Environmental Studies, B.A.

General Education Requirements

Students must meet requirements for general education; see The Cardinal Core Curriculum  for details. Certain courses that fulfill major or cognate requirements may also apply to general education.

Major Departmental Requirements 42-43 Credits

• BIO 102 - General Biology II (4 cr.)
• ENV 201 - Environment and Society (3 cr.)
• ENV 304 - Ecology (4 cr.)
• ENV 340 - Environmental Science Seminar (3 cr.)
• EVS 101 - Introduction to Environmental Studies (1 cr.)
• GEG 121 - Human Geography (3 cr.)

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• GEG 120 - Physical Geography of the Environment (3 cr.) or
• GEL 101 - Physical Geology (4 cr.)

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• PHI 350 - Environmental Ethics (3 cr.) ​or
• PHI 361 - Nature, Culture, and the Hunt (3 cr.) ​or
• PHI 365 - Food Justice (3 cr.)

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• ANT 368 - Anthropology of Food (3 cr.) ​or
• SOC 303 - Sociology of Development in the Americas (3 cr.) ​or
• SOC 367 - Sociology of the Environment (3 cr.)

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• HIS 319 - U.S. Environmental History (3 cr.) ​or
• HIS 342 - History of Ecology and Environmentalism (3 cr.) ​or
• HIS 344 - Adirondack Environmental History (3 cr.)

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• ENV 329 - Environmental Management (3 cr.) or
• ENV 421 - Environmental Law and Policy (3 cr.)

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• ENV 371 - Environmental Leadership (3 cr.) ​or
• ENV 481 - Sustainability (3 cr.)

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• GEG 301 - Global Planning Principles (3 cr.) ​or
• GEG 307 - Urban Geography and Planning (3 cr.) ​or
• GEG 485 - Sustainable Communities (3 cr.)

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• GEG 303 - Environmental Conservation (3 cr.) ​or
• GEG 304 - Economic Geography (3 cr.) ​or
• GEG 332 - Environmental Justice (3 cr.)

Cognate Requirements 18-24 Credits

Completion of any academic minor or second major, selected in consultation with the student’s advisor

Electives 19-27 Credits

Certain major/cognate courses may also satisfy GE requirements thus increase elective credits accordingly.

Total Credits minimum 120

Additional Degree Requirements

1. A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in all required major courses (Major Departmental Requirements).
2. Completion of all Undergraduate Degree Requirements .