Lecture/Laboratory Courses

Choose two lecture/laboratory courses (see Note 2):

• BIOL 2051 - General Biology I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC2
• and  BIOL 2071 - General Biology Laboratory I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
• BIOL 2061 - General Biology II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC2
• and  BIOL 2081 - General Biology Laboratory II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
• CHEM 2031 - General Chemistry I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC2
• and  CHEM 2038 - General Chemistry Laboratory I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
• CHEM 2061 - General Chemistry II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC2
• and  CHEM 2068 - General Chemistry Laboratory II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
• ENVS 1042 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
• GEOL 1072 - Physical Geology: Surface Processes gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
• GEOL 1082 - Physical Geology: Internal Processes gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
• PHYS 2010 - College Physics I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC2
• and  PHYS 2030 - College Physics Lab I gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1
• PHYS 2020 - College Physics II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC2
• and  PHYS 2040 - College Physics Lab II gtPATHWAYS: GT-SC1

Upper-division Courses

Choose three upper-division courses outside of the student’s major discipline from the following list (see Notes 5 and 6):

• ANTH 4010 - Medical Anthropology: Global Health gtPATHWAYS:
• BIOL 3411 - Principles of Ecology gtPATHWAYS:
• CHEM 4700 - Environmental Chemistry gtPATHWAYS:

•      (see note 4)

• ECON 4540 - Environmental Economics gtPATHWAYS:
• ENVS 3082 - Energy and the Environment gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  PHYS 3082 - Energy and the Environment gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 3232 - Weather and Climate gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 3240 - Colorado Climates gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4020 - Earth Environments and Human Impacts gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  ENVS 5020 - Earth Environments and Human Impacts gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4060 - Remote Sensing I: Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  GEOG 5060 - Remote Sensing I: Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4080 - Introduction to GIS gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  GEOG 5080 - Introduction to GIS gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4090 - Environmental Modeling with Geographic Information Systems gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  GEOG 5090 - Environmental Modeling with Geographic Information Systems gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4220 - Environmental Impact Assessment gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  GEOG 5220 - Environmental Impact Assessment gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4230 - Hazard Mitigation and Vulnerability Assessment gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  GEOG 5230 - Hazard Mitigation and Vulnerability Assessment gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4240 - Principles of Geomorphology gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4265 - Sustainability in Resources Management gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  GEOG 5265 - Sustainability in Resources Management gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4270 - Glacial Geomorphology gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4335 - Contemporary Environmental Issues gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  GEOG 5335 - Contemporary Environmental Issues gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4350 - Environment and Society in the American Past gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  GEOG 5350 - Environment and Society in the American Past gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOG 4420 - The Politics of Nature gtPATHWAYS:
•   -OR-  GEOG 5420 - The Politics of Nature gtPATHWAYS:
• GEOL 4030 - Environmental Geology gtPATHWAYS:
• PSCI 4354 - Environmental Politics gtPATHWAYS:

Minor Total: 17-19 Hours

Notes:

1. All work submitted for an environmental sciences minor must have a grade of C (2.0) or above.
2. The lecture/laboratory sequence can be part of the requirements for the major, but not in the student’s major department (i.e., a biology major cannot use the general biology sequence, but could use the general chemistry sequence, which is also required for the biology major).
3. Students must take a minimum of 9 hours of the upper-division courses at the Downtown Campus.
4. If the student plans to go on to the MS in environmental sciences program, he/she should choose courses other than CHEM 4700. This is a core course in the MS in environmental sciences program.
5. Many of the upper-division courses have prerequisites; the student must check the catalog for prerequisite requirements for these courses.
6. The four upper-division elective courses for the environmental sciences minor cannot be from the student’s major discipline, even if the particular course is not counted toward the major.

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