Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.
Lyman Briggs College
Undergraduate Program
Environmental Sciences and Management Major
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3. |
Environmental Sciences and Management |
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A minimum of 41 credits from the courses listed below including: |
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(1) |
One of the following groups of courses (8 or 10 credits): |
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(a) |
LB |
118 |
Calculus I |
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STT |
231 |
Statistics for Scientists |
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MTH |
132 |
Calculus I |
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3 |
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MTH |
133 |
Calculus II |
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4 |
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STT |
231 |
Statistics for Scientists |
3 |
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(2) |
One course from each of the following 7 areas (24 to 26 credits): |
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Ecology: |
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ZOL |
355 |
Ecology |
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3 |
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ZOL |
355L |
Ecology Laboratory |
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Geology: |
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GLG |
201 |
The Dynamic Earth |
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Taxonomy or Phylogenetic Biology: |
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ENT |
404 |
Fundamentals of Entomology |
4 |
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PLB |
418 |
Plant Systematics |
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ZOL |
306 |
Invertebrate Biology |
4 |
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Biochemistry: |
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BMB |
401 |
Basic Biochemistry |
4 |
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Aquatic Systems: |
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FW |
420 |
Stream Ecology |
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3 |
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Microbiology: |
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MMG |
301 |
Introductory Microbiology |
3 |
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EC |
201 |
Introduction to Microeconomics |
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(3) |
One course from each of the following three groups (9 to 11 credits): |
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(a) |
FOR |
464 |
Forest Resource Economics (W) |
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SOC |
452 |
Environment and Society |
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FW |
424 |
Population Analysis and Management |
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FW |
444 |
Conservation Biology |
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FW |
410 |
Upland Ecosystem Management |
3 |
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FW |
417 |
Wetland Ecology and Management |
3 |
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Students who elect Sociology 452 must also complete Sociology 452L to meet
requirement 4. a. (3) (a). |