A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Minor
- Total credits (published)
- 20
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026 Edition Undergraduate Course Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The environmental science minor complements any major. It consists of a selection of courses that provide students with an understanding of important concepts in the environmental and earth sciences such as ecology, climate change, terrestrial and aquatic habitats, and fundamentals of geology. Students also gain experience in the field and laboratory settings. Students can choose from a variety of elective courses mainly in biology, physical science, chemistry, and environmental science to complete this minor.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167288
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167288_a30d6306
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Requirements
3 items
- 4
- 4
- Select at least twelve credits of the following; at least six must have an ENVI prefix:Not resolved to a course12
Environmental Science
3 items
- or: ENVI 540 Internship in Environmental Studies
Biology
10 items
- or: BIOL 235 Botany
- or: BIOL 332H Honors: Bryology and Lichenology
- or: BIOL 351 Ornithology
Chemistry
2 items
Physical Science
2 items
Upper Level ERTH courses
2 items
Environmental Studies (not more than three credits)
12 items
- or: BIOL 327H Honors: Plants and Society
- or: ECON 315 Environmental Economics
- or: ENVI 340H Honors: Environmental Law
Source. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, catalog 2025-2026 Edition Undergraduate Course Catalog — https://catalog.mcla.edu/undergraduate/academic-programs-study/environmental-studies/environmental-science-minor/. Captured page pages/0145.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.