The ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Major Sequence Courses in bold are required for the major. Core courses have been included in italics. Students planning to go to graduate school should take additional coursework in mathematics, biology and physics. Click here for a suggested four-year sequence for students planning to go to graduate school. Fall Semester | Spring Semester | Courses | Credits | Courses | Credits |
Freshman Year (2006-2007)
| | FS 100 Freshman Seminar I | 3 | FS 101 Freshman Seminar II | 3 | | CVOR 101 Origins of the West | 3 | CVHI 102 Renaissance to Rev | 3 | | BIOL 110 Intro. to Biology I | 4 | BIOL 111 Intro. to Biology II | 4 | CHEM 101 General Chemistry I | 4 | CHEM 101 General Chemistry II | 4 |
Sophomore Year (2007-2008)
| PHIL 211 From Cosmos to Citizen | 3 | PHIL 212 From Self to Society (Science and Nature) | 3 | | BIOL 204 Ecology | 4 | Conservation Biology | 3 | | CHEM 201 Organic Chemistry I | 4 | CHEM 202 Organic Chemistry II | 4 | MATH 247 Calculus I | 4 | Social Science | 3 | | | elective | 3 |
Junior Year (2008-2009)
| | AMC 201 American Experience I | 3 | AMC 202 American Experience II | 3 | | THEOL 200 Found. Christian Theol. | 3 | THEOL 207 Catholic Social Teaching | 3 | | BIOL 225 Intro. to Env. Sci. | 4 | BIOL 406 Evolution | 4 | | elective or interdisciplinary electivea | 3 | elective or interdisciplinary electivea | 3 | | elective or Foreign Language I | 4 | elective or Foreign Language II | 3 |
Senior Year (2009-2010) | | CVHI 201 West in Mod. World | 3 | Ethics or Nonwest | 3 | | CVEN 201 or CVFA 201 | 3 | experiential componentb | 1 | | Ethics or Nonwest | 3 | elective or interdisciplinary electivea | 3 | | CHEM 210 Analytical Chemistry | 4 | elective | 3 | | elective or interdisciplinary electivea | 3 | elective | 3 | | | | elective | 3 |
aTwo interdisciplinary electives are required. Students can choose from the following interdisciplinary electives: CJUST 320 Environmental Crime, ECON 312 Environmental Economics, HIST 203 Environmental History, PHIL 333 Environmental Philosophy, PSCI 230 Politics and the Environment, PSCI 348 Human Rights, PSYCH 360 Environmental Psychology, THEOL 341 Theology and the Environment. Check with your advisor or Dr. Rosie Bolen for a schedule of when these courses are offered. bFor the experiential component of the major, students must complete an independent study (ENV 411), undergraduate research project (ENV 450), or an internship (ENV 480). [ back to course sequence ] The ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Major Sequence: Preparation for Graduate School This course sequence is suggested for students planning to apply to graduate school. It assumes that the foreign language requirement has been met. Click here for a course sequence for students not planning to apply to graduate school. Courses in bold are required for the major. Core courses have been included in italics. Fall Semester | Spring Semester | Courses | Credits | Courses | Credits |
Freshman Year (2006-2007)
| | FS 100 Freshman Seminar I | 3 | FS 101 Freshman Seminar II | 3 | | CVOR 101 Origins of the West | 3 | CVHI 102 Renaissance to Rev | 3 | | BIOL 110 Intro. to Biology I | 4 | BIOL 111 Intro. to Biology II | 4 | CHEM 101 General Chemistry I | 4 | CHEM 101 General Chemistry II | 4 |
Sophomore Year (2007-2008)
| PHIL 211 From Cosmos to Citizen | 3 | PHIL 212 From Self to Society (Science and Nature) | 3 | | BIOL 204 Ecology | 4 | Conservation Biology | 3 | | CHEM 201 Organic Chemistry I | 4 | CHEM 202 Organic Chemistry II | 4 | MATH 247 Calculus I | 4 | MATH 248 Calculus II | 4 |
Junior Year (2008-2009) | | AMC 201 American Experience I | 3 | AMC 202 American Experience II | 3 | | THEOL 200 Found. Christian Theol. | 3 | THEOL 207 Catholic Social Teaching | 3 | | BIOL 225 Intro. to Env. Sci. | 4 | BIOL 406 Evolution | 4 | | Social Science or interdisciplinary electivea | 3 | Social Science or interdisciplinary electivea | 3 | | BIOL 306 Genetics | 4 | elective | 3 |
Senior Year (2009-2010) | | CVHI 201 West in Mod. World | 3 | Ethics or Nonwest | 3 | | CVEN 201 or CVFA 201 | 3 | experiential componentb | 1 | | Ethics or Nonwest | 3 | interdisciplinary electivea | 3 | | CHEM 210 Analytical Chemistry | 4 | elective | 3 | | PHYS 201 Physics I | 4 | PHYS 202 Physics II | 4 |
aTwo interdisciplinary electives are required. Students can choose from the following interdisciplinary electives: CJUST 320 Environmental Crime, ECON 312 Environmental Economics, HIST 203 Environmental History, PHIL 333 Environmental Philosophy, PSCI 230 Politics and the Environment, PSCI 348 Human Rights, PSYCH 360 Environmental Psychology, THEOL 341 Theology and the Environment. Check with your advisor or Dr. Rosie Bolen for a schedule of when these courses are offered. bFor the experiential component of the major, students must complete an independent study (ENV 411), undergraduate research project (ENV 450), or an internship (ENV 480). [ back to top | back to course sequence ] | 
