ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AT EUREKA

This interdisciplinary major combines aspects of the physical and natural sciences, and provides a foundation for those who are interested in working in an environmental laboratory or pursuing fieldwork in biology or chemistry.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

40 to 43 hours including the following:

Course Number	Course Name	Hours
BIO 141W	Principles of Biology I	4
BIO 142W	Principles of Biology II	4
BIO 241W	Botany or 242W Zoology	4
BIO 300W	Ecology	4
BIO 320W	Bacteriology and Virology	4
CHM 131	General Chemistry I	4
CHM 132	General Chemistry II	4
CHM 250	Quantitative Analysis	4
CHM 350W	Environmental Chemistry	3
PHS 111	Earth Science	4
S&M 390	Experimental Studies*	1-4
Total		40-43
Plus required supporting courses:
MAT 260	Statistics	3
S&M 200W	Methods of Science and Critical Thinking	2

REQUIREMENTS FOR A SCIENCE MAJOR (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DESIGNATION) WITH TEACHER CERTIFICATION

(1) 43 hours of coursework including the following:

Course Number	Course Name	Hours
BIO 141W	Principles of Biology I	4
BIO 142W	Principles of Biology II	4
BIO 300W	Ecology	4
CHM 131	General Chemistry I	4
CHM 132	General Chemistry II	4
CHM 250	Quantitative Analysis	4
CHM 350W	Environmental Chemistry	3
PHS 110	Introduction to Physical Science	4
PHS 111	Introduction to Earth Science	4
PHS 112	Introduction to Astronomy	4
S&M 200W	Methods of Science and Critical Thinking	2
Total		41
Plus the following supplemental courses:
MAT 121	Precalculus	4
MAT 260	Statistics	3

(2) Plus Professional Educational Course Requirements. (For a list of these courses, please refer to the Education section of the catalog concerning requirements for certification in Secondary Education.)

(3) To qualify for Student Teaching, a student must have an overall 2.50 GPA and a 2.75 GPA in the Science major outlined above.