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(Students who plan to transfer a completed Associate's degree should review the Environmental Science and Policy Completion Degree information below.)
A Degree for the Future
The Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and Policy is classified as a STEM program. This interdisciplinary degree will draw upon undergraduate course offerings from the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences, as well as the Colleges of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Technology, and Business. The expertise to preserve and protect our very limited and fragile natural resources is expected to be a continuously valuable skill set, both nationally and in the state of Delaware. The ES&P degree will provide students with the skills they need to tackle such challenges.
Program Philosophy and Objectives
Students in this program will be exposed to a variety of concepts and activities that address many science and policy related competencies including but not limited to oral communication and the delivery of professional presentations, scholarly writing, critical thinking strategies, and the use of scientific and digital tools to solve problems.
This ES&P degree is practical and career-oriented, though adaptable enough to be used as a step towards graduate education. Environmental science is inherently an applied study, while the policy aspect extends the practical nature of this degree. Aligning with the University's mission of exemplary career-oriented degrees, graduates of this degree can market themselves to local, state, and federal agencies, private and non-profit organizations, as well as academia, for a range of environmental positions. Courses will be offered at a variety of locations and times, and students will have the option to complete the full degree face-to-face, online, or a combination of the two.
Program Competencies
In addition to the University’s undergraduate graduation competencies, students will demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities related to:
Hi-Tech Literacy
Use technology to effectively locate and communicate information.
Social Responsibility
Demonstrate an increase in personal commitment to, and understanding of, one's role in a global society.
Environmental Science and Policy Program Competencies
Identify cellular structure and function.
Apply the concepts of cell division and heredity to examine the evolutionary process.
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts in environmental science and biodiversity including animal and plant structure and function, ecological interactions, and human impacts on the environment.
Demonstrate competency in basic laboratory skills.
Apply quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
Demonstrate knowledge of how science is both used and impacted by policy.
A minimum passing grade of "C" is required for ENG 121, ENG 122, ENG 131, MAT 205, and ENV 310.
CTA 206 Computer Applications
ECO 105 Fundamentals of Economics
ENG 121 English Composition I
ENG 122 English Composition II
ENG 131 Public Speaking
ENV 310 Environmental Science
HIS 315 The Green Revolution: History of the Environmental Movement in America
HIS 381 Contemporary Global Issues
MAT 205 Introductory Survey of Mathematics
PHI 100 Introduction to Critical Thinking
PHI 300 Ethics for Life
POL 403 Writing for Public Policy
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
BIO, CHE, ENV, PHY and SCI courses in the Environmental Science Core require a minimum passing grade of a "C." A minimum passing grade of a "C-" is required for MAT 308.
GIS 300 Geographic Information Systems Science & Technology
OR
CTA 326 Integrating Excel into Business Problem Solving
ENV 448 Environmental Informatics
MAT 200 Pre-Calculus
MAT 308 Inferential Statistics
BIO 251 Biology I (with Lab)
BIO 252 Biology II (with Lab)
BIO 338 Ecology (with Lab)
ENV 305 Earth Science (with Lab)
ENV 303 Climate Dynamics
SCI 312 Physics (with Lab)
PHY 272 Physics I (with Lab)
SCI 315 Applied Chemistry (with Lab)
CHE 261 Chemistry I (with Lab)
SCI 495 Science Major Senior Seminar
Public Policy Core courses require a minimum passing grade of a "C."
DTA 447 Data Science
MAT 310 Calculus I
SEC 290 Introduction to Programming with Python
CSC 420 Intro to Artificial Intelligence
LES 216 Environmental Compliance
POL 300 American Politics
POL 370 Energy and Environmental Policy
ENV 205 Marine Science and Policy
ENV 215 Environmental Planning
BIO 336 Microbiology (with Lab)
CHE 262 Chemistry II (with Lab)
CHE 363 Organic Chemistry I (with Lab)
CHE 364 Organic Chemistry II (with Lab)
HIS 320 Global Civilizations
HLT 378 Our Environment, Our Health
POL 360 Education Policy
POL 413 Food and Drug Law and Policy
PSY 334 The Biological Basis of Behavior
SCI 335 Human Anatomy and Physiology (with Lab)
SOC 306 Cultural Anthropology
SOC 353 Environmental Sociology
Field experience should be considered for the student who is not already working in the ES&P field. A 15 credit semester would cover the 6 credit requirement for Co-op and 9 credits of Free Electives.
SCI 441 Co-op Education Experience for Science
SCI 442 Co-op Education Experience for Science
Students must complete a minimum of 120 credits to earn a Bachelor's degree in ES&P. Students with less than 16 transfer credits are required to take FYE 101 as one of their electives. Because of the mixture of 3 and 4 credit courses, students must be diligent and seek advice as they work through the program.
A completion degree is a personalized version of a bachelor's degree created exclusively for students who have completed an associate's degree at an accredited institution. (Students who have not completed an associate's degree should return to the full Environmental Science and Policy, Bachelor of Science degree information.) Completion degrees are available for most Wilmington University Bachelor of Science degrees. A student who expects to transfer a completed associate's degree should communicate with a Wilmington University academic advisor before registering for courses. A transcript with documentation of the conferred degree must be received by Wilmington University to confirm eligibility.
A minimum passing grade of "C" is required for courses with prefixes: BIO, ENV, LES, and POL. MAT 308 requires a minimum passing grade of "C-."
Additional course work as needed to meet 120 credits for graduation.
The following courses or their equivalents are pre-requisites for the Environmental Science and Policy completion degree. If you have transfer credits that do not include equivalents to the classes below, you are expected to complete them prior to taking the core course for which they are pre-requisites.
BIO 251 Biology I (or SCI 251)
SCI 312 Physics (with lab) or PHY 272 Physics I
SCI 315 Applied Chemistry (with lab) or CHE 261 Chemistry I
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2022-2023 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2021 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
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