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The Environmental Sciences minor allows students to connect the topics from their major to the compelling, contemporary issues that connect humans to the environment. The minor includes courses in all academic units to provide links between disciplines and to provide a foundation for analysis of environmental issues.

Admissions

Any student with an interest in Environmental Science minor should see the contact person listed below to discuss their interest in the minor, course requirements and complete the Declaration of Minor form to be submitted to the Office of Registration and Records. Students must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 to be admitted to the minor.

Certification

The Environmental Science Committee will review the student’s record and certify that the student has completed the requirements for the minor. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. Paperwork for certification should be completed no later than during the registration period for the student’s final semester at NC State.

Contact Person

Erin A. Champion
Program Coordinator
3136B Jordan Hall
919.513.2520
eachampi@ncsu.edu

Effective Date: 7/2010
SIS Code: 15EVM

Plan Requirements

To complete the ES minor, students must complete 15 credit hours by taking three of the ES Core courses earning 9 Cr with a C- or better grade in each course. Students must then complete two additional elective courses with a C- or better from the approved list. A student may not major and minor in Environmental Science.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Required Courses		9
ES 100	Introduction to Environmental Sciences
ES 113	Earth from Space
ES 200	Climate Change and Sustainability
ES 300	Energy and Environment
Elective Courses		6
Select two courses from one or any of the following groups: 2
Group I – Biological Science
MEA 220	Marine Biology 1
FW 221	Conservation of Natural Resources
PB 360	Ecology 1
FOR 252	Introduction to Forest Science
Group II – Physical Science
MEA 101 & MEA 110	Geology I: Physical and Geology I Laboratory
MEA 130 & MEA 135	Introduction to Weather and Climate and Introduction to Weather and Climate Laboratory
SSC 200	Soil Science 1
MEA 200	Introduction to Oceanography
CE 373	Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
Group III – Social Science
IDS 201	Environmental Ethics
NR/IDS 303	Humans and the Environment
STS 322	Technological Catastrophes
PS 320	U.S. Environmental Law and Politics
PS 336	Global Environmental Politics
LAR 221	Introduction to Environment and Behavior for Designers
Group IV – Advanced Courses
MEA 300	Environmental Geology 1
NR 460	Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy
SSC 421	Role of Soils in Environmental Management
HI 440	American Environmental History 1
NR 406	Conservation of Biological Diversity 1
SOC 450	Environmental Sociology 1
Total Hours		15

1	This course has a prerequisite.
2	Course substitutions may be made with minor advisor approval.