May 09, 2024

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2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Environmental Science Major (ESC), BS

The B.S. degree in environmental science is an interdisciplinary degree between the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Department of Biology . This degree serves as a pathway to a broad range of rewarding careers. Environmental science gives you an overview of how science affects the environment. The degree provides a strong foundation in the natural sciences, such as biology, chemistry, geology, and ecology. The degree then allows for a choice of upper division coursework which will allow the student to take classes which align to career goals. Prior to graduation, students will complete a capstone project that addresses a specific environmental issue.

Requirements:

Liberal Arts: 32 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

9 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning are satisfied in the major.
ECON 2010 , POLS 1787 , or SOC 2030 , and BIOL 3120 satisfy 6 hours of Self and Society.

Major: 85-87 Hours

BDOC 2010 - Christian Ethics Credit Hours: 3
or BDOC 3040 - Christian Bioethics Credit Hours: 2, 3
BIOL 1500 - Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1500L - LAB: Principles of Biology Credit Hours: 1
BIOL 2500 - Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3120 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3600 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 3690L - LAB: Ecology Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 4120 - Environmental Law and Policy Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4900-4902 - Seminar Credit Hours: 1, 1, 1
or CHEM 2610 - Research Methods in Chemistry Credit Hours: 1
and CHEM 3610 - Current Chemical Research Credit Hours: 1
and CHEM 4610 - Chemistry and Biochemistry Capstone Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1040/1040L - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 1050/1050L - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 2110 - Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 3550/3550L - Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 4120/4120L - Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 2506 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas Credit Hours: 3
or GEOG 2551 - Regional Geography: Africa and Asia Credit Hours: 3
PHS 1010 - Earth Science Credit Hours: 3
PHS 1010L - LAB: Earth Science Credit Hours: 1
PHS 1020/1020L - Geology Credit Hours: 3
PHS 4100 - Christian View of Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 2, 3
PHYS 2010 - College Physics I Credit Hours: 3
and PHYS 2010L - LAB: College Physics I Credit Hours: 1

Choose 5 hours from:

MATH 1330 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1340 - Plane Trigonometry Credit Hours: 2
MATH 2300 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5
MATH 2350 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 5

Choose 6 hours from:

ANTH 2500 - Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
SOC 2030 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Choose 16 hours from:

BIOL 3100/3100L - General Zoology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3101/3101L - Invertebrate Zoology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3110/3110L - General Botany Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3230/3230L - Animal Physiology Credit Hours: 4
* BIOL 3300-3304 - Topics in Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 3400/3400L - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 3670 - Biology Research Internship Credit Hours: 2
BIOL 3700 - Research Credit Hours: 1-4
BIOL 4110/4110L - Herpetology Credit Hours: 4
* BIOL 4300-4304 - Topics in Biology Credit Hours: 1-4
CHEM 3810 - General Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3
or CHEM 3840 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
and CHEM 3840L - LAB: Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 3540/3540L - Analytical Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
* CHEM 4461-4468 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 1-4
CHEM 4471-4478 - Research Credit Hours: 1-3

Note(s):

* Selected topics courses in biology or chemistry must be approved by the appropriate department chair to count toward this major.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 9-11 Hours

BDOC 2010 or BDOC 3040 and PHS 4100 , counted above in the major, satisfy the Bible requirement in the semester they are taken.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

Total Hours: 128

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