Secondary Education/Environmental Science, B.S.

Environmental Science Requirements

The Environmental Science major is an interdisciplinary program designed to develop an understanding of environmental processes and issues, and an awareness of our role as humans within the environment. The Environmental Science major encompasses several interrelated fields, including biology, ecology, chemistry, resource management, policy making, and natural science. Students graduating with this degree can expect to either proceed to graduate level study or enter the environmental workplace. A degree in environmental science presents numerous opportunities in the fields of resource management, ecological risk assessment, conservation biology and environmental education.

Students who declare Environmental Science majors must complete ENVS 103 and BIO 104 with an average grade of C-or higher in order to continue in the program.

Environmental Science majors pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree must complete two semesters of calculus and one semester of Biostatistics. The Bachelor of Arts degree requires a statistics class (MATH 124 or MATH 250) and MATH 136 or above. A paper or other evidence of the student’s ability to conduct investigations, use library resources, and write a report following a standard format is required in each advanced-level course. A 200-level or higher Critical Writing course is prerequisite to advanced courses and should be completed prior to the junior year.

Environmental Science majors must satisfy all University Core Curriculum requirements and the College speech requirement, COMM 210. In addition, environmental science majors must successfully complete the following courses and sufficient electives to total 120 credits. Majors are encouraged to apply electives toward a minor or second major.

• Foundation Requirements:

• ENVS 103 - Earth Systems Science and Lab
• ENVS 104 - Principles of Oceanography and Lab
• ENVS 203 - Humans, Environmental Change and Sustainability
• BIO 104 - Intro to Evolution & Ecology w/ Lab
• CHEM 191 - Principles of Chemistry I and Lab
• MATH 213 - Calculus I and Lab
• MATH 214 - Calculus II and Lab
• MATH 250 - Introduction to Biostatistics

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  Intermediate Level Requirements:

• BIO 240 - Concepts of Ecology or BIO 360 - Limnology and Lab   or ENVS 375 - Soil Ecology and Lab  

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• CHEM 201 - Environmental Chemistry I and Lab
• CHEM 202 - Environmental Chemistry II and Lab
• PHYS 201 - Physics I with Calculus and Lab
• PHYS 202 - Physics II with Calculus and Lab

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  Environmental Science Upper Level Electives:

  Select five (5) courses chosen from list:

• ANSOC 250 - Culture and the Environment
• BIO 230 - Microbiology and Lab
• BIO 312 - Conservation Biology
• BIO 332 - Fisheries Science
• BIO 341 - Ecology of Marine Natural Products
• BIO 342 - Marine Microbial Ecology
• BIO 376 - Urban Ecosystems
• CHEM 312 - Instrumental Methods of Analysis and Lab
• CHEM 434 - Advanced Environmental Chemistry
• CIS 350 - Geographic Analysis of Data: An Introduction to GIS
• ENGR 320 - Environmental Engineering
• ENGR 340 - Sustainable Energy Systems
• ENGR 405 - Air Pollution and Control
• ENGR 407 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
• ENVS 301 - Marine Resource Management
• ENVS 305 - Marine Geology
• ENVS 310 - Biogeochemical Cycling
• ENVS 315 - Meteorology and Climatology
• ENVS 333 - Environmental Monitoring and Analysis and Lab

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• BIO 375 - Soil Ecology or ENVS 375 - Soil Ecology and Lab    

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• ENVS 401 - Environmental Toxicology and Lab
• ENVS 469 - Environmental Internship

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  • Three (3) free electives for B.S.

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  Environmental Science majors may apply a maximum of two (2) courses from the major requirements towards minors in Biology or Marine Biology. Environmental Science majors may use a maximum of two (2) upper-level electives towards the elective requirements for majors in Biology or Marine Biology.

Secondary Education Requirements

• Level I: Exploring the Profession Coursework

• EDU 200 - Foundations of Education
• EDU 202 - Psychology of Learning and Development

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  Level II: Preparing to Teach Coursework

• EDU 306 - Classroom Applications of Technology at the Middle and Secondary School Level
• EDU 330 - Foundations of Equity and Diversity
• EDU 357 - Inclusive Practices in Special Education
• EDU 363 - Literacy Across the Curriculum
• EDU 373 - Issues in Middle and Secondary Health Education
• EDU 374 - Secondary Education Pre-Practicum

• This course is a Pre-Practicum Residency requirement for all Secondary Education majors that will be repeated during sophomore and junior years. All Secondary Education students will be placed in a middle/high school for field experiences and will register for this course to demonstrate their field participation, during: (1) sophomore fall semester, (2) sophomore spring semester, (2) junior fall semester, and (3) junior spring semester. Students must register for three one-hour sections of this course during those semesters and complete a minimum 30-hour residency over the course of each semester. Juniors abroad are excused from this requirement for the abroad semester.

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  Three additional pedagogical content knowledge courses in the certification area, the third of which is taken simultaneously with Practicum, and is understood as belonging to Curriculum Level II:

  Certification Area: Science

• EDU 392 - Teaching Secondary Science through Inquiry
• EDU 393 - Standards-Based Science in the Secondary School
• EDU 411 - Capstone: Science Education

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  Level III: Performing in the Classroom Coursework

• EDU 376 - Secondary Education Practicum (Field Experience)
• EDU 450 - Student Teaching
• EDU 451 - Student Teaching Seminar