ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Coordinator: Dr. John G. Rae III
MAJOR
Environmental Science options are offered for biology, chemistry and physics majors.
MINOR
A minor in environmental studies is offered for non-science majors.
A 19- to 20-semester-hour minor in environmental studies is offered only for non-science majors and requires the following:

1. BIOL 103 Environmental Biology	4
2. ECON 340 Environmental and Natural
Resources Economics (note prerequisite)	3
3. GEOG 105 Physical Geography	3
4. PRS 400 Science, Technology, and Human Values	3
5. One course (3 hours) chosen from
GEOG 210 Geography of North America	3
GEOG 302 Geography of Europe	3
GEOG 303 Geography of South America	3
GEOG 304 Geography of Asia	3
GEOG 305 Geography of Central America	3
6. One course (3 or 4 hours) chosen from:
BIOL 201 Invertebrate Zoology	4
BIOL 202 Vertebrate Zoology	4
BIOL 204 Introductory Marine Biology	4
BIOL 206 Fall Flora	4
BIOL 207 Spring Flora	4
BIOL 208 Summer Flora	4
BIOL 210 Conservation Biology	4
BIOL 303 The Plant Kingdom	4
BIOL 306 Special Topics in Biology	3 or 4
BIOL 308 Aquatic Ecology	4
BIOL 402 Terrestrial Ecology	4

COLLATERAL
A collateral in environmental studies is offered for non-science majors and biology majors.
A 13-semester-hour collateral in environmental studies is offered only for non-science majors and requires the following:

1. BIOL 103 Environmental Biology	4
2. ECON 340 Environmental and
Natural Resources Economics (note prerequisite)	3
3. GEOG 105 Physical Geography	3
4. PRS 400 Science, Technology, and Human Values	3
A 13-semester-hour collateral in environmental studies is offered only for biology majors and requires the following:
1. CHEM 202 Organic Chemistry II	4
or
CHEM 203 Analytical Chemistry I:
Quantitative Analysis	4
2. ECON 340 Environmental and
Natural Resources Economics (note prerequisite)	3
3. GEOG 105 Physical Geography	3
4. PRS 400 Science, Technology, and Human Values	3

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