Much of what we know about the environment is determined by chemical analysis. Environmental scientists who want to understand the data they deal with should understand the chemistry involved. Students with this POE can go direct into environmental jobs with companies or the government, or continue studying in graduate school.
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Environmental POE Courses
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- Environmental Science and Environmental Studies web site
- Previous Environmental Science Curriculum
- Environmental Science Curriculum Effective Fall 2015
These requirements are effective fall 2016
Required courses - 18 credits
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESS 100 | Environmental Systems I |
3
|
|
N
|
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| ESS 110 | Environmental Systems II |
3
|
N
|
CW
|
|
| ESS 301 | Environmental Methods |
3
|
ESS 100 or permission |
N
|
|
| ESS 310 | Water Resources I | 3 | ESS 100 & ESS 110 or permission | N | QM |
| ESS 325 | Conservation Biology |
3
|
ESS 100 & BI 105 |
N, S
|
|
| ESS 401 | Senior Capstone II |
3
|
ESS 100, Jr or Sr. standing or permission |
N, S
|
Two semesters of Chemistry with lab - 8 credits
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH 142 | Integrated Chemistry Principles I |
3
|
N
|
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| CH 143 | Integrated Chemistry Principles Lab I |
1
|
corequisite CH 142 |
N
|
QS |
| CH 144 | Integrated Chemistry Principles II |
3
|
CH 142, minimum grade C |
N
|
|
| CH 145 | Integrated Chemistry Principles Lab I |
1
|
CH 142 & CH 143 |
N
|
QS |
One semester of Physics with lab - 4 credits
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC 200 | General Physics I |
3
|
corequisite PC 206 |
N
|
QM
|
| PC 202L | Physics Lab I |
1
|
corequisite PC 200 or PC 202 |
N
|
|
| OR | |||||
| PC 211 | Environmental Physics |
3
|
corequisite PC 211L |
N
|
QM
|
| PC 211L | Environmental Physics Lab |
1
|
corequisite PC 211 |
N
|
|
Biology courses - 8 credits
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI 105 | Biological Diversity and Ecology |
3
|
N
|
||
| BI 121 | Biology Lab I |
1
|
corequisite BI 105 |
N
|
QS
|
| BI 300 | *General Ecology |
3
|
BI 105 & BI 121 or permission |
N
|
|
| BI 301 | *General Ecology Laboratory |
1
|
corequisite BI 300 |
N
|
|
| *Note: another ecology course may be taken with advisor approval. | |||||
Mathematics/Statistics - Take two of the following - 7 or 8 credits
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESS 230 | *Environmetrics |
3
|
sophomore standing or permission |
N
|
QS
|
| BI 305 | *Biostatistics |
4
|
BI 106 or ESS 100 |
N
|
QS
|
| MA 130 | Calculus I |
4
|
N
|
QM
|
|
| *Note: another statistics course may be taken with advisor approval. | |||||
Advanced Electives
The student must complete at least 16 credits of advanced electives. Sample courses are provided below. With advisor consultation and approval students may take other upper division courses. Some 200-level courses may be taken with advisor approval.
