ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Prior to 2011-2012
This document is a tool approved by the department as a complete and accurate checklist for 2014 graduates. Students who are
meeting requirements with other courses than listed below must ask their advisor to file the waiver/substitution form
(http://www.cornellcollege.edu/registrar/gb-resources-faculty). Students are expected to complete the major and minor
requirements that were in effect at the time of Spring registration for their second year of courses. Transfer students who are
admitted with sophomore or higher standing satisfy the requirements in effect when they begin their first course at Cornell.
Students who have withdrawn from Cornell and are later readmitted follow the requirements in effect at the time of their
readmission. Exceptions may be made by the department concerned in response to the student's petition, provided that such
changes are feasible for and agreeable to the department.
Major: A minimum of 12 courses (11 if CHE 161 is taken), to include four core courses, required courses
from one of the three concentrations, and electives. Internships, individual projects, and/or extended research
may fulfill elective credits. Electives cannot also fulfill requirements for other majors or minors.
Completed
To Be Completed
1. BIO 141
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2. BIO 142
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3. BIO 321 or an accredited off-campus ecology course
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4. GEO 111 or GEO 114
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CHE 121 and 122 or CHE 161
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GEO 331
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ENG 350 or PHI 224
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POL 262 or POL 282
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POL 368 or POL 371
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GEO 331
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PHI 224
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POL 262 or POL 282
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POL 368 or POL 371
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Core Courses (Required of all Environmental Studies majors):
Concentrations:
Environmental Sciences
Two (2) electives
Environmental Policy and Values
ENG 350
Two electives:
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Marine Sciences
CHE 121 and 122 or CHE 161
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CHE 202 or 225
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ENV 380, 390, or an accredited field course in marine science
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GEO 105
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GEO 217
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Three electives,
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at least two must be at or above the 300 level
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Supporting coursework in math and physics is strongly recommended for graduate study.
Electives
Electives must be at or above the 200 level, and must be chosen from the following courses (with
recommendations for each concentration as indicated), or from the courses required for the three
concentrations. GEO 512 is recommended, but may not be counted as one of the required elective courses for
the major.
Environmental Sciences Electives
BIO 209 Plant Morphology
BIO 211 Evolution
BIO 230 Conservation Biology
BIO 254 Ornithology
BIO 308 Invertebrate Zoology
BIO 312 Vertebrate Zoology
BIO 332 Plant Systematics
BIO 334 Animal Behavior
BIO 337 Entomology
CHE 202 Analytical Chemistry
CHE 225 Organic Chemistry I
CSC 222 Geographic Information Systems
GEO 222 Climate Change (may also be labeled GEO 122)
GEO 223 Geology of National Parks (May also be labeled GEO 123)
GEO 255 Modern and Ancient Carbonate Systems of the Bahamas
GEO 320 Geomorphology
GEO 322 Quaternary Environments
GEO 324 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
PHY 228 Energy Alternatives
Courses numbered ENV 260 or above
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Environmental Policy and Values Electives
ANT 222 Applied Anthropology
BIO 211 Evolution
CSC 222 Geographic Information Systems
ECB 223 International Economics
GEO 222 Climate Change (may also be labeled GEO 122)
GEO 223 Geology of the National Parks (may also be labeled GEO 123)
PHI 202 Ethics
PHY 228 Energy Alternatives
POL 346 Political Economy of Developing Countries
POL 349 International Political Economy
POL 367 Urban Politics
SOC 313 Urban Community or SOC 314 Community
Courses numbered ENV 260 or above
Marine Sciences Electives
BIO 230 Conservation Biology
BIO 211 Evolution
BIO 308 Invertebrate Zoology
BIO 312 Vertebrate Zoology
BIO 485 Biological Problems, especially when taught in the Bahamas
CHE 326 Organic Chemistry II
CHE 327 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHE 333 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
CSC 222 Geographic Information Systems
GEO 222 Climate Change
GEO 255 Modern and Ancient Carbonate Systems of the Bahamas
GEO 317 Paleoecology
GEO 324 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
GEO 485 Geological Literature
INT 201 Statistical Methods or MAT 120 or 121 Calculus of a Single Variable
POL 368 Environmental Politics
POL 371 Wilderness Politics
Courses numbered ENV 260 or above
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