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 following requirements serve as a checklist for in-major requirements toward the completion of the B.S. in Environmental Science. 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.
76 semester hours in science as follows:
20 semester hours in Biology
| Course Code | Course Title | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1402 | General Biology for Majors I | All |
| BIOL 1403 | General Biology for Majors II | All |
| BIOL 3442 | Ecology and Laboratory | All |
| BIOL 3471/3471L | General Microbiology and Lab | All |
| BIOL 44XX | Advanced Biology Elective | All |
8 semester hours in Chemistry
| Course Code | Course Title | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1301 | Chemical Principles I | All |
| CHEM 1302 | Chemical Principles II | All |
| CHEM 1203L | Chemical Principles Laboratory | All |
15 semester hours in Environmental Science
| Course Code | Course Title | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|
| ENSC 1410 | Introduction to Environmental Science | All |
| ENSC 3410 | Research in Soil Conservation and Laboratory | Spring |
| ENSC 4315 | Environmental Science Research | All |
| ENSC 4460 | Research in Water Quality | Fall |
8 semester hours in Geology
| Course Code | Course Title | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|
| GEOL 1401 | Physical Geology | Fall |
| GEOL 3450 | Environmental Geology | Spring |
4 semester hours in Physics
| Course Code | Course Title | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|
| PHYS 1301 | General Physics I | All |
| PHYS 1101 | General Physics Lab | All |
6 semester hours in Mathematics
| Course Code | Course Title | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 1304 | College Algebra | All |
| MATH 2303 | Introduction to Statistics | All |
6 semester hours in Meteorology
| Course Code | Course Title | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|
| METR 3340 | Hydrology | Fall |
| METR 4315 | Air Pollution Meteorology | Spring |
9 hours in BIOL/CHEM/GEOL/METR/ENSC Advanced Electives
Elective hours to total degree hours of 120
Updated 4/21/17, applies to those starting in the Fall 2017 semester