Core and Major Requirements
Core requirements
Refer to the current UIW Undergraduate Bulletin for fulfilling core curriculum requirements. The major in Environmental Science requires 45 hours of non-credit community service.
Major requirements for Environmental Science B.S. degree
The outline below is a list of required science courses for an Environmental Science major that a freshman should follow, although courses could be taken out of sequence depending on course availability for a given semester, course prerequisites, and transfer of courses from other institutions. A student who has a deficiency in Mathematics may be required to take MATH 1311 Precalculus, or MATH 1304 College Algebra or MATH remediation courses but these courses will not count towards fulfilling the Mathematics requirement in the Environmental Science major. Permission for science course substitutions must be made through the Environmental Science Program Chair. Course requirements and degree requirements in the major and core are subject to change.
Science Courses
Freshman Year
| Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| CHEM 1301 Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHEM 1302 Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHEM 1101 Chemical Principles I Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 1102 Chemical Principles II Lab | 1 |
| GEOL 1401 Physical Geology (or GEOL 1420 or METR 1430) | 4 |
| ENSC 1410 Environmental Science | 4 |
Sophomore Year
| Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| MATH 2312 Calculus I | 3 |
| COMP 1301 Computer Literacy | 3 |
| PHYS 2305 Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 2306 Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 2105 Physics I Lab | 1 |
| PHYS 2106 Physics II Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 1401 Diversity of Life & Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 1402 Unity of Life & Lab | 4 |
Junior Year
| Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 3471 General Microbiology and Lab | |
| BIOL 3442 Ecology and Lab | |
| METR 3340 Hydrology |
Senior Year
| Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| CHEM 3421 Quantitative Analysis and Lab | 4 |
| BIOL/CHEM/GEOL/METR Adv. Elective | 3 or 4 |
| CHEM 4260 Advanced Chemical Research | 2 |
| CHEM 4160 Advanced Chemical Research | 1 |
| BIOL 4482 Aquatic Biology & Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 3450 Environmental Geology | 4 |
| ENSC 4305 Environmental Science Internship* | 3 |
| ENSC 3410 Research in Soil Conservation | 4 |
| ENSC 4460 Research in Water Quality** | 4 |
A student may also choose a minor in Geology, Engineering Physics, or Mathematics. Requirements for a minor in Geology are 20 hours. Requirements for a minor in Engineering Physics are 18-19 hours. Requirements for a minor in Mathematics are 18 hours.
