2023-2024 Online Catalog
Environmental Science - Sustainability, A.S. |
Program Description
Option offered through Biology
The Environmental Science - Sustainability Option offered through Biology, A.S. offers the first two years of a bachelor’s degree program with a major in Environmental Science - Sustainability. It is designed for students who seek a career that focuses on the principles of sustainability as applied to a specific industry or business. A four-year graduate would be qualified for such current job titles as: Business Sustainability Officer or Manager, Sustainability Auditor, Energy Consultant, Design and Materials Consultant and Green Construction Manager.
Other course substitutions may be appropriate and students are encouraged to consult with the STEM Dean’s office regarding appropriate course selections. Because of the diversity of undergraduate Environmental Science - Sustainability programs, it may be necessary for students to take one or more second year courses at their transfer institution.
The stated sequence of courses for the Environmental Science - Sustainability Option offered through Biology, A.S. assumes the completion of all prerequisites for the mathematics courses or satisfactory performance on the College Level Mathematics exam. Contact the STEM Division for further information.
At the end of this program, students will be able to:
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Apply knowledge of ecological, geological and sustainability principles and their relations to problems involving environmental quality control and sustainability issues.
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Employ computer software applications to represent and solve technical problems.
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Perform laboratory procedures and assess the validity of experimental/diagnostic data.
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Utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to solve technical problems.
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Express and interpret both technical and non-technical concepts orally, and in written and electronic formats.
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Demonstrate information literacy through familiarity and the effective use of related information resources
- Evaluate issues related to environmental science within the context of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
After Union College
Graduates can take advantage of the many transfer/articulation agreements Union College has with some of the top four-year colleges and universities in the country. See a transfer advisor for details.
Fall Semester
- ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 credit hours
- MAT 143 - Elementary Mathematical Analysis I
4 credit hours
OR - MAT 171 - Unified Calculus I 4 credit hours
- Environmental Science Elective 4 credit hours*
- CHE 111 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours
Spring Semester
- ENG 102 - English Composition II 3 credit hours
- MAT 144 - Elementary Mathematical Analysis II
4 credit hours
OR - MAT 172 - Unified Calculus II 4 credit hours
- BIO 111 - General Biology I 4 credit hours
- CHE 112 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours
Fall Semester
- Humanities Gen Ed Requirement - 3 credit hours
- ECO 201 - Principles of Economics I 3 credit hours
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OR
- ECO 202 - Principles of Economics II 3 credit hours
- BIO 112 - General Biology II 4 credit hours
- CHE 211 - Organic Chemistry I 5 credit hours
Spring Semester
- Humanities Gen Ed Requirement - 3 credit hours
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OR
- Social Science Gen Ed Requirement - 3 credit hours
- EGG 107 - Understanding Sustainability & Green Technologies 3 credit hours
- Environmental Science Elective 4 credit hours*
- CHE 212 - Organic Chemistry II 5 credit hours
Total Program Credits: 60
*Environmental Science Electives​
- BIO 103 - Environmental Science 4 credit hours
- BIO 113 - Plants, People, and Society 4 credit hours
- BIO 208 - Ecology 4 credit hours
- GEY 101 - Physical Geology 4 credit hours