Environmental Science, Minor

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College	Arts and Sciences
Academic Award	Minor
Credits Required	20 semester credits
Faculty Lead	Eric Steinkamp

Environmental Science Minor

Many courses in the sciences have prerequisites. These can be met by careful attention when selecting General Education Science and Math courses. Specific prerequisites for this minor include:

MATH 2003 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credits
SCIE 1203 - Survey of Chemistry I 3 credits
SCIE 1201 - Survey of Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credits

Minor Requirements: 20

SCIE 1213 - Survey of Chemistry II 3 credits
SCIE 1211 - Survey of Chemistry II Laboratory 1 credits
SCIE 2403 - Environmental Science 3 credits
SCIE 2401 - Environmental Science Laboratory 1 credits
SCIE 4153 - Ecology 3 credits
SCIE 4151 - Ecology Laboratory 1 credits

Environmental Science Electives: 8

Select remaining credits from environmental science electives:

SCIE 3163 - Northwest Ecology 3 credits (summer only)
SCIE 3164 - Northwest Ecology 4 credits (summer only)
SCIE 3713 - Sustainable Development 3 credits
SCIE 4243 - Environmental Land Use Planning 3 credits
SCIE 4263 - Environmental Law and Literature 3 credits
SCIE 4413 - Resource Management 3 credits
SCIE 4411 - Resource Management Laboratory 1 credits
SCIE Study Program Electives
The department strongly recommends that students take 8 credits of the track with Au Sable Institute during a five-week summer session. Au Sable offers classes such as Geographic Information Systems, Marine Mammals, Restoration Ecology, and many others. The summer research program is also an excellent choice for those considering graduate school. See Au Sable Institute for further information.

For Science majors wanting to take a science minor, no more than 5 credits may overlap with Bachelor of Science major.