Environmental Science/Environmental Engineering

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

Major Requirements

Core courses: 36 sh

CHM 111GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

4 sh

CHM 112GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

4 sh

CSC 130COMPUTER SCIENCE I

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

MTH 251CALCULUS II

4 sh

MTH 252MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

4 sh

MTH 351DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

4 sh

PHY 221UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I

4 sh

PHY 222UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II

4 sh

Engineering foundations courses: 10 sh

EGR 103CHALLENGES IN ENGINEERING

4 sh

EGR 206ENGINEERING MECHANICS - STATICS

3 sh

EGR 208ENGINEERING MECHANICS - DYNAMICS

3 sh

Choose at least two of the following three courses: 8 sh

EGR 211/PHY 321CIRCUIT ANALYSIS

3 sh

EGR 212/PHY 322CIRCUIT ANALYSIS LAB

1 sh

EGR 306MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

4 sh

EGR 310/PHY 310ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS

4 sh

Required courses: 16 sh

ENS 111INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

3 sh

ENS 113INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LAB

1 sh

ENS 200STRATEGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY

4 sh

CHM 211ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

4 sh

MTH 341/STS 341PROBABILITY THEORY AND STATISTICS

4 sh

Ecological Processes - choose one of the following: 4 sh

BIO 215/ENS 215DIVERSITY OF LIFE

4 sh

BIO 335FIELD BIOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 320RESTORATION ECOLOGY

4 sh

ENS 330WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

4 sh

Social Sciences and Humanities - choose two of the following: 8 sh

ART 339ECO ART

4 sh

COM 331ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

ENG 318WRITING SCIENCE

4 sh

ENG 339AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS

4 sh

GEO 250/ENS 250INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

POL 344INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

4 sh

PST 224ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW

4 sh

REL 348/PHL 348ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

4 sh

SOC 334ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 82

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, psychologysociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 or PHS 202.

Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) _____CHM 111_____    _____CHM 112_____

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.) ____BIO 335_______   ______ENS 320______

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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