TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 60-62+ (In addition to CLAES core requirements)

Completion of the OSHA HAZWOPER Training Course, LIB-300, is recommended for those students planning on employment within the environmental industry. This 40-hour, three-credit course, sponsored by the Rider University College of Continuing Studies, is approved by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and fulfills the requirements for the OSHA Hazardous Materials Technician, Level A and the 29 CFR 1910.20 regulations. Students who complete the course are fully certified to handle hazardous materials and waste products. Because OSHA certification normally is required for job positions in the environmental industry, OSHA-certified students are more competitive for summer, part-time, and full-time employment opportunities.

A minor in biology, chemistry, marine sciences, or oceanography is recommended.

¹Environmental Sciences majors also will take either MTH-105: Algebra and Trigonometry or MTH-210: Calculus I in order to satisfy their CLAES core requirement. PHY-100, 100L, 101, and 101L are strongly recommended for students considering a graduate program in environmental sciences.

²Introduction to Field Marine Science courses are taught on a rotating basis during the Summer I or Summer II terms and include:

• Subtropical Environments (MAR-227) taught at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), Bermuda
  
• Boreal Environments (MAR-228) taught at The Shoals Marine Laboratory, Gulf of Maine
  
• Tropical Environments (MAR-229) taught at the Institute of Marine Sciences, Roatan, Honduras

³All Introduction to Field Marine Science courses, Chemical Oceanography, and Physical Oceanography require MAR-120, Oceanography, and MAR-121, Introductory Oceanography Lab, as prerequisites.

⁴CBA-316 usually requires travel to foreign countries (destination varies from year to year) at extra cost. Travel normally occurs during the winter break or during the summer. Exact travel dates vary, depending on destination.

⁵For those majors wishing to take either ECO-345 or ECO-350; ECO-201, Principles of Microeconomics is required. ECO-201 will satisfy a CLAES core requirement.

HONORS PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Graduation with Honors in Environmental Sciences is awarded in recognition of majors who have demonstrated outstanding academic ability. Enrollment in the program is by invitation of the GEMS faculty. Eligibility requirements include a minimum GPA of 3.5 in courses required for the major and the satisfactory completion of a senior thesis. In addition, an honors candidate must maintain an overall minimum GPA of 3.0.

Please see the Academic Catalogs for more information, including course descriptions.