2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

  • Suggested Course Sequence

The recommended course sequence is shown below.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (16 Credits)
ENG 101 Freshman English I (4)
Seminar for Freshmen (4)
BIO 111/L111 Majors’ Biology (4)
ENVS 111/L111 Majors’ Environmental Science (4)

Spring Semester (16 Credits)
ENG 102 Freshman English II (4)
MATH 134 Calculus for Management and Social Sciences OR MATH 165 Calculus I (4)*
BIO 114/L114 Majors’ Biology II (4)
ENVS 112/L112 Major’s Environmental Science II (4)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (16 Credits)
Literature Requirement (4)
CHEM 111/L111 General Chemistry I (4)
HIST History Elective (4)
*BIO Biology Elective (4)

Spring Semester (16 Credits)
PHIL Ethics Requirement (4)
PHYS 111/L111 College Physics I Or  PHYS 151/L151** (4)
CHEM 112/L112 General Chemistry II (4)
SOC SCI  Social Science Elective (GVT 438 or EC 131) (4)

Junior Year

Fall Semester (16 Credits)
Humanities Requirement (4)
PHYS 112/L112 College Physics II  Or PHYS 152/L152** (4)
CHEM 211/L211 Organic Chemistry I (4)
BIO 274 Biostatistics or STATS 250 Statistics (4)

Spring Semester (16 Credits)
CHEM 355/L355 Environmental Chemistry (4)
CHEM 314/L314 Instrumental Analysis (4)
*Biology Elective (4)
Free Elective (4)

Senior Year

Fall Semester (16 Credits)
Environmental Science Elective (4)
*Biology Elective (4)
PHIL 362 Environmental Ethics (4)
Free Elective (4)

Spring Semester (16 Credits)
ENVS 436 Environmental Science Practicum (4)
**Environmental Science Elective (4)
Free Elective  (4)
Free Elective  (4)

*Biology electives:  BIO 222; BIO 254/L254; BIO 285/L285; BIO 333/L333; BIO 343/L343; BIO 357; BIO 359

**Environmental Science electives:  SCI 173/L173; ENVE 325/L325; CHEM 453; ENVE 365

*Students considering graduate school or other post-baccalaureate programs are encouraged to take both MATH 165 and 166.

**Students who have taken MATH 165 are encouraged to take PHYS 151/L151 and PHYS 152/L152.