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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Environmental Studies (18-20)


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The environmental studies minor is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary program that allows undergraduates in any degree program to study environmental concepts, issues, and problems from the viewpoints and with the approaches of the natural and social sciences. Credit hours applied to a major may not be applied to this minor.

Check departmental information for additional requirements.

Requirements (18-20)


Students must select at least six (6) of the following courses. At least three (3) courses must be selected from the environmental studies courses, and at least one (1) course must be selected in each of the following: natural sciences, engineering, and technology courses and humanities and social sciences courses. The remaining one (1) course must be selected from the courses listed below, if not previously used to fulfill the requirements for those categories.

Select three of the following environmental studies courses (9)


Select from one of the following natural sciences, engineering, and technology courses (3-4)


Select from one of the following humanities and social sciences courses (3)


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