Environmental Studies B.A.

Coordinator: Professor Paul Wilson

Program Features

74-84 semester hours

Required courses:

BIOL 114	GE: Introductory Biology I	0 - 4 credits
BIOL 115	GE: Introductory Biology II	0 - 4 credits
BIOL 210	GE:Environmental Biology	3 credits
BIOL 463	Conservation Biology	4 credits
BIOL 484	Environmental Studies Field Experience and Internship	3 - 15 credits
BIOL 497	Environmental Studies Seminar	1 credits

two of the following

BIOL 200	General Ecology	0 - 3 credits
BIOL 220	Field Botany	3 credits
BIOL 221	Field Zoology	3 credits

five additional courses in a single discipline numbered 300 or higher

approved by the adviser.

Co-requisite courses:

CHEM 108	GE: Environmental Chemistry	3 credits
	Or
CHEM 121	GE: General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 123	GE: General Chemistry I Lab	1 credits
CPSC 101	GE: Personal Computers and Their Uses in the Sciences	3 credits
MATH 110	GE: General Statistics	3 credits
PHYS 117	GE: Energy	3 credits
	Or
PHYS 118	GE: Solar Energy	3 credits
GEOG 120	GE: Physical Geography	3 credits
GEOG 121	GE: Physical Geology	3 credits
CMST 111	GE: Speech Communication	3 credits
ENGL 177	GE: Environmental Lit	3 credits
POLS 211	GE: American Government	3 credits
POLS 314	GE: State and Local Government	3 credits
HLTH 230	Community Health	3 credits

Required quality point average:

2.25 or greater for courses in Biological Sciences.

Additional requirements:

• A maximum of 6 hours of internship credit (BIOL 484) will be applied to the degree.
• At least one half (14) of the credit hours in biology must be completed at East Stroudsburg University.
• Please see the Foreign Language Competency Requirement.
• Please see the university requirements in this catalog.

Program Curriculum Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

BIOL 114	GE: Introductory Biology I	0 - 4 credits
CHEM 108	GE: Environmental Chemistry	3 credits
	Or
CHEM 121	GE: General Chemistry I	3 credits
	And
CHEM 123	GE: General Chemistry I Lab	1 credits
ENGL 103	English Composition	3 credits
GEOG 120	GE: Physical Geography	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	13-14

Spring

BIOL 115	GE: Introductory Biology II	0 - 4 credits
BIOL 210	GE:Environmental Biology	3 credits
MATH 110	GE: General Statistics	3 credits
	Fitness Elective	1 credit
PHYS 117	GE: Energy	3 credits
	Or
PHYS 118	GE: Solar Energy	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	14

Sophomore Year

Fall

BIOL 200	General Ecology	0 - 3 credits
	Or
BIOL 221	Field Zoology	3 credits
CMST 111	GE: Speech Communication	3 credits
ENGL 177	GE: Environmental Lit	3 credits
	Foreign Language	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Humanities	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

BIOL 200	General Ecology	0 - 3 credits
	Or
BIOL 221	Field Zoology	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Social Science	3 credits
	Biology Elective (Upper-Division)	3-4 credits
POLS 211	GE: American Government	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Humanities	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15-16

Junior Year

Fall

	Biology Elective (Upper-Division)	3-4 credits
	General Education Elective - Humanities	3 credits
	General Education Elective - Social Science	3 credits
POLS 314	GE: State and Local Government	3 credits
	Free Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15-16

Spring

BIOL 484	Environmental Studies Field Experience and Internship	3 - 15 credits
	General Education Elective - Social Science	3 credits
	Fitness Elective	1 credit
	Total Credit Hours:	7-14

Senior Year

Fall

	Biology Elective (Upper-Division)	3-4 credits
	Biology Elective (Upper-Division)	3-4 credits
BIOL 497	Environmental Studies Seminar	1 credits
	Free Elective	3 credits
GEOG 121	GE: Physical Geology	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	13-15

Spring

	Biology Elective (Upper-Division)	3-4 credits
BIOL 463	Conservation Biology	4 credits
HLTH 230	Community Health	3 credits
	Free Elective	3 credits
	Free Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	16-17

Total Credit Hours: 109