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These requirements are effective fall 2016
Required courses - 18 credits

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ESS 100 Environmental Systems I
3

 
N

 
ESS 110 Environmental Systems II
3
  
N
CW
ESS 301 Environmental Methods
3
 ESS 100 or permission
N
  
ESS 310 Water Resources I 3 ESS 100 & ESS 110 or permission N QM
ESS 325 Conservation Biology
3
 ESS 100 & BI 105
N, S
  
ESS 401 Senior Capstone II
3
 ESS 100, Jr or Sr. standing or permission
N, S
  
Two semesters of Chemistry with lab - 8 credits
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
CH 142 Integrated Chemistry Principles I
3
  
N
  
CH 143 Integrated Chemistry Principles Lab I
1
 corequisite CH 142
N
  QS
CH 144 Integrated Chemistry Principles II
3
 CH 142, minimum grade C
N
  
CH 145 Integrated Chemistry Principles Lab I
1
 CH 142 & CH 143
N
  QS
One semester of Physics with lab - 4 credits
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
PC 200 General Physics I
3
 corequisite PC 206
N
QM
PC 202L Physics Lab I
1
 corequisite PC 200 or PC 202
N
  
OR
PC 211 Environmental Physics 
3
 corequisite PC 211L
N
QM
PC 211L Environmental Physics Lab
1
 corequisite PC 211
N
  
Biology courses - 8 credits
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
BI 105 Biological Diversity and Ecology
3
  
N
  
BI 121 Biology Lab I
1
 corequisite BI 105
N
QS
BI 300 *General Ecology
3
 BI 105 & BI 121 or permission
N
  
BI 301 *General Ecology Laboratory
1
 corequisite BI 300
N
  
*Note: another ecology course may be taken with advisor approval.
Mathematics/Statistics - Take two of the following - 7 or 8 credits
Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ESS 230 *Environmetrics
3

sophomore standing or permission
N
QS
BI 305 *Biostatistics
4
 BI 106 or ESS 100
N
QS
MA 130 Calculus I
4
  
N
QM
*Note: another statistics course may be taken with advisor approval.
Advanced Electives

The student must complete at least 16 credits of advanced electives. Sample courses are provided below. With advisor consultation and approval students may take other upper division courses.  Some 200-level courses may be taken with advisor approval.

Course Number Title Credits Prerequisites Dist. Skills
ESS 305 Environmental Economics
3
 ESS 100 & ESS 110 or EB 223 or permission
S
  
ESS 324 Natural Resource Management
3
 ESS 100, BI 105 & BI 121
N
  
ESS 328 Limnology (currently, only at RFS)
3
 BI 105, BI 106, ESS 100, ESS 110 or permission
N
  
ESS 330 Geographical Information Systems
4
 ESS 100    
ESS 337 Environmental Law
3
 ESS 100 or PS 101
S
  
ESS 350 Field Research Methods
3
 permission
N
  
ESS 361 Field Methods in Marine Systems (India)
3
 GL 111 & ESS 100 & permission
N
Q
ESS 362 Island Ecosystems (India)
3
 GL 111 & ESS 100
N
  
ESS 363 Upland Process & Estuaries (India)
3
 GL 111 & ESS 110 & permission
N
  
ESS 364 Culture, Class & Gender (India)
3
 ESS 100 or permission
S, I
 CA, CW
ESS 380 Sense of Place (only at RFS)
3
 ESS 100 or permission   CA, CW
ESS 410 Water Resources II
3
 ESS 310 & MA 130
N
QS
BI 305 Biostatistics
4
 ESS 100
N
QS
BI 360 Vertebrate Zoology
3
 BI 105 & BI 121
N
  
BI 361 Vertebrate Zoology Lab
2
 corequisite BI 360
N
  
BI 323 Mammalogy
3
 BI 105
N
  
BI 324 Ornithology
3
 BI 105
N
  
BI 327 Botany
4
 BI 105
N
  
BI 350 Invertebrate Zoology
2
 BI 105
N
  
BI 351 Invertebrate Zoology Lab
2
 corequisite BI 350
N
  
BI 370 Herpetology
3
 BI 113
N
  
BI 432 Environmental Toxicology
3
 BI 105 & 1 semester of Chemistry or permission
N
  

Total Environmental Science POE credits = 61 or 62

The ESS Department also offers resident programs at the Raystown Field Station and a Marine Science Program in India. Courses taken in the programs, as well as other programs may substitute directly into your POE. Students interested in these programs should work with their advisors to plan accordingly.

Possible schedule for the Environmental Science POE:

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
First Year ESS 100, EN 110, IT 100,B1 105 & BI 121 (BI 105 & BI 121 can be taken as a sophomore) CH 115 can be taken as a sophomore, BI 300 & BI 301 (can also be taken spring junior or senior year) ESS 230 (or BI 205 in spring of junior year) *Semester at the field station can be considered if CH 114 was taken freshmen year
Sophomore ESS 310, CH 114 (can be taken as a freshman), PC-200  
Junior ESS 301 (can be taken fall senior year), ESS 325 (can be taken fall senior year) *Semester at field station can be considered if ESS 301 and ESS 325 are taken senior year Upper level electives CAN BE TAKEN AT THE FIELD STATION
Senior Upper level electives CAN BE TAKEN AT THE FIELD STATION ESS 401, (or other capstone based experience) Upper level electives *Semester at the field station can be considered if research credits are taken at the field station

updated 10.18