Environmental and Ecological Science B.S.

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Environmental and Ecological Science requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements

Required courses: 24

BIO 212INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 214POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

CHM 111GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

4 sh

CHM 112GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

4 sh

ENS 111INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3 sh

ENS 113INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB

1 sh

ENS 200STRATEGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY

4 sh

ENS 461SENIOR SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

Choose one from the following: 4-8 sh

ENS 215/BIO 215DIVERSITY OF LIFE

4 sh

OR

BIO 131BIODIVERSITY

4 sh

AND

BIO 111INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 113CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

Choose two semester hours from one of the following: 2 sh

ENS 381INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

2-4 sh

ENS 499RESEARCH

1-8 sh

<u>Management Design and Analysis</u><br>Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh

GEO 250/ENS 250INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

GEO 340/ENS 340WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

4 sh

CHM 211ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

4 sh

CHM 212ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

4 sh

CHM 311QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

4 sh

ENS 242ENVIRONMENTAL LAND USE MANAGEMENT

4 sh

ENS 244NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

4 sh

ENS 366SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES

4 sh

PHY 201GENERAL PHYSICS I

4 sh

PHY 202GENERAL PHYSICS II

4 sh

PHY 221UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I

4 sh

PHY 222UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II

4 sh

STS 232STATISTICAL MODELING

4 sh

Selection must include at least one of the following: CHM 211, CHM 212, CHM 311, CHM 311, PHY 201, PHY 221, PHY 202, PHY 222, STS 212, STS 232

<u>Social Sciences and Humanities</u><br>Choose two courses from the following: 8 sh

ART 339ECO ART

4 sh

COM 331ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

ECO 335ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

4 sh

PWR 322WRITING SCIENCE

4 sh

ENG 339AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS

4 sh

ENS 110HUMANS AND NATURE

4 sh

ENS 160THE ART OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

4 sh

REL 348/PHL 348ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

4 sh

PST 224ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW

4 sh

POL 344INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

4 sh

SOC 334ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

4 sh

<u>Ecological Processes</u><br>Choose four courses from the following: 16 sh

BIO 335FIELD BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 342AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS

4 sh

BIO 350GENERAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

CHM 305ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

4 sh

ENS 314AGROECOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 320RESTORATION ECOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 321URBAN ECOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 330WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 346/ENS 346WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

4 sh

ENS 359SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR

2-4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 62-66

Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.) _______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) _________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 and PHS 202.

Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) ____CHM 111______     __ENS 111, ENS 113_

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.


Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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