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BS in Environmental Science

Major Requirements

Required Courses

BL 155, 157 Principles I
BL 156, 158 Principles II
BL 159, 160 Principles III
BL 222 Principles of Ecology
BL 331 Global Climate Change
BL 224/224L Terrestrial Ecology or BL 435/435L Plant Ecology
BL 424/424L Aquatic Resources or BL 447/447L Algae as Bioindicators
BL 444/444L Advanced Ecology
CH 141, 143 General Chemistry I
CH 142, 144 General Chemistry II
MT 135 Calculus
MT 228 Biostatistics
PH 101, 101L Earth Science 1
PH 102, 102L Earth Science 2

Select one course from the following:

PO 361 Environmental Politics and Policy
PO 363 Environmental Law
SC 290 Environmental Sociology
SC 380 Environmental Justice Movements (W)

Additional Courses (6 credits more)

BL 206/206L Tropical Biology
BL 224/224L Terrestrial Ecology
BL 255 Local Summer Flora
BL 275 GIS (to be developed)
BL 399 Guided Research
BL 421/421L Herpetology
BL 424/424L Aquatic Resources
BL 425/425L Ichthyology
BL 435/435L Plant Ecology
BL 440/440L Entomology (to be developed)   
BL 442/442L Ornithology
BL 447/447L Algae as Bioindicators

Recommended Courses

CH 222-224 Organic Chemistry


Total credit hours for major is 63 credits

Click here to see John Carroll Biology Course Descriptions.

Comprehensive Examination

All majors are required to pass a comprehensive examination in environmental science their last semester at John Carroll University.

 

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