Environmental Science Minor

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Banner Code: EVSC

College: College of Science
Department: Environmental Science and Policy

The Environmental Science Minor  aids the development of an increased awareness of the major environmental issues effecting the natural world and society. The minor is intended to compliment a major in natural science but could also be taken by non-science majors.

This minor cannot be taken in conjunction with the Earth Science, BS (concentration in environmental geoscience), the Global and Environmental Change, BS , or the Environmental Science, BS .

At least eight credits of courses taken for the minor must be exclusive to the minor and not count toward the student’s major. For policies governing all minors, see the Undergraduate Policies section of this catalog.

Minor Requirements

EVPP or BIOL Sequence (8-12 credits)

Choose one sequence, either

EVPP 110 - The Ecosphere: An Introduction to Environmental Science I Credits: 4
EVPP 111 - The Ecosphere: An Introduction to Environmental Science II Credits: 4
or
BIOL 103 - Introductory Biology I Credits: 4
BIOL 104 - Introductory Biology II Credits: 4
GEOL 101 - Introductory Geology I Credits: 4

Applied Ecology Course (3 credits)

EVPP 377 - Applied Ecology Credits: 3 or BIOL 377 - Applied Ecology Credits: 3

Electives (8 credits)

Students must complete a minimum of 8 credits of EVPP electives, of which 4 credits must be upper level courses.

Minor Total: 19-23 credits

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