Environmental Studies B.S.

Coordinator: Professor Paul Wilson

Program Features

48-54 semester hours

Required courses:

BIOL 114GE: Introductory Biology I

0 - 4 credits

BIOL 115GE: Introductory Biology II

0 - 4 credits

BIOL 210GE:Environmental Biology

3 credits

BIOL 322Plant Res Envir Stress

0 - 4 credits

BIOL 330Microbiology

0 - 4 credits

BIOL 463Conservation Biology

4 credits

 

BIOL 484Environmental Studies Field Experience and Internship

3 - 15 credits

Or

BIOL 494Research In Biology

3 credits

 

BIOL 497Environmental Studies Seminar

1 credits

two of the following

BIOL 200General Ecology

0 - 3 credits

BIOL 220Field Botany

3 credits

BIOL 221Field Zoology

3 credits

five additional courses in a single discipline numbered 300 or higher

approved by the adviser.

one field ecology course

BIOL 200General Ecology

0 - 3 credits

BIOL 220Field Botany

3 credits

BIOL 221Field Zoology

3 credits

one plant course

BIOL 320Plant Morphology

3 credits

BIOL 422Plant Physiology

4 credits

BIOL 423Plant Ecology

3 credits

BIOM 461Marine Botany

3 credits

one aquatic course

BIOL 440General Aquatic Ecology

3 credits

BIOL 443Stream Ecology

3 credits

 

BIOL 446Limnology

3 credits

BIOL 460Marine Ecology

3 credits

one animal course

BIOL 325Ornithology

4 credits

BIOL 333Invertebrate Zoology

4 credits

BIOL 425Herpetology

3 credits

BIOL 448Biology of Aquatic Insects

3 credits

BIOL 451General Entomology

3 credits

BIOL 462Mammalogy

4 credits

BIOL 466Marine Ichthyology

3 credits

and one additional Biology course at the 300+ level

approved by the adviser.

Co-requisite courses:

CHEM 121GE: General Chemistry I

3 credits

CHEM 123GE: General Chemistry I Lab

1 credits

CHEM 124GE: General Chemistry II

3 credits

CHEM 126GE: General Chemistry II Lab

1 credits

CHEM 373Environmental Quality: The Chemical Approach

4 credits

MATH 110GE: General Statistics

3 credits

 

PHYS 117GE: Energy

3 credits

Or

PHYS 118GE: Solar Energy

3 credits

 

GEOG 120GE: Physical Geography

3 credits

GEOG 121GE: Physical Geology

3 credits

GEOG 341Geographic Information Systems

3 credits

CMST 111GE: Speech Communication

3 credits

POLS 211GE: American Government

3 credits

BIOL 484Environmental Studies Field Experience and Internship

3 - 15 credits

Required quality point average:

2.25 or greater for courses in Biological Sciences.

Additional requirements:

Note: Students planning to attend graduate school in this field should also take CHEM 233, CHEM 234, CHEM 235, CHEM 236; PHYS 131, PHYS 132. These programs offer a unique opportunity to select individualized programs from a wide variety of electives in several disciplines. Each student is required to complete a field experience or internship in the senior year. Credits for internships are arranged individually with one credit earned for each full time (40 hour) work week. Interns have served with park departments, state and federal wildlife agencies, water and sewer treatment plants, and a variety of government conservation agencies both in the United States and abroad.

Program Curriculum Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

BIOL 114GE: Introductory Biology I

0 - 4 credits

CHEM 121GE: General Chemistry I

3 credits

CHEM 123GE: General Chemistry I Lab

1 credits

ENGL 103English Composition

3 credits

CPSC 101GE: Personal Computers and Their Uses in the Sciences

3 credits

Fitness Elective

1 credit

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

BIOL 115GE: Introductory Biology II

0 - 4 credits

CHEM 124GE: General Chemistry II

3 credits

CHEM 126GE: General Chemistry II Lab

1 credits

BIOL 210GE:Environmental Biology

3 credits

MATH 110GE: General Statistics

3 credits

General Education Elective - Humanities

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:17

Sophomore Year

Fall

BIOL 200General Ecology

0 - 3 credits

BIOL 220Field Botany

3 credits

Or

BIOL 221Field Zoology

3 credits

 

CMST 111GE: Speech Communication

3 credits

GEOG 120GE: Physical Geography

3 credits

General Education Elective - Social Science

3 credits

General Education Elective - Humanities

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

GEOG 121GE: Physical Geology

3 credits

General Education Elective - Social Science

3 credits

Biology Elective (plant, aquatic, animal, or field)

3-4 credits

POLS 211GE: American Government

3 credits

General Education Elective - Humanities

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15-16

Junior Year

Fall

Biology Elective (plant, aquatic, animal, or field)

3-4 credits

General Education Elective - Humanities

3 credits

General Education Elective - Social Science

3 credits

 

PHYS 117GE: Energy

3 credits

Or

PHYS 118GE: Solar Energy

3 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15-16

Spring

BIOL 484Environmental Studies Field Experience and Internship

3 - 15 credits

And/Or

BIOL 494Research In Biology

3 credits

 

BIOL 322Plant Res Envir Stress

0 - 4 credits

Fitness Elective

1 credit

GEOG 341Geographic Information Systems

3 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:11-16

Senior Year

Fall

Biology Elective (plant, aquatic, animal, or field)

3-4 credits

BIOL 330Microbiology

0 - 4 credits

BIOL 497Environmental Studies Seminar

1 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:14-15

Spring

Biology Elective (Upper-Division)

3-4 credits

BIOL 463Conservation Biology

4 credits

CHEM 373Environmental Quality: The Chemical Approach

4 credits

Free Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:14-15

Total Credit Hours: 116

For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3725 or visit our website www.esu.edu/biol

116 is the Minimum Total Credits.