2014-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Minor, 28 hours

CIP: 030104

Requirements

General Education Courses

BIOL 04106Principles of Biology

3

BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory

1

GEOL 27114General Earth Science

3

GEOL 27115General Earth Science Laboratory

1

Electives

Choose at least five hours from the following:
GEOL 27340Introduction to Hydrogeology

3

BIOL 04420Environmental Issues

4

GEOL 27515Environmental Regulations

2

GEOG 32501Conservation of Natural Resources

3

Required Courses (20)

BIOL 04112General Botany

3

BIOL 04113General Botany Laboratory

1

BIOL 04114General Zoology

3

BIOL 04115General Zoology Laboratory

1

BIOL 04376Basic Ecology

4

CHEM 24114General Chemistry I

3

CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory

1

GEOL 27360Environmental Geology

4

Advisor-approved electives

Choose courses from the following to total 28 hours for the minor:
AGRI 03234Fundamentals of Soil Science

4

BIOL 04140General Microbiology

4

BIOL 04474Wildlife Management & Conservation

2

BIOL 04576Methods in Plant and Animal Ecology

3

GEOG 32361Climatology

3

GEOL 27424Geochemistry

3

GEOL 27530Sedimentology

4

Other courses as approved by advisor

Internship, Undergraduate Research, Problems courses, and Special Investigations may also be taken as approved by the advisor.

No biology course in the Environmental Science Minor may also be counted toward any biology major. Therefore, biology majors who select this minor must replace all biology courses in the minor with an equal number of hours in advisor-approved electives. At least eight of these replacement hours must be in geology, geography, chemistry and/or agriculture courses.

If combined with the B.A. in Geology, the student must add an additional 4-hour course to achieve the 56-hour combined minimum number of hours required for the major plus the minor.

No systematic electives may count for both a major in geology or geography and this minor.