Environmental science is the study of natural ecosystems, human impacts on the environment, and sustainable management of the Earth's resources. It involves the interactions between the living and non-living components of the ecosystem. Processes of the physical and biological environment are used as a basis for consideration of current environmental issues. The course provides an introduction to ecological concepts; the influence of chemical, geological, atmospheric, physical and anthropogenic factors on living systems will be considered.
Core Courses are courses that fulfill lower-level requirements and apply to any transfer path major where they appear. Introduction to Environmental Science is universal course description, which maps to specific courses on SUNY campuses. Approved SUNY Transfer Path Core Courses are guaranteed to transfer to fulfill requirements in the major and/or required cognates (not just as electives) at all SUNY campuses if the course is completed with a grade of C or better.1 You may Search for Core Course equivalents using the Transfer Navigator.
1 While a grade of C or better is guaranteed, campuses can have different policies where they accept a passing grade lower than C. Pass/Fail courses may be accepted at the discretion of the campus, but transfer is not guaranteed.