Advising Course Plan - Environmental Science Major - 3 Year Plan

This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in three years.  It is appropriate for students who have already completed eight units of coursework.  The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester.  This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.

Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan:  None required.
First Year
FallUnits
ENSS 140PIntroduction to Environmental Science and Studies1
ENSS 218
or 319
Environmental Law Policy
Water Policy
1
Natural Science Elective Requirement (for major)1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
ENSS 141PEnvironmental Science: Methods and Practice1
MATH 125QIntroduction to Mathematical and Statistical Modeling1
ENSS 219
or PHIL 317V
Ethics for Environmental Professionals
Environmental Ethics
1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Second Year
Fall
ENSS 201Introduction to Maps and Geographic Information Systems1
Social Science, Policy, or Planning Elective Requirement (for major)1
Junior Seminar1
General Education Requirement or Elecitve1
 Term Units4
Spring
ENSS 301Geographic Information Systems and Science1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
ENSS 497Research Proposal0.5
Natural Science Elective Requirement (for major)1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4.5
Third Year
Fall
ENSS 498Senior Research Project1
Natural Science Elective Requirement (for major)1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
ENSS 499Senior Seminar0.5
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units3.5
Total Unit: 24