Jun 20, 2025

Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

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Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

Environmental Science (B.A. or B.S.)

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HEGIS Codes: 0420

Major Requirements:

ENV 1020 - INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES credits: 3.0
BIO 1020 - GENERAL BIOLOGY I credits: 3.0
BIO 1020L - GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY I credits: 1.0
BIO 1022 - GENERAL BIOLOGY II credits: 3.0
BIO 1022L - GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY II credits: 1.0
BIO 2300 - BIOSTATISTICS credits: 4.0
or
MAT 2090 - STATISTICAL METHODS credits: 4.0
CHE 1505 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I credits: 3.0
CHE 1505L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB credits: 1.0
CHE 1515 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II credits: 3.0
CHE 1515L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB credits: 1.0
ENV 2050 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY credits: 4.0
ENV 2310 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) credits: 3.0
ENV 2320 - EARTH’S CLIMATE credits: 3.0
ENV 3000 - ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY credits: 4.0
ENV 3240 - ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY credits: 4.0
ENV 3410 - CONSERVATION BIOLOGY credits: 4.0
PHY 2100 - PHYSICS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I credits: 3.0
PHY 2150L - PHYSICS LABORATORY I credits: 1.0
ENV 3050 - OCEANOGRAPHY credits: 4.0
NSC 2590 - SOPHOMORE SCIENCE SEMINAR credits: 1.0
NSC 3590 - JUNIOR SCIENCE SEMINAR credits: 1.0
ENV 4590 - SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES credits: 1.0 (WRT course)

Elective:

Choose One Physical Science Elective: 3.0-6.0

ENV 1910 - WATER SCARCITY AND POLLUTION credits: 3.0
ENV 1930 - ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHODS credits: 6.0
or
ENV 1935 - ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHODS ABROAD credits: 6.0
or
ENV 3930 - ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHOD credits: 6.0
or
ENV 3935 - ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHOD ABROAD credits: 6.0
CSC 1050 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING credits: 3.0
CHE 3140 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY credits: 3.0 (WRT course)
CHE 3140L - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LAB credits: 1.0
ENV 3005 - COASTAL SEDIMENTOLOGY & STRATIGRAPHY credits: 4.0
AST 1020 - INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY credits: 3.0

Choose One Life Science Elective: 3.0 - 6.0

BIO 2050 - GENERAL BOTANY credits: 4.0
BIO 2050L - GENERAL BOTANY LAB credits: 0.0
BIO 2121 - PLANT ECOLOGY credits: 4.0
BIO 3120 - ECOLOGY credits: 3.0
BIO 3120L - ECOLOGY LABORATORY credits: 1.0
BIO 3930 - MARINE AND ISLAND ECOLOGY credits: 6.0
BIO 4920 - ADVANCED ECOLOGY credits: 6.0
ENV 1920 - SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE credits: 6.0
ENV 1930 - ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHODS credits: 6.0
ENV 1935 - ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHODS ABROAD credits: 6.0
ENV 3930 - ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHOD credits: 6.0
ENV 3935 - ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHOD ABROAD credits: 6.0
ENV 3420 - MARINE BIOLOGY credits: 4.0
BIO 3430 - FRESHWATER ECOLOGY credits: 4.0
ENV 3002 - RESTORATION ECOLOGY credits: 3.0

Total Credits Required to Complete Environmental Science Major: 63.0-65.0

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