Environmental Science, minor
Semester Hours: 18-21
Required Courses (16-19 SH)
BIOL 173 Concepts in Biology (4) OR ENVS 145 Environmental Science (2)
BIOL 174 Concepts in Biology Seminar (taken concurrently with BIOL 173) (1)
CHEM 223 General Chemistry (4) OR CHEM 155 Matter and Energy (3)
*ENVS 325 Environmental Ethics (2) OR *ENVS 365 Environmental Risk Assessment and Policy (2)
*ENVS 385 Conservation Biology (4)
ENVS 430 Environmental Sustainability Capstone (2)
SOC 245 Environment and Society (3)
Electives (2-5 SH)
Choose from this list:
BIOL 235 Ecology-Adaptation and Environment (4)
*BIOL 358 Natural History of the Shenandoah Valley (4)
*BIOL 368 Blue Ridge Botany (2)
*BIOL 388 Entomology (3)
*BIOL 465 Topics in Advanced Ecology (2)
*CHEM 285 Environmental Chemistry (4)
*CHEM 305 Alternative Energy (2)
ENVS 135 Earth Science (2)
*ENVS 205 Environmental Applications of GIS (3)
*ENVS 235 Sustainable Food Systems (2)
* indicates the course is offered in alternate years