The Department Earth & Environmental Sciences (EENS) offers this environmental science minor, which provides students with broad exposure to environmental problems, as well as training in essential problem-solving skills, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Environmental Informatics (EI). The minor is not unlike the GEOL minor, but emphasizes environmental courses in the department. Students minoring in environmental earth science may elect to broaden their background in environmental issues by completing a major in environmental studies in the School of Liberal Arts. Course requirements for the environmental earth science minor are given below:

Course requirements for the environmental science minor are given below:

 I. Foundational Course

• EENS 1300 - Earth as a Living Planet with EENS 1305 Earth as a Living Planet Laboratory

II. Two Courses from the following list:

• EENS 2070 - Weather and Climate
• EENS 2080 – Severe Weather
• EENS 2090 – Surface Water Hydrology
• EENS 2230 - Oceanography

III. Electives (three courses)