As an Environmental Science major at Otterbein, you will have a broad training in the foundations of the geological and biological sciences, and then you will have the chance to take specialized courses in more advanced fields. You will take classes from dedicated, enthusiastic professors that are gifted teachers, and you will use equipment funded by grants from the National Science Foundation to support our innovative teaching initiatives. You will work closely with your professors in small classes and have access to state of the art equipment in our new laboratories inside our newly opened Science Center. There is no doubt you will come to love our new modern science facility.

Otterbein's location also allows us to teach using the local nature as our lab. The Otterbein campus is adjacent to Alum Creek and it won't be long before you will be in the creek with Dr. Hoggarth calculating an index of stream health based on the fish and invertebrates that you identify.