Graduation Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with a bachelor of science in environmental science, students must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180), and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
- Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work and a minimum of 45 credits in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
- Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
- Complete the B.S. degree preparatory courses and requirements. Minors and certificates are optional. No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade; see advisor for details.
- Complete five credits of English composition with a minimum grade of 2.0.
- Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
- Meet with an academic advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
Core Requirements:
- Two required courses:
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TESC 310 Environmental Research Seminar (3) (To be taken in the first quarter of enrollment sophomore or junior year)
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TESC 410 Environmental Science Senior Seminar (3) (To be taken in the last quarter of enrollment after or concurrent with capstone experience)
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Capstone experience: 3-10 credits through internship, research, etc. Planned with faculty advisor; may span more than one quarter. See Environmental Science website for list of approved capstone experience options.
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12 credits of Environmental science core courses:
- TBIOL 340 Ecology and Its Applications (6) (formerly TESC 340)
- TCHEM 333 Environmental Chemistry (6) (formerly TESC 333)
Environmental Law/Policy: 5 creduts
- Choose One course, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Environmental Law/Policy courses.
Environmental Ethics: 5 credits
- Choose One course, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Environmental Ethics courses.
Social Science/Environmental Focus: 5 credits
- Choose One course, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Social Science/environmental focus courses.
Humanities/Environmental focus course: 5 credits
- Choose One course, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Humanities courses.
Environmental Science Major Electives: 29 credits
- 29 credits minimum of Environmental Science courses.
- Five additional courses to include at least one biological science (B) course and one physical science (P) course. Of these remaining five courses, at least two must be laboratory (L) courses (6 credits) and one must be a field (F) course (7 credits). Two of these five courses must be at the 300-level or above.
- See Environmental Science web page for approved list of Environmental Science elective courses.
Conservation Biology and Ecology Option Electives: 29 credits
- In addition to the standard Environmental Science BS degree, students may complete a Conservation Biology and Ecology option in the degree. These options allow students to obtain an interdisciplinary Environmental Science BS degree while demonstrating extra proficiency in the discipline.
- Five courses to include at least one physical science (P) course, at least two laboratory (L) courses (TBIOL 434 and one more from List D, E, or F) and one field (F) course. Some courses designated as labs on this list are not offered as labs every time; check the Registration Guide for credits.
- In addition, the student's capstone experience (planned with the faculty advisor) must be focused on conservation biology and/or ecology.
- See Environmental Science web page for approved list of Environmental Science elective courses.
- TBIOL 434 Conservation Biology in Practice (B/L) (formerly TESC 332)
- One course from Biodiversity (List D), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
- One course from Ecological Interactions (List E), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
- One course from Methods and Applications (List F), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
- One course from List D, List E or List F, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
Geosciences Option Electives: 29 credits
- In addition to the standard Environmental Science BS degree, students may complete a Geoscience option in the degree. These options allow students to obtain an interdisciplinary Environmental Science BS degree while demonstrating extra proficiency in the discipline.
- Five courses to include at least one biological science (B) course, at least two laboratory (L) courses (TGEOS 337 and one more from List G or H) and one field (F) course. Some courses designated as labs on this list are not offered as labs every time; check the Registration Guide for credits.
- TGEOS 337 Environmental Geology (L) (formerly TESC 337)
- Three courses from Geoscience, (List G), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
- One additional course from the Geoscience, or Additional Courses for Geoscience list (List G, or List H), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
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Graduation Requirements
To be eligible for graduation with a bachelor of science in environmental science, students must meet the UW Tacoma scholastic standards (2.0 UW GPA), credits required (minimum 180), and the final-year residency requirement and complete the following program requirements:
- Complete a minimum of 45 credits of upper-division course work and a minimum of 45 credits in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
- Complete all general education requirements not met with transfer courses. See advisor for details.
- Complete the B.S. degree preparatory courses and requirements. Minors and certificates are optional. No more than 15 elective credits can be taken for a Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grade; see advisor for details.
- Complete five credits of English composition with a minimum grade of 2.0.
- Complete at least 45 of last 60 credits in residence at the University of Washington Tacoma.
- Meet with an academic advisor to complete a graduation application no later than the second week of the quarter in which the student plans to graduate.
Core Requirements:
- Three required courses:
-
TESC 310 Environmental Research Seminar (3) (To be taken in the first quarter of enrollment sophomore or junior year) and TESC 200 (2) to be taken with TESC 310.
-
TESC 410 Environmental Science Senior Seminar (3) (To be taken in the last quarter of enrollment after or concurrent with capstone experience)
-
-
Capstone experience: 3-10 credits through internship, research, etc. Planned with faculty advisor; may span more than one quarter. See Environmental Science website for list of approved capstone experience options.
-
12 credits of Environmental science core courses:
- TBIOL 340 Ecology and Its Applications (6) (formerly TESC 340)
- TCHEM 333 Environmental Chemistry (6) (formerly TESC 333)
Environmental Law/Policy: 5 creduts
- Choose One course, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Environmental Law/Policy courses.
Environmental Ethics: 5 credits
- Choose One course, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Environmental Ethics courses.
Social Science/Environmental Focus: 5 credits
- Choose One course, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Social Science/environmental focus courses.
Humanities/Environmental focus course: 5 credits
- Choose One course, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Humanities courses.
Environmental Science Major Electives: 29 credits
- 29 credits minimum of Environmental Science courses.
- Five additional courses to include at least one biological science (B) course and one physical science (P) course. Of these remaining five courses, at least two must be laboratory (L) courses (6 credits) and one must be a field (F) course (7 credits). Two of these five courses must be at the 300-level or above.
- See Environmental Science web page for approved list of Environmental Science elective courses.
Conservation Biology and Ecology Option Electives: 29 credits
- In addition to the standard Environmental Science BS degree, students may complete a Conservation Biology and Ecology option in the degree. These options allow students to obtain an interdisciplinary Environmental Science BS degree while demonstrating extra proficiency in the discipline.
- Five courses to include at least one physical science (P) course, at least two laboratory (L) courses (TBIOL 434 and one more from List D, E, or F) and one field (F) course. Some courses designated as labs on this list are not offered as labs every time; check the Registration Guide for credits.
- In addition, the student's capstone experience (planned with the faculty advisor) must be focused on conservation biology and/or ecology.
- See Environmental Science web page for approved list of Environmental Science elective courses.
- TBIOL 434 Conservation Biology in Practice (B/L) (formerly TESC 332)
- One course from Biodiversity (List D), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
- One course from Ecological Interactions (List E), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
- One course from Methods and Applications (List F), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
- One course from List D, List E or List F, see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
Geosciences Option Electives: 29 credits
- In addition to the standard Environmental Science BS degree, students may complete a Geoscience option in the degree. These options allow students to obtain an interdisciplinary Environmental Science BS degree while demonstrating extra proficiency in the discipline.
- Five courses to include at least one biological science (B) course, at least two laboratory (L) courses (TGEOS 337 and one more from List G or H) and one field (F) course. Some courses designated as labs on this list are not offered as labs every time; check the Registration Guide for credits.
- TGEOS 337 Environmental Geology (L) (formerly TESC 337)
- Three courses from Geoscience, (List G), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.
- One additional course from the Geoscience, or Additional Courses for Geoscience list (List G, or List H), see Environmental Science web page for approved list of Biodiversity courses.