Environmental Science
Students with interests in the field of environmental science benefit from a "living laboratory" on our 351-acre campus, complete with streams, meadows, forests and wetlands in close proximity to the Columbia River, old growth forests, the Cascade Mountains, and the Washington and Oregon coastlines.
Field work and laboratory experiences are available with faculty, government agencies, non-profit organizations, etc. Students may earn research or internship credits towards completion of their degrees by participating in these opportunities.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science: Major Requirements
Please note there are additional General Education Requirements for every major. Use the Undergraduate Catalog for reference.
This web page is only a guide. You should always consult with an advisor when making academic plans.
Contact the Science Programs front desk to make an advising appointment: 360-546-9620.
| Environmental Science (6 Courses) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ES/RP 101 | Environment and Human Life | 4 | |
| ES/RP 310 | Modeling the Environment | 4 | |
| ES/RP 335 | Environmental Policy | 3 | |
| ES/RP 404 | The Ecosystem | 4 | |
| ES/RP 444 | Environmental Assessment | 4 | |
| ES/RP 491 | Senior Seminar | 1 | |
| Additional Environmental Science Courses | |||
| Special Topics | ES/RP 490/492/493 - Topics vary | 1 | |
| Env Sci Electives | Additional credits (18.0) of qualifying environmental science option courses are required. Qualifying courses to be chosen in consultation with advisor. | 18 | |
| Biology (3 Courses) | |||
| Biol 106 | Introductory Biology: Organismal Biology | 4 | |
| Biol 107 | Introductory Biology: Cell Biology & Genetics | 4 | |
| Biol 372 | Ecology | 4 | |
| Chemistry (2 courses) | |||
| Chem 105 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 | |
| Chem 106 | Principles of Chemistry II | 4 | |
| Biochemistry (1 course) | |||
| Choose one | Biol 301 Genetics or MBioS 303 Biochemistry or MBioS 305 Microbiology | 4/3 | |
| Math and Physics (4 courses) | |||
| Math 140* | Calculus for Life Scientists | 4 | |
| Stat 412* | Biometry | 3 | |
| Phys 101* | Phys 101 General Physics I | 4 | |
| Phys 102* | General Physics II | 4 | |
| Geology (2 courses) | |||
| Geol 230 | Introductory Oceanography | 3 | |
| Upper-div Geol | One upper-division geology course | 3 | |
| Related Science (1 course) | |||
| Choose one | Geol 102 Physical Geology or SoilS 201 Soil: A Living System | 4 | |
| Expository Writing (1 course) | |||
| Choose one | Engl 301 Writing and Rhetorical Conventions or Engl 402 Technical and Professional Writing | 3 | |
| * Substitute courses may be available. | |||
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