Environmental Science Major

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 33

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

First-Year Launch Course	FLC	FLC 100 (Credits: 1)

Communication	CO1/CO2	COMP 150 ^p and any one approved
	or	CO2^pcourse (Credits: 6)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^p course and any one approved
		CO3^pcourse (Credits: 6)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 113 ^p (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any one approved AH course (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	One additional approved AH course (Credits: 3)

History	HI	Any one approved HI course(Credits: 3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 3)

AH/HI/SS^b	AH or HI or SS	One additional approved AH^b or HI^b or SS^b course (Credits: 3)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	CHEM 150 ^c,p (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	CHEM 151 ^c,p (Credits: 4)

Major Requirements - Credits: 57-58

Required courses in the Department of Environment & Sustainability:

ENV 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Credits: 3 ^d
ENV 110 - Introduction to Environmental Science Credits: 4
ENV 320 - Research Methods and Design Credits: 3
ENV 395 - Collaborative Environmental Research Credits: 3
Senior capstone experience (select one (1) course from the following):
ENV 410 - Capstone: Community Internship Credits: 3
or
ENV 496 - Capstone: Research Credits: 3

Required Courses in the Natural/Physical Sciences:

BIO 245 - Issues in Ecology Credits: 4
CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4 ^d
CHEM 151 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II: Chemical Reaction Credits: 4 ^d
CHEM 365 - Analytical Chemistry Credits: 4
GEOG 310 - Introduction to Computer Mapping and GIS Credits: 4
HS 208 - Microbiology for the Health Sciences Credits: 4
and complete one (1) of the following GEOL courses:
GEOL 105 - Earth and the Environment Credits: 4 ^d
or
GEOL 113 - Physical Geology Credits: 4 ^d

Mathematics Electives:

Minimum of six (6) credits required

MATH 121 - Pre-Calculus Credits: 4 ^d
MATH 132 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3 ^d
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4 ^d

Across the Sciences Electives:

Minimum of 17 credits required, at least 14 credits must be 300 or 400 level

ANTH 246 - Human Biological Variation Credits: 3 ^d
ANTH 344 - Environmental Archaeology Credits: 3
ANTH 356 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 3
BIO 376 - Field Ecology Credits: 5
BIO 382 - Field Botany Credits: 5
BIO 435 - Advanced Topics in Ecology Credits: 3
BIO 437 - Advanced Topics in Ecology with Lab Credits: 4
CHEM 465 - Instrumental Analytical Chemistry Credits: 4
ENGR 104 - Fundamentals of Engineering Computing Credits: 3
ENGR 270 - Engineering Thermodynamics Credits: 3
ENGR 301 - Environmental Principles Credits: 3
ENV 301 - Environmental Geography Credits: 3
ENGR 410 - Alternative Energy Systems Credits: 3
ENV 319 - Agroecology Credits: 3
ENV 393 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies Credits: 3
ENV 476 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Science with Lab Credits: 4
GEOG 235 - Weather and Climate Credits: 3 ^d
GEOG 325 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credits: 3
GEOL 323 - Geomorphology Credits: 4
GEOL 435 - Groundwater Geology Credits: 4
PH 102 - Environmental Public Health I Credits: 3
PH 333 - Environmental Public Health II Credits: 3
PH 340 - Global Health Credits: 3
PH 380 - Epidemiology Credits: 3
PH 440 - Advanced Topics in Public Health Credits: 3
PH 444 - Environmental Public Health III Credits: 3
PHIL 252 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3 ^d
PHIL 341 - Professional Ethics Credits: 3
PHYS 217 - Physics - Science and Engineering I Credits: 4 ^d
PS 420 - Water Politics: An Uphill Flow to Money Credits: 3
SOC 311 - Ecology and Society Field School Credits: 5
SOC 331 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 384 - Special Topics: Sustainability Credits: 3
SOC 385 - Soil and Society Credits: 3

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

Chosen in conjunction with your academic advisor to assure that the total graduation credit requirement for this program is met.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 33 credits or who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Upper Division Requirement - Credits: 36

Among the total required courses, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses. This major may require additional courses to meet the upper division requirement.

Course Information

Prior to course registration, students should review all courses for prerequisites, minimum prerequisite grade requirements and minimum class standing.

^dThis course fulfills both a Major Program Core requirement and a Liberal Arts Core requirement. It may also be used to fulfill a Major Program elective. To complete the degree in the specified total credits for graduation, students must use this course to fulfill the major requirements. If the course is noted as an elective option, it may be used to satisfy a Major Program elective requirement and a Liberal Arts Core requirement. Credits for this course are counted in the Liberal Arts Core section of the curriculum listing but are not counted in the Major Requirements total.

Additional Program Notes

^sBIO 376 is only taught in the summer.

Note: Students whose placement is MATH 121 or transfer in MATH 121 will have MATH 113 waived. Students whose placement is MATH 221 or transfer in MATH 221 will have MATH 113 and MATH 121 waived. Please email gradcheck@fortlewis.edu for waiver to be processed on the degree audit.

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

All curricular requirements for the Liberal Arts Core and at least one major must be met. Many students choose to use free electives to complete the requirements for a certificate, minor or teacher licensure.

A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

Students must achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 and a minimum grade point average of 2.00 for those courses accepted to meet the requirements for the major, a certificate or minor.

A minimum of 30 credits must be completed at Fort Lewis College. College-sponsored off-campus academic experiences are considered “in residence.”