Environmental Science and Sustainability (B.S.)

Required support courses

• BIO 107 - Organismal Form and Function (2)
• BIO 108 - Ecology and Evolution (2)
• BIO 440 - Landscape Ecology & GIS (2 or 4)
• BIO 441 - Landscape Ecology & GIS Lab (2)
• CHE 111 - Principles of Chemistry I (4)
• CHE 112 - Principles of Chemistry II (4)
• CHE 211 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
• ESS 260 - Introduction to Scientific Research (2)
• PHY 111 - General Physics I (4) or PHY 121 - Introductory Physics I (4)   
• MAT 220 - Biostatistics (4)
• MAT 111 - Introduction to Applied Calculus (4) or CPS 121 - Introduction to Programming (4)    
• An approved geology or earth science course

*In lieu of BIO 440 and BIO 441, students may take a GIS course at Au Sable Institute.

Electives

12 credits from the following:

• ESS 471 - Research I (Variable)
• BIO 230 - Introduction to Marine Science (4)
• BIO 302 - Crops and Society (4)
• BIO 304 - Conservation Biology (4)
• BIO 309 - Medicinal Botany (4)
• BIO 310 - Ecology (4)
• BIO 331 - Marine Biology Institute (4)
• BIO 335 - Mammalogy (2)
• BIO 340 - Field Ornithology (2)
• BIO 345 - Introduction to Public Health (2)
• CHE 312 - Environmental and Instrumental Analysis (4) or Environmental Chemistry from Au Sable Institute
• Relevant courses from Au Sable Institute, such as Environmental Law
• Relevant courses from Creation Care Studies Program
• Other taxon-specific courses
• Any additional geology or chemistry course approved by the department chair