Minor Requirements
The environmental science minor—the minor in environmental science is an option for students who do not wish to major in environmental science but wish to enhance their scientific background in conjunction with other interests in the environment. The minor provides the opportunity to apply the interdisciplinary study of environmental science across the curriculum. Specific issues addressed by courses in the minor include the conservation of biodiversity, government environmental policies, economic implications of public or private management of natural resources, ethical implications associated with human impacts on ecosystems, cultural responses to environmental change, and other environmental issues that face society in the new century. In order to declare a minor in environmental science, the student must meet with the environmental science program director.
The minor in environmental science encompasses 4 different foci in 1) Conservation and Applied Ecology, 2) Environmental Chemistry, 3) Earth Science, and 4) Climate Change. It consists of six courses requiring a grade of C- or better. The courses for the different foci are listed below. No more than three courses may be double counted toward the student’s major and this minor. No more than one transfer (outside Trinity) credit may be applied to the minor. The requirements include:
Conservation and Applied Ecology focus |
Environmental Chemistry focus |
Earth Science focus |
Climate Change focus |
ENVS 149L (or AP credit) |
ENVS 149L (or AP credit) |
ENVS 149L (or AP credit) |
ENVS 149L (or AP credit) |
BIOL 182L | CHEM 111L | ENVS 112L | ENVS 110 |
ENVS 141 or 233 | CHEM 112L | ENVS 204L | ENVS 112L |
BIOL 333L or ENVS 306L | ENVS 230L | ENVS 305 or 310 | ENVS 204L |
two electives: | |||
ANTH 250 BIOL 217 ENGL 338 ENVS 286* ENVS 302 ENVS 304 HIST 219 PBPL 302 |
CHEM 211L ENVS 286* ENVS 305 HIST 219 PBPL 302 URST 210 |
ENVS 286* ENVS 305 ENVS 310 HIST 219 PBPL 302 |
ANTH 250 ENVS 203 ENVS 215 ENVS 286* HIST 219 HIST 367 PBPL 302 PHYS 101L PHYS 141 URST 210 |
*Although ENVS 286 is classified as a natural science elective for the purpose of this major and minor, the course does not satisfy the natural science distribution requirement of the College. ENVS 401 also does not satisfy the natural science distribution requirement.