Environmental Science / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 54

It is the policy of the Environmental Science program to support with letters of recommendation for graduate schools, only those students who have achieved a minimum cumulative and science GPA of 3.0 by the time they complete the first semester of their junior year. If there is a required exam for the program to which the student is applying, the student must supply an official copy of the scores to the faculty before the letters can be written. In the event that a student has his/her request for letters of recommendation denied, he/she has the right to petition for reconsideration with the understanding that there is no guarantee that the petition will be successful. Acceptance into any graduate school is solely determined by the admission committee of that school. All faculty members have the right to decline a request to write a letter of recommendation for any student.

A grade of “C-” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.  Environmental Science majors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum of a “C-” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class BIOL 10000 Introduction to Biology when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. No credit is awarded for major classes based on AP scores.

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-ENVS-A

I. Core Courses (54)

BIOL-11000General Biology 1

4

BIOL-11100General Biology 1 Lab

1

BIOL-11500General Biology 2

4

BIOL-11600General Biology 2 Lab

1

BIOL-22000Genetics

4

BIOL-22100Genetics Lab

1

BIOL-22200Earth Science

4

BIOL-22400General Microbiology

4

BIOL-22600General Microbiology Lab

1

BIOL-23300Principles of Environmental Science

4

BIOL-29800Field Biology

2

BIOL-31500General Ecology and Evolution

3

BIOL-31600General Ecology Lab

1

BIOL-37500Issues in Environmental Science

3

BIOL-38300Ecology Journal Club

1

BIOL-49600Biology Senior Thesis

2

CHEM-11000General Chemistry 1

4

CHEM-11100General Chemistry 1 Lab

1

CHEM-11500General Chemistry 2

4

CHEM-11600General Chemistry 2 Lab

1

MATH-20000Calculus 1

4

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OR

MATH-21100Calculus for the Life Sciences

4

II. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
BIOL-11100General Biology 1 Lab

1

BIOL-11600General Biology 2 Lab

1

BIOL-22600General Microbiology Lab

1

BIOL-49600Biology Senior Thesis

2