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESS 305 | Environmental Economics |
3
|
ESS 100 & ESS 110 or EB 223 or permission |
S
|
|
| ESS 324 | Natural Resource Management |
3
|
ESS 100, BI 105 & BI 121 |
N
|
|
| ESS 328 | Limnology (currently, only at RFS) |
3
|
BI 105, BI 106, ESS 100, ESS 110 or permission |
N
|
|
| ESS 330 | Geographical Information Systems |
4
|
ESS 100 | ||
| ESS 337 | Environmental Law |
3
|
ESS 100 or PS 101 |
S
|
|
| ESS 350 | Field Research Methods |
3
|
permission |
N
|
|
| ESS 361 | Field Methods in Marine Systems (India) |
3
|
GL 111 & ESS 100 & permission |
N
|
Q
|
| ESS 362 | Island Ecosystems (India) |
3
|
GL 111 & ESS 100 |
N
|
|
| ESS 363 | Upland Process & Estuaries (India) |
3
|
GL 111 & ESS 110 & permission |
N
|
|
| ESS 364 | Culture, Class & Gender (India) |
3
|
ESS 100 or permission |
S, I
|
CA, CW |
| ESS 380 | Sense of Place (only at RFS) |
3
|
ESS 100 or permission | CA, CW | |
| ESS 410 | Water Resources II |
3
|
ESS 310 & MA 130 |
N
|
QS
|
| BI 305 | Biostatistics |
4
|
ESS 100 |
N
|
QS
|
| BI 360 | Vertebrate Zoology |
3
|
BI 105 & BI 121 |
N
|
|
| BI 361 | Vertebrate Zoology Lab |
2
|
corequisite BI 360 |
N
|
|
| BI 323 | Mammalogy |
3
|
BI 105 |
N
|
|
| BI 324 | Ornithology |
3
|
BI 105 |
N
|
|
| BI 327 | Botany |
4
|
BI 105 |
N
|
|
| BI 350 | Invertebrate Zoology |
2
|
BI 105 |
N
|
|
| BI 351 | Invertebrate Zoology Lab |
2
|
corequisite BI 350 |
N
|
|
| BI 370 | Herpetology |
3
|
BI 113 |
N
|
|
| BI 432 | Environmental Toxicology |
3
|
BI 105 & 1 semester of Chemistry or permission |
N
|
Total Environmental Science POE credits = 61 or 62
The ESS Department also offers resident programs at the Raystown Field Station and a Marine Science Program in India. Courses taken in the programs, as well as other programs may substitute directly into your POE. Students interested in these programs should work with their advisors to plan accordingly.
Possible schedule for the Environmental Science POE:
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ESS 100, EN 110, IT 100,B1 105 & BI 121 (BI 105 & BI 121 can be taken as a sophomore) | CH 115 can be taken as a sophomore, BI 300 & BI 301 (can also be taken spring junior or senior year) ESS 230 (or BI 205 in spring of junior year) *Semester at the field station can be considered if CH 114 was taken freshmen year |
| Sophomore | ESS 310, CH 114 (can be taken as a freshman), PC-200 | |
| Junior | ESS 301 (can be taken fall senior year), ESS 325 (can be taken fall senior year) *Semester at field station can be considered if ESS 301 and ESS 325 are taken senior year | Upper level electives CAN BE TAKEN AT THE FIELD STATION |
| Senior | Upper level electives CAN BE TAKEN AT THE FIELD STATION | ESS 401, (or other capstone based experience) Upper level electives *Semester at the field station can be considered if research credits are taken at the field station |
updated 10.18
Chemistry POE Courses
(This POE applies to students entering fall 2016)
A designated POE in chemistry must meet the minimum criteria listed below. When combined with appropriate supporting courses, it can provide a useful basis for further study in related areas-for example, in computer science, physics, geology, environmental science, biochemistry, or a variety of biomedical fields such as immunology, pharmacology, virology, medicinal chemistry, nutrition, toxicology, medicine, and molecular genetics, to name a few. In some cases it may be appropriate to consider writing an individual POE. For example, a student interested in Chemical Physics may wish to design a POE that eliminates some organic chemistry and includes more math and physics courses. Any chemistry faculty member will be willing to discuss the procedure for writing such a POE.
