Environmental Studies B.A.

Coordinator: Professor Paul Wilson

Program Features

74-84 credits

Required courses:

BIOL 114	GN: Introductory Biology I	4 credits
BIOL 115	Introductory Biology II	4 credits
BIOL 210	Environmental Biology	3 credits
BIOL 463	Conservation Biology	4 credits
BIOL 484	Field Experience in Environmental Studies	Semester Hours Arranged
BIOL 497	Environmental Studies Seminar	1 credit

two of the following

BIOL 200	General Ecology	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	GN: Environmental Chemistry	3 credits
OR
CHEM 121	GN: General Chemistry I	3 credits
CHEM 123	GN: General Chemistry I Laboratory	1 credit
CPSC 101	GN: Personal Computers and Their Uses in the Sciences	3 credits
MATH 110/MATH 111	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
CMST 111	GN: Introduction to Communication	3 credits
ENGL 177	GN: Environmental Literature	3 credits
POLS 120	GN: American Government	3 credits
POLS 314	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.

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 108	GN: Environmental Chemistry	3 credits
OR
CHEM 121	GN: General Chemistry I	3 credits
	And
CHEM 123	GN: General Chemistry I Laboratory	1 credit
ENGL 103	English Composition	3 credits
GEOG 120	GN: Physical Geography	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	13-14

Spring

BIOL 115	Introductory Biology II	4 credits
BIOL 210	Environmental Biology	3 credits
MATH 110/MATH 111	GN: General Statistics	3 credits
PHYS 117	GN: Energy	3 credits
HPLW 105	Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	16

Sophomore Year

Fall

BIOL 200	General Ecology	3 credits
OR
BIOL 221	Field Zoology	3 credits
CMST 111	GN: Introduction to Communication	3 credits
ENGL 177	GN: Environmental Literature	3 credits
ML__ ____	Modern Language	3 credits
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group A)	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

BIOL 200	General Ecology	3 credits
OR
BIOL 221	Field Zoology	3 credits
BIOL ___	Biology Elective (Upper-Division)	3-4 credits
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group A)	3 credits
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group C)	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	12-13

Junior Year

Fall

POLS 314	State and Local Government	3 credits
XXXX ___	Free Elective	3 credits
BIOL ___	Biology Elective (Upper-Division)	3-4 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	Field Experience in Environmental Studies	Semester Hours Arranged
GN ____	General Education Elective (Group C)	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	7-14

Senior Year

Fall

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

Spring

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

Total Credit Hours: 109