Environmental Studies B.S.

Coordinator: Professor Paul Wilson

Program Features

48-54 credits

Required courses:

BIOL 114	GN: Introductory Biology I	4 credits
BIOL 115	GE: Introductory Biology II	4 credits
BIOL 210	GE:Environmental Biology	3 credits
BIOL 322	Plant Responses to Environmental Stress	4 credits
BIOL 330	Microbiology	4 credits
BIOL 463	Conservation Biology	4 credits
BIOL 484	Environmental Studies Field Experience and Internship	3 - 15 credits
OR
BIOL 494	Research In Biology	3 credits
BIOL 497	Environmental Studies Seminar	1 credit

one field ecology course

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

one plant course

BIOL 320	Plant Morphology	3 credits
BIOL 422	Plant Physiology	4 credits
BIOL 423	Plant Ecology	3 credits
BIOM 461	Marine Botany	3 credits

one aquatic course

BIOL 440	General Aquatic Ecology	3 credits
BIOL 443	Stream Ecology	3 credits
BIOL 446	Limnology	3 credits
BIOL 460	Marine Ecology	3 credits

one animal course

BIOL 325	Ornithology	4 credits
BIOL 333	Invertebrate Zoology	4 credits
BIOL 425	Herpetology	3 credits
BIOL 451	General Entomology	3 credits
BIOL 462	Mammalogy	4 credits
BIOL 466	Marine Ichthyology	3 credits

and one additional Biology course at the 300+ level

approved by the adviser.

Co-requisite courses:

CHEM 121	GN: General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 123	GN: General Chemistry I Lab	1 credit
CHEM 124	GE: General Chemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 126	GE: General Chemistry II Lab	1 credit
CHEM 373	Environmental Quality: The Chemical Approach	4 credits
MATH 110	GN: General Statistics	3 credits
PHYS 117	GN: Energy	3 credits
GEOG 120	GN: Physical Geography	3 credits
GEOG 121	GN: Physical Geology	3 credits
GEOG 341	Geographic Information Systems	3 credits
CMST 111	GN: Introduction to Communication	3 credits
POLS 120	GN: American Government	3 credits

Required quality point average:

2.25 or greater for courses in Biological Sciences.

Additional requirements:

• A maximum of 10 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 university requirements in this catalog. 

Note: Students planning to attend graduate school in this field should also take CHEM 233, CHEM 234, CHEM 235, CHEM 236; PHYS 131, PHYS 132. These programs offer a unique opportunity to select individualized programs from a wide variety of electives in several disciplines. Each student is required to complete a field experience or internship in the senior year. Credits for internships are arranged individually with one credit earned for each full time (40 hour) work week. Interns have served with park departments, state and federal wildlife agencies, water and sewer treatment plants, and a variety of government conservation agencies both in the United States and abroad.

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

BIOL 114	GN: Introductory Biology I	4 credits
CHEM 121	GN: General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 123	GN: General Chemistry I Lab	1 credit
ENGL 103	English Composition	3 credits
CPSC 101	GN: Personal Computers and Their Uses in the Sciences	3 credits
	Fitness Elective	1 credit
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

BIOL 115	GE: Introductory Biology II	4 credits
CHEM 124	GE: General Chemistry II	3 credits
CHEM 126	GE: General Chemistry II Lab	1 credit
BIOL 210	GE:Environmental Biology	3 credits
MATH 110	GN: General Statistics	3 credits
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group A)	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	17

Sophomore Year

Fall

BIOL 200	General Ecology	3 credits
OR
BIOL 220	Field Botany	3 credits
OR
BIOL 221	Field Zoology	3 credits
CMST 111	GN: Introduction to Communication	3 credits
GEOG 120	GN: Physical Geography	3 credits
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group A)	3 credits
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group C)	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

GEOG 121	GN: Physical Geology	3 credits
GN:____	General Education Elective - Social Science	3 credits
BIOL ___	Biology Elective (plant, aquatic, animal, or field)	3-4 credits
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group A)	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15-16

Junior Year

Fall

BIOL ___	Biology Elective (plant, aquatic, animal, or field)	3-4 credits
PHYS 117	GN: Energy	3 credits
OR
XXXX ___	Free Elective	3 credits
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group A)	3 credits
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group C)	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15-16

Spring

BIOL 484	Environmental Studies Field Experience and Internship	3 - 15 credits
	And/Or
BIOL 494	Research In Biology	3 credits
BIOL 322	Plant Responses to Environmental Stress	4 credits
	Fitness Elective	1 credit
GEOG 341	Geographic Information Systems	3 credits
XXXX ___	Free Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	11-16

Senior Year

Fall

BIOL ___	Biology Elective (plant, aquatic, animal, or field)	3-4 credits
BIOL 330	Microbiology	4 credits
BIOL 497	Environmental Studies Seminar	1 credit
XXXX ___	Free Elective	3 credits
XXXX ___	Free Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	14-15

Spring

BIOL ___	Biology Elective (Upper-Division)	3-4 credits
BIOL 463	Conservation Biology	4 credits
CHEM 373	Environmental Quality: The Chemical Approach	4 credits
XXXX ___	Free Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	14-15

Total Credit Hours: 116

For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3725 or visit our website www.esu.edu/biol

116 is the Minimum Total Credits.