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
- B.S.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- Total credits (published)
- 51
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026 Edition Undergraduate Course Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Students in the Environmental Studies major select one of two concentrations: Environmental Science or Environmental Sustainability. In addition to foundation courses for the Environmental Studies Major, students selecting the Environmental Science Concentration complete courses that cover important concepts in the environmental and earth sciences such as biological organisms, chemistry, ecology, climate change, terrestrial and aquatic habitats, and fundamentals of geology. Students also gain a large amount of experience in the field and laboratory settings. Students can choose from a variety of elective courses mainly in field ecology, physical science, chemistry, and environmental science to complete this minor.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167288
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167288_bbe7986c
- 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
1 item
- Environmental Studies Major Foundation CoursesNot resolved to a course27
Environmental Science Concentration:
concentration · 4 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- Select at least twelve credits of the following categories:Not resolved to a course12
Biology
9 items
- or: BIOL 332H Honors: Bryology and Lichenology
- or: BIOL 351 Ornithology
Chemistry
3 items
- 4
- 4
Environmental Science
1 item
Environmental Studies (not more than six credits)
15 items
- or: BIOL 327H Honors: Plants and Society
- or: ECON 315 Environmental Economics
- or: ENVI 340H Honors: Environmental Law
- or: PHCH 310 Environmental Health
Physical Science
3 items
Upper Level ERTH courses
0 items
Source. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, catalog 2025-2026 Edition Undergraduate Course Catalog — https://catalog.mcla.edu/undergraduate/academic-programs-study/environmental-studies/environmental-studies-environmental-science-concentration-bs/. Captured page pages/0149.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.