Environmental Science Minor
Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 15-17
Disciplinary Required Courses
Students must complete the following:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| EEPS 2020 | Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science | 3 |
| EEPS 3420 | Environmental Systems | 3 |
Students select one of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| EEPS 3410 | Introduction to Geochemistry | 3 |
| EEPS 3530 | Earth Forces | 3 |
| EEPS 3400 | Minerals, Rocks, and the Environment* | 4 |
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Environmental Science Minors enrolled between Fall 2025 and Fall 2028 may fulfill their disciplinary requirement with EEPS 3400 Minerals, Rocks, and the Environment OR with EEPS 3410 Introduction to Geochemistry while students enrolled in the programs in Fall 2028 and beyond must satisfy their disciplinary requirement with EEPS 3410 Introduction to Geochemistry.
Disciplinary Elective Courses
Students select two of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 3810 | Introduction to Ecology | 3 |
| ECON 3350 | Environmental Policy* | 3 |
| EECE 2010 | Introduction to Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| EEPS 3080 | Topics in Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| EEPS 3150 | Environmental Impacts of Human Energy Use | 3 |
| EEPS 3175 | Soil Science | 3 |
| EEPS 3230 | Biogeochemistry | 3 |
| EEPS 3865 | The Earth's Climate System | 3 |
| EEPS 4074 | Remote Sensing | 3 |
| EEPS 4094 | Surface Processes | 3 |
| EEPS 4284 | Hydrology | 3 |
| EEPS 4424 | Aqueous Geochemistry | 3 |
| EEPS 4544 | Exploration of Environmental Geochemistry | 4 |
| EEPS 4864 | Paleoclimatology | 3 |
| POLSCI 2000 | Introduction to Environmental Policy* | 3 |
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Students may take either ECON 3350 Environmental Policy or POLSCI 2000 Introduction to Environmental Policy for credit toward EEPS disciplinary electives requirements.
Additional Information
- A grade of C– (C for summer field camp) is the minimum acceptable performance for each unit of credit for each required course, including those in mathematics, chemistry, and physics. A grade of C– is also the minimum acceptable performance for each unit of credit for any course required as a prerequisite to enrolling in advanced or sequential courses.
- Credits to be transferred from another institution must have prior approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the relevant Arts & Sciences department.
- Students may transfer up to three credits (or one course, whichever is greater) of advanced coursework (course numbers 3000 or above) toward the completion of a minor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences. This policy includes credit earned for courses taken while studying abroad or studying at another U.S. institution. Credits earned through the completion of an approved field camp do not count toward this limit.
Contact Info
| Website: | https://eeps.wustl.edu/ |