1.   Foundations for Environmental Studies (4 credit hours) 
Students select one of the following courses, which introduce students to environmental issues through a multidisciplinary and integrated approach. These courses involve the construction and interpretation of arguments from a variety of perspectives: 
       Conservation of Natural Resources ..................... GEOS 104/ENVT 104 
       Environment and Culture ..................................... ENGL 239/RELI 239 

2. Disciplinary Breadth 
Students are required to take courses that provide an in-depth study and exposure to environmental issues within disciplines. 

A. The Environment and Science (8 credit hours) 
Students select two courses from the following, which emphasize the understanding of scientific reasoning and arguments, the interpretation of data and relationships in the natural world, and the scientific context of environmental issues. The courses must be from different departments: 
      Introductory Ecology ................................................... BIOL 116 
      Ecology ....................................................................... BIOL 424 
      Environmental Chemistry .............................................. CHEM 104 
      Hydrogeology .............................................................. GEOS 334 

B. The Environment and Society (8 credit hours) 
Students select two courses from the following, which focus on the understanding of the institutions within which environmental decisions are made and investigate the implementation and implications of environmental decisions. The courses must be from different departments: 
      Global and Environmental Economic Principles ............... ECON 130 
      Environmental and Natural Resource Economics ............. ECON 330 
      Environmental Politics and Policy .................................... POLI 346 

C. The Environment and Sensibility (4 credit hours) 
Students select one course from the following, which examine the ways in which nature exists in human consciousness, values, and perceptions.  Students receive guidance in careful reading, thoughtful writing, and sensitive attentiveness to nature and to environmental issues:  
      Environmental Literature .................................................. ENGL 234 
      Free-lance Writing* ......................................................... ENGL 324 
      Christian Moral Issues (Envt. Ethics only) ......................... RELI 365 
*Students must notify the instructor of their intent to complete a minor in Environmental Studies so that they can focus their independent work in the course on an environmental theme or issue.

4.   Advanced Integrative Courses  (8 credit hours) 
All majors must complete the following courses.  It is expected that they will have completed all of the other requirements before these final courses. 
       Environmental Methods of Investigation .................................... ENVT 350 
       Capstone Project ..................................................................... ENVT 499 

Additional Requirements: 

• A complementary minor or major in another discipline.
• An internship is required, either for the Capstone project or as a separate experience.  Students must receive approval for their internship by the Chair of Environmental Studies.
• A minimum of 20 hours of upper division credits is required in the major.