Its major objectives are:

            1) to prepare students for positions (in both public and private sectors) in the broad fields of environmental analysis, compliance, and technology.

            2) to prepare students for advanced study in any area of the environmental sciences

            3) to provide a comprehensive science and liberal arts background to allow students to pursue advanced training or work on other fields tath deal with environmental issues. e.g. environmental law, environmental health, and environmental regulation in business and industry.

        The Environmental Science Program provides a rigorous and comprehensive grounding in the biological, chemical, and physical aspects of the natural environment and in the analytical, instrumental, and field techniques used to investigate environmental problems.  Junior and senior level students may choose to focus their studies on either biological or chemical aspects of the science, relative to their individual interests.  Senior students must complete either an individual research project or an internship in some area related to the environmental sciences.  CLICK HERE for a list of recent internships in the program.

        The program is also designed to expose students to the social, political, regulatory, economic, and ethical concerns that are necessary in defining and addressing environment issues in today's world.

          Our graduates are employed in a wide range of positions.   CLICK HERE to see profiles of recent alumni.

        In order to acquire a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science, students must complete the following course requirements:

1) Fulfill the requirements of the university's General Education curriculum (see the undergraduate Catalogue).  In choosing General Education electives, it is strongly recommended that students enroll in the following:

        PHIL 213 - Environmental Ethics
        PS 230 - Environmental Policy
        ECON 300 - Economics of Environmental Issues

2) In Natural Science and Quantitative cognates, take:

        MATH 103 - Pre-calculus, and MATH 114 - Analysis I.  If exempt from Math 103, students may select CMPS 134 - Computer Science I or MATH 221 - Analysis II.

        PHYS 120/121 - General Physics or PHYS 141/142 - Elements of Physics

3) In Chemistry, take:

        CHEM 112/113 - General Chemistry
        CHEM 232/233 - Organic Chemistry
        CHEM 340 - Environmental Chemistry
        CHEM 370 - Instrumental Analysis

4) In Biology, take:

        BIOL 141/142 - General Biology
        BIOL 371 - Ecology
        BIOL 379 - Biostatistics

5) In Environmental Science, take:

        NSCI 201 - Science and the Human Environment
        ESCI 480/481 - Research in Environmental Science or
        ESCI 493/494 - Internship in Environmental Science
        ESCI 440/441- Topics in Environmental Science

6) In addition to the above required courses, students must select 4 major electives from the following. At least one elective must be in Chemistry and one in Biology:

        CHEM 342 - Environmental Toxicology,    CHEM 344 - Environmental Geochemistry,
        CHEM 350 - General Biochemistry I
 

        BIOL 195 - Tropical Biology,                    BIOL 250 - Microbiology
        BIOL 273 - Marine Ecology                      BIOL 345 - Comparative Animal Physiology
        BIOL 349 - Plant Physiology                     BIOL 370 - Animal Behavior
        BIOL 372 - Vertebrate Biology                  BIOL 375 - Evolution
        BIOL 471 - Applied Ecology                     BIOL 472 - Systems Ecology
        BIOL 473 - Estuarine Ecology

See Environmental Science Course Descriptions for descriptions of all required and elective courses in ESCI, BIOL, and CHEM.