Degree Requirements
Freshman and sophomore year corequisite courses are not offered at Loma Linda University and should be taken at any accredited college prior to (or during) enrollment at Loma Linda University. Students approved for early enrollment may take some of their outstanding corequisites concurrently with courses offered at LLU. See admissions section above for conditions of early acceptance. No more than 105 quarter/70 semester units may be transferred from a community college.
Please note: Grades of C- and below are not accepted for credit
Required General Education Courses (some may be taken at LLU) (44-48 units)
| Freshman English (full sequence that meets baccalaureate requirements) |
9-13
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| Religion (minimum 4 units for each 48 units enrolled in a SDA college) |
0-8
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| Personal Health or Nutrition |
2
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| Physical Education (two physical activities) |
1
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| Social Sciences (e.g. anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology, etc.) |
12
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| Humanities (a course from three of the following areas: civilization/history, fine arts, literature, modern language, performing/visual arts [4 units max], or philosophy.) |
12-20
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Required Cognate Courses (not offered at LLU unless specified) (31 units)
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College Algebra |
4
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| Statistics |
3
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At least two of the full course sequences are required depending on the concentration area (see following Concentration section). All three courses are required by pre-medicine and some other pre-professional and graduate programs (see previous section on Preparation for Advanced Programs for more on requirements).
| General Biology |
12
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| General Chemistry |
12 |
| General Physics |
12 |
General Electives (can be taken at LLU)
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Any undergraduate course(s) taught at LLU or other accredited college. Courses emphasizing environmental sciences are recommended. |
21-30
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Total: FRESHMAN + SOPHOMORE____________________________________________________ 96-105 quarter units
The list above is a summary of LLU's general education requirements for undergraduate students. For a complete description of LLU's general education requirements and criteria please refer to the Division of General Studies section in a current LLU catalog.
Students will take the courses below at Loma Linda University in their junior and senior years, after completion of (or concurrently with) the ENVS corequisites.
Required Core Courses
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ENVS 401
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Earth Systems and Global Change I |
4
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ENVS 402
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Earth Systems and Global Change II |
4
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ENVS 455
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Environmental Law and Regulation |
3
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ENVS 485
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Seminar in Environmental Sciences |
6
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ENVH 414
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Introduction to Environmental Health |
4
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ENVH 422
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Principles of GIS |
4
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ENVH 424
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Desktop GIS Application |
4
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ENVH 434
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Advanced GIS Application |
3
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GEOL 475
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Philosophy of Science and Origins |
4
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(36 units)
Concentrations
One of the following concentration areas will be chosen in consultation with advisor. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are required for students in the concentration.
1) Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
One year each of General Biology and General Chemistry are required for this track.
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*BIOL 315
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Ecology |
4
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BIOL 405
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Marine Biology |
3
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BIOL 409
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Mammalogy |
4
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*BIOL 415
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Biogeography |
3
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BIOL 417
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Ecological Physiology |
4
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BIOL 439
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Behavioral Ecology |
4
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BIOL 446
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Techniques in Vertebrate Ecology |
3
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*BIOL 449
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Biodiversity and Conservation |
3
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___________________________________________________________________________________(20 units required)
2) Environmental Geology
One year each of General Biology and General Chemistry are required for this track.
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*GEOL 204
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Physical Geology |
4
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GEOL 316
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Minerology |
4
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GEOL 441
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Sedimentology and Stratigraphy |
4
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GEOL 424
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Structural Geology |
4
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GEOL 425
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Field Methods of Geologic Mapping |
4
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*GEOL 431
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Geochemistry |
4
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GEOL 443
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Historical Geology |
4
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*GEOL 464
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Environmental Geology |
3
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*GEOL 465
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Hydrogeology |
4
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(20 units required)
3) Health Geographics
One year each of General Biology and General Chemistry are required for this track.
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*ENVH 421
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Cartography |
3
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ENVH 423
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Practical Issues in GIS |
4
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*ENVH 435
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Sources, Capture, and Integration of GIS Data |
3
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*ENVH 436
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Spatial Analysis with GIS |
4
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ENVH 437
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GIS in Public and Environmental Health |
4
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STAT 417
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Biomedical Data Management I |
4
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STAT 464
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Survey Methods |
4
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(20 units required)
Required Environmental Sciences Electives
| Courses selected from any of the Environmental Sciences concentration areas. A minimum of one course from each non-concentration area is required |
14
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Additional Required General Education
| Religion (Environmental Ethics recommended) |
8
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General Electives
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Any undergraduate course(s) taught at LLU or other accredited college. Electives may be used to complete outstanding General Education requirements. |
9-18
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Total: JUNIOR + SENIOR_______________________________________________________________87-96 quarter units
TOTAL:
| BS in Environmental Sciences |
192 quarter units
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