Curricula

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

The following table summarizes all requirements for a Bachelor of Science in environmental science. For an overview of a particular course, click on its title. Our Course Descriptions page lists all environmental science courses. For one possible breakdown of the major by semester, see the Plan of Study.

 

 Requirements   Credits 
 Biology 

17

     BIO 105. Biological Science I
     BIO 106. Biological Science II
     BIO 321. General Microbiology
     BIO 341. Ecology
     BIO 403. Freshwater Ecosystems 

4
4
3
3
3

 Environmental Science 

16

     ES 228/CS 128. Geographic Information Systems
     ES 301. Process Engineering
     ES 401. Environmental Regulation and Testing
     ES 402. Surface and Groundwater Hydrology
     ES 404. Internship in Environmental Science
     ES 490. Environmental Science Seminar 

3
3
3
3
3
1

 Chemistry 

16

     CHEM 101. General Chemistry I & CHML 101. General Chemistry I Lab
     CHEM 102. General Chemistry II & CHML 102. General Chemistry II Lab
     CHEM 201. Analytical Chemistry & CHML 201. Analytical Chemistry Lab
     CHEM 301. Organic Chemistry I & CHML 301. Organic Chemistry I Lab 

4
4
4
4

 Physics & Physical Science 

14

     PHYS 103. General Physics I & PHYL 103. General Physics Lab I
     PHYS 104. General Physics II & PHYL 104. General Physics Lab II
     PHSC 105. Geology
     PHSC 116. Historical Geology 

4
4
3
3

 Pre-engineering 

3

     PREG 103. Engineering Graphics 

3

 Mathematics 

7

     MATH 107. Introduction to Statistics
     MATH 151. Calculus I 

3
4

 Foreign Language 

3

     One course at the 202 level or above*

3

 Clare College (Core Curriculum at St. Bonaventure)

36

     CLAR 101. The Intellectual Journey
     CLAR 110. Composition and Critical Thinking I 
     CLAR 111. Composition and Critical Thinking II
     Core Area Courses:
          CLAR 103. Foundations of the Western World
          CLAR 105. Inquiry in the Social World
          CLAR 206. Foundational Religious Texts of the Western World
          CLAR 207. The Catholic-Franciscan Heritage
          CLAR 208. World Views
          CLAR 209. Arts and Literature
          CLAR 302 & CLRL 302. Inquiry in the Natural World
          CLAR 304. The Good Life
     CLAR 401. The University Forum 

3
3
3
 
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2

 General Electives 

8

 Total 

120

 

* The School of Arts and Sciences requires all majors to complete a foreign language course at the 202 level or higher. Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses in the language, which count as general electives.

 

† The Clare College curriculum also includes a three-credit quantitative reasoning requirement. Environmental science majors satisfy this requirement by passing any of the courses listed in the above table under Mathematics.

  

The comprehensive requirement for& environmental science majors is the successful completion of ES 490. Environmental Science Seminar.

 


Requirements for a Minor in Environmental Science

Non-majors may obtain an environmental science minor by completing the requirements below. For an overview of a particular course, click on its title. Our Course Descriptions page lists all environmental science courses.

 

To satisfy the prerequisites of the courses above, one must also take the following courses.

 

To declare a minor, a special form must be filled out and filed with the Records Office by the end of the student's junior year. The appropriate form is available from the student's advisor.