This program offers students an opportunity to take courses in earth science, geography, chemistry and engineering important for addressing environmental problems. The program requires the same basic courses as the B.S. degree in Biology with substitution of elective courses in earth science, biology, geography or engineering. Also, a senior year capstone class (BIO/EAR 428: Environmental Seminar) is required.

INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY
8 credits

• BIO 121 and BIO 123/124: General Biology I & II

INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE
7 credits

• EAR 203: Earth System Science
• EAR 106: Environmental Geology

CORE COURSES
6 credits

• BIO 345: Population Biology
• BIO 346: Physiological Ecology

UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
Select 21 credit hours from the following. At least 12 hours must be in Biology courses. Appropriate substitutions may be made by petition to the Environmental Sciences advisor, Dr. Doug Frank.

• BIO 405: Intro to Field Biology Lab
• BIO 409: General Microbiology
• BIO 415: Conservation Biology
• BIO 417: Animal Behavior and Evolutionary Biology Lab
• BIO 451: Ecology
• BIO 453: Ecology Lab
• BIO 454: Evolution
• BIO 485/EAR 485: Geology and Ecology of Regional Environments
• GEO 356: Environmental Ideas and Policy
• GEO 386: Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Geography
• EAR 296: Oceanography and Limnology
• EAR 314: Mineralogy
• EAR 325: Introduction to Palebiology
• EAR 333: Structural Geology
• EAR 417: Geochemistry
• EAR 541: Hydrogeology
• CIE 472: Applied Environmental Microbiology
• CIE 554: Principles of Environmental Toxicology
• CIE 555: Hazardous Waste Management
• CIE 561: Air Resources I

REQUIRED SENIOR CAPSTONE COURSE
3 credits.

• BIO/EAR 428: Environmental Seminar

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN COGNATE SCIENCES AND MATH
20 to 22 credit hours.

• EITHER Math 285/286 - or - MATH 295/296 OR Math 285 - or - MATH 295 plus Statistics
• 2 semesters General or Inorganic Chemistry with labs
• CHE 275: Organic Chemistry lecture
• CIE 471: Environmental Chemistry and Analysis

ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE COURSES
Several courses in the College of Environmental Science and Forestry also will be available for students in this program, such as:

• EFB 415: Ecological Biogeochemistry
• EFB 505: Microbial Ecology
• EFB 524: Limnology
• EFB 525: Limnology laboratory
• FCH 515: Methods of Environmental Chemical Analysis
• FEG 352: Introduction to Remote Sensing

For more information such as course descriptions, admissions procedures, etc., we invite you to visit the Biology Department website.

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