Requirements for Minor
The Environmental Studies minor consists of a minimum of 20 semester hours distributed along concentrated tracks to insure coherence and depth of study related to the environment.  Students may choose from the following tracks of study: policy and management, earth sciences, and life sciences.  Each track is comprised of five course levels:

Level 1:  Introductory core course

Level 2:  Introductory topical course

Level 3:  Advanced topical or methods course

Level 4:  Geographic Information Systems course

Level 5:  Applications course through independent study or internship

Within each level, students select one course.  To insure breadth of study, at least 16 semester hour of course work beyond the core course will be from outside the student's major department.

Environmental Studies Minor Tracks

Policy and Management (20 semester hours)

Level 1:  One course from Environmental Studies 110 or Geography 120S (4 semester hours)

Level 2:  One course from Geography 230S, Geography 292S, Political Science 221S, or Political Science 223 (4 semester hours)

Level 3:  One course from Political Science 320, Political Science 321, or Economics 350 (4 semester hours)

Level 4:  One course from Geography 330, Geography 390, or Geology 291 (2-5 semester hours)

Level 5:  Environmental Studies 490 or 491 (2-4 semester hours)

Earth Sciences (20 semester hours)

Level 1:  One course from Environmental Studies 120, Geography 220N, Geology 110N, Geology 111N, Geology 112N, Geology 113N, Geology 150N, or Geology 160N (4-5 semester hours)

Level 2:  One course from Geology 240, Geology 290N, Geography 222B, or Marine Science 200 (4-5 semester hours)

Level 3:  One course from Geology 315 or Geography 305 (4-5 semester hours)

Level 4:  One course from Geography 390 or Geology 291 (2-4 semester hours)

Level 5:  Environmental Studies 490 or 491 (2-4 semester)

Life Sciences (20 semester hours)

Level 1:  One course from Biology 130B, Biology 131N, Biology 141N, Biology 142N, Biology 143N, Biology 180B, or Environmental Studies 130 (4 semester hours)

Level 2:  One course from Biology 232, Biology 236, Biology 238, Biology 243, Biology 247, Biology 248B, Biology 249B, or Marine Science 200 (4-5 semester hours)

Level 3:  One course from Biology 341, Biology 342, or Biology 346 (5 semester hours)

Level 4:  One course from Geography 390 or Geology 291 (2-4 semester hours)

Level 5:  Environmental Studies 490 or 491 (2-4 semester hours)