Environmental Science
College of Arts & Sciences

Environmental Science (B.S.)

• Degree Reqs
  
• Ways of Earning Credit
  
• Declaring a Major
  
• Declaring a Minor
  
• Transfer Agreements
  
• Courses

  Environmental Science (B.S.) (127 credit hours)

  General Education Core Curriculum (45 credit hours)
  Major Requirements (69 to 72 credit hours) + Electives

  Environmental Science Major Requirements:
  
  BI 101 General Biology I
  BI 102 General Biology II
  CH 115 General Chemistry I
  CH 116 General Chemistry II
  GL 105 Physical Geology
  MA 241 Inferential Statistics and Data Analysis
  GL 204 History of the Earth
  CH 210 Organic Chemistry I
  CH 211 Organic Chemistry II
  BI 320 Environmental Science
  BI/GL 350Conservation and Resource Management
  BI/GL 405 Internship in Environmental Science
  BI/GL 470 Senior Thesis in Environmental Science
  
  Students pursuing the Earth Science track also take:
  
  GL 410 Geomorphology
  GL 342 Environmental Geology
  GL 430 Earth Materials & Structure
  
  
  Students pursuing the Life Science track will also take:
  
  BI 323 Evolution
  BI 335 Ecology
  
  
  In addition, all students are required to take three courses from:
  
  EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
  EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics
  SO 260 World Population Problems
  SO 300 Society and the Environment
  PS 204 Introduction to Public Administration
  GE 101 World Regional Geography
  GE/GL 305 Computer Graphics and Mapping
  GE 312 World Economic Geography
  BA 232 Principles of Management
  PS 206 State & Local Government
  GL 205 Remote Sensing
  
  
  and two courses from:
  
  BI 303 Microbiology
  CH/BI 306 Biochemistry
  BI 204 Human Genetics
  BI 210 Zoology
  BI 211 Botany
  GL 250 Gems, Minerals, and Metals
  GE/GL 399 Special Topics
  GE 401 The Great Plains and Nebraska
  GE/GL 410 Geomorphology