2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog | 20263
Environmental Studies
Programs
- Environmental Communication, B.S. major
-
Environmental Studies, B.S.
major
Geohydrology Emphasis -
Environmental Studies, B.S.
major
Ecosystem Emphasis -
Environmental Studies, B.S.
major
Environmental Health and Toxicology Emphasis - Indigenous Sustainability Studies, B.S. major
-
Policy and Planning, B.S.
major
Natural Resources Planning Emphasis - Sustainability and Resource Management, B.A.S. major
- Environmental Communication minor
- Environmental Science minor
- Indigenous Sustainability Studies minor
- Sustainability minor
- Water Science minor
Environmental Studies, B.S.
major
Environmental Health and Toxicology Emphasis
Required Credits: 64
Required GPA: 2.25
I REQUIRED CORE COURSES
Complete the following courses:
- ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
- ENVR 3880 Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
- ENVR 4880 Senior Seminar I (1 credit)
Select 1 of the following courses for 3 credits:
- ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
- ENVR 4990 Thesis (3 credits)
Select 1 of the following courses:
- ENVR 3800 Sustainability Analytics & Modeling (3 credits)
- PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits)
- SOC 3001 Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (3 credits)
- STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
Select 1 of the following courses:
- ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
- ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
- ENVR 4610 Sustainability: Theory and Practice (4 credits)
Select 1 of the following courses:
- GEOL 3120 Soils (4 credits)
or BIOL 3120 Soils (4 credits) - GEOL 3400 Glacial and Pleistocene Geology (3 credits)
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND TOXICOLOGY EMPHASIS
Select 2 of the following:
- BIOL 1120 General Biology: Evolution And Ecology (3 credits)
- BIOL 1400 Cellular Principles (4 credits)
- BIOL 1500 Diversity of Life (4 credits)
- CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
or CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits) - CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
or CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits) - GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
- GEOL 1120 Intro to Fossils and History of Planet Earth (4 credits)
Complete the following courses:
- ENVR 4110 Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)
- ENVR 4220 Sampling and Analysis (4 credits)
- ENVR 4500 Environmental Toxicology (4 credits)
- GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)
Select 1 of the following courses:
- MATH 1470 Precalculus (3 credits)
- MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
Select 22 credits from the following courses or any
other related courses (3000/4000) approved in advance
by a Center for Sustainability Studies Advisor:
- CHEM 3311 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
- CHEM 3312 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
- CHEM 3371 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
- CHEM 3372 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
- CHEM 3507 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)
- CHEM 3570 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)
- CHEM 4411 Biochemistry I (3 credits)
- CHEM 4412 Biochemistry II (3 credits)
- CHEM 4471 Biochemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
- CHEM 4472 Biochemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
- ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
- ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
- ENVR 3300 Environmental Management and Safety (3 credits)
- ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
- ENVR 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)
or BIOL 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits) - ENVR 4200 Wastewater Treatment (3 credits)
- ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
- ENVR 4400 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits)
- GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
- GEOG 3232 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
- GEOG 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
or BIOL 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits) - GEOG 4130 Biogeography (3 credits)
- GEOG 4140 Landscape Ecology (3 credits)
- GEOL 3120 Soils (4 credits)
or BIOL 3120 Soils (4 credits) - GEOL 3700 Environmental Geophysics (3 credits)
- GEOL 4300 Global Environmental Change (3 credits)
Suggested Semester Schedule | Environmental Studies, B.S.
Environemtnal Health and Toxicoloy Emphasis
The following is a list of Environmental Studies Major Courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.
Freshman
- CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
or CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits) - ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
- GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
- MATH 1470 Precalculus (3 credits)
or MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits) - Core Curriculum requirements
- Emphasis electives
Sophomore (with the emphasis already selected)
- ENVR 3880 Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
- GEOL 3400 Glacial and Pleistocene Geology (3 credits)
or GEOL 3120 Soils (4 credits)
or BIOL 3120 Soils (4 credits) - ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
or ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
or ENVR 4610 Sustainability: Theory and Practice (4 credits) - ENVR 3800 Sustainability Analytics & Modeling (3 credits)
or SOC 3001 Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (3 credits)
or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
or PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits) - Core Curriculum requirements
- Emphasis electives
Junior
- ENVR 4110 Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)
- ENVR 4220 Sampling and Analysis (4 credits)
- Core Curriculum requirements
- Emphasis electives
Senior
- ENVR 4500 Environmental Toxicology (4 credits)
- ENVR 4880 Senior Seminar I (1 credit)
- ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
or ENVR 4990 Thesis (3 credits) - GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)
- Core Curriculum requirements
- Emphasis electives