Environmental Chemistry

ADVISOR
Prof. John Lombardi    

Environmental students are trained to identify the effects of chemical species on the environment, to trace the sources, reactions and fates of such species and to devise chemical methods for treating environmental problems and bringing them under control. These skills will become increasingly valuable as the green industry grows.

Students who chose the environmental option must complete the requirements for Chemistry as well as several interdepartmental science courses.  Students will finish with 66 or 73 major credits.

Basic Chemistry:
10301: General Chemistry I
10401: General Chemistry II
24300: Quantitative Analysis  
26100: Organic Chemistry I
26300: Organic Chemistry II
27200: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
33000: Physical Chemistry I

Advanced Chemistry
Chem 42500: Inorganic Chemistry  
Chem 33100: Physical Chemistry Laboratory I  
Chem 33200: Physical Chemistry II
Chem 40600: Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry
Chem 40700: Environmental Organic Chemistry
Chem 43400: Physical Chemistry and Chemical Instrumentation
Laboratory II
Chem 45902: Biochemistry I
 
A minimum of 6 credits from the following science courses:   
EAS 21700: ESS: Physical and Chemical Principles (4 cr.)
EAS 31300: Environmental Geochemistry (3 cr.)
EAS 47200: Environmental Project (4 cr.)
BIO 22800: Ecology and Evolution (4 cr.)

Two of the following courses:   
BIO 35000: Microbiology
BIO 45900: Biological Oceanography
Chem 40601: Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
CE H7700: Biological Systems in Evironmental Engineering
EAS 33000: Geographic Information Systems
EAS 34500: Hydrology
EAS 42600: Environmental Remote Sensing
EAS 43900: Mineral/Energy Resources

Elective Courses
A minimum of 6 credits from Chemistry Advanced Courses