Curriculum & Requirements
Environmental Science Major with Environmental Chemistry Option, Bachelor of Science (BS)
Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary field that combines physical, chemical, and biological sciences with social, political, and economic understanding needed to study the environment and address environmental problems. The Environmental Science program integrates classroom work in biology, chemistry, geosciences, and social sciences (economics and planning) with extensive field, lab, and research experience. All students take a core of Environmental Science courses complemented by a concentration in one of the three core sciences (biology, chemistry, and geoscience). Motivated students have the opportunity to obtain a double major in both Environmental Science and their concentration area. Graduates leave Eastern with the necessary professional and technical skills for employment in the environmental profession or entry into graduate or professional school.
Each student should meet with an advisor when declaring environmental science as a major.
| PRECALCULUS I (or equivalent) | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | |
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| BIOLOGY I and BIOLOGY II and BIOLOGY III | |
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| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | |
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| THE EARTH'S INTERIOR and THE EARTH'S SURFACE | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE JUNIOR SEMINAR | 1 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR | 1 |
Note: some course options may not result in there being 60 upper division credits required for graduation within the major–advisor consultation is required.
Grade Requirements: students must maintain an average GPA ≥2.0 in the major to graduate from the program.
Note: may only count once.
| BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| BIOLOGY III | 5 |
| BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION | 3 |
| ECOLOGY | 4 |
& & & & & | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | 15 |
| BUSINESS STATISTICS 1 (may only count BIOL 380 once) | 4-5 |
or | DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS |
or | ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS |
| BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 (may only count BIOL 380 once) | 4-5 |
or | DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS |
or | CALCULUS I |
| GENERAL EDUCATION ECONOMICS | 5 |
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 5 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE JUNIOR SEMINAR | 1 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR | 1 |
| THE EARTH'S INTERIOR | 5 |
or | DISCOVERING GEOLOGY |
| THE EARTH'S SURFACE | 5 |
or | THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER |
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | 4 |
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | 5 |
or | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES |
| GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY | 4 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS | 3 |
or | ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING |
& | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS and QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS LAB | 6 |
& | ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY and ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LAB | 5 |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | 3 |
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| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEM LABORATORY II | |
| INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS | |
| BIOCHEMISTRY | |
| SENIOR THESIS | 4-6 |
Total Credits | 114-119 |
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