Natural Sciences Concentration B.S.
This concentration meets the requirements of a variety of career paths and graduate studies related to environmental sciences, natural resources management and administration, and conservation. Students must complete a series of required courses along with upper-level electives to be determined in consultation with advisors. A minimum of 7 credit hours of Category 1 upper-level electives must be completed.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses:
Category 1 Elective Courses (at least 2 courses must be from Category 1):
| BIO 205 | Tropical Biology and Conservation | 4 |
| BIO 228 | Biology of Plants | 4 |
| BIO 228L | Biology of Plants Laboratory | 0 |
| BIO 355 | Conservation, Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics | 4 |
| BIO 355L | Conservation, Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics Laboratory | 0 |
| BIO 395 | Disease Ecology | 4 |
| CHE 315 | Chemical Oceanography | 3 |
| ENS 242 | Environmental Science and Policy | 4 |
| ENS 307 | Environmental Microbiology | 4 |
| ENS 307L | Environmental Microbiology Laboratory | 0 |
| ENS 346 | Conservation Biology | 4 |
| ENS 346L | Conservation Biology Discussion | 0 |
| ENS 349 | Water, Wetlands and Wildlife | 4 |
| MAR 310 | Biological Oceanography | 4 |
| MAR 310L | Biological Oceanography Laboratory | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 7-11 |
Category 2 Elective Courses (additional course options for meeting concentration electives):
| COM 212 | Co-Creative Documentary Abroad | 4 |
| ECO 310 | Environmental Economics and Management | 4 |
| GEO 205 | Principles of Resource Utilization | 4 |
| GEO 207 | Economic Geography | 4 |
| GEO 250 | Urban Geography: Cities in Global Context | 4 |
| PHL 210 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| PSC 285 | Environmental Politics | 4 |
| PSC 318 | Science, Technology and Public Policy | 4 |
| WRI 281 | Technical Writing | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 0-4 |
Total Credit Hours: 49-50