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Environmental Science BS

Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
/ Science, Technology, and Public Policy MS Curriculum The curriculum below outlines the typical course sequence(s) for this program. Plan of Study Grid First Year Fall Hours BIOL-123 Introduction to Biology: Organisms and Ecosystems 3 BIOL-125 Introduction to Biology Laboratory: Organisms and Ecosystems 1 ENVS-101 Concepts of Environmental Science 3 ENVS-102 Environmental Concepts Lab 1 ENVS-111 Soil Science 4 General Education: Global Perspective 3 YOPS-10 RIT 365: RIT Connections 0 Hours 15 Spring BIOL-124 Introduction to Biology: Molecules and Cells 3 BIOL-126 Introduction to Biology Laboratory: Molecules and Cells 1 MATH-161 Applied Calculus ( fulfills General Education: Mathematical Perspective A ) 4 General Education: Artistic Perspective 3 General Education: First Year Writing (WI) 3 Hours 14 Second Year Fall BIOL-240 General Ecology ( WI-PR ) 4 CHMG-141 General & Analytical Chemistry I ( fulfills General Education: Natural Science Inquiry Perspective ) 3 CHMG-145 General & Analytical Chemistry I Lab ( fulfills General Education: Natural Science Inquiry Perspective ) 1 ENVS-250 Applications of Geographic Information Systems 4 STSO-220 Environment and Society 3 Hours 15 Spring CHMG-142 General & Analytical Chemistry II ( fulfills General Education: Scientific Principles Perspective ) 3 CHMG-146 General & Analytical Chemistry II Lab ( fulfills General Education: Scientific Principles Perspective ) 1 ENVS-301 Environmental Science Field Skills 4 General Education: Ethical Perspective 3 Open Elective 3 Select one of the following: 3 PUBL-210 Introduction to Qualitative Policy Analysis STSO-421 Environmental Policy STSO-422 Great Lakes 1 Hours 17 Summer ENVS-499 Environmental Science Co-op 2 0 Hours 0 Third Year Fall BIOL-208 Introduction to Programming with R 1 CHMO-231 Organic Chemistry I ( General Education: Elective ) 3 CHMO-235 Organic Chemistry Lab I ( General Education: Elective ) 1 STAT-145 Introduction to Statistics I ( fulfills General Education: Mathematical Perspective B ) 3 Program Concentration Course 1 3 3 General Education: Social Perspective 3 Open Elective 3 Hours 17 Spring BIOL-470 Statistical Analysis for Bioinformatics 3 BIOL-575 Conservation Biology 3 ENVS-540 or ENVS-550 Ecological Models in Geographic Information Systems or Hydrologic Applications of Geographic Information Systems 4 ENVS-551 Environmental Science Capstone Seminar I 3 General Education: Immersion 1 3 Hours 16 Fourth Year Fall ENVS-552 Environmental Science Capstone Seminar II ( WI-PR ) 3 IMGS-431 Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing 3 Program Concentration Course 2 3 4 General Education: Immersion 2 3 Open Elective 3 Hours 16 Spring ENVS-500 Experiential Learning Requirement in Environmental Science 0 Program Concentration Course 3 3 3 Program Concentration Course 4 3 4 General Education: Immersion 3 3 Open Elective 3 Hours 13 Total Hours 123 Notes: All students pursuing a bachelor’s degree are also required to complete two different Wellness courses. Footnotes: 1 STSO-422 Great Lakes is typically offered in fall; if students elect to take this course, then they will need to exchange timing with a GE elective or another course. 2 ENVS-499 Environmental Science Co-op is for co-op track students only. 3 Students must take 14 credit hours from one of the concentrations listed below . Environmental Science Concentrations
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
195003
CourseShelf checklist
CK_195003_2be6eac5
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Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Cell and Molecular Biology Concentration

concentration · 17 items
  1. BIOL 206
    Molecular Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. BIOL 216
    Molecular Biology Laboratory
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  3. BIOL 265
    Evolutionary Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. BIOL 265R
    Evolutionary Biology Recitation (WI-PR)
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  5. BIOL 302
    Cell Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. BIOL 305
    Plants, Medicine and Technology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  7. BIOL 311
    Introduction to Microbiology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  8. BIOL 321
    Genetics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. BIOL 322
    Developmental Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  10. BIOL 345
    Molecular Ecology (WI-PR)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. BIOL 365
    Introduction to Population Genetics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  12. BIOL 403
    Fundamentals of Plant Biochemistry and Pathology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  13. BIOL 460
    Infectious Disease: Impact on Society and Culture
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  14. BIOL 536
    Seminar in Life Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  15. BIOL 540
    Environmental Genomics
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  16. BIOL 576
    Environmental Microbiology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  17. BIOL 599
    Research Based Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    2

