUATIC BIOLOGY
BIO 318
FIELD STUDIES IN MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIOLOGY
BIO 321
MOLECULAR METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Chemistry
CHE 230
& CHE 231
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
CHE 232
& CHE 233
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
CHE 234
& CHE 235
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III
and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III
CHE 204
& CHE 205
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
and ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
CHE 264
& CHE 265
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
and ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
CHE 340
& CHE 341
BIOCHEMISTRY I
and EXPERIMENTAL BIOCHEMISTRY I
Geography (GIS)
GEO 241
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: DIGITAL MAPPING
GEO 242
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II: COMMUNITY GIS
GEO 243
EARTH OBSERVATION
GEO 343
EARTH OBSERVATION II
GEO 344
SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
1

Students in the University Honors 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.

2

Each quarter one or more versions of ENV 390 are offered. Some might be applicable to your major requirements.  Please contact your advisor for details.

3

BIO 206 can be substituted with approval of ENV chair prior to enrollment.

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

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.  

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