Environmental Chemistry Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
The Environmental Chemistry option is a Track-Two option in the BS degree in Chemistry structured to provide a strong foundation for working in government, industrial or university labs studying the behavior of chemicals in the environment while emphasizing analytical skills. It is also suited to graduate education in chemistry or environmental chemistry. This option includes 11 courses in biology, microbiology, toxicology, environmental chemistry and health, soil science, and hydrology, including five advanced laboratory courses. Students have a choice of career supportive electives with an opportunity to explore minors in other areas.
Option Code: 504
The track-two core requirements are slightly modified for the Environmental Chemistry option:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required for Core | ||
| Replace CH 324 with: | ||
| ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY and ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY II | ||
| Only one term of Inorganic Chemistry: | ||
| INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
or CH 412 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | |
| Requirements | ||
| BB 314 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BI 221 & BI 222 & BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | 8-12 |
| or BI 212 & BI 213 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | |
| MB 302 & MB 303 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY and GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | 5 |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 3-4 |
| or ST 314 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS | |
| TOX 430 | CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
| TOX 455 | ECOTOXICOLOGY: AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select three courses from the following: | 9-10 | |
| ECOLOGY | ||
| GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS | ||
| RESEARCH | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE | ||
or SOIL 205 | SOIL SCIENCE | |
| FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | ||
| AQUATIC CHEMISTRY: NATURAL AND ENGINEERED SYSTEMS | ||
| MICROBIAL PROCESSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | ||
| HYDROGEOLOGY | ||
| SOIL PHYSICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND RISK ASSESSMENT | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| Total Credits | 35-41 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
Option Code: 504