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Office of the Registrar 

Environmental Sciences and Policy Program

142 Temple Hall, Phone: (417) 836-5249, Fax: (417) 836-6934
Email: CollegeofNaturalandAppliedSciences@missouristate.edu
Web Site: http://www.cnas.missouristate.edu
Department Head: Professor Innocent C. Onwueme, Ph.D.

General Information

Administration of the minor: The Environmental Sciences and Policy minor is administered by the College of Natural and Applied Sciences with the Dean, or his/her designate, serving as program coordinator. Courses must be approved by the faculty on the Environmental Focus Committee for inclusion in the minor. The coordinator must approve the course of study for each student who wishes to complete the minor.

Minors

Environmental Sciences and Policy

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science

The minor in Environmental Sciences and Policy consists of 18-20 credit hours. It is interdisciplinary and will permit students in various fields to complement their academic major with a minor emphasizing Environmental Sciences and Policy.

  1. Natural Science Courses: Select 3 of the following. (9-11 hours)

    1. BIO 369 General Ecology (4)

    2. CHM 225 Principles of Environmental Chemistry (3) or CHM 425 Environmental Chemistry (3)

    3. GLG 171 Environmental Geology (4)* or GRY 108 Ecology and Society (3)**

    4. GRY 351 Conservation or Natural Resources (3)
  2. Policy: Select 3 of the following courses (9 hours
    1. ECO 540 Economics of the Environment (3)
    2. PHI 302 Environmental Ethics (3)
    3. PLS 555 Public Policy for a Global Environment (3)
    4. RIL 537 Environmental Regulation (3)

Recommended: At least one statistic course.

*GLG 171 partially fulfills the Natural World general education requirement

**GRY 108 partially fulfills the Culture and Society general education requirement

Administration of Minor

The Environmental Sciences and Policy minor is administered by the College of Natural and Applied Sciences with the Dean, or his/her designate, serving as program coordinator. Courses must be approved by the faculty on the Environmental Focus Committee for inclusion in the minor. The coordinator must approve the course of study for each student who wishes to complete the minor.