Environmental Sciences Program

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Click here for the Environmental Science Major brochure

Click here for the PDF file containing information about the Environmental Science Major

Click here to view Articulation Agreement with Queens College/CUNY  

For current information about internships and jobs, as well as interesting articles and videos related to the Environmental Sciences, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LAGCCEnvironmentalScience 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: SUGGESTED TIMELINE FOR STUDENTS
FIRST YEAR
Fall I Semester		Credits
FSM039	New Student Seminar	0
SCB201	Fundamentals of Biology I	4
SCC201	Fundamentals of Chemistry I	4
ENG101	Composition I: An Introduction to Expository Writing	3
MAT120	Elementary Statistics	3
Fall II Semester
SCG150	Geographic Information Systems	4
	Total Credits:	18
Spring I Semester
SCB202	Fundamentals of Biology II	4
SCC202	Fundamentals of Chemistry II	4
ENG102	Writing through Literature	3
HUP108	Environmental Ethics	3
	Total Credits:	14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND YEAR
Fall I Semester		Credits
SCB265	Fundamentals of Ecology	4
MAT200	Precalculus	4
CEP121	Fundamentals of Professional Advancement	3
SSE104	Introduction to Macroeconomics	3
	Total Credits:	14
Spring I Semester
SCG250	Environmental Science (capstone course)	4
SSN202	Environmental Sociology	3
SCB260	General Microbiology	4
Spring II Semester
CEP201	Fulltime Internship	3
	Total Credits:	14

 

 

 

 

 

  

 
 

 

 

Articulation Agreement with Queens College: 

The Environmental Science Program at LaGuardia Community College is fully articulated with the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Queens College. The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences provides an interdisciplinary approach to environmental studies allowing students to concentrate their studies in biology, chemistry or geology. Graduates of LaGuardia’s Environmental Science Program will transfer with 60 credits and have the opportunity to pursue a Bachelor’s degree at Queens College in Environmental Science or Environmental Studies. 

Further details of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Queens College can be found here.
 

 
  LAGCC scientists gather water samples from Newtown Creek, Queens, a local research site with a long history of environmental damage. 

 

The Environmental Science Program at LaGuardia Community College uses New York City as a natural laboratory for the study of a variety of environmental issues. 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Department of Natural Sciences!

Natural Sciences houses Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Currently, the Department offers Associates in Science (AS) Degrees in Biology and Environmental Science.  Faculty are actively involved in research in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics both on and off campus.  Students interested in the Natural Sciences are encouraged to conduct research projects under faculty supervision.  The Department of Natural Sciences is committed to providing an interactive learning environment that incorporates the lived experience, to providing extracurricular venues that enhance student learning, to integrating a hypothesis-driven research component into the science curriculum, to diversifying the natural sciences by increasing underrepresented minority participation, and to encouraging students to pursue advanced degrees in the Natural Sciences.