Earth and Environmental Sciences Curriculum*

*Joint B.S. Program with NJIT
Basic courses (Required) All of the following 9 courses
Course Name Course Number Credits
General Biology I & Lab 120:101 4
General Biology II & Lab 120:102 4
Environmental Issues 120:205 3
Gen. Chemistry I & Lab 115/113 5
Gen. Chemistry II & Lab 116/114 5
Planet Earth 460:103 3
Planet Earth Lab 460:104 1
Environmental Geology 460:206 3
Environmental Geology Lab 460:207 1
Quantitative courses (Required)
Course Name Course Number Credits
Calculus I 640:135 4
Probability and Statistics 640:327 3
Field courses (Required)
Course Name Course Number Credits
Geologic Field Problems 460:311 3
AND EITHER Field Ecology 120:470 3
OR Field studies of Animal Ecology 120:381 2
OR Field Studies for Plant Ecology 120:371 3
Senior Seminar (Required)
Course Name Course Number Credits
Environmental Problem Solving EVSC 613 3
Advanced Science Courses (Required)
Course Name Course Number Credits
Exper Analytical Chem 160:227 3
Environmental Chemistry I CHEM 360 3
Environmental Chemistry II CHEM 361 3
Geomorphology 460:309 3
Hydrogeology 460:427 3
General Microbiology 120:335 4
AND EITHER Plant Ecology 120:370 3
OR Animal Ecology 120:380 3
Electives (Recommended)
Course Name Course Number Credits
Internship in Environ Sciences
***Strongly recommended***
3
General Physics & Lab 750:203/205 4
Earth History/Lab 460:114/115 4
Applied Geophysics 460:406 3
Environ Sociology 920:350 3
Chem for Environ Engineers ENE:560 NJIT 3
Environ. Economics STS:418 3
Ethics and the Environment STS:460 NJIT 3
Biology of Invertebrates 120:327 4
Taxonomy of Vascular Plants 120:311 4