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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Science Minor

(20 credits)

Environmental science is the study of the effects of natural and unnatural processes, and of interactions of the planet on the environment.

Required Courses: 11 credits

ENVI 110 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences 3 Credits
ENVI 110L - Introduction to Environmental Sciences Lab 1 Credits
ENVI 170 - Earth Science 3 Credits
ENVI 170L - Earth Science Laboratory 1 Credits
ENVI 457 - Environmental Pollution and Human Health 3 Credits

Directed Electives: 9 credits

9 credits at the 300-400 level in environmentally related science courses selected in consultation with the minor advisor in the department.

CHEM 371 - Environmental Chemistry 3 Credits
ENVI 350 - Geomorphic Processes 3 Credits
ENVI 353 - Global Climate Change 3 Credits
ENVI 356 - Water and Environmental Health 3 Credits
ENVI 361 - Oceanography 3 Credits
ENVI 450 - Environmental Modeling and Mapping 3 Credits
ENVI 452 - Quaternary Environments 3 Credits
ENVI 454 - Introduction to Hydrology 3 Credits
ENVI 455 - Groundwater Hydrology 3 Credits
ENVI 456 - Lakes and Wetlands 3 Credits
ENVI 458 - Medical Geology 3 Credits
ENVI 460 - Conservation and Sustainability of Natural Resources 3 Credits
ENVI 461 - Environmental Justice 3 Credits
ENVI 462 - Ethics and the Environment 3 Credits
ENVI 463 - Soil Genesis and Classification 3 Credits
ENVI 465 - Fundamentals of Tree Ring Research 3 Credits
ENVI 471 - Quaternary Paleoecology 3 Credits
ENVI 479 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles 3 Credits
ENVI 481 - Geochemistry 3 Credits
ENVI 484 - Energy Resources 3 Credits

Note:

The Environmental Science Minor is not available to students who have declared the Environmental Geoscience Major.