First Year Fall

CTC101 Connecting to Carlow – 1 credit
SKW101 Foundations of Writing I – 3 credits
SKW101 Quantitative Reasoning – 3 credits
BIO120 Foundations of Molecular Cell Biology – 4 credits
CE Critical Exploration Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

First Year Spring

BIO110 Foundations of Organismal Biology – 4 credits
SKW102 Foundations of Writing II – 3 credits
SKC101 Communication: Personal to Professional – 3 credits
MAT150 Precalculus – 3 credits
CA Contemplation and Action Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Fall

BIO250 Genetics – 4 credits
CHM111 General Chemistry I – 3 credits
CHM113 General Chemistry I Lab – 1 credit
MAT160 Calculus I – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Spring

BIO255 General Ecology – 4 credits
CHM112 General Chemistry II – 3 credits
CHM114 General Chemistry II Lab – 1 credit
MAT115 Basic Applied Statistics – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Biology Elective – 4 credits

Third Year Fall

CHM211 Organic Chemistry I – 3 credits
CHM213 Organic Chemistry I Lab – 1 credit
PCS201 General Physics I – 3 credits
PSC203 General Physics I Lab – 1 credit
Biology Elective – 4 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Third Year Spring

CHM212 Organic Chemistry II – 3 credits
CHM214 Organic Chemistry II Lab – 1 credit
PCS202 General Physics II – 3 credits
PCS204 General Physics II Lab – 1 credit
*ENVI451 Principles of Environmental Science – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Fourth Year Fall

*ENVI533W Writing for Environmental Science – 3 credits
*ENVI472 Environmental Biology – 3 credits
*Environmental Science Elective (UG) – 3 credits
*Environmental Science Elective (GR) – 3 credits

Fourth Year Spring

*ENVI470 Environmental Toxicology – 3 credits
*ENVI452 Environmental Chemistry – 3 credits
*ENVI570 Air Pollution – 3 credits
*ENVI544 Environmental Policy – 3 credits

Fourth Year Summer

*ENVI60X Thesis or Internship – 3 credits


Total Credits = 120

*Courses completed at Duquesne University and transferred back to Carlow University to satisfy the degree requirements

Electives in this program are chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor and can include courses toward a second major, a minor, or an area of concentration

BIO-157, 201, 202, 207, 208, 227, 307, and 308 cannot be used to fulfill the Biology Elective requirements listed above

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