Aug 02, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Environmental Science, BS


Learning Outcomes

When students complete the Environmental Science and Studies programs, they will be able to:

  • IDENTIFY and UNDERSTAND the processes and patterns that shape Earth’s environmental systems.
  • EVALUATE the credibility of different data sources of environmental data, considering accuracy, bias and relevance.
  • APPLY appropriate methods and tools to collect and analyze environmental data.
  • SYNTHESIZE the knowledge derived from scientific and social-scientific perspectives to better understand the Earth’s environment.
  • CONSTRUCT ethical and mindful solutions to environmental problems.
  • COMMUNICATE skillfully environmental findings through seminars, written scientific reports, or visual presentations.

Lower Division


The following lower-division courses are required for the major.

Upper Division


The following courses are required

Environmental Science Lab Courses


Take four of the following courses AND its corresponding lab (upper division Biology courses require both BIO 201 and BIO 202; EES 330 requires EES 110/110L and CHEM 110/110L; EES 350 requires EES 110/110L)