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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Environmental Science: Environmental Biology, AS (EBIO-AS)
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The Environmental Biology AS program is intended for students interested in Environmental Biology, Ecology, or a related field. The environmental field is a broad-based area of study and is truly interdisciplinary in nature. The subjects of biology, chemistry and geology are interwoven to provide a full picture of our environment and humanity’s impact upon this system. The degree provides students with a foundation in the basic sciences and highlights the field’s interdisciplinary nature, with a focus on the life sciences.
The goal of the Environmental Biology program is to prepare students to transfer into a biological environmental science program at a four-year institution. The requirements for the Environmental Biology program allow students to transfer seamlessly to most four-year colleges and to successfully complete their bachelor’s degree in Environmental Biology, Ecology, or a related field without loss of credit or time.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates will be able to:
- Research and assess the accuracy of information from print, online and media sources and be able to distinguish between scientific fact and media sensationalism.
- Apply the scientific method to environmental problems using both laboratory and field skills to gather, analyze and interpret scientific data.
- Scientifically analyze and critically evaluate local/regional/global environmental problems in terms of ecological principles and development of sustainable solutions.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the interdisciplinary nature of environmental science with the fundamental principles of biology, chemistry, geology, law and public policy.
- Describe the relationship between biotic organisms and the abiotic factors within an ecosystem.
- Demonstrate knowledge gained from scientific investigation by appropriate written, oral and mathematical means as these skills are vital to success as an environmental profession.
- Examine environmental problems and issues as well as establish personal positions on such issues and problems collaboratively.
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General Education Courses (21-22 credits)
Program Courses (40 credits)
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