Environmental Science Pathway, A.S.

Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary field that draws on biology, geology, meteorology, and chemistry to study environmental problems and human impacts on the environment. Environmental science is a quantitative discipline with both applied and theoretical aspects and has been influential in informing the policies of governments around the world. The diversity of fields covered in this discipline allows students to pursue either majors or nonmajors’ versions of the required science courses.

Degree Requirements

Core IMPACTS Curriculum (42 Credit Hours)

See 1410 Core Curriculum Requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Core IMPACTS	Area Shorthand
Institutional Priority	Institution
Mathematics & Quantitative Skills	Mathematics
Political Science and U.S. History	Citizenship
Arts, Humanities & Ethics	Humanities
Communicating in Writing	Writing
Technology, Mathematics & Sciences*	STEM
Social Sciences	Social Sciences

Recommendations

STEM

Recommended courses:

BIOL 1103 - Introductory Biology I 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 1103L - Introductory Biology I Lab 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 1104 - Introductory Biology II 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 1104L - Introductory Biology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
- or -
BIOL 2107 - Principles of Biology I 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 2107L - Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 2108 - Principles of Biology II 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 2108L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

Field of Study: Courses Appropriate to the Pathway (18 Credit Hours)

Required Courses (if not taken in STEM area of Core IMPACTS):

Geology Lab Sequence

GEOL 1121 - Introductory Geology I 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 1121L - Introductory Geology I Lab 1 Credit Hours
GEOL 1122 - Introductory Geology II 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 1122L - Introductory Geology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

Select one biology lab sequence from the following options (8 Hours)

BIOL 1103 - Introductory Biology I 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 1103L - Introductory Biology I Lab 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 1104 - Introductory Biology II 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 1104L - Introductory Biology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
- or -
BIOL 2107 - Principles of Biology I 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 2107L - Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
BIOL 2108 - Principles of Biology II 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 2108L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

Select additional courses from the list below to complete 18 hours in the Field of Study

ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 2010 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 2020 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 1151 - Survey Of Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 1151L - Survey Of Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 1152 - Survey Of Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 1152L - Survey of Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 1211L - Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 1212L - Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
CHEM 2400 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
CHEM 2410 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2100 - Global Economics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ENVS 1401 - Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
ENVS 1401L - Environmental Science Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
ENVS 1402 - Plant Resources in the Environment 3 Credit Hours
ENVS 1402L - Plant Resources in the Environment Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3 Credit Hours
MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hours
MATH 2211 - Calculus of One Variable I 4 Credit Hours
MATH 2212 - Calculus of One Variable II 4 Credit Hours
POLS 2401 - Global Issues 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SCOM 1000 - Human Communication 2 Credit Hours
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours