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Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (BSES)

Find solutions to pressing environmental problems

With a major in Environmental Science through a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (BSES) degree, you will study the environment and look for solutions to pressing environmental problems. You'll also have opportunities to study abroad in places like South Korea, South Africa, Portugal, and Costa Rica.

Employment opportunities include environmental consulting firms; federal, state, and local environmental agencies; and non-governmental environmental organizations.

Our recent graduates have found positions at the following:

National Park Service, as a Science Communication Fellow
Indiana Department of Environmental Management, as a Environmental Manager 2
August Mack Environmental Incorporated
The Nature Conservancy

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Program learning goals

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1.1. Biology

1.2 Chemistry

1.3 Physics

1.4 Geology

1.5 Ecology

2.1 Develop a familiarization in both laboratory and field procedures

2.2 Demonstrate the ability to interpret and synthesize both field and laboratory based research

2.3 Apply laboratory and field research techniques to examine environmental sciences questions/problems

2.4 Understand benefits, trade-offs, and coordination of laboratory vs field environmental science

3.1 Understand the connections between human and natural systems

3.2 Understand the institutional structures (policy, incentives, economic) that are used to manage natural systems

3.3 Understand cultural, historical context in which natural systems exist

4.1 Use of digital tools for understanding and solving quantitative problems including computer software for statistical, tabular, graphical and/or spatial analysis of data

4.2 Statistical techniques in sampling and analysis

4.3 Understanding of basic calculus tools

5.1 identify relationships among human, biological, chemical and other disciplinary sub-systems

5.2 compare and evaluate environmental systems across space and time

5.3 select relevant information and data to address a particular environmental challenge

5.4 assess complexity in a given environmental system (e.g., feedback loops, emergent qualities, etc.)

6.1 Write and speak effectively to communicate technical environmental science information that is concise, well-organized, well-referenced, and distinguishes between observation and inference.

6.2 Develop graphic visuals that effectively communicate environmental science information in the form of charts, tables, figures.

6.3 Interpret and translate environmental science information for a variety of audiences including scientists, policy-makers, and the general public.

Required coursework

The BSES is a joint degree program between the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the College of Arts + Sciences—to offer you a selection of courses on a wide range of environmental topics, taught by over 40 faculty and instructors across Indiana University.

You’ll follow an interdisciplinary approach, gaining knowledge and tools from the traditional sciences, such as biology, chemistry, geology, hydrology, mathematics, meteorology, and physics. Many of the courses include field and laboratory work, providing valuable hands-on experience, and demonstrating the applied nature of environmental science. At the same time, you will be encouraged to think broadly about the relationships between science, policy, and management.

As a student in the O'Neill School, you will complete your degree requirements based on your matriculation date – the date you entered Indiana University Bloomington.

Your Academic Advising Report is your personalized report outlining your progress toward graduation. The requirements below are for advising purposes only and are not official. To discuss your degree requirements and academic goals, make an appointment with your academic advisor.

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Environment, Society, and Sustainability Institute

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (B.S.E.S.) and minor in Environmental Science are degree programs offered jointly by the College of Arts and Sciences and the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs through the Integrated Program in the Environment. The interdisciplinary B.S.E.S. program considers the environment from a scientific perspective. Students preparing for professional employment or graduate study in environmental science or in one of the traditional sciences should consider this degree.

Major requirements

- 1. BSES Foundations: Joint Degree Requirements
    a. Foreign Language.
- - Proficiency in a single foreign language at or above the second semester of the first year of college-level coursework.
  1. Critical Approaches. (3 cr.)
- - Any student who is a candidate for a bachelor’s degree offered by the College of Arts and Sciences is required to complete one Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences (CAPP) course on the Bloomington campus. Students are encouraged to take this course in their first year or no later than the first semester of their second year. For a listing of all courses that can satisfy the CAPP requirement, please consult with your academic advisor.
  1. BSES Foundations: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computation
    a.Calculus.One (1) of the following:
    i. Calculus I. One (1) course from the Calculus I list.
- - MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)
  - MATH-S 211 Honors Calculus I (4 cr.)
  1. Brief Survey of Calculus. Two (2) courses from the Brief Survey of Calculus list.
- - MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.) or MATH-V 119 Applied Brief Calculus for Life Sciences (3 cr.)
  - MATH-M 120 Brief Survey of Calculus II (3 cr.)
  1. Statistics. One (1) course from the Statistics list.
- - SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 314 Data Analytics for Earth Science (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
  - STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for Life Sciences (3 cr.)
  - STAT-S 350 Introduction to Statistical Inference (3 cr.)
  1. Computation. One (1) course from the Computation list.
- - CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)
  - CSCI-A 321 Computing tools for Scientific Research (4 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 250 Computing in the Geospatial Sciences (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 261 Using IT in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations: Chemistry
    a.Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture list.
- - CHEM-C 117 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-H 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
  - CHEM-J 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I for Science Majors (3 cr.)
  1. b. Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab list.
- - CHEM-C 127 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-H 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory, Honors
  1. Organic Chemistry Lecture. One (1) course from the Organic Chemistry Lecture list.
- - CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-R 340 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-S 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
  1. Chemistry Elective.One (1) course from the Chemistry Elective list.
- - CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-S 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations: Physics.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations: Physics list.
- - PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
  - PHYS-P 221 Physics I (5 cr.)
  - PHYS-H 221 Honors Physics I (5 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations: Biology.
    a. Evolution and Diversity. One (1) course from the Evolution and Diversity list.
- - BIOL-E 111 Basic Biology by Examination I (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 111 Foundations of Biology: Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology (4 cr.)
  1. Biological Mechanisms.One (1) course from the Biological Mechanisms list.
- - BIOL-E 112 Basic Biology by Examination II (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms (4 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations.
  2. Communications.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations:
- - ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
  - ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)
  - ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 481 Grant Writing for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
  1. Oral Communications.One (1) of the following courses:
- - COLL-P 155 Public Oral Communication (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 326 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
  1. An additional course to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Intensive Writing Requirement (see academic advisor for approved courses).
  2. BSES Foundations: Diversity in the United States
  3. One (1) of the following courses:
- - ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 313 Place and Politics (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 424 Environmental Law, Justice, and Politics (3 cr.)
  1. Environmental Science Courses.
  2. Introductory Course.One (1) course from the Introductory Course list.
- - SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  1. Electives. 24 credit hours from the Electives list.
- - BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (4 )
  - BIOL-L 211 Molecular Biology (3 )
  - BIOL-L 307 Biodiversity (3 )
  - BIOL-L 318 Evolution (3 )
  - BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse City (3 )
  - BIOL-L 328 Disease Ecology and Evolution (3 )
  - BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology (3 )
  - BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (4 )
  - BIOL-L 402 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 472 Microbial Ecology (3
  - BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 )
  - BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology (2 )
  - BIOL-M 250 Microbiology (3 )
  - BIOL-M 315 Microbiology Laboratory (2 )
  - BIOL-M 465 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 373 Entomology (3 )
  - BIOL-Z 374 Invertebrate Zoology (3 )
  - BIOL-Z 375 Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (2 )
  - BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology (5 )
  - BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes (3 )
  - CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-A 315 Chemical Measurements Laboratory (2 )
  - CHEM-A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory (2 )
  - EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering (3 )
  - EAS-A 332 Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3 )
  - EAS-A 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (3 )
  - EAS-A 340/GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 347 Atmospheric Instrumentation (3 )
  - EAS-A 364 Dynamic Meteorology I (3 )
  - EAS-A 437 Advanced Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 445 Climate Dynamics (3 )
  - EAS-A 474 Current and Future Trends in Extremes (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science (3 )
  - EAS-E 225 Earth Materials (4 )
  - EAS-E 226 Earth Processes (3 )
  - EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History (3 ) EAS-E 316 Mineral Resources (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 330 Human Impacts on Earth Systems: Quantifying Impacts, Designing Solutions (3 )
  - EAS-E 333 Sedimentary and Tectonic Processes (3 )
  - EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 )
  - EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology (3 )
  - EAS-E 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 )
  - EAS-E 411 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 )
  - EAS-E 412 Vertebrate Paleontology (3 )
  - EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3-4 )
  - EAS-E 423 Methods in Applied Geophysics (3-4 )
  - EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 )
  - EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (2-4 )
  - EAS-E 488 Paleoclimatology: The Geological Record of Earth's Climate History (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 )
  - EAS-X 429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (6 )
  - GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation (3 )
  - GEOG-G 336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3 )
  - GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Science (3 cr.) or SPEA-E 418 Vector-based GIS (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science and Politics (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest (3 )
  - GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology (3 )
  - GEOG-G 407 Climate Dynamics (3 )
  - GEOG-G 436 Advanced Remote Sensing: Digital Image Processing (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 438 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 439 GIS and Environmental Analysis (3 )
  - GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts (3 )
  - GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology (3 )
  - GEOG-G 452 Tree-Ring Science (3 )
  - GEOG-G 453 Water and Society (3 )
  - GEOG-G 461 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 467 Ecohydrology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 481 Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling (3 )
  - GEOG-G 485 Geospatial Programming (3 )
  - GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 )
  - GEOG-G 489 Geospatial Analysis of Big Data in Python (3 cr.)
  - PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 )
  - SPEA-E 260 Introduction to Water Resources (3 )
  - SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 )
  - SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology ((3 )
  - SPEA-E 375 Techniques in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (1-3 cr.) (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 ) (R: any organismal biology course)
  - SPEA-E 417 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 )
  - SPEA-E 426 Applied Math for Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 429 Application of GIS (3 )
  - SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.) (P: SPEA-E 272)
  - SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 )
  - SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 )
  - SPEA-E 444 Hazardous Materials (3 )
  - SPEA-E 450 Soil Science and Management (3 )
  - SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 )
  - SPEA-E 452 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 ) (P: BIOL-L 111 (or equivalent) and CHEM-C 117 (or equivalent), or permission of the instructor)
  - SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management (3 )
  - SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 )
  - SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 )
  - SPEA-E 461 Fisheries and Wildlife Management Laboratory (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 470 Elements of Fluid Mechanics (3 )
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (0-15 ) (approved topics only; consult SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics)
  - SPEA-V 413 Food Systems and Community Resilience (3 cr.)
  - SPH-O 305 Integrated Resource Management (3 cr.)

Up to six (6) credit hours (combined total) of any of the following:

- - BIOL-X 490 Individual Study (1-12 cr.)
  - EAS-X 498 Undergraduate Research in Geology (1-6 cr.)
  - GEOG-X 490 Undergraduate Readings and Research in Geography (1-3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 490 Directed Research in Environmental Science (1-4 cr.)

*Courses used to satisfy the Foundations requirements cannot be used to satisfy any other degree requirement.

Thematic Pathways

NOTE: These courses are grouped by topic to assist students, but students are free to choose any combination of them. Courses may appear on more than one list.

Biodiversity, Conservation, and Ecology:

- - BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse-City! The Art & Science of Green Infrastructure (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 307 Biodiversity (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 318 Evolution (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 402 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 472 Microbiomes: host and environmental health (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 411 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 412 Vertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 375 Techniques in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (0-15 cr.)

Climate Change Science:

- - BIOL-L 402 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (P: EAS-E122 or consent of instructor) (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 332 Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 340 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 364 Dynamic Meteorology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 437 Advanced Meteorology and Climatology (P: EAS-A339, EAS-A340, or GEOG-304) (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 477 Current and Future Trends in Extremes (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 330 Human Impacts on Earth Systems: Quantifying Impacts, Designing Solutions (P: EAS-E225 or 226; CHEM-117) (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 488 Paleoclimatology: The Geological Record of Earth's Climate History (P: EAS-227) (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 304 Physical Climatology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 461 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (0-15 cr.)

Environmental Analytics:

- - EAS-A 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (P: EAS-E122 or consent of instructor) (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 347 Atmospheric Instrumentation and Remote Sensing (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 423 Methods in Applied Geophysics (3-4 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 436 Advanced Remote Sensing: Digital Image Processing (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 438 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 439 GIS and Environmental Analysis (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 481 Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 485 Geospatial Programming (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 489 Advanced Geospatial Data Analysis (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 418 Vector-based GIS (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 429 Applications of GIS (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 426 Applied Math for Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (0-15 cr.)

Environmental Chemistry & Microbiology:

- - BIOL-L211 Molecular Biology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 472 Microbiomes: Host and Environmental Health (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-M 250 Microbiology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-M 315 Microbiology Lab (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-M 465 Environmental Microbiology Lab (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
  - PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 470 Elements of Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (0-15 cr.)

Natural Resources Science:

- - EAS-E 333 Sedimentary & Tectonic Processes (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3-4 cr.)
  - EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (6 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 452 Tree Ring Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 260 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 375 Techniques in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 402 Water Quality Monitoring (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 417 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture (3 cr.)
  - SPEA E-431 Water Supply & Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
  - SPEA E-444 Hazardous Materials (3 cr.)
  - SPEA E-450 Soil Science and Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 452 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 461 Fisheries and Wildlife Management Lab (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA E-440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
  - SPEA E-442 Habitat Analysis - Terrestrial (3 cr.)
  - SPEA E-443 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 455 Limnology (P: BIOL-L 111 or equivalent and CHEM-C 117 or equivalent, or permission of instructor) (4 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (0-15 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 413 Food Systems and Community Resilience (3 cr.)
  - SPH-0 305 Integrated Resource Management (3 cr.)

Water Resources:

- - EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3-4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (6 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 453 Water and Society (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 467 Ecohydrology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 260 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 375 Techniques in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (1-3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 402 Water Quality Monitoring (3 cr.)
  - SPEA E-431 Water Supply & Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
  - SPEA E-443 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 455 Limnology (P: BIOL-L 111 or equivalent and CHEM-C 117 or equivalent, or permission of instructor) (4 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 470 Elements of Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (0-15 cr.)
  1. Field Experience*.
    credit minimum of 5 credits
- - EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (6 cr.)
  - EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 452 Tree-Ring Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis - Terrestrial (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.) (P: BIOL-L 111 (or equivalent) and CHEM-C 117 (or equivalent), or permission of the instructor)
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (0-15 cr.) (approved topics only; see academic advisor)

*Courses used to satisfy the Field Experience requirement cannot be used to satisfy any other degree requirement. A "field experience" course includes student-conducted environmental data collection in the field, as well as analysis of that data and a presentation of it (paper, oral or poster). Courses with these characteristics that are not listed here may be approved by the BSES Program Director.

Major requirements

BSES Foundations: Joint Degree Requirements
a. Foreign Language.

Proficiency in a single foreign language at or above the second semester of the first year of college-level coursework.

Critical Approaches. (3 cr.)

Any student who is a candidate for a bachelor’s degree offered by the College of Arts and Sciences is required to complete one Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences (CAPP) course on the Bloomington campus. Students are encouraged to take this course in their first year or no later than the first semester of their second year. For a listing of all courses that can satisfy the CAPP requirement, please consult with your academic advisor.

BSES Foundations: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computation
a.Calculus.One (1) of the following:
i. Calculus I. One (1) course from the Calculus I list.

MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)
MATH-S 211 Honors Calculus I (4 cr.)

Brief Survey of Calculus. Two (2) courses from the Brief Survey of Calculus list.

MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.) or Math-V 119 Applied Brief Calculus for Life Sciences (3 cr.)
MATH-M 120 Brief Survey of Calculus II (3 cr.)

Statistics. One (1) course from the Statistics list.

SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
EAS-E 314 Data Analytics for Earth Science (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for Life Sciences (3 cr.)
STAT-S 350 Introduction to Statistical Inference (3 cr.)

Computation. One (1) course from the Computation list.

CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)
CSCI-A 321 Computing tools for Scientific Research (4 cr.)
GEOG-G 250 Computing in the Geospatial Sciences (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 261 Using IT in Public Affairs (3 cr.)

BSES Foundations: Chemistry
a.Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture list.

CHEM-C 117 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry (3 cr.)
CHEM-H 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
CHEM-J 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I for Science Majors (3 cr.)

b. Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab list.

CHEM-C 127 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory (2 cr.)
CHEM-H 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory, Honors

Organic Chemistry Lecture. One (1) course from the Organic Chemistry Lecture list.

CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures (3 cr.)
CHEM-R 340 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
CHEM-S 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)

Chemistry Elective.One (1) course from the Chemistry Elective list.

CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures (3 cr.)
CHEM-S 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)

BSES Foundations: Physics.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations: Physics list.

PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 221 Physics I (5 cr.)
PHYS-H 221 Honors Physics I (5 cr.)

BSES Foundations: Biology.
a. Evolution and Diversity. One (1) course from the Evolution and Diversity list.

BIOL-E 111 Basic Biology by Examination I (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 111 Foundations of Biology: Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology (4 cr.)

Biological Mechanisms.One (1) course from the Biological Mechanisms list.

BIOL-E 112 Basic Biology by Examination II (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms (4 cr.)

BSES Foundations.
Communications.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations:

ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)
ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 481 Grant Writing for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)

Oral Communications.One (1) of the following courses:

COLL-P 155 Public Oral Communication (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 326 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)

An additional course to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Intensive Writing Requirement (see academic advisor for approved courses).
BSES Foundations: Diversity in the United States
One (1) of the following courses:

ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 313 Place and Politics (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 424 Environmental Law, Justice, and Politics (3 cr.)

Environmental Science Courses.
Introductory Course.One (1) course from the Introductory Course list.

EAS-E 105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 208 Environment and Society (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr.)

