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Environmental Science, B.S.

SUNY College at Potsdam · Potsdam, NY

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
73
Catalog edition
2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The B.S. in Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary major that gives students the knowledge and skills they need to understand the complex interactions between the biological, chemical, and physical aspects of the natural world using the Earth Systems Science approach. This program includes 30 credits of foundational (cognate) math and science courses, 29 credits of core classes that focus on the Earth’s major systems (air, water, soil, life, and solid earth), and a minimum of 14 credits of electives. Students with specific interests can more formally explore them via a concentration (14-15 credits), a minor (generally 16-18 credits), or a double major (generally 30-45 credits) in closely allied fields. This curriculum provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary training that gives our students the background that they need to help solve some of society’s most pressing problems.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196200
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196200_af9cafae
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Requirements

0 items

    Required Cognate Courses: 30 Credits

    8 items
    1. BIOL 151
      Gen Bio Cells and Genetics 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. BIOL 152
      Gen Bio Organisms and Ecology 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. CHEM 105
      General Chemistry 1 1-3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CHEM 106
      General Chemistry 2 1-3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ENVR 110
      Introduction to Environmental Studies 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. GEOL 101
      Environmental Geology 1 and 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. MATH 151
      Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. STAT 100
      Statistics 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 125 - Probability and Statistics I 3 Credit(s)

    Core Environmental Science Classes: 29 Credits

    8 items
    1. BIOL 300
      Ecology 3-4 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. CHEM 320
      Environmental Analysis 1 or 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. GEOL 301
      Sedimentary Geology 1 and 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. GEOL 320
      Geochemistry 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. GEOL 350
      Geomorphology 1 and 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. GEOL 410
      Hydrogeology 1 and 2 Credit(s) (taken for 3 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. ENVR 414
      Environmental Law 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
      or: POLS 414 - Environmental Law 4 Credit(s)
    8. GEOL 425
      Scientific Communication 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENVR 490 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit(s)
      or: BIOL 301 - Communicating in Biology 3 Credit(s)

    Elective Courses: 14 Credits

    33 items
    1. BIOL 310
      Marine Biology 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. BIOL 312
      Insect Ecology 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. BIOL 334
      Biology of Woody Plants 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. BIOL 400
      Field Ecology 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. BIOL 402
      Conservation and Wildlife Management 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. BIOL 408
      Wetland Ecology 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. BIOL 409
      Fresh Water Ecology 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. BIOL 485
      Research in Biology 1-3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. CHEM 311
      Quantitative Analysis 1-3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. CHEM 321
      The Sustainable World 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. CHEM 341
      Organic Chemistry 1 1-3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    12. CHEM 342
      Organic Chemistry 2 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    13. CHEM 415
      Instrumental Analysis 2 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    14. ENVR 120
      Introduction to Sustainability 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    15. ENVR 210
      Environmental Futures 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    16. ENVR 300
      Environmental Thought 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    17. ENVR 320
      Policy and Protected Areas 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    18. ENVR 343
      Environment and Society 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    19. ENVR 350
      Sustainable Development 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    20. ENVR 391
      Field Project 1-6 Credit(s) (No more than three credits can count towards electives)
      Not resolved to a course
    21. ENVR 485
      Research in Environmental Studies 1-6 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    22. GEOL 350
      Geomorphology 1 and 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    23. GEOL 380
      Climate Change Past and Present 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    24. GEOL 407
      Geophysics 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    25. GEOL 440
      Sustainability of Earth Matls 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    26. GEOL 480
      Geology Research 1-3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    27. GISC 101
      Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    28. GISC 302
      Remote Sensing 1-3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    29. GISC 410
      Advanced GIS 1-3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    30. PHIL 330
      Environmental Ethics 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    31. PHYS 330
      Meteorology 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    32. POLS 303
      Policy and Protected Areas 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    33. SOCI 343
      Environment and Society 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Notes

    2 items
    1. Students graduating with an Environmental Science major (B.A.) must complete the major requirements with at least a 2.0/S grade in each course.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Students majoring in both Environmental Science and Biology, Geology, or Environmental Studies may double count a maximum of 3 classes including cognates, but excluding the CM.
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. SUNY College at Potsdam, catalog 2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog — https://catalog.potsdam.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=2644&returnto=893. Captured page pages/0045.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.