Dec 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

Environmental Science, B.S.

Location(s): Main Campus


Major Code: (2342)

Bachelor of Science Learning Outcomes

The successful student is able to:

  • Explain, using appropriate terminology, the major concepts in environmental science including major environmental problems, their causes, consequences, and potential solutions.
  • Explain the fundamentals of scientific inquiry, interpret the results of scientific investigations, and draw reasonable conclusions from data.
  • Communicate scientific information in oral and written form.
  • Relate models, theories and concepts to real world phenomena.
  • Use standard scientific equipment appropriately and safely.
  • Explain, using appropriate terminology, the major environmental laws in the United States.
  • Function successfully in an environmental science internship.

Degree Requirements


General Education Requirements


Communication Skills (9 hours)


Health and Physical Education (2 hours)


Arts/Humanities (9 hours)


Social Sciences (6 hours)


Liberal Arts (1 hour)


Mathematics and Natural Sciences (12 hours)


Total General Education Hours: 39


Major Area Requirements


Select one Field Course:


Select one Environmental Health Course:


Select one Biology/Ecology Course:


Total Major Area Hours: 58-62


Personal elective hours: 19-22


Total required hours for degree: 120


Note: To graduate, a grade of “C-” or better is required in all core and elective courses in the program.