Electives. 24 credit hours from the Electives list

BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (4 cr.)
BIOL-L 211 Molecular Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 307 Biodiversity (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 311 Genetics (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 318 Evolution (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 319 Genetics Laboratory (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse City (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 328 Disease Ecology and Evolution (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)
BIOL-L 402 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 472 Microbial Ecology (3 cr.
BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology (2 cr.)
BIOL-M 250 Microbiology (3 cr.)
BIOL-M 315 Microbiology Laboratory (2 cr.)
BIOL-M 465 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (3 cr.)
BIOL-Z 373 Entomology (3 cr.)
BIOL-Z 374 Invertebrate Zoology (3 cr.)
BIOL-Z 375 Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (2 cr.)
BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology (5 cr.)
BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes (3 cr.)
CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
CHEM-A 315 Chemical Measurements Laboratory (2 cr.)
CHEM-A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 317 Equilibria and Electrochemistry (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 318 Spectrochemistry and Separations (2 cr.)
EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering (3 cr.)
EAS-A 332 Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3 cr.)
EAS-A 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (3 cr.)
EAS-A 340/GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
EAS-A 347 Atmospheric Instrumentation (3 cr.)
EAS-A 364 Dynamic Meteorology I (3 cr.)
EAS-A 437 Advanced Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
EAS-A 445 Climate Dynamics (3 cr.)
EAS-A 474 Current and Future Trends in Extremes (3 cr.)
EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science (3 cr.)
EAS-E 225 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
EAS-E 226 Earth Processes (3 cr.)
EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History (3 cr.)
EAS-E 316 Mineral Resources (3 cr.)
EAS-E 330 Human Impacts on Earth Systems: Quantifying Impacts, Designing Solutions (3 cr.)
EAS-E 333 Sedimentary and Tectonic Processes (3 cr.)
EAS-E 334 Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3-4 cr.)
EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 cr.)
EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology (3 cr.)
EAS-E 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 cr.)
EAS-E 411 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
EAS-E 412 Vertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3-4 cr.)
EAS-E 423 Methods in Applied Geophysics (3-4 cr.)
EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (2-4 cr.)
EAS-E 488 Paleoclimatology: The Geological Record of Earth's Climate History (3 cr.)
EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
EAS-X 429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (6 cr.)
GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Science (3 cr.) or SPEA-E 418 Vector-based GIS (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science and Politics (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 407 Climate Dynamics (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 436 Advanced Remote Sensing: Digital Image Processing (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 438 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 439 GIS and Environmental Analysis (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 452 Tree-Ring Science (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 453 Water and Society (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 481 Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 485 Geospatial Programming (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 489 Geospatial Analysis of Big Data in Python (3 cr.)
PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 260 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology ((3 cr.)
SPEA-E 375 Techniques in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (1-3 cr.) (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.) (R: any organismal biology course)
SPEA-E 417 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 426 Applied Math for Environmental Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 429 Application of GIS (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.) (P: SPEA-E 272)
SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 444 Hazardous Materials (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 450 Soil Science and Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 452 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.) (P: BIOL-L 111 (or equivalent) and CHEM-C 117 (or equivalent), or permission of the instructor)
SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 461 Fisheries and Wildlife Management Laboratory (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 470 Elements of Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (0-15 cr.) (approved topics only; consult SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics)
SPEA-V 413 Food Systems and Community Resilience (3 cr.)

Up to six (6) credit hours (combined total) of any of the following:

BIOL-X 490 Individual Study (1-12 cr.)
EAS-X 498 Undergraduate Research in Geology (1-6 cr.)
GEOG-X 490 Undergraduate Readings and Research in Geography (1-3 cr.)
SPEA-E 490 Directed Research in Environmental Science (1-4 cr.)

*Courses used to satisfy the Foundations requirements cannot be used to satisfy any other degree requirement.

Field Experience*.
credit minimum of 5 credits

EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
EAS-X 429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (6 cr.)
EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 452 Tree-Ring Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis - Terrestrial (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.) (P: BIOL-L 111 (or equivalent) and CHEM-C 117 (or equivalent), or permission of the instructor)
SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (0-15 cr.) (approved topics only; see academic advisor)

Major requirements

- 1. BSES Foundations: Joint Degree Requirements
    a. Foreign Language.
- - Proficiency in a single foreign language at or above the second semester of the first year of college-level coursework.
  1. Critical Approaches. (3 cr.)
- - Any student who is a candidate for a bachelor’s degree offered by the College of Arts and Sciences is required to complete one Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences (CAPP) course on the Bloomington campus. Students are encouraged to take this course in their first year or no later than the first semester of their second year. For a listing of all courses that can satisfy the CAPP requirement, please consult with your academic advisor.
  1. BSES Foundations: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computation
    a.Calculus.One (1) of the following:
    i. Calculus I. One (1) course from the Calculus I list.
- - MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)
  - MATH-S 211 Spec CRS In Analytical Geometry & Calculus 1 (4 cr.)
  1. Brief Survey of Calculus. Two (2) courses from the Brief Survey of Calculus list.
- - MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
  - MATH-M 120 Brief Survey of Calculus II (3 cr.)
  1. Statistics. One (1) course from the Statistics list.
- - SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 314 Data Analytics for Earth Science (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
  - STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for Life Sciences (3 cr.)
  - STAT-S 350 Introduction to Statistical Inference (3 cr.)
  1. Computation. One (1) course from the Computation list.
- - CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)
  - CSCI-A 321 Computing tools for Scientific Research (4 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 250 Computing in the Geospatial Sciences (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 261 Using IT in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations: Chemistry
    a.Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture list.
- - CHEM-C 117 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-H 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
  - CHEM-J 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I for Science Majors (3 cr.)
  1. b. Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab list.
- - CHEM-C 127 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-H 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory, Honors
  1. Organic Chemistry Lecture. One (1) course from the Organic Chemistry Lecture list.
- - CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-R 340 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-S 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
  1. Chemistry Elective.One (1) course from the Chemistry Elective list.
- - CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-S 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations: Physics.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations: Physics list.
- - PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
  - PHYS-P 221 Physics I (5 cr.)
  - PHYS-H 221 Honors Physics I (5 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations: Biology.
    a. Evolution and Diversity. One (1) course from the Evolution and Diversity list.
- - BIOL-E 111 Basic Biology by Examination I (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 111 Foundations of Biology: Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology (4 cr.)
  1. Biological Mechanisms.One (1) course from the Biological Mechanisms list.
- - BIOL-E 112 Basic Biology by Examination II (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms (4 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations.
  2. Communications.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations:
- - ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
  - ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)
  - ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 481 Grant Writing for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
  1. Oral Communications.One (1) of the following courses:
- - COLL-P 155 Public Oral Communication (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 326 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
  1. An additional course to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Intensive Writing Requirement (see academic advisor for approved courses).
  2. BSES Foundations: Diversity in the United States
  3. One (1) of the following courses:
- - ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 313 Place and Politics (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 424 Environmental Law, Justice, and Politics (3 cr.)
  1. Environmental Science Courses.
  2. Introductory Course.One (1) course from the Introductory Course list.
- - EAS-E 105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 208 Environment and Society (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  1. Electives. 24 credit hours from the Electives list
- - BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (4 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 211 Molecular Biology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 307 Biodiversity (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 311 Genetics (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 318 Evolution (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 319 Genetics Laboratory (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse City (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 328 Disease Ecology and Evolution (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 402 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 472 Microbial Ecology (3 cr.
  - BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology (2 cr.)
  - BIOL-M 250 Microbiology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-M 315 Microbiology Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - BIOL-M 465 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 373 Entomology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 374 Invertebrate Zoology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 375 Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology (5 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-A 315 Chemical Measurements Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-C 317 Equilibria and Electrochemistry (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-C 318 Spectrochemistry and Separations (2 cr.)
  - EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 332 Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 340/GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 347 Atmospheric Instrumentation (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 364 Dynamic Meteorology I (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 437 Advanced Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 474 Current and Future Trends in Extremes (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 225 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 226 Earth Processes (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History (3 cr.)
    EAS-E 316 Mineral Resources (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 330 Human Impacts on Earth Systems: Quantifying Impacts, Designing Solutions (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 333 Sedimentary and Tectonic Processes (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 334 Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3-4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 411 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 412 Vertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3-4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 423 Methods in Applied Geophysics (3-4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (2-4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 488 Paleoclimatology: The Geological Record of Earth's Climate History (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Science (3 cr.) or SPEA-E 418 Vector-based GIS (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science and Politics (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 436 Advanced Remote Sensing: Digital Image Processing (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 438 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 439 GIS and Environmental Analysis (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 452 Tree-Ring Science (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 453 Water and Society (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 481 Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 485 Geospatial Programming (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 489 Geospatial Analysis of Big Data in Python (3 cr.)
  - PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 260 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology ((3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 375 Techniques in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (1-3 cr.) (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - SPEA-E 402 Water Quality Modeling (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.) (R: any organismal biology course)
  - SPEA-E 417 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 426 Applied Math for Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 429 Application of GIS (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.) (P: SPEA-E 272)
  - SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 444 Hazardous Materials (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 450 Soil Science and Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 452 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 461 Fisheries and Wildlife Management Laboratory (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 470 Elements of Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (0-15 cr.) (approved topics only; consult SPEA advisor; repeatable with different topics)
  - SPEA-V 413 Food Systems and Community Resilience (3 cr.)

