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Lamar University

    Department of Biology

BS in Environmental Science

The degree of Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science will be awarded upon the completion of the following requirements:

General Requirements:

See Core Curriculum in the General Catalog

 

 

Biology:

BIOL 1406, 1407, 2420, 4406 or Toxicology, 4430, 4460

 

 

Chemistry:

CHEM 1411, 1412, 2401, 3411, 4481

 

 

Science and Math:

PHYS 1401, 1402

 

COSC 1371

 

PSYC 2471

 

MATH 2376 

 

GEOL 1403, 3390 or 4361, 4370

 

CVEN 3310

 

6 - 9 hours of approved electives

 

 

Additional Courses:

POLS 4390 or BULW 3330

 

 

Internship:

Participation in an internship, BIOL 4300-02

Suggested Program of Study

First Year

Second Year

BIOL 1406, 1407, General

8

BIOL 2420, Microbiology

4

CHEM 1411, 1412, General

8

BIOL 4460, Ecology

4

ENGL 1301, 1302, Comp

6

CHEM 3411, Organic

4

MATH 2376 or 2413, Calculus

3

English Literature

3

PHIL 1370

3

GEOL 4370, Meteorology

3

Total semester hours

28

COSC 1371

3

PSYC 2471, Statistics

4

 

 

POLS 2301, 2302

6

 

 

Social Science (*see below)

3

 

 

Total semester hours

34

 

 

 

 

Third Year

Fourth Year

BIOL 4406, Epidemiology, or Toxicology

4

PHYS 1401, 1402, General

8

CHEM 2401, Quantitative

4

BIOL 4430, Limnology

4

CHEM 4481, Environ. Anal.

4

GEOL 3390 or 4361

3

CVEN 3310, Env. Sci. Eng.

3

HIST 1301, 1302

6

GEOL 1403, Physical

4

BIOL 4300-02, Internship

3

POLS 4390 or BULW 3330

3

Approved Electives

6-9

ENGL 3310

3

                                                 COMM 1315

3

Fine Arts(**see below)

3

Total semester hours

33-36

PEGA 

2

 

 

Total semester hours

30

 

 

MINIMUM TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 128.

* = Selected from ANTH 2346 or 2351, ECON 1301, PSYC 2301, or SOCI 1301.

** = Selected from ARTS 1301, DANC 1370, HUMA 1315, MUSA 1306, and THEA 1310.

For information on admission to the program, contact: Dr. Richard Harrel