B.S. in Environmental Geoscience

The field of Environmental Geoscience is new, interdisciplinary, and evolving. This program serves as an excellent major for students who wish to concentrate in the sciences, but who might not be looking toward professional careers as scientists, as well as for students planning graduate work in environmental law, environmental policy, or environmental studies. Students majoring in Environmental Geoscience should work out their programs closely with a departmental advisor to insure both breadth and depth in this subject area. To provide students with training in the interdisciplinary nature of Environmental Geoscience, the major includes an introductory sequence in Environmental Systems (EESC2201-2208), consisting of eight 2-credit courses (plus associated labs, EESC2211-2218). These courses can be taken in any order and do not have prerequisites. They are recommended particularly for first-year students and sophomores. Environmental Geoscience majors are required to take six of these eight courses. They are usually offered as two-course pairs, with one course meeting for the first half of the semester and another course (usually the next in the sequence) meeting for the second half of the semester, in the same time slot.