Up to six (6) credit hours (combined total) of any of the following:

- - BIOL-X 490 Individual Study (1-12 cr.)
  - EAS-X 498 Undergraduate Research in Geology (1-6 cr.)
  - GEOG-X 490 Undergraduate Readings and Research in Geography (1-3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 490 Directed Research in Environmental Science (1-4 cr.)

*Courses used to satisfy the Foundations requirements cannot be used to satisfy any other degree requirement.

- 1. Field Experience*.
    a. credit minimum of 5 credits
- - EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-X 429 Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains (3 cr.)
  1. credit minimum of 5 credits
- - EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 452 Tree-Ring Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis - Terrestrial (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 482 Overseas Topics in Environmental Science (0-15 cr.) (approved topics only; see academic advisor)

Major requirements

BSES Foundations: Joint Degree Requirements
a. Foreign Language.

Proficiency in a single foreign language at or above the second semester of the first year of college-level coursework.

Critical Approaches. (3 cr.)

Any student who is a candidate for a bachelor’s degree offered by the College of Arts and Sciences is required to complete one Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences (CAPP) course on the Bloomington campus. Students are encouraged to take this course in their first year or no later than the first semester of their second year. For a listing of all courses that can satisfy the CAPP requirement, please consult with your academic advisor.

BSES Foundations: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computation
a.Calculus.One (1) of the following:
i. Calculus I. One (1) course from the Calculus I list.

MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)
MATH-S 211 Spec CRS In Analytical Geometry & Calculus 1 (4 cr.)

Brief Survey of Calculus. Two (2) courses from the Brief Survey of Calculus list.

MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
MATH-M 120 Brief Survey of Calculus II (3 cr.)

Statistics. One (1) course from the Statistics list.

SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.)
EAS-E 314 Data Analytics for Earth Science (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for Life Sciences (3 cr.)
STAT-S 350 Introduction to Statistical Inference (3 cr.)

Computation. One (1) course from the Computation list.

CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)
CSCI-A 321 Computing tools for Scientific Research (4 cr.)
GEOG-G 250 Computing in the Geospatial Sciences (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 261 Using IT in Public Affairs (3 cr.)

BSES Foundations: Chemistry
a.Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture list.

CHEM-C 117 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry (3 cr.)
CHEM-H 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
CHEM-J 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I for Science Majors (3 cr.)

b. Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab list.

CHEM-C 127 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory (2 cr.)
CHEM-H 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory, Honors

Organic Chemistry Lecture. One (1) course from the Organic Chemistry Lecture list.

CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures (3 cr.)
CHEM-R 340 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
CHEM-S 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)

Chemistry Elective.One (1) course from the Chemistry Elective list.

CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures (3 cr.)
CHEM-S 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)

BSES Foundations: Physics.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations: Physics list.

PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 221 Physics I (5 cr.)
PHYS-H 221 Honors Physics I (5 cr.)

BSES Foundations: Biology.
a. Evolution and Diversity. One (1) course from the Evolution and Diversity list.

BIOL-E 111 Basic Biology by Examination I (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 111 Foundations of Biology: Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology (4 cr.)

Biological Mechanisms.One (1) course from the Biological Mechanisms list.

BIOL-E 112 Basic Biology by Examination II (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms (4 cr.)

BSES Foundations.
Communications.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations:

ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)
ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.)

Oral Communications.One (1) of the following courses:

COLL-P 155 Public Oral Communication (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)

An additional course to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Intensive Writing Requirement (see academic advisor for approved courses).
BSES Foundations: Diversity in the United States
One (1) of the following courses:

ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 313 Place and Politics (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 424 Environmental Law, Justice, and Politics (3 cr.)

Environmental Science Courses.
Introductory Course.One (1) course from the Introductory Course list.

EAS-E 118 Sustainability: Water Resources (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 208 Environment and Society (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr.)

