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.