Your Environmental Science degree from APU is rigorous, flexible and project-based
General University Requirements
- Introduction to Active Learning (GS 13500) (4)
- Written Communication (LL 20100) (4)
- Speech Communication (CO 10000) (4)
- Quantitative Reasoning (met by MT 22000 or MT 23000) (4) †
- Humanities (8)
- Language (4)
- Laboratory Science (met by one of required lab courses) (4) †
- Social/Behavioral Science (4)
- Ethical and Religious Studies (4)
Major Requirements
- SC 12000 – Physical Geology (4)
- SC 17000 – Principles of Chemistry I (4)
- SC 17100 – Principles of Chemistry II (4)
- SC 20500 – Introduction to Environmental Science (4)
- MT 22000 – Applied Statistics for Environmental Science (4) *
- MT 23000 – Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (4) *
- MT 24000 – Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (4)
- MT 32000 – Advanced Statistics (4)
- SC 33000 – Ecology (4)
- SC 36000 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4)
- SC 38500 – Practicum (4)
- SC 40500 – Environmental Ethics (4)
- SC 49800 – Research Methods (4)
- SC 49900 – Senior Project (8)
- Concentration Area (courses below) (83)
Minimum Graduation Credit Hour Requirement: 128
*Also satisfies GUR’s.
† Credits are satisfied by Major Requirements.
Environmental Science Concentration Areas
Concentrations for Environmental Science Major include areas: Biological Science, or General Environmental Science. Students seeking a B.A. degree select 24 credit hours in one of these three areas; students selecting the B.S. degree select 16 credits. In each case, at least 12 credits must be upper division.
General Env. Science Concentration
- SC 31000 – Environmental Assessment (4)
- SC 33000 – Ecology (4) †
- Three additional upper division courses in SC or MT (12)
