Environmental Studies: Individual Concentration in Environmental Studies

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Environmental Studies majors must fulfill the following requirements:

I. Required courses in the major—19–22 hours:

Two courses from:

II. Required courses outside the major—13–16 hours:

CHEM 132 - General Chemistry (3) or
Satisfactory score on Chemistry Placement Examination
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 145 - Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CHEM 236 - General Chemistry II (3)

Two courses from:

MATH 167 - Precalculus (4)
MATH 191 - Calculus I (4)
MATH 192 - Calculus II (4)
STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)
Calculus is recommended for students planning to attend graduate school.

III. Special departmental requirements—28–36 hours:

Completion of the concentration outlined below. The senior demonstration of competency is satisfied by the completion of ENVR 330 and ENVR 490 with a C or better. Completion of ENVR 330 fulfills the all-university oral competency requirement.

Individual Concentration in Environmental Studies

In consultation with his or her academic advisor, a student may select an individual course of study of at least 25 credit hours in preparation for careers in such areas as Environmental Journalism, Environmental Planning or Human Ecology. Students choosing an Individualized Concentration must file an application with the department chair. The application must contain a letter of justification and a complete listing of courses in the proposed concentration. It must be submitted at the time the major is declared. The Individualized Concentration requires the completion of I, II and III above.