Mission Statement
The mission of the environmental science program is to provide the student with the necessary background and experience in the natural and social sciences to enable the student to enter an environmental career or continue on to graduate school.
Learning Outcomes
The successful student is able to:
- Explain, using appropriate terminology, the major concepts in environmental science including major environmental problems, their causes, consequences, and potential solutions.
- Explain the fundamentals of scientific inquiry, interpret the results of scientific investigations, and draw reasonable conclusions from data.
- Communicate scientific information in oral and written form.
- Relate models, theories and concepts to real world phenomena.
- Use standard scientific equipment appropriately and safely.
- Explain, using appropriate terminology, the major environmental laws in the United States.
- Function successfully in an environmental science internship.
Facilities
The Kidd Math/Science Center opened in 1985. With an award-winning masonry design, the center’s front doors open to a glass atrium with live plants & a trickling pond. A spacious lobby follows with comfortable studying facilities. The center houses three large chemistry labs, three biology labs, one physics lab, one computer lab, lecture rooms, faculty offices and a large bent glass greenhouse that enhances the view of campus. McKenzie Hall opened in 1997, and it provides math/science students, along with the nursing students, two large lecture halls, a variety of lecture rooms, an anatomy lab, three computer labs, faculty offices and a conference room with a beautiful view of campus and the surrounding landscape.
Bachelor of Science - Comprehensive Major in Environmental Science (2342)
Description | Credits |
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General Education (must include) | 39 |
BIO 12104 Biology I | 4 |
NSC 22304 (TM) Environmental Science | 4 |
MTH 21404 (TM) Introductory Probability and Statistics | 4 |
POL 11103 (TM) American National Government | 3 |
SOC 11103 (TM) Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Bachelor of Science or Arts Degree - Minor in Environmental Science (2344)
Description | Credits |
---|---|
General Education must include | 39-40 |
One Biology Course | 4 |
One Chemistry Course | 4-5 |
Description | Credits |
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Minor Area required courses | 18 |
ECO 11103 (TM) Contemporary Economics | |
NSC 22304 (TM) Environmental Science | 4 |
NSC 20303 Physical Geology | 3 |
NSC 23101 Environmental Practicum | 1 |
Choose one of the following: | |
NSC 49901-04 Directed Studies in Natural Science | 3-4 |
Total minor area hours | 15 |
Selected Major and Personal elective hours | 69 |
Total required hours for degree | 125 |
Associate of Science – Environmental Science (2345)
General Education must include:
Description | Credits |
---|---|
BIO 12104 Biology I | 4 |
MTH 21404 (TM) Introductory Probability and Statistics | 4 |
NSC 22304 (TM) Environmental Science | 4 |
POL 11103 (TM) American National Government | 3 |
SOC 11103 (TM) Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Total General Education hours | 39 |
Major Area required courses
Description | Credits |
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BIO 12204 Biology II | 4 |
BIO 20704 Ecology | 4 |
CHM 15005 (TAG) General Chemistry I | 5 |
CHM 15505 (TAG) General Chemistry II | 5 |
NSC 20303 Physical Geology | 3 |
NSC 23101 Environmental Practicum | 1 |
Description | Credits |
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Total major area hours | 22 |
Total required hours for degree | 61 |