Electives. 24 credit hours from the Electives list

BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (4 cr.)
BIOL-B 371 Ecological Plant Physiology (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 211 Molecular Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 307 Biodiversity (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 311 Genetics (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 318 Evolution (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 319 Genetics Laboratory (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse City (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 328 Disease Ecology and Evolution (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)
BIOL-L 402 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 472 Microbial Ecology (3 cr.
BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.)
BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology (2 cr.)
BIOL-M 250 Microbiology (3 cr.)
BIOL-M 315 Microbiology Laboratory (2 cr.)
BIOL-M 465 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (3 cr.)
BIOL-Z 373 Entomology (3 cr.)
BIOL-Z 374 Invertebrate Zoology (3 cr.)
BIOL-Z 375 Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (2 cr.)
BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology (5 cr.)
BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes (3 cr.)
CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
CHEM-A 315 Chemical Measurements Laboratory (2 cr.)
CHEM-A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 317 Equilibria and Electrochemistry (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 318 Spectrochemistry and Separations (2 cr.)
EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering (3 cr.)
EAS-A 332 Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3 cr.)
EAS-A 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (3 cr.)
EAS-A 347 Atmospheric Instrumentation (3 cr.)
EAS-A 364 Dynamic Meteorology I (3 cr.)
EAS-A 437 Advanced Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
EAS-A 474 Current and Future Trends in Extremes (3 cr.)
EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science (3 cr.)
EAS-E 225 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
EAS-E 226 Earth Processes (3 cr.)
EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History (3 cr.)
EAS-E 316 Mineral Resources (3 cr.)
EAS-E 330 Human Impacts on Earth Systems: Quantifying Impacts, Designing Solutions (3 cr.)
EAS-E 333 Sedimentary and Tectonic Processes (3 cr.)
EAS-E 334 Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3-4 cr.)
EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 cr.)
EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology (3 cr.)
EAS-E 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 cr.)
EAS-E 411 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
EAS-E 412 Vertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3-4 cr.)
EAS-E 423 Methods in Applied Geophysics (3-4 cr.)
EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (2-4 cr.)
EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
EAS-X 479 Geology, Hydrology and Geochemistry in the Rocky Mountains (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Science (3 cr.) or SPEA-E 418 Vector-based GIS (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science and Politics (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 436 Advanced Remote Sensing: Digital Image Processing (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 438 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 439 GIS and Environmental Analysis (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 452 Tree Ring Science (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 453 Water and Society (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 481 Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 489 Advanced Geospatial Data Analysis (3 cr.)
PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 260 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology ((3 cr.)
SPEA-E 375 Techniques in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (1-3 cr.) (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
SPEA-E 402 Water Quality Modeling (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 417 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 426 Applied Math for Environmental Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 429 Application of GIS (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.) (P: SPEA-E 272)
SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 444 Hazardous Materials (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 450 Soil Science and Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 461 Wildlife Techniques (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-E 272 or H 316 or any biology course)
SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 470 Elements of Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 413 Food Systems and Community Resilience (3 cr.)

Up to six (6) credit hours (combined total) of any of the following:

BIOL-X 490 Individual Study (1-12 cr.)
EAS-X 498 Undergraduate Research in Geology (1-6 cr.)
GEOG-X 490 Undergraduate Readings and Research in Geography (1-3 cr.)
SPEA-E 490 Directed Research in Environmental Science (1-4 cr.)

*Courses used to satisfy the Foundations requirements cannot be used to satisfy any other degree requirement.

Field Experience*.
a. Single-Course Option.One (1) course from the Single-Course Option list.

EAS-X 329 Field Methods in Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
EAS-X 479 Geology, Hydrology and Geochemistry in the Rocky Mountains (6 cr.)

Two-Course Option.Two (2) courses from the Two-Course Option list.

EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 452 Tree-Ring Service (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.)
SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis - Terrestrial (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
SPEA-E 482 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)

Major requirements

- 1. BSES Foundations: Joint Degree Requirements
    a. Foreign Language.
  - Proficiency in a single foreign language at or above the second semester of the first year of college-level coursework.
  1. Critical Approaches. (3 cr.)
  - Any student who is a candidate for a Bachelor’s degree offered by the College of Arts and Sciences is required to complete one Critical Approaches to the Arts and Sciences (CAPP) course on the Bloomington campus. Students are encouraged to take this course in their first year or no later than the first semester of their second year. For a listing of all courses that can satisfy the CAPP requirement, please consult with your academic advisor.
  1. BSES Foundations: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computation
    a.Calculus.One (1) of the following:
    i. Calculus I. One (1) course from the Calculus I list.
  - MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)
  - MATH-S 211 Spec CRS In Anal Geometry & Calculus 1 (4 cr.)
  1. Brief Survey of Calculus. Two (2) courses from the Brief Survey of Calculus list.
  - MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
  - MATH-M 120 Brief Survey of Calculus II (3 cr.) (P: MATH-M 119)
  1. Statistics. One (1) course from the Statistics list.
  - EAS-G 314 Data Analytics for Earth Science (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.) (P: 6 cr. of Geography or consent of instructor)
  - SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) (P: MATH-M 014 or equivalent; R: MATH-M 118)
  - STAT-K 310 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) (P: MATH-M 119 or equivalent)
  1. Computation. One (1) course from the Computation list.
  - BUS-K 201 The Computers in Business (2-3 cr.)
  - CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)
  - CSCI-A 321 Computing tools for Scientific Research (4 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 250 Computing in the Geospatial Sciences (3 cr.) (P: One of MATH-M 118, M 119, M 211, or equivalent, or consent of instructor)
  - SPEA-V 261 Technology in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations: Chemistry
    a.Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture list.
  - CHEM-C 117 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry (3 cr.) (P: CHEM-C 101 & C 121 or CHEM-C 103, or placement test and consent of dept.)
  - CHEM-S 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
  1. b. Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab list.
  - CHEM-C 127 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory (2 cr.) (P or C: CHEM-C 117)
  - CHEM-S 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
  1. Organic Chemistry Lecture. One (1) course from the Organic Chemistry Lecture list.
  - CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-R 340 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-S 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
  1. Chemistry Elective.One (1) course from the Chemistry Elective list.
  - CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures (3 cr.) (P: CHEM-C 341 or S 341)
  - CHEM-S 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.) (R: CHEM-C 341 or R 340)
  1. BSES Foundations: Physics.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations: Physics list.
  - PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
  - PHYS-P 221 Physics I (5 cr.)
  - PHYS-H 221 Honors Physics I (5 cr.)
  1. BSES Foundations: Biology.
    a. Evolution and Diversity. One (1) course from the Evolution and Diversity list.
  - BIOL-E 111 Basic Biology by Examination I (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 111 Foundations of Biology: Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology (4 cr.)
  1. Biological Mechanisms.One (1) course from the Biological Mechanisms list.
  - BIOL-E 112 Basic Biology by Examination II (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms (4 cr.) (P: High school or college chemistry)
  1. BSES Foundations.
  2. Communications.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations:
  - ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
  - ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)
  - ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.)
  1. Oral Communications.One (1) of the following courses:
  - COLL-P 155 Public Oral Communication (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 436 Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
  1. An additional course to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Intensive Writing Requirement (see academic advisor for approved courses).

