Bachelor Of Science – Natural Science Environmental Studies Specialization
Access the complete curriculum for the BS, Natural Science, Environmental Science specialization, from the Natural Sciences Department section of the Daemen catalog.
Following is a suggested course sequence for your program. Courses may be offered as indicated and/or at other times. Consult your Advisor for further direction and planning.
Course Loads
Maximum of 18 credits allowed at no additional tuition charge.
Year 1
LEARNING COMMUNITIES are generally completed in the first year (LC1 in the 1st semester; LC2 in the 2nd semester)
MATH REQUIREMENT
Students are expected to complete MTH134 Pre-Calculus by the end of the second year of study. Depending upon the Math background, a student may be required to complete lower-level Math courses as a prerequisite to the required MTH134. Therefore, students should begin their Math studies in Year 1.
FIRST SEMESTER
- BIO109/L General Biology I (3/1)
- CHE 110/L Chemistry I (4/0)
- IND101 Sustainable & Critical Relationships (3)
- MTH134 Pre-Calculus (3)
- CORE ELECTIVE (3)
- Total Credits (17)
SECOND SEMESTER
- BIO110/L General Biology II (3/1)
- CHE 111/L Chemistry II (4/0)
- CMP101 English Composition (3)
- CORE ELECTIVES (6)
- Total Credits (17)
Year 2
FIRST SEMESTER
- CHE301/L Organic Chemistry I (3/1) OR BCH317 Bioorganic Chemistry (3)
- CHE311/L Contemporary Chemical Analysis (4/0)
- PSC211 Environmental & Energy Policies I (3)
- CORE ELECTIVES (6)
- Total Credits (16-17)
SECOND SEMESTER
- CHE302/L Organic Chemistry II (3/1) OR Science Elective (3-4)(selected from allowed Science electives)
- ENS 201 Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
- Select 1: HST230 Problems of the Third World; PSC113 American Politics; PSC114 State & Local Government (3)
- NSC231 Natural Science: Scientific Language and Literacy (3)
- PSC212 Environmental & Energy Policies II* (3)
- Total Credits (15-16)
Year 3
FIRST SEMESTER
- BIO302/L General Ecology* (3/1) OR BIO/SUST304 Conservation Biology (3)
- ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics OR ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- HPR308 Environmental Health (3) –CT
- NSC331 Natural Science Literature Survey (2)
- PHY101/L Physics I (3/1) OR PHY151/L Physics I (3/1)
- SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (2-3)
- Total Credits (18)
SECOND SEMESTER
- ENS304/L Environmental Chemistry* (3/1)
- PHY102/L Physics II (3/1) OR PHY152/L Physics II (3/1)
- Science Elective (3-4) (selected from allowed Science electives)
- SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (3)
- Select 1: HST230 Problems of the Third World (3); PSC113American Politics (3); PSC114 State & Local Government (3)
- Total Credits (17-18)
* Offered in alternate years and may be taken in third or fourth years.
Year 4
FIRST SEMESTER
- Select 1: HST230 Problems of the Third World (3); PSC113 American Politics (3); PSC114 State & Local Government (3)
- Science Electives (3) (9-12 credits) (selected from allowed Science electives)
- SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (3)
- Total Credits (15-18)
SECOND SEMESTER
- NSC443 Natural Science Research Seminar (2)
- Science Electives (3) (9-12 credits) (selected from allowed Science electives)
- SPECIALIZATION-additional requirement (3)
- Total Credits (14-17)