This is flexible depending on a student's background and goals, but the following areas are suggested.

Required Courses for the major: (can be substituted for if student demonstrates background proficiency)

ENVS 520 Issues in Water Resources

ENVS 525 Environmental Hydrology

BIOL 520 Environmental Biology

BIOL 598 Research Design and Analysis

CHEM 510 Environmental Chemistry

Surface water emphasis
Potential jobs: TMDL development, surface water assessments

Required Background
Organic Chemistry I
Physical Geology

Suggested electives
Limnology
Geochemistry
Applications in GIS (Intro GIS required)
Watershed Modeling
Aquatic Environment

Groundwater Track
Potential jobs: Aquifer supply and quality, groundwater remediation, Phase I and II investigations

Required Background
Organic Chemistry I and II
Calculus I and II
Hydrogeology

Suggested electives
Applications in GIS
Environmental Site Assessment
Contaminant Hydrogeology
Watershed Modeling
Environmental Soil Science

Natural Resources Evaluation and Management
Potential jobs: Wetland delineation, natural area evaluation, resource planning

Required Background
Organic Chemistry I
Ecology
Physical Geology

Suggested electives
Plant Taxonomy
Applications in GIS
Wetlands
Conservation Biology
Environmental Soil Science