2025-2026 Catalog

Environmental Science Minor

Environmental Science Minor Requirements: 5 courses and corresponding labs where applicable, 20 credits

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

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

ENVS-111Environmental Science

3

ENVS-L111Environmental Science Laboratory

1

ENVS-211Environmental and Human Health

3

ENVS-L211Environmental and Human Health Laboratory

1

ENVS-225Geographical Information Science

3

ENVS-L225Geographic Information Science Laboratory

1

Electives (2 courses and corresponding laboratories where applicable, 8 credits)

Complete 8 credits from either the biology or chemistry sequence:

Biology Sequence
Complete 8 credits from the Biology Sequence.
BIO-114Organismal Biology

3

BIO-L114Organismal Biology Laboratory

1

BIO-333Ecology

3

BIO-L333Ecology Lab

1

BIO-343Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

4

Chemistry Sequence
Complete 8 credits from the Chemistry Sequence.
CHEM-111General Chemistry I

3

CHEM-L111General Chemistry Laboratory I

1

CHEM-112General Chemistry II

3

CHEM-L112General Chemistry Laboratory II

1

CHEM-355Environmental Chemistry

3

CHEM-L355Environmental Chemistry Lab

1

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.

About the Environmental Science Minor

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