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| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH 120 | Chemistry Seminar | 1 | |||
| CH 142 | Integrated Chemistry: Principles I | 3 | corequisite CH 143 | N | |
| CH 143 | Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory I | 1 | corequisite CH 142 | N | QS |
| CH 144 | Integrated Chemistry: Principles II | 3 | CH 142 or permission, corequisite CH 145 | N | |
| CH 145 | Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory II | 1 | CH 143, corequisite CH 144 | N | QS |
| CH 222 | Inorganic Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 | co- or prerequisite CH 144 | N | |
| CH 242 | Integrated Chemistry: Organic | 3 | CH 144, corequisite CH 243 | N | |
| CH 243 | Integrated Chemistry: Organic Laboratory | 1 | corequisite CH 242 | N | |
| CH 252 | Analytical Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 | CH 144 | N | QS |
| CH 262 | Organic Chemistry (with laboratory) | 4 | CH 242 | N | |
| CH 342 | Integrated Chemistry: Biochemistry | 3 | CH 242 | N | |
| CH 352 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 | CH 242, PC 203, MA 230 | N | |
| CH 354 | Physical Chemistry II | 3 | CH 352 | N | |
| CH 355 | Physical Chemistry Lab | 3 | CH 352 | N | CW |
| CH 362 | Chemical Synthesis | 2 | CH 222, CH 252, CH 262 | N | |
| CH 372 | Instrumental Methods | 3 | CH 252 | N | |
| CH 3XX/4XX | Upper level elective | 3 | N | ||
| CH 432 | Comprehensive Chemistry | 1 | Instructor permission | N | Q |
| MA 130 | Calculus I | 4 | N | QM | |
| MA 230 | Calculus II | 4 | MA 130 | N | QM |
| PC 202 | Introductory Physics I | 3 | corequisite PC 202L & MA 130 | N | QM |
| PC 202L | Physics Laboratory I | 1 | corequisite PC 202 | N | |
| PC 203 | Introductory Physics II | 3 | PC 202 & MA 130, coreq. PC 203L | N | QM |
| PC 203L | Physics Laboratory II | 1 | corequisite PC 203 | N |
Total credit hours = 62 (21 upper level)
1 CW within the POE: CH 355
Possible schedule for a POE in Chemistry
33| Year | Fall Semester | Credits | Spring Semester | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman | EN 110, College Writing Seminar | 4 | CH 144, Integrated Chemistry: Principles II | 3 |
| IT 100, Information Access | 1 | CH 145, Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory II | 1 | |
| CH 142, Integrated Chemistry: Principles I | 3 | CH 222, Inorganic Chemistry | 4 | |
| CH 143, Integrated Chemistry: Principles Laboratory I | 1 | MA 230, Calculus II | 4 | |
| CH 120, Chemistry Seminar | 1 | Electives | 3 | |
| MA 130, Calculus I | 4 | |||
| Elective | 1 | |||
| 15 | 15 | |||
| Sophomore | CH 242, Integrated Chemistry: Organic | 3 | CH 342, Integrated Chemistry: Biochemistry | 3 |
| CH 243, Integrated Chemistry: Organic Laboratory | 1 | CH 262, Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
| CH 252, Analytical Chemistry | 4 | PC 203, Intro. Physics II | ||
| PC 202, Intro. Physics I | 3 | PC 203L, Intro. Physics Lab II | 1 | |
| PC 202L, Physics Lab 1 | 1 | CA, IC or electives | 3-4 | |
| CA, IC or electives | 3-4 | |||
| 15-16 | 14-15 | |||
| Junior (*may be spent abroad) | CH 352, Physical Chemistry I | 3 | CH 354, Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 362, Chemistry Synthesis | 2 | CH 355, Physical Chemistry Lab | ||
| Upper level Chemistry (could be research) | 3 | CH 372, Instrumental Methods | 3 | |
| CA, IC or electives | 6-7 | CA, IC or electives | 6 | |
| 14-15 | 15 | |||
| Senior | Upper-level Chemistry (could be research) | 3 | *Upper-level Chemistry (could be research) | 3 |
| CH 432, Comprehensive Chemistry | 1 | |||
| Electives | 12 | Electives | 12 | |
| 15 | 16 |
*Students may study chemistry at the Catholic University in Lille, France, the University of Applied Science in Steinfurt, Germany, or at the Philipps University in Marburg, Germany. Study of a language can replace CA and IC by completing language study beyond the 210 level and at least 1 semester abroad in the target language. Summer language programs can help to provide the necessary language training. Calculus I and II might be taken in summer school to provide an opportunity for language preparation. Alternatively, language might be studied abroad during the summer prior to the junior year.