Environmental Science Major with Environmental Biology Option, Bachelor of Science (BS): Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

First Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
BIOL 171
171L
5BIOL 172
172L
5BIOL 173
173L
5
CHEM 171
171L (Natural Science BACR 1)
5BIOL 270
270L
3CHEM 173
173L
5
MATH 1415CHEM 172
172L (Natural Science BACR 2)
5ENGL 1015
 Elective - minor or general elective4 
 15 17 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
ENVS 100
100L
5BIOL 301
301L (BIOL 302 & BIOL 302L, BIOL 303 & BIOL 303L, BIOL 304 & BIOL 304L)
5DSCI 245, BIOL 380, or MATH 3804-5
ENGL 2015GEOS 100
100L
5GEOS 113
113L
5
MATH 1425GEOS 321
321L
5Humanities & Arts BACR 115
 15 15 14-15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
BIOL 4404GEOS 320
320L
4DSCI 346, BIOL 380, or MATH 1614-5
ECON 100 (Social Science BACR 1)5Humanities & Arts BACR 215Environmental Biology Elective25
ENVS 3001Social Science BACR 215Diversity - graduation requirement15
Environmental Biology Elective5  
 15 14 14-15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCr.Winter QuarterCr.Spring QuarterCr.
GEOS 470
470L
4BIOL 490
490L (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)
5Global Studies - graduation requirement15
PLAN 4313ENVS 4001Elective - minor or general elective5
Environmental Biology Elective25Environmental Biology Elective25Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective4Elective - minor or general elective4 
 16 15 15
Total Cr. 180-182
1

University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

2

Electives–20 credits upper-division electives with advisor's consent.