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Environmental Science, B.S.
practical field, lab and teaching skills to create just and sustainable solutions for environmental issues. Degree Program A Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science is offered upon completion of the University baccalaureate and major requirements of 71 credits. Students are encouraged to take courses during summers at either the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies Great Lakes Campus in Michigan, or the Pacific Rim campus on Whidbey Island in Washington, or a semester with the Creation Care Studies Program in either Belize or New Zealand. Visit the following websites to get information on course offerings, prerequisites, and availability — Au Sable (http://ausable.org) and Creation Care (http://creationcsp.org). Learning Outcomes Program Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, students will be able to: 1. Integrate science and faith to evaluate major environmental issues and develop just and sustainable solutions (ULO 1, 2). 2. Demonstrate field, lab, evaluation and presentation skills needed to conduct environmental research (ULO 1, 3). 3. Integrate science and faith with teaching skills to motivate people to care for people and the rest of God’s creation (ULO 1, 3). Each Program Learning Outcome (PLO) listed above references at least one of the University Learning Outcomes (ULO 1, 2, 3), which may be found in the General Information (p. 6) section of this catalog. Requirements Admission Recommendations Recommended high school courses are: one year of biology, one year of chemistry, three years of mathematics, and two years of foreign language. One year of physics is desirable. The student should be aware that Advanced Placement (AP) science courses may not be used to fulfill science requirements for this degree. Graduate/Professional School Requirements The student should be aware that most graduate programs and many professional schools require an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 and that a grade of "C" or better was earned for all science courses and they will not accept Advanced Placement science credit to fulfill the entrance requirements. Curriculum Requirements A minimum of 43 credits in Biology or Environmental Studies, with an additional 28 credits in supporting sciences.
PHIL 215 is strongly recommended for all Environmental Science majors. Program Courses BIOS 103 Introduction to Environmental Science
3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 7
BIOS 112 BIOS 114
Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Laboratory
BIOS 200 BIOS 222 BIOS 401 BIOS 470 BIOS 480
Sophomore Writing Seminar
Botany
General Ecology
Seminar in Advanced Biology
Internship
Select two courses from the following:
BIOS 302 BIOS 351 BIOS 352 BIOS 362 BIOS 402 BIOS 446
Vertebrate Biology Invertebrate Biology
Marine Biology
Natural History of Southern California
Parasitology Ornithology
MATH 210
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
3
or MATH 318 Biostatistics Select 8 credits from the following:
8
BIOS 303 BIOS 306 BIOS 307 BIOS 371 BIOS 372 BIOS 390 BIOS 430
Ecological Agriculture
Land Resources
Lake Ecology and Management
Conservation Biology Restoration Ecology
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies Topics in Natural Resource Management
Select 7 credits from the following:
7
BIOS 305
Global Development and Ecological Sustainability
BIOS 353 BIOS 354 BIOS 355
Environmental Ethics
Bioethics
Environmental Health: An Ecological Perspective Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
BIOS 390 BIOS 410
Topics in Environmental Science The following 28 credits of supporting sciences from the Departments of Physical Science and Chemistry are required
including: CHEM 105 CHEM 106 CHEM 321 CHEM 322 CHEM 332 PHSC 103 PHSC 104 PHSC 111 PHSC 117 PHSC 112
General Chemistry I General Chemistry II
4 4 3 1 4 3 1 3 1 3
Basic Organic and Biochemistry Basic Organic and Biochemistry Lab
Environmental Chemistry
Geology
Geology Laboratory
Physics I
Program-Specific Core Curriculum (GE) Courses All Environmental Science majors automatically meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 8 credits of science and mathematics. The foreign language requirement is met by two years in high school or the first 4 credits in college.
Physics I Laboratory
Physics II
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