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Environmental Science B.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
30.3501
Credits (computed from items)
315
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_f382795c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

The RPI Experience

0 items

    First Year

    0 items

      Fall

      4 items
      1. CHEM 1100
        Principles of Chemistry I
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHEM 1110 - Chemistry I
        4
      2. ERTH 1125
        Introduction to Environmental Science
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. MATH 1010
        Calculus I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. HASS Core Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Spring

      5 items
      1. HASS Core Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. CHEM 1200
        Chemistry II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. ERTH 1200
        Earth’s Surface Processes
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. ERTH 1250
        Earth’s Surface Processes Lab
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. MATH 1020
        Calculus II
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Second Year

      0 items

        Fall

        6 items
        1. ERTH 2160
          Introduction to Geobiology
          Not resolved to a course
          or: BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology
          4
        2. * BIOL 1015 - Introduction to Biology Laboratory
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        3. * BIOL 1016 - Introduction to Biology Computational Laboratory
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        4. CHEM 2250
          Organic Chemistry I
          Not resolved to a course
          or: ERTH 4540 - Organic Geochemistry
          3
        5. ERTH 2210
          Field Methods
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        6. HASS Core Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4

        Spring

        5 items
        1. ADMN 1030
          Career Exploration
          Not resolved to a course
          0
        2. ERTH 2200
          Environmental Data Analysis
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. IENV 1910
          Environmental Seminar
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        4. Track Course or Free Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. PHYS 1100
          Physics I (M)
          Not resolved to a course
          or: PHYS 1110 - Physics I (S)
          4

        Third Year

        0 items

          Fall

          4 items
          1. ILEA 4400
            The Discovery
            Not resolved to a course
            0
          2. ERTH 4190
            Environmental Measurements
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          3. HASS Core Electives
            Not resolved to a course
            8
          4. Track Course or Free Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4

          Spring

          3 items
          1. ERTH 4500
            Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, and Future
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          2. Track course or Free Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            8
          3. HASS Core Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4

          Fourth Year

          0 items

            Fall

            3 items
            1. BIOL 4880
              Global Environmental Change
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. Track Course or Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              8
            3. ​HASS Core Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Spring

            4 items
            1. BIOL 4850
              Principles of Ecology
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. ERTH 4750
              Geographic Information Systems in the Sciences
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. Track Course and Free Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            4. Intensive Environmental Experience
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Tracks

            0 items

              Biology

              0 items

                Choose 5 Biology courses from the following list

                6 items
                1. BIOL 2120
                  Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                2. BIOL 2500
                  Genetics and Evolution
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                3. BIOL 4070
                  Marine Biology
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                4. BIOL 4200
                  Biostatistics
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                5. BIOL 4220
                  Machine Learning for Environmental Biology
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                6. BIOL 4310
                  Microbiology
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4

                Chemistry

                0 items

                  Choose 5 Chemistry courses from the following list

                  10 items
                  1. CHEM 2030
                    Inorganic Chemistry I
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  2. CHEM 2110
                    Equilibrium Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  3. CHEM 2540
                    Introduction to Geochemistry
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  4. CHEM 2260
                    Organic Chemistry II
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  5. CHEM 4440
                    Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  6. CHEM 4690
                    Aqueous Geochemistry
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  7. CHEM 4810
                    Chemistry of the Environment
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  8. ERTH 2140
                    Introduction to Geochemistry
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  9. ERTH 4560
                    Isotope Geochemistry
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  10. IENV 4700
                    One Mile of the Hudson River
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4

                  Geology

                  0 items

                    Choose 5 Geology courses from the following list

                    9 items
                    1. ERTH 2100
                      Introduction to Geophysics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    2. ERTH 2120
                      Structural Geology
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    3. ERTH 2140
                      Introduction to Geochemistry
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    4. ERTH 2330
                      Earth Materials
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    5. ERTH 2610
                      Oceanography
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    6. ERTH 4370
                      The Global Carbon Cycle
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    7. ERTH 4540
                      Organic Geochemistry
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    8. ERTH 4690
                      Aqueous Geochemistry
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    9. ERTH 4710
                      Groundwater Hydrology
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4

                    Geoinformatics

                    0 items

                      Choose 5 Geoinformatics courses from of the following list

                      10 items
                      1. CSCI 1100
                        Computer Science I
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      2. CSCI 1200
                        Data Structures
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      3. CSCI 2300
                        Introduction to Algorithms
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      4. CSCI 4350
                        Data Science
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      5. CSCI 4380
                        Database Systems
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      6. ERTH 4400
                        Xinformatics
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      7. ITWS 4600
                        Data Analytics
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      8. MATP 4400
                        Introduction to Data Mathematics
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      9. MATP 4450
                        Data Analytics
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3
                      10. MATP 4600
                        Probability Theory and Applications
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4

                      Sustainability*

                      0 items

                        Choose 5 Sustainability courses from the following list

                        5 items
                        1. STSO 2100
                          Investigating Society
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        2. STSO 4300
                          Sustainability and STS Careers
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        3. STSO 4980
                          Research Design
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        4. STSO 4990
                          STS and Sustainability Senior Project
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        5. STSO 4XXX Advanced Sustainability Course
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4

                        Requirements

                        9 items
                        1. STSO 4260
                          Food, Farms, and Famine
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        2. STSO 4280
                          Sustainability Education
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        3. STSO 4320
                          Environmental Media & Data
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        4. STSO 4330
                          Environmental Justice
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        5. STSO 4340
                          Environmental Philosophy
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        6. STSO 4350
                          Politics of Design
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        7. STSO 4500
                          Globalization and Development
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        8. STSO 4600
                          Design and Innovation Studio A
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4
                        9. STSO 4610
                          Design and Innovation Studio C
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4

                        Minor in Environmental Science

                        0 items

                          Dual Majors

                          0 items

                            Intensive Environmental Experience

                            0 items

                              Footnotes

                              5 items
                              1. HASS courses should be selected in consultation with the adviser and the Environmental Science Faculty Committee. Examples of environmentally relevant options include: ECON 4230 , ECON 4250 , INQR 1110 , PHIL 4300 , STSO 2300 , STSO 4320 , and STSO 4540 .
                                Not resolved to a course
                              2. With permission of the director of Environmental Science, a student may elect another math course (course numbers MATH XXXX, MATP XXXX, or courses cross-listed with these numbers).
                                Not resolved to a course
                              3. ADMN 1030
                                (or equivalent) is recommended as a prerequisite to ILEA 4400 (or equivalent). While both courses may be taken in any semester, the suggested sequence should be followed when possible.
                                Not resolved to a course
                              4. May be substituted with BIOL 4200 or MGMT 2100
                                Not resolved to a course
                              5. Each student is required to engage in an activity that qualifies as an intensive environmental experience as described above.
                                Not resolved to a course
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