BS in Environmental Science

The environmental science BS degree draws upon the natural sciences, which form the foundation of environmental science. Students are strongly encouraged to seek research experience either with faculty or at one of the many research institutions in the Washington, DC area.

Admission to the Program

Admission to the program is through formal declaration of the major through the Department of Environmental Science.

University Requirements

• A total of 120 credit hours
• 6 credit hours of college writing 
• 3 credit hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination

General Education Requirements

• A total of ten courses, consisting of one foundation course and one second-level course in an approved sequence from each of the five curricular areas
• No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline

Major Requirements

• 73 credit hours with grades C or better

Course Requirements

Environmental Science (19 credit hours)

• ENVS-150 Sustainable Earth 5:1 (4)
  
• ENVS-300 Conservation (3) 
• ENVS-350 Environmental Geology (3) 
• ENVS-360 Environment and the Atmosphere (3) 
• ENVS-375 Water Resources (3) 
• ENVS-492 Senior Capstone in Environmental Science (3) 
  

• CHEM-110 General Chemistry I 5:1 (4)
• CHEM-210 General Chemistry II 5:2 (4)
• MATH-221 Calculus I (4) or MATH-222 Calculus II
• STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4)
• STAT-302 Intermediate Statistics (3) 
• BIO-110 General Biology (4) and BIO-210 General Biology II (4) or PHYS-110 Principles of Physics (4) and PHYS-210 Principles of Physics II (4)
• 12 credit hours from BIO, ENVS, CHEM, MATH/STAT, PHYS at 300 Level or higher. Substitutions possible with departmental approval.

• ECON-100 Macroeconomics 4:1(3)
• ECON-200 Microeconomics 4:2 (3) 
• COMM-200 Writing for Mass Communication (3)

• CSC-310 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3) 

• ENVS-490 Independent Study Project (1-6)
• ENVS-491 Internship (1-6)