Minoring

For complete information about minoring, see the online catalog.

Complete 23 credits (five–six courses) from the list below.

• At least 12 credits (three courses) must be unique to the minor.
• At least 12 credits (three courses) must be taken at L&C.
• Take two Earth system science courses (one must be 200-level or above)
  • ESS 150: Environmental Geology (5 cr)
  • ESS 170: Climate Science (5 cr)
  • ESS 270: Oceanography (5 cr)
  • ESS 280: Hydrology (5 cr)
  • ESS 290: Topics in Earth System Science (4 cr)
  • ESS 340: Spatial Problems in Earth Systems Science (5 cr)
• Take 2 foundational natural science (must be from different departments)
  • BIO 201: Biological Core Concepts: Systems (4 cr)
  • CHEM 100: Environmental Chemistry (5 cr)
  • CHEM 110: General Chemistry I (5 cr)
  • PHYS 105: Astronomy (4 cr)
  • PHYS 141/151: Introductory General Physics I (mechanics) (5 cr)
• Take 1–2 electives to complete the 23 credit requirement, which could include any additional ESS courses or:
  • PHYS 142: Introductory General Physics II (waves, E&M) (5 cr)
  • PHYS 201: Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences (4 cr)
  • PHYS 251: Physics III: Electromagnetism (4 cr)
  • BIO 317: Invertebrate Zoology (5 cr)
  • BIO 321: Marine Bio (4 cr)
  • BIO 323: Plant Biology (5 cr)
  • BIO 335: Ecology (5 cr)
  • BIO 390: Evolution (4 cr)
  • CHEM 120: General Chemistry II (5 cr)
  • CHEM 315: Aquatic Chemistry (2 cr)
  • CS 230: Computational Mathematics (4 cr)
  • DSCI 140: Introduction to Data Science (4 cr)
  • ENVS 311: (Un)Natural Disasters (4 cr)
  • MATH 123: Calculus and Statistics for Modeling the Life Sciences (4 cr)
  • MATH 235: Differential Equations (4 cr)
  • MATH 255: Statistical Concepts and Methods (4 cr)