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Environmental Science Minor for Biology Majors

(18 credits)

Complete the following for your minor:

BIOL 332Plant Taxonomy and Systematics

4
GEOL 201Foundations of Geology

4

Two credits from the following:

ENVS 270Environmental Techniques and Policy: Terrestrial

2
ENVS 271Environmental Techniques and Policy: Water and Wetlands

2

Four credits from the following:

BIOL 356Ornithology

4
BIOL 358Herpetology

4
BIOL 362Aquatic Zoology

4

BIOL 271, BIOL 274, BIOL 321, BIOL 332, BIOL 356, BIOL 358: Courses may require prerequisite(s), which may increase the total credits required for the minor.

Six to eight credits from the following:

AuSable Institute courses listed for the ENVS major
BIOL 295Desert Ecology

3
BIOL 297Tropical Biology

3
BIOL 334Plant Ecology

4
BIOL 356Ornithology

4
BIOL 358Herpetology

4
BIOL 362Aquatic Zoology

4
BIOL 381Microbiology

4
CHEM 204Introduction to Organic Chemistry

4
CHEM 240Environmental Chemistry

4
ENGR 440Water and Wastewater Management

3
ENGR 453Hazardous Waste and Air Pollution Management

3
ENVS 216Environmental Issues and Sustainable Solutions

3
GIS 245Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

3