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Environmental Science (ESCI), BS

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The B.S. degree in Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary degree between the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Biology. This degree serves as a pathway to a broad range of rewarding careers. Environmental Science gives you an overview of how science affects the environment. The degree provides a strong foundation in the natural sciences, such as biology, chemistry, geology, and ecology. The degree then allows for a choice of upper division coursework which will allow the student to take classes which align to career goals. Prior to graduation, students will complete a capstone project that addresses a specific environmental issue.

Requirements:

Liberal Arts: 35 Hours

Liberal Arts requirements for The Natural World, Global Perspectives, and three credits toward the Individual and Social Environment are counted below in the hours required for the major.

Major: 84 or 85 Hours

BHIS 3020 - Biblical World and Archaeology Credit Hours: 2 or 3
BIOL 1500 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1500L - LAB: Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 2500 - Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3120 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3600 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3690L - LAB: Ecology Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 4120 - Environmental Law and Policy Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4900-4902 - Seminar Credit Hours: 0, 2
(must be taken for 2 credit hours to meet program requirements)

or CHEM 2610 Research Methods in Chemistry Credit Hours: 1

and CHEM 3610 Current Chemical Research Credit Hours: 1

and CHEM 4610 Chemistry and Biochemistry Capstone Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1040/1040L - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 1050/1050L - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 2110 - Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 3540/3540L - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 4120 - Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 2506 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas Credit Hours: 3
or GEOG 2551 Regional Geography: Africa and Asia Credit Hours: 3
PHS 1010 - Earth Science Credit Hours: 3
PHS 1010L - LAB: Earth Science Credit Hours: 1
PHS 1020 - Geology Credit Hours: 3
PHS 4100 - Christian View of Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 2, 3
PHYS 2010/2010L - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3 (course), 1 (lab)

Choose 5 hours from:

MATH 1330 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1340 - Plane Trigonometry Credit Hours: 2
MATH 2300 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5
MATH 2350 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 5

Choose 6 hours from:

ANTH 2500 - Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
SOC 2030 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Choose 16 Hours from:

BIOL 3100/3100L - General Zoology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3101/3101L - Invertebrate Zoology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3110/3110L - General Botany Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3230/3230L - Animal Physiology Credit Hours: 4
^* BIOL 3300-3304 - Topics in Biology Credit Hours: 1-6
BIOL 3400/3400L - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4110/4110L - Herpetology Credit Hours: 4
^* BIOL 4300-4304 - Topics in Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
CHEM 3550/3550L - Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 3810 - General Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
or CHEM 3840 Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3

and CHEM 3840L LAB: Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 1
* CHEM 4461-4468 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 1-4

Note(s):

^{* Selected topics courses in Biology or Chemistry must be approved by the appropriate department chair to count toward this major.}

Remaining Bible/electives: 8-9 Hours

BHIS 3020 and PHS 4100 , counted above in the major, satisfy the Bible requirement in the semester they are taken. PHS 4100 should be taken during the senior year.

Total Hours: 128

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