- 1. BSES Foundations: Diversity in the United States
  2. One (1) of the following courses:
  - ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 313 Place and Politics (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-V 424 Environmental Law, Justice, and Politics (3 cr.)
  1. Environmental Science Courses.
  2. Introductory Course.One (1) course from the Introductory Course list.
  - EAS-E 118 Sustainability: Water Resources (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 208 Environment and Society (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr.) (R: SPEA-E 183)
  1. Electives. 24 credit hours from the Electives list
  - BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (4 cr.)
  - BIOL-B 371 Ecological Plant Physiology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 211 Molecular Biology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 307 Biodiversity (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 311 Genetics (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 318 Evolution (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 319 Genetics Laboratory (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse City (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 328 Disease Ecology and Evolution (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 402 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 433 Tropical Biology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 472 Microbial Ecology (3 cr.
  - BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology (2 cr.)
  - BIOL-M 250 Microbiology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-M 315 Microbiology Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - BIOL-M 465 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 373 Entomology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 374 Invertebrate Zoology (3 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 375 Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology (5 cr.)
  - BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes (3 cr.)
  - CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-A 315 Chemical Measurements Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-C 317 Equilibria and Electrochemistry (2 cr.)
  - CHEM-C 318 Spectrochemistry and Separations (2 cr.)
  - EAS-A 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 347 Atmospheric Instrumentation (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 364 Dynamic Meteorology I (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 437 Advanced Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 225 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 226 Earth Processes (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 316 Mineral Resources (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 333 Sedimentary and Tectonic Processes (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 334 Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3-4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 411 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 412 Vertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3-4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 423 Methods in Applied Geophysics (3-4 cr.)
  - EAS-E 435 Glacial and Quaternary Geology (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
  - EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (2-4 cr.)
  - EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 304 Physical Climatology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Science (3 cr.) or SPEA-E 418 Vector-based GIS (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science and Politics (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 436 Advanced Remote Sensing: Digital Image Processing (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 438 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 439 GIS and Environmental Analysis (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 451 Water Resources (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 452 Tree Ring Science (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 489 Advanced Geospatial Data Analysis (3 cr.)
  - PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 260 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology ((3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 375 Techniques in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (1-3 cr.) (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  - SPEA-E 402 Water Quality Modeling (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 417 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 426 Applied Math for Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 429 Application of GIS (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.) (P: SPEA-E 272)
  - SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 444 Hazardous Materials (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 450 Soil Science and Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 461 Fisheries and Wildlife Management Laboratory (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 470 Elements of Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)

Up to six (6) credit hours (combined total) of any of the following:

- - BIOL-X 490 Individual Study (1-12 cr.)
  - EAS-X 498 Undergraduate Research in Geology (1-6 cr.)
  - GEOG-X 490 Undergraduate Readings and Research in Geography (1-3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 490 Directed Research in Environmental Science (1-4 cr.)

*Courses used to satisfy the Foundations requirements cannot be used to satisfy any other degree requirement.

- 1. Field Experience*.
    a. Single-Course Option.One (1) course from the Single-Course Option list.
  - EAS-X 329 Field Environmental Science (5-6 cr.)
  - EAS-X 479 Geology, Hydrology and Geochemistry in the Rocky Mountains (6 cr.)
  1. Two-Course Option.Two (2) courses from the Two-Course Option list.
  - EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
  - GEOG-G 452 Tree-Ring Service (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis - Terrestrial (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
  - SPEA-E 482 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)

