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Environmental Studies Department
BS - Environmental Studies
The BS degree is designed to prepare students for career opportunities in water resources management, biological resource protection, aquatic environments, conventional and sustainable agriculture, energy resources, environmental health and safety, environmental impact assessment, environmental restoration, and wilderness open space resource management.
| Course Requirements | |||
| General Education Requirements | 33 | ||
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 18 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | |||
| American Institutions | (6) | ||
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | |||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Preparation for the Major | 24 | ||
| ENVS 010, STAT 095, ECON 001B, BIOL 001A, CHEM 001A and PHYS 002A | |||
| Requirements in the Major | 67 | ||
| Core Sequence | 25 | ||
| ENVS 001, ENVS 100W, ENVS 107, ENVS 110, ENVS 117, ENVS 124, ENVS 185 and ENVS 198 | |||
| Electives | 24 | ||
| 6-8 units of field courses are required from ENVS 144, 154, 165, 166, 187, 189, 190, 191, 270. 3-9 units of ENVS 194 recommended. | |||
| Advisor-approved electives in environmental studies | |||
| Additional Electives | 18 | ||
| Advisor-approved minor and/or electives | |||
| Total Units: | 126 | ||
UNVS 015C may be used in lieu of the statistics course required by this major through the Summer 2014.
*Note: BIOL 001 and BIOL 002 will be accepted in lieu of BIOL 001A if taken in the 2010-11 academic year.
