Environmental Studies, B.A.

Oral Communication Requirement:

To satisfy the oral communication requirement for the B.A. or B.S. degree in Environmental Studies, a student must successfully complete EVS 495 .

Applied Learning Requirement:

To satisfy the applied learning requirement for the B.A. in Environmental Studies or the B.S. degree in Environmental Sciences a student must successfully complete one of the following: honors in any science department or EVS 499  (6 credits); directed individual study involving hands-on experience in any science department or EVS 491  (minimum 1 credit); EVS 496  (1 credit); internship (EVS 498 ) at an approved site that provides experience in the profession (minimum 1 credit); practicum (EVS 497 ) at an approved site that provides experience in the profession (minimum 1 credit); formal student teaching experience (e.g. EDN 411 ); completion of senior project (EVS 490 , 1-6 credits).

General Core Requirements for all Environmental Studies Majors:

All students wishing to become Environmental Studies majors must successfully complete general core requirements before admittance into the major.

• BIO 201 - Principles of Biology: Cells
• CHM 101 - General Chemistry I
• ENG 393 - Writing in the Scientific Disciplines
• EVS 195 - Introduction to Environmental Studies and
• EVSL 195 - Environmental Studies Lab
• EVS 205 - Global Environmental Issues

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• GGY 130 - Introduction to Physical Geography

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• GLY 120 - Environmental Geology and
• GLYL 120 - Environmental Geology Lab

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• MAT 111 - College Algebra or higher

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• STT 215 - Introduction to Statistics or
• GGY 222 - Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences

Requirements for a Major in Environmental Studies for the B.A. Degree:

68 hours total, comprised of the General Core plus option requirements.