Ecology & Field Biology Concentration

concentration · 22 items
  1. BIOL 205
    Animal Behavior
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. BIOL 211
    Invertebrate Zoology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. BIOL 212
    Vertebrate Zoology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. BIOL 218
    Biology of Plants
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. BIOL 265
    Evolutionary Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. BIOL 265R
    Evolutionary Biology Recitation (WI-PR)
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  7. BIOL 371
    Freshwater Ecology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  8. BIOL 372
    Biology Without Walls
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  9. BIOL 385
    Seneca Park Zoo Internship
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  10. BIOL 444
    Ornithology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. BIOL 536
    Seminar in Life Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  12. BIOL 555
    Biogeography
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  13. BIOL 573
    Marine Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  14. BIOL 599
    Research Based Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    2
  15. ENVS 305
    Urban Ecology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  16. ENVS 310
    Flood Hydrology and Wine Ecology
    Not resolved to a course
    2
  17. ENVS 311
    Wetlands
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  18. ENVS 531
    Climate Change: Science Technology & Policy
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  19. ENVS 540
    Ecological Models in Geographic Information Systems
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  20. ENVS 550
    Hydrologic Applications of Geographic Information Systems
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  21. ENVS 640
    Ecological Models in Geographic Information Systems
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  22. ENVS 650
    Hydrologic Applications of Geographic Information Systems
    Not resolved to a course
    4

Organismal Biology & Evolution Concentration

concentration · 16 items
  1. BIOL 211
    Invertebrate Zoology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. BIOL 212
    Vertebrate Zoology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. BIOL 218
    Biology of Plants
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. BIOL 265
    Evolutionary Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. BIOL 265R
    Evolutionary Biology Recitation (WI-PR)
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  6. BIOL 311
    Introduction to Microbiology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  7. BIOL 313
    Comparative Animal Physiology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  8. BIOL 322
    Developmental Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  9. BIOL 372
    Biology Without Walls
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  10. BIOL 414
    Animal Nutrition
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. BIOL 444
    Ornithology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  12. BIOL 536
    Seminar in Life Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  13. BIOL 573
    Marine Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  14. BIOL 599
    Research Based Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    2
  15. BIOL 673
    Marine Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  16. ENVS 311
    Wetlands
    Not resolved to a course
    4

Statistics Concentration

concentration · 6 items
  1. STAT 305
    Regression Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. STAT 325
    Design of Experiments
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. STAT 335
    Introduction to Time Series
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. STAT 345
    Nonparametric Statistics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. STAT 415
    Statistical Sampling
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. STAT 521
    Statistical Quality Control
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Mathematics Concentration

concentration · 7 items
  1. MATH 221
    Multivariable and Vector Calculus
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. MATH 231
    Differential Equations
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. MATH 241
    Linear Algebra
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. MATH 326
    Boundary Value Problems
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. MATH 341
    Advanced Linear Algebra
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. MATH 351
    Graph Theory
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. MATH 381
    Complex Variables
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Chemistry Concentration

concentration · 10 items
  1. CHEM 201
    Clean Energy: Hydrogen Fuel Cells
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. CHEM 531
    Climate Change: Science Technology & Policy
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. CHMA 311
    Instrumental Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. CHMA 315
    Instrumental Analysis Lab
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  5. CHMB 460
    Infectious Diseases: Impact Society & Culture
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. CHMI 351
    Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. CHMO 232
    Organic Chemistry II
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. CHMO 236
    Organic Chemistry Lab II
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  9. CHMP 341
    Physical Chemistry I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. ENVS 670
    Advanced Concepts of Environmental Chemistry
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Remote Sensing & Digital Image Processing Concentration

concentration · 5 items
  1. IMGS 251
    Radiometry
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. IMGS 261
    Linear and Fourier Methods for Imaging
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. IMGS 361
    Image Processing
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. IMGS 362
    Machine Learning for Image Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. IMGS 532
    Advanced Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Public Policy Concentration

concentration · 9 items
  1. PUBL 301
    Public Policy Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. PUBL 302
    Decision Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. PUBL 530
    Energy Policy
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. PUBL 531
    Climate Change: Science, Technology and Policy
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. STSO 201
    Science and Technology Policy
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. STSO 326
    History of Ecology and Environmentalism
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. STSO 330
    Energy and the Environment
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. STSO 421
    Environmental Policy
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. STSO 521
    Biodiversity and Society
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Economics Concentration

concentration · 10 items
  1. ECON 201
    Principles of Macroeconomics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. ECON 401
    Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. ECON 403
    Econometrics I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. ECON 404
    Mathematical Methods: Economics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. ECON 406
    Global Economic Issues
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. ECON 421
    Natural Resource Economics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. ECON 422
    Benefit-Cost Analysis
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. ECON 444
    Public Finance
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. ECON 448
    Development Economics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. ECON 520
    Environmental Economics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
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