Environmental Science Bachelor of Science
1. University Requirements (56 quarter hours)
| Course |
Hours
|
Quarter offered |
| First Year Seminar |
4
|
Fall |
| First Year Inquiry and Writing |
8
|
Winter, Spring |
| CREX |
4
|
Fall, Winter Spring |
| Foreign Language |
12
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| AHUM |
8
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| SOCS |
8
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| CORE 24XX: Community and Environments |
4
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| CORE 25XX: Change and Continuity |
4
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| CORE 26XX: Self and Identity |
4
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
2. Environmental Science Core (49 quarter hours)
| NATS 1201,1202,1203: Environmental Systems |
12
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| BIOL 1010,1011,1012: Concepts in Biology |
9
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| BIOL 1020,1021,1022: Concepts in Biology Lab |
3
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| BIOL 2010: General Ecology |
4
|
Fall |
| CHEM 1010: General Chemistry |
3
|
Fall |
| CHEM 1040: General Chemistry Lab |
1
|
Fall |
| CHEM 2011: Analysis Equilibrium Systems |
3
|
Winter |
| CHEM 2041: Analysis Equilibrium Systems Lab |
1
|
Winter |
| Statistics (GEOG 2000, PSYC 2300, STAT 1300) |
4
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| ENVI 3000 Environmental Laws & Regs |
4
|
Spring |
| GEOG 2700: Contemporary Env. Issues |
4
|
Winter |
3. Science and Mathematics Core (27 quarter hours)
| CHEM 2240: Introduction to Environmental Chemistry OR |
4
|
Variable |
| CHEM 2451: Organic Chemistry I (plus lab CHEM 2461) |
4
|
Spring |
| PHYS 1111,1112,1113: General Physics |
12
|
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| PHYS 1121,1122,1123: General Physics La |
3
|
Fall |
| MATH 1951 and 1952: Calculus I and II |
8
|
Fall |
4. Environmental Science Electives (24+ quarter hours). A minimum of 24 quarter hours from the following list of courses, including 8 hours each in BIOL and GEOG/GEOL. No more than 5 quarter hours may be taken as Independent Study or Independent Research may be counted toward the minimum hours required in the major.
BIOL 2050 Conservation Biology
BIOL 2310 Biodiversity of Flowering Plants
BIOL 2510 General Genetics
BIOL 2610 Vertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3020 Aquatic Ecology
BIOL 3030 Alpine Ecology
BIOL 3060 Tropical Ecology
BIOL 3070 Ecological Field Methods
BIOL 3400 Ornithology
BIOL 3410 Animal Behavior
BIOL 3700 Advanced Topics in Ecology
CHEM 3210 Instrumental Analysis
CHEM 3410 Environmental Chemistry I Atmospheric
CHEM 3411 Environmental Chemistry II: Aquatic
CHEM 3412 Environmental Chemistry III: Toxicology
ENVI 2660 Environmental History – Sonora & Baja
ENVI 3200 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
ENVI 3270 Environmental Impact Assessment
ENVI 3550 Environmental Issues – Colorado
ENVI 3660 Geography & Ecology of Costa Rica
GEOG 2010 Map Reading: Use and Analysis
GEOG 2100 Introduction to GIS
GEOG 2200 Air Photo Interpretation
GEOG 2020 Computer Assisted Cartography
GEOG 2600 World Regional Climatology
GEOG 2700 Contemporary Environmental Issues
GEOG 2800 Geography of Colorado
GEOG 2900 Reading the Landscape- Off-road Geography
GEOG 3030 Field Methods
GEOG 3040 GPS for Resource mapping
GEOG 3110 GIS Modeling
GEOG 3130 Advanced GIS
GEOG 3140 Advanced Computer Cartography
GEOG 3200 Remote Sensing
GEOG 3310 Cult/Nature/Econ/Human Ecology
GEOG 3320 Global Change-Human Dimensions
GEOG 3420 Urban & Regional Planning
GEOG 3430 Land Use:Plan, Policy, Urban Growth
GEOG 3440 Urban Transportation Planning
GEOG 3500 Reconstructing Quaternary Environments
GEOG 3510 Biogeography
GEOG 3520 Geography of Soils
GEOG 3600 Meteorology
GEOG 3610 Climatology
GEOG 3620 Applied Climatology
GEOG 3630 Dendroclimatology
GEOG 3700 Environment and Development
GEOG 3810 Natural Resource Law
GEOG 3830 Natural Resource Management
GEOG 3840 Water Resource Analysis
GEOG 3850 Renewable Energy Technologies
GEOG 3860 GIS Applications to Natural Resources
GEOG 3870 Water Resources and Sustainability
GEOG 3955 Pollen Analysis Seminar
GEOL 2010 Landform Analysis
GEOL 2020 Historical Geology
GEOL 2380 Rocks and Minerals
GEOL 2400 Geology and Ecology of the SW
GEOL 2800 Geology of National Parks
GEOL 3010 Process Geomorphology
GEOL 3100 Environmental Geology
GEOL 3200 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
GEOL 3300 Petroleum Geology
GEOL 3540 Hydrology
NOTE: A minor is NOT required for the B.S. degree.
5. Total hours for degree: 183
April 10, 2008