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    Mar 28, 2024  
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Environmental Studies minor


A minor in environmental studies requires completion of eight courses (24 - 28 credits) as follows. In meeting the requirements of this interdisciplinary minor, a student must use at least nine credits that are not also used to meet the requirements of any other major or minor. A student may not complete both a major and a minor in environmental studies.

  1. Required courses: ENV 110, 201, 202, 203, 397
  2. Social Sciences: one course from ACCT 303, ECON 255, 257, 259; ENV 295; POL 233
  3. Natural and Physical Sciences: complete one of the following:
    a: one course chosen from BIOL 217, 245, 322, 330, 332; GEOL 231, 240, 311;
    b: students who have previously completed BIOL 111/113, GEOL 100, 101, 102 or 105 may choose one course from BIOL 398; ENV 250; or GEOL 141, 150.
  4. Humanities: one course chosen from ARTS 236; BUS 345; ENGL 207, 214 (ENV 214), ENGL 263 (ENV 263); ENV 230, 330; HIST 288 (ENV 288); PHIL 150, 282, 365 (ENV 365); REL 207, 285; SOAN 285, 286 (ECON 286).

Additional topic-based courses will be allowed by substitution only when approved in advance, and will be announced when offered.

3. Natural Sciences:


complete one of the following: