Environmental Science (BS)

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Offered by the Department of Environmental Science , College of Arts and Sciences .

Admission to the Program

Admission to the program is through formal declaration of the major through the Department of Environmental Science.

University Requirements

120 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better
Completion of college writing requirement
Completion of university mathematics requirement

General Education Requirements

A total of ten courses, consisting of two courses from each of the five foundational areas
At least one course from Area Five: The Natural and Mathematical Sciences must include a laboratory science component
No more than two courses may be taken in the same discipline

Major Requirements

73 credit hours with grades of C or better

Course Requirements

Environmental Science (19 credit hours)

Natural Sciences and Mathematics (39 credit hours)

BIO-110 General Biology I FA5 (4) and
BIO-210 General Biology II FA5 (4)
or
PHYS-110 Principles of Physics I FA5 (4) and
PHYS-210 Principles of Physics II FA5 (4)
CHEM-110 General Chemistry I FA5 (4)
CHEM-210 General Chemistry II FA5 (4)
MATH-221 Calculus I (4)
or
MATH-222 Calculus II (4)
STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4)
STAT-302 Intermediate Statistics (3)
12 additional credit hours at the 300-level or above in BIO, CHEM, ENVS, MATH, STAT, or PHYS courses with departmental approval

Social Sciences (9 credit hours)

Skills (3 credit hours)

CSC-310 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)

Experiential Learning (3 credit hours)

A maximum of 3 credit hours from:

University Honors Program

To graduate with University Honors in the major through the University Honors Program, students must meet the requirements detailed on the Honors website and have been enrolled as either a first-year student between Fall 1989 and Spring 2014, or as a transfer or self-nominated student through Spring 2015. The University Honors Program should not be confused with the AU Honors Program, which begins in Fall 2014 and has separate requirements, also detailed on the Honors website.

Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

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