Major requirements

1. BSES Foundations: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computation
a. Calculus. One (1) of the following:
i. Calculus I. One (1) course from the Calculus I list.
- MATH-M 211 Calculus I (4 cr.)
- MATH-S 211 Spec CRS In Anal Geometry & Calculus 1 (4 cr.)
1. Brief Survey of Calculus. Two (2) courses from the Brief Survey of Calculus list.
- MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
- MATH-M 120 Brief Survey of Calculus II (3 cr.) (P: MATH-M 119)
1. Statistics. One (1) course from the Statistics list.
- EAS-G 314 Data Analytics for Earth Science (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.) (P: 6 cr. of Geography or consent of instructor)
- MATH-K 310 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) (P: MATH-M 119 or equivalent)
- SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) (P: MATH-M 014 or equivalent; R: MATH-M 118)
- STAT-K 310 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) (P: MATH-M 119 or equivalent)
1. Computation. One (1) course from the Computation list.
- BUS-K 201 The Computers in Business (2-3 cr.)
- CSCI-A 110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)
- CSCI-A 321 Computing tools for Scientific Research (4 cr.)
- GEOG-G 250 Computing in the Geospatial Sciences (3 cr.) (P: One of MATH-M 118, M 119, M 211, or equivalent, or consent of instructor)
- SPEA-E 325 Computing for Environmental Scientists (2 cr.)
- SPEA-V 261 Technology in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
1. BSES Foundations: Chemistry
  a.Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lecture list.
- CHEM-C 117 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry (3 cr.) (P: CHEM-C 101 & C 121 or CHEM-C 103, or placement test and consent of dept.)
- CHEM-S 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
1. b. Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab.One (1) course from the Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab list.
- CHEM-C 127 Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory (2 cr.) (P or C: CHEM-C 117)
- CHEM-S 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I, Honors
1. Organic Chemistry Lecture. One (1) course from the Organic Chemistry Lecture list.
- CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures (3 cr.)
- CHEM-R 340 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3 cr.)
- CHEM-S 341 Organic Chemistry I Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
1. Chemistry Elective.One (1) course from the Chemistry Elective list.
- CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
- CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures (3 cr.) (P: CHEM-C 341 or S 341)
- CHEM-S 342 Organic Chemistry II Lectures, Honors (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.) (R: CHEM-C 341 or R 340)
1. BSES Foundations: Physics.One (1) course from the BSES Foundations: Physics list.
- PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
- PHYS-P 221 Physics I (5 cr.)
- PHYS-H 221 Honors Physics I (5 cr.)
1. BSES Foundations: Biology.
  a. Evolution and Diversity. One (1) course from the Evolution and Diversity list.
- BIOL-E 111 Basic Biology by Examination I (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 111 Foundations of Biology: Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology (4 cr.)
1. Biological Mechanisms.One (1) course from the Biological Mechanisms list.
- BIOL-E 112 Basic Biology by Examination II (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms (4 cr.) (P: High school or college chemistry)
1. BSES Foundations.
  a.Communications. One (1) course from the BSES Foundations:
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.)
1. Oral Communications. One (1) of the following courses:
- COLL-P 155 Public Oral Communication (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 435 Negotiation & Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
1. An additional course to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences Intensive Writing Requirement (see academic advisor for approved courses)
1. Environmental Science Courses.
  a. Introductory Course. One (1) course from the Introductory Course list.
- EAS-E 118 Sustainability: Water Resources (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 208 Environment and Society (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 272 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr.) (R: SPEA-E 183)
1. Electives. 27 credit hours from the Electives list.
- BIOL-B 300 Vascular Plants (4 cr.)
- BIOL-B 371 Ecological Plant Physiology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 211 Molecular Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 307 Biodiversity (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 311 Genetics (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 318 Evolution (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 319 Genetics Laboratory (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse City (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 328 Disease Ecology and Evolution (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)
- BIOL-L 402 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 433 Tropical Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 472 Microbial Ecology (3 cr.
- BIOL-L 473 Ecology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology (2 cr.)
- BIOL-M 250 Microbiology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-M 315 Microbiology Laboratory (2 cr.)
- BIOL-M 465 Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (3 cr.)
- BIOL-Z 373 Entomology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-Z 374 Invertebrate Zoology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-Z 375 Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (2 cr.)
- BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology (5 cr.)
- BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes (3 cr.)
- CHEM-A 314 Biological and Environmental Chemical Analysis (2 cr.)
- CHEM-A 315 Chemical Measurements Laboratory (2 cr.)
- CHEM-A 316 Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory (2 cr.)
- CHEM-C 317 Equilibria and Electrochemistry (2 cr.)
- CHEM-C 318 Spectrochemistry and Separations (2 cr.)
- EAS-A 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (3 cr.)
- EAS-A 347 Atmospheric Instrumentation (3 cr.)
- EAS-A 364 Dynamic Meteorology I (3 cr.)
- EAS-A 437 Advanced Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.)
- EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 225 Earth Materials (4 cr.)
- EAS-E 226 Earth Processes (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 316 Mineral Resources (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 333 Sedimentary and Tectonic Processes (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 334 Principles of Sedimentology amd Stratigraphy (3-4 cr.)
- EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 406 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 411 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 412 Vertebrate Paleontology (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology (3-4 cr.)
- EAS-E 423 Methods in Applied Geophysics (3-4 cr.)
- EAS-E 435 Glacial and Quaternary Geology (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry (3 cr.)
- EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology (2-4 cr.)
- EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 304 Physical Climatology (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Science (3 cr.) or SPEA-E 418 Vector-based GIS (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science and Politics (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 436 Advanced Remote Sensing: Digital Image Processing (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 438 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 451 Water Resources (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 452 Tree Ring Science (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 489 Advanced Geospatial Data Analysis (3 cr.)
- PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.)
- PHYS-P 317 Signals and Information Processing in Living Systems (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 260 Introduction to Water Resources (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 355 Introduction to Limnology ((3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 375 Techniques in Environmental Science (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (1-3 cr.) (approved topics only; "Plants and Plant Communities"; "Radiological Hazard Management")
- SPEA-E 401 Human Behavior and Energy Consumption (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 411 Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 426 Applied Math for Environmental Science (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (4 cr.) (P: SPEA-E 272)
- SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis—Terrestrial (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis—Aquatic (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
- SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 460 Fisheries and Wildlife Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 461 Fisheries and Wildlife Management Laboratory (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 464 Organic Pollutants: Environmental Chemistry and Fate (3 cr.)
Up to six (6) credit hours (combined total) of any of the following:
- BIOL-X 490 Individual Study (1-12 cr.)
- EAS-X 498 Undergraduate Research in Geology (1-6 cr.)
- GEOG-X 490 Undergraduate Readings and Research in Geography (1-3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 490 Directed Research in Environmental Science (1-4 cr.)
1. Field Experience*.
  a. Single-Course Option.One (1) course from the Single-Course Option list.
- EAS-X 329 Field Environmental Science (5-6 cr.)
- EAS-X 479 Geology, Hydrology and Geochemistry in the Rocky Mountains (6 cr.)
b.Two-Course Option. Two (2) courses from the Two-Course Option list.
- EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 350 Field Methods in Physical Geography (3 cr.)
- GEOG-G 452 Tree-Ring Service (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 375 Techniques of Environmental Science (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 400 (approved topics only; see academic advisor) (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 440 Wetlands Ecology and Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 442 Habitat Analysis - Terrestrial (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 443 Habitat Analysis - Aquatic (3 cr.)
- SPEA-E 455 Limnology (4 cr.)
- SPEA-E 482 (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
*Courses used to satisfy the Field Experience requirement cannot be used to satisfy any other degree requirement. A "field experience" course includes student-conducted environmental data collection in the field, as well as analysis of that data and a presentation of it (paper, oral or poster). Courses with these characteristics that are not listed here may be approved by the BSES Program Director.

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1. The BSES degree is multidisciplinary, with a foundation in science knowledge. Graduates will understand terms and concepts, and be able to explain processes in:

2. Students in this degree will have experience and knowledge in laboratory and fieldwork

3. Students will be able to work at the intersections of social science, public policy, and environmental management.

4. Students will be able to work with quantitative measures to collect, analyze, and interpret data and communicate conclusions based on their analysis.

5. Student will be adept in systems thinking and be able to:

6. Students will be experienced in technical communication skills (including graphs and tables as well as text) for a variety of audiences, having the capacity to:

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