Departments & Programs

Environmental Science

Minor in Environmental Science

Students must complete at least 15 credit hours of course work, including

  1. An introductory course. Students must complete one of the following options:
    • GEOG-G 208 Environment and Society (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 cr.)
  2. An additional 12 credit hours of elective courses, with at least 9 credit hours at the 300-400 level, chosen from the following list:
    • BIOL-M 250 Microbiology (3 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology (3 cr.)
    • BIOL-B 371 Ecological Plant Physiology (3 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 465 Advanced Field Biology (3 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 472 Microbial Ecology (3 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology (2 cr.)
    • CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.) or CHEM-C 318 Spectrochemistry and Separations (2 cr.)
    • CHEM-A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory (2 cr.) or CHEM-A 315 Chemical Measurements Laboratory (2 cr.)
    • GEOG-G 250 Computing in the Geospatial Sciences (3 cr.)
    • GEOG-G 304 Physical Climatology (3 cr.)
    • GEOG-G 305 Environmental Change—Nature and Impact (3 cr.)
    • GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
    • GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
    • GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology (3 cr.)
    • GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts (3 cr.)
    • GEOG-G 451 Water Resources (3 cr.)
    • GEOG-G 477 Topics in Climatology (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 225 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 316 Mineral Fuels and Materials (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 328 Energy, Resources, and the Environment (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 347 Instrumentation for Atmospheric Sciences (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 351 Elements of Hydrology (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 364 Dynamic Meteorology: Boundary-Layer Meteorology (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 413 Introduction to Geophysics (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (1-2 cr.)
    • GEOL-G 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (3 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 325 Computing for Environmental Scientists (2 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 411 Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 426 Applied Math for Environmental Science (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 440 Wetlands: Biology and Regulation (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.)
    • SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environment, Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
    • Or other courses approved by the BSES Program Committee
  3. No more than two courses may be double-counted between the student's major and the Environmental Science minor.
  4. A GPA of at least 2.000 is required, with no course grade lower than C–.