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Biology: Ecological and Environmental Literacy

Overview of Degree Requirements

The BA degree is composed of 120 credits for all of the three concentration areas. The four degree categories below account for the College Liberal Arts core, Pre/Co-requisites where appropriate, Major core for the concentration, Major concentration area requirements, and open electives. As necessary and appropriate, accommodation will be made for students with transfer credit or related course experience for exceptions to the program information detailed below.

I. College Liberal Arts Core  
All students who choose to major in Environmental Studies must complete the following liberal arts core courses:
  RST 213 Religion and the Natural World 3 credits
  POL 201/203 Introduction to American Government
Introduction to Global Politics 		3 credits
3 credits
  BIO 125/225 Environmental Science I
Environmental Science II 		4 credits
4 credits
  MTH 134 or MTH 231 Brief Calculus OR Calculus 3 - 4 credits
II. Major Core 10 credits
  POL 368 Environmental Politics 3 credits
  RST 341 The Story of the Universe:
Foundational Cosmology and Earth History 		3 credits
  ENV 452 Environmental Colloquium 1credit
  ENV 495 Capstone Seminar in Environmental Studies 3 credits
III. Ecological and Environmental Literacy Concentration Requirements 29-33 credits
  Required Pre/Cp-requisites:
  CHM 109 & 110 General Chemistry I & II 10 credits
  MTH 270 Statistics 3 credits
     
  Required Major:  
  BIO 201 Ecology, Evolution, and Diversity 4 credits
     
  Ecological/Environmental Elective Options (choose 2):  
  BIO 206 Botany 4 credits
  BIO 310 Oceanography 4 credits
  BIO 314 Ecology 4 credits
  BIO 316 Microbiology 4 credits
  BIO 403 Toxicology 3 credits
  BIO 430 Microbial Ecology 4 credits
  BIO 445 Internship 3 credits
  CHM 209 & CHM 220 Organic Chemistry I AND
Organic Chemistry Lab 		5 credits total
  CHM 210 Organic Chemistry II 3 credits
  CHM 222 Analytical Chemistry 3 credits
  CHM 425 Chemical Safety (cannot be counted as a single course) 1 credit
     
  Major Concentration Electives:  
  Choose any two from Religious Studies and/or Politics and Policy concentration (or any approved elective as advised)
IV. Open Electives  
All three concentration areas allow for a volume of open elective credits with which to further a student's interest in additional subject matter or pursuit of additional major or minor interests. The available number of open elective credit for this program is 17 credits.

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