To provide a common background in and understanding of the disciplines involved in environmental study, students take all of these courses. Advanced Placement credit (AP) that appears on the LSA transcript can meet some pre-requisites (as noted below). Please note: all students are required take Chem 130. LSA requirements are indicated in (blue).

1. Introductory Interdisciplinary Course (one of the following)

• Environ/Bio 101: Energy, Food, and the Environment (NS)(BS)
• Environ 110: Global Change I (NS)(BS)
• Environ 111: Global Change II (SS)
• Environ 139: First-Year Seminar in the Environment (ID)
• Environ 201: Ecological Issues (NS)(BS) - AP credit accepted
• Environ 270: Our Common Future (ID)
• CEE 230: Energy and Environment

2. Introductory Biology Course (choose one of the following)

• Bio 171: Introduction to Biology - Ecology and Evolution
• Bio 195 - AP credit accepted

3. Introductory Chemistry (required course)

• Chem 130: General Chemistry (NS)(BS)(QR/2)

4. Introductory Geological Sciences (choose one of the following)

• Earth 118 and 119: Intro Geology and lab
• Earth 116: Intro Geology at Camp Davis (NS)(BS)

5. Environmental Social Sciences (choose one of the following)

• Econ 101: Principles of Economics I (SS)(QR/2) - AP credit accepted
• Environ 211: Social Sciences and Environmental Problems (SS)
  Environ 211 is only offered in the winter term and is geared towards first-year and sophomore students. Juniors and seniors need permission from instructor to enroll in this course.
• Environ 290: Food: The Ecology, Economics and Ethics of Growing and Eating
  Environ 290 is only offered in Fall and is restricted to Fresh, Soph and Juniors.

6. Calculus 1 (required course)

• Math 115: Calculus I (MSA)(BS)(QR/1) - AP credit accepted

These courses expand students' knowledge of environmental problems and solutions by exposing them to a wide range of natural, social science, and humanistic disciplines. Core courses must be taken for a letter grade, and cannot be graded on a pass/fail basis. 

Students select one course from each of these six areas (except where noted), at the 200 level or above:

1. General Ecology

• Bio/Environ 281 and Environ/EEB 372
  (Environ/EEB 372 is only offered in the fall term.)
• Bio 381
  (In spring or summer)

2. Analytics

• Stats 250
• Stats 265
• Stats 400
• Stats 405
• Stats 412
• Econ 404
• Econ 405
• IOE 265

3. Culture and Environment

• List of pre-approved courses (pdf)

4. Natural and Earth Systems Science: Any 200-level or above Natural Science course or concentration advisor approved.

• List of pre-approved courses (pdf)
  Please note: Environ 201 does not meet this requirement.

5. Environmental Social Science (2)

• Choose TWO courses from this list of approved courses (pdf), one must be at the 300-level or above

6. Senior Capstone Course (see the list of F12 courses sorted by PitE requirements)

Click here for the PitE F12 Course Offerings sorted by Requirement (PDF)

*Note: Environ 222 no longer satisfies the LSA R&E requirement.

Download the PitE Student Handbook 2012-2013 for a comprehensive guide for concentrators and minors.