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Environmental Science Major Requirements
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SCI475 On-Site Environmental Study in China
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SCI490 Research Directed Study in Science
Level I Courses
Capstone Course
All required:
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SCI455 Environmental Policy: Decision Making and Problem Solving
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SCI251+SCIL251 General Biology and Lab
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SCI265+SCIL265 General Chemistry and Lab
Biology Minor
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SCI262 Physical Geology
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SCI264 Physics
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SCI351 Ecology
Biology is the study of life forms, including their structure (anatomy), the dynamic processes (physiology), their communities (ecology), their chemical structure (biochemistry and molecular biology), the organization and history of the tree of life (taxonomy and evolution), their reproduction (genetics), and their interactions (behavior). The study of biology is essential for understanding the living world, for the protection of threatened life forms throughout the ecosphere, and for management and control of pathogens and parasites. The study of biology provides a foundation for careers in the biological, biomedical, agricultural and ecological sciences. In the Level I courses for the minor, students learn basic chemistry and biology. In the elective courses in Level II, they select courses that emphasize the diversity of specialties in the field of biology, and the Capstone course in Level III provide for thoughtful consideration of complex biological issues that face modern society.
One of the following labs: •
SCIL262 Physical Geology Lab
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SCIL264 Physics Lab
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SCIL351 Ecology Lab
Level II Courses Choose three courses that include one lecture/lab course and one 400-level course •
SCI355+SCIL355 Energy Management Strategies and Lab
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SCI361 Diversity and Evolution of Plants
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SCI365 Organic Chemistry
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SCI366 Coastal Environments
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SCI375 Environmental Study in China
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SCI371+SCIL371 Human Impact on Land and Life and Lab
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SCI372+SCIL372 Sustaining Air and Water and Lab
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SCI377+SCIL377 Microbiology and Lab
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SCI376+SCIL376 GIS for Environmental Decision Making and Lab
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SCI385 Special Topics: Plant Biology
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SCI457 Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Biology Minor Requirements Required two core courses with labs (Level I): •
SCI251 General Biology and SCI L251 Biology Lab
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SCI265 General Chemistry and SCI L265 General Chemistry Lab
Choose two intermediate courses (one with a lab) (Level II)*: •
SCI351 Ecology and SCIL351 Ecology Lab
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SCI354 Nutrition
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SCI356 Introduction to Biotechnology and SCIL356 Biotechnology Lab
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SCI358 Human Sexuality
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SCI360 Anatomy and Physiology and SCIL360 Anatomy and Physiology Lab
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SCI361 Diversity and Evolution of Plants
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SCI362 Nobel Prize Research in Biology
Research
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SCI363 Genetics and SCIL363 Genetics Lab
Choose one 300-level and one 400-level
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SCI365 Organic Chemistry and SCIL365 Organic Chemistry Lab
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SCI367 Biochemistry
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SCI460 Systems Modeling
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SCI458 Global Change and Geochemical Impact
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SCI485 Special Topics: Green Technology for Sustainability
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SCI485 Special Topics: Issues in Environmental Science
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SCI390 Research Methods Directed Study in Science
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