Environmental Sciences, B.S.

Lower-Division Requirements:

• EES 1 - Natural Disasters and Earth Resources Units: 4
• EES 4 - Environmental Science Units: 4 (see note 1)
• EES 12 - Mineralogy Units: 3
• EES 31 - Environmental Sampling Methods Units: 3

Upper-Division Requirements:

• EES 102S - Sedimentology Units: 4
• EES 104W - Scientific Writing and Research Techniques Units: 3
• EES 108 - Soil and Water Sciences Units: 4
• EES 109 - Atmospheric Science Units: 3
• EES 115S - Climate Change Solutions Units: 3
• EES 124 - Geochemistry Units: 3
• EES 186 - Environmental GIS Units: 3

Choose One of the Following:

• MATH 76 - Calculus II Units: 4
• MATH 101 - Statistical Methods Units: 4
• PSYCH 42 - Introductory to Statistics and Data Analysis Units: 4 (see note 2)
• EES 177 - Quantitative Methods for Earth Science Units: 3
• EES 178 - Geostatistics Units: 3

Controlled Electives (6 - 7 units)

Choose two of the following:

• BIOL 101 - General Ecology Units: 3
• BIOL 110 - Human Ecology Units: 3
• BIOL 120 - Microbiology Units: 3
• BIOL 170 - Microbial Ecology Units: 4
• BIOL 171 - Terrestrial Ecology Units: 4
• BIOL 172 - Aquatic Ecology Units: 4
• BIOL 173 - Marine Biology Units: 3
• BIOL 176 - Field Methods Ecology Units: 3
• CHEM 8 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Units: 3
• CHEM 102 - Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Units: 5
• CHEM 105 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory Units: 4
• CHEM 106 - Analytical Measurements Laboratory Units: 4
• CHEM 106S - Instrumental Analysis in Industrial Settings Units: 4
• CHEM 125 - Applied Analytical Techniques Units: 3
• CHEM 128A - Organic Chemistry Units: 3
• CHEM 128B - Organic Chemistry Units: 3
• CHEM 150 - General Biochemistry Units: 3 (see note 3)
• CRP 125 - Environmental Planning Units: 3
• GEOG 129 - Environmental Impact Assessment Units: 3
• GEOG 132 - United States Environmental Law Units: 3
• GEOG 139T - Environmental Regions Units: 3

Advising Notes:

1. G.E. Foundation B4 is a prerequisite except for declared college of science and math major students.
2. PSYCH 42 is a prerequisite for BIOL 101 .
3. BIOL 101  is a prerequisite for BIOL 170 -BIOL 172 .
4. Elective units may be used toward a double major or minor (see double major or departmental minor). Consult the appropriate department chair, program coordinator, or faculty advisor for further information.
5. Students planning to pursue graduate study are strongly encouraged to take MATH 76  or EES 177  or EES 180