Jan 30, 2025

2024-2025 Hope College Catalog

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2024-2025 Hope College Catalog

Environmental Science, Chemistry Concentration, BS

The Bachelor of Science environmental science major, with a chemistry concentration, consists of 63 credits. At least 60 credits in Natural and Applied Sciences must be completed to earn a BS degree.

Core Environmental Science

CHEM 125 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHEM 127 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 or
CHEM 122
GES 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science Credits: 3
GES 130L - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory Credits: 1
GES 211 - Local Environmental Systems Credits: 3
GES 211L - Local Environmental Systems Laboratory Credits: 1
GES 213 - Global Physical Systems Credits: 3
GES 225 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GES 310 - Environmental Public Policy Credits: 3
GES 401 - Advanced Environmental Seminar Credits: 2

Chemistry Concentration

CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 2
CHEM 331 - Analytical Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 332 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
GES 215 - Global Change - Humans and Biological Systems Credits: 3
GES 430 - Environmental Geochemistry Credits: 3
PHYS 121 - General Physics I Credits: 3 or
PHYS 105
PHYS 141 - Physics Laboratory I Credits: 1

Additional Semester of Introductory Chemistry

CHEM 126 - General Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHEM 128 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1
OR
CHEM 131 - Accelerated General Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 132 - Accelerated General Chemistry Lab Credits: 1

Chemistry Electives (2 courses)

CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHEM 311 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3
CHEM 322 - Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 343 - Physical Chemistry I Credits: 3

Calculus (1 course)

MATH 126 - Calculus with Review II Credits: 4
MATH 131 - Calculus I Credits: 4

Statistics (1 course)

MATH 115 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3
MATH 215 - Intermediate Statistics Credits: 3
MATH 219 - Statistical Methods Credits: 4

Science Elective (1 lecture + 1 lab)

Choose from biology, geology or physics.

Biology

BIOL 105 - General Biology I Credits: 3
BIOL 107 - General Biology Laboratory I Credits: 1 or
BIOL 207
OR
BIOL 106 - General Biology II Credits: 3
BIOL 108 - General Biology Laboratory II Credits: 1 or
BIOL 208
or
BIOL 123

Geology

GES 251 - Surficial Geology: Earth Structures I Credits: 3
GES 251L - Surficial Geology: Earth Structures I Laboratory Credits: 1

Physics

PHYS 122 - General Physics II Credits: 3 or
PHYS 106
PHYS 142 - Physics Laboratory II Credits: 1