Environmental Science Minor

Minor Requirements: 6 courses, 24 credits

The Environmental Science minor has three required courses and three additional courses demonstrating an emphasis in biology or chemistry.

Core Requirements (3 courses and corresponding laboratories where applicable, 12 credits)

• UES-111 Environmental Science
• UES-L111 Environmental Science Lab
• UES-211 Environmental Science II
• UES-L211 Environmental Science II Lab
• UES-225 Geographical Information Science
• UES-L225 Geographic Information Science Lab

Electives (3 courses and corresponding laboratories where applicable, 12 credits)

Choose one of the following options:

Biology Option

• BIO-114 Organismal Biology
• BIO-L114 Organismal Biology Laboratory
• BIO-333 Ecology
• BIO-L333 Ecology Lab
• BIO-343 Biodiversity & Conservation Biology

Chemistry Option

• CHEM-111 General Chemistry I
• CHEM-L111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
• CHEM-112 General Chemistry II
• CHEM-L112 General Chemistry Laboratory II

For one of the three courses, student may select either:

• UES-255 Chemistry and the Environment
• UES-L255 Chemistry and the Environment Laboratory

or

• CHEM-355 Environmental Chemistry
• CHEM-L355 Environmental Chemistry Lab

Residency Requirement Policy: In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

Minor Programs Policy: A student declaring a minor may use no more than two courses from a major or double major combination to fulfill the requirements for the minor. No more than one course from one minor may count toward the fulfillment of a second minor. Students may not minor in a subject in which they are also completing a major. For more information, see the Minor Programs section of the CAS Degree Requirements page.