Lamar UniversityThe Department of Chemistry and Physics

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(An Interdisciplinary Program)

Suggested Program of Study

Program Director:
Dr. Richard Harrel
205-10H Biology Building
880-8255
 

First Year

CHEM 1411 & 1412 General
8 hrs
BIOL 1406 & 1407 General
8 hrs
MATH 2376 or 2413 Calculus
3-4 hrs
ENGL 1301 & 1302 
6 hrs
PHIL 1370 (3)
3 hrs
   
Total Hours
28-29 hrs

SecondYear

BIOL 4460 Ecology
4 hrs
CHEM 3411 Organic
4 hrs
ENGL 23__ Literature
3 hrs
GEOL 4370 Meteorology
3 hrs
BIOL 2420 Microbiology
4 hrs
COCS 1371
3 hrs
PSYC 2471 Statistical Methods
4 hrs
POLS 2301 & 2302
6 hrs
Social Science (3)
3 hrs
   
Total Hours
34 hrs

Third Year

BIOL 4406 Epidemiology
4 hrs
CHEM 2401 Quantitative
4 hrs
CHEM 4481 Environmental Anal.
4 hrs
CVEN 3310
3 hrs
PEGA/MULB/DANC
1 hrs
GEOL 1403
4 hrs
POLS 4390 or BULW 3330
3 hrs
ENGL 3310
3 hrs
Fine Arts (3)
3 hrs
   
Total Hours
29 hrs

Fourth Year

PHYS 1401 & 1402
8 hrs
BIOL 4430 Limnology
4 hrs
GEOL 3390 or 4361
3 hrs
GEOL 4370
3 hrs
HIST 1301 & 1302
6 hrs
Electives (1,2)
6-9 hrs
Internship (2)
3 hrs
Communications (+)
3 hrs
   
Total Hours
36-39 hrs

 Minimum of 128 semester hours + 1 PEGA/MULB/DANC.

(1)Recommended electives BIOL 4401, 4300, 4401, 4450; CHEM 3331; GEOL 4451, 4301,4330.
(2)Must be approved by program director.
(3)Courses must satisfy Philosophy of Knowledge core. (See page 15 of the General Catalog)
(+)COMM  1315, 1360, 2335, 2373, 3310, or 3340.