DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OPTION IN PHYSICS
The Environmental Science Option in Physics offers students the
choice of specialization in environmental science at the undergraduate
level.
The Environmental Science Option will require the completion of
recommended General Education courses, a required Core Curriculum
of science and mathematics courses, and requirements for the student's
major. Depending on the major selected, 124 to 126 semester hours
of credit will be required for graduation. The curriculum for
the Environmental Science Option is summarized in the following:
| General Education Requirements |
51 hours
|
| Communications |
12 hours
|
ENG 112
|
3
|
ENG 200
|
3
|
SPCO 101
|
3
|
Computer Science
|
3
|
| Social Sciences |
9 hours
|
POL 101 or 103
|
3
|
ECON 203, 340
|
6
|
| Humanities |
12 hours
|
HIST 200 level
|
3
|
ENG 203 (recommended)
|
3
|
Appreciation (Art, Music, or Theatre).
|
3
|
PRS 400 or HIST 335
|
3
|
| Mathematics |
6 hours
|
MATH 201
|
3
|
MATH 202
|
3
|
| Natural Sciences |
12 hours
|
BIOL105-106
|
8
|
CHEM 101
|
4
|
| Core Courses for |
|
| Environmental Science Program |
39-40 hours
|
ENVS 201
|
4
|
PSY 395 or MATH 312
|
3
|
GEOG 105
|
3
|
BIOL 308 or 402 or 408
|
4
|
CHEM 102, 201, and 202, or 203
|
12
|
(Physics majors must take CHEM 203)
|
|
PHYS 200, 201, 202
|
11
|
CS 190 or 212 or 226
|
3 or 4
|
| Physics Major/Environmental Science Emphasis |
40-41 hours
|
PHYS 314, 316, 416, 417
|
16
|
CHEM 203, 303
|
8
|
MATH 203
|
3
|
| Science Electives (select two courses) |
7-8 hours
|
BIOL 308, 402, 408
CHEM 313
|
|
PHYS 310, 406
|
|
MATH 301
|
|
Free Electives (any two courses)
|
|
Speech Communication and Technical Writing
|
|
| Recommended |
6 hours
|
| Total Hours Required for Graduation |
127-129
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