Environmental Science, Minor
Requirements
All students begin with introductory PHSC 105 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE which can be taken as early as the first semester with no prerequisites. All students end with the capstone course, 3 credit hours of independent research, or 3 credit hours of discipline-related internship. At least one course taken must be a lab course. Independent research may fulfill this requirement.
Students who have transferred eligible courses from another institution may earn a minor in Environmental Science by completing at least three additional courses totaling at least 9 credit hours at Roosevelt University, and at least five eligible courses and 15 credit hours overall.
Students must take at least one course from 3 of the following 4 subject areas (biology, environmental chemistry, physical science and quantitative methods).
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Course | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | ||
| Biology | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND GENETICS | ||
| ECOLOGY | ||
| TROPICAL MARINE BIOLOGY | ||
| MARINE BIOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY OF TALLGRASS PRAIRIE | ||
| BIODIVERSITY | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | 3-5 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
| SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | ||
| Physical Science Subject Area | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| SEVERE AND UNUSUAL WEATHER | ||
| BIODIVERSITY | ||
| Quantitative Methods | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| BIOSTATISTICS | ||
| WATER | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | ||
| Capstone Course 1 | 3 | |
| Determined with advisor may include the following: | ||
| QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| CONSERVATION BIOLOGY: AFRICA | ||
| SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES INTERNSHIP | ||
| ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18-20 | |
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Consult academic advisor to select substitute capstone course. Suitable substitute include independent research or discipline-specific internship
Regulations
- Students who have transferred three or more equivalent courses may earn a minor in environmental science by completing at least two additional required courses at Roosevelt University.
- Courses used to satisfy a supporting sequence can be applied to a minor, but no course can be applied to simultaneously satisfy requirements of a major and a minor. No course can be used to simultaneously satisfy requirements of two minors.