The program requires 128 credits and includes university core courses, the college integrated core, and ecology and natural resource analysis courses. The program culminates in a senior thesis, an opportunity for conducting independent research under the guidance of faculty members. Math 160 and Stat 251. Deficiency courses include Math 143 or three years of high school algebra, Math 144 or high school trigonometry, and Phys 100 or 111 or high school physics. This option is designed for students who have specific curricular objectives not readily obtainable under the other options.
Entry requires an application, sophomore standing, and one semester in residence.
A 3.0 grade-point average must be maintained on an academic year basis for all subsequent course work completed after acceptance into the option.