Environmental Science, B.S.

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Requirements for Graduation:

To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Environmental Science must complete a minimum of 120 credits, satisfy the College’s residency requirements, and complete the General Education Requirements of the College. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for First Year Seminar and all courses taken as part of Foundations. Courses used to complete General Education Requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis.

The General Education Requirements of the college require students to successfully complete First Year Seminar, Foundations (FCO 103 will be a required co-requisite with FCO 105 for students who have a high school GPA below 3.20), Disciplinary Perspectives, and a Constellation. Students who enter the college with 30 credit hours completed will not take a First Year Seminar course and therefore must take an additional 3 credits for graduation. Transfer students that are awarded 60 or more credits upon acceptance to York College will not be required to complete a Constellation.

General Education Requirement (36 credits)

First Year Seminar

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Communication course:
FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
Advanced Communication course:
FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours
Quantitative Fluency course:

Satisfied by major (MAT 120 )
Choose 3 credits of the following American Citizenship courses:
ECO 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 credit hours
HIS 111 American History from Colonization to Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 112 American History from Civil War to Global Power 3 credit hours
PS 101 American Government and Citizenship 3 credit hours
Choose 3 credits of the following Global Citizenship courses or students have the option to complete this requirement by successfully completing 6 credits of the same foreign language:
ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours
HIS 102 The West in the World 3 credit hours
PS 102 Contemporary Global Issues 3 credit hours

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirements

Choose 3 credits of the following Humanities courses:
FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
PHL 221 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
PHL 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours crosslisted as WGS 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours
Choose 3 credits of the following Arts courses:
ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours
THE 154 Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours
Choose 3 credits of the following Social and Behavioral Science courses:
ECO 205 Economic Perspectives 3 credit hours
ENT 150 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
MKT 100 Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
PS 110 Introduction to Political Science 3 credit hours
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours
REC 101 Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society 3 credit hours
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
Natural and Physical Sciences course:

Satisfied by major (BIO 152 )

Constellation Requirement

The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Transfer students that are awarded 60 or more credits upon acceptance to York College will not be required to complete a Constellation except for Education majors. Environmental Science and Environmental and Sustainability Studies majors may not select the Building a Better World: Sustainability, Science and Technology constellation.

Required Major Courses (73-79 credits):

An overall cumulative GPA of 2.0 is needed for the required major courses.

BIO 142 Molecules, Genes and Cells 4 credit hours
BIO 152 Evolution, Ecology and Diversity 4 credit hours
BIO 290 Biostatistics 3 credit hours
BIO 300 Terrestrial Ecology 4 credit hours
CHM 134 General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHM 135 General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 136 General Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHM 137 General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 234 Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHM 235 Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 236 Organic Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHM 237 Organic Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
G 151 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
G 152 Introduction to Physical Geography Lab 0 credit hours
G 261 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
MAT 120 Applied Calculus 3 credit hours
PHY 110 General Physics I 4 credit hours
PHY 111 General Physics I Lab 0 credit hours
PHY 112 General Physics II 4 credit hours
PHY 113 General Physics II Lab 0 credit hours
Physical Activity and Wellness courses 2 credit hours

Major Electives

Choose 6 - 8 credits from the following:
BIO 212 Environmental Biology 3 credit hours
BIO 240 Genetics 4 credit hours
BIO 241 Genetics Lab 0 credit hours
BIO 304 Botany 4 credit hours
BIO 306 Animal Behavior 4 credit hours
BIO 308 Animal Physiology 4 credit hours
BIO 324 Marine Ecology of the Chesapeake Bay 4 credit hours
BIO 330 Microbiology 4 credit hours
BIO 370 Evolutionary Biology 4 credit hours
BIO 372 Conservation Biology 4 credit hours
BIO 404 Ecological Action 4 credit hours
CHM 338 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry 4 credit hours
CHM 339 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 372 Introduction to Toxicology 3 credit hours
CVE 210 Sustainable Engineering 3 credit hours
G 461 Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
Choose 12 credits from the following:
ECO 315 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 3 credit hours
HIS 386 Historical Geography of North America 3 credit hours
OR
G 336 Historical Geography of North America 3 credit hours
HIS 387 North American Environmental History 3 credit hours
LIT 379 Literature and the Environment 3 credit hours
PHL 240 Environmental Ethics 3 credit hours
PS 327 Environmental Law 3 credit hours
PSC 202 Sustainability: Linking Science and Society 3 credit hours
PSC 203 Sustainability: Linking Science and Society Lab 0 credit hours
PSY 215 Sustainability and Psychology 3 credit hours
SOC 301 Environmental Justice 3 credit hours
Choose 3 credits from the following:
CM 212 Public Speaking 3 credit hours
WRT 320 Digital Writing: Theory and Practice 3 credit hours
WRT 321 Document Design: Theory and Practice 3 credit hours
WRT 352 Rhetoric of Science 3 credit hours
Choose 2-6 credits from one of the following capstone experiences:
SES 481 Independent Study in Sustainability and Environmental Studies 1 to 6 credit hours
SES 482 Independent Study in Sustainability and Environmental Studies 1 to 6 credit hours
OR
SES 491 Internship in Sustainability and Environmental Studies 3 credit hours
SES 492 Internship in Sustainability and Environmental Studies 3 credit hours
OR
BIO 392 Biology Inquiry I: Genes to Ecosystems 3 credit hours
BIO 393 Biology Inquiry 2: Genes to Ecosystems 3 credit hours

Elective Courses

Students may choose any 8-11 credits of elective courses.

Suggested Course Sequence:

Freshman Year (29 credits)

BIO 142 Molecules, Genes and Cells 4 credit hours
BIO 152 Evolution, Ecology and Diversity 4 credit hours
CHM 134 General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHM 135 General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 136 General Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHM 137 General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
MAT 120 Applied Calculus 3 credit hours
Foundations - American Citizenship course 3 credit hours
Physical Activity and Wellness course 1 credit hour

Sophomore Year (30 credits)

BIO 290 Biostatistics 3 credit hours
CHM 234 Organic Chemistry I 4 credit hours
CHM 235 Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHM 236 Organic Chemistry II 4 credit hours
CHM 237 Organic Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours
G 261 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
Physical Activity and Wellness course 1 credit hour
Disciplinary Perspectives - Humanities 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Arts 3 credit hours
Foundations - Global Citizenship 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours

Junior Year (29-32 credits)

PHY 110 General Physics I 4 credit hours
PHY 111 General Physics I Lab 0 credit hours
PHY 112 General Physics II 4 credit hours
PHY 113 General Physics II Lab 0 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Science Elective course 3-4 credit hours
Major Elective course 3 credit hours
Major Elective course 3 credit hours
Major Elective course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3-4 credit hours

Senior Year (29-32 credits)

SES 481 Independent Study in Sustainability and Environmental Studies 1 to 6 credit hours
SES 482 Independent Study in Sustainability and Environmental Studies 1 to 6 credit hours
OR
SES 491 Internship in Sustainability and Environmental Studies 3 credit hours
SES 492 Internship in Sustainability and Environmental Studies 3 credit hours
OR
BIO 392 Biology Inquiry I: Genes to Ecosystems 3 credit hours
BIO 393 Biology Inquiry 2: Genes to Ecosystems 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Science Elective course 3-4 credit hours
Major Elective course 3 credit hours
Major Elective course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours
Elective course 3 credit hours