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Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy - 4 Year Plan

Natural Science Track

Four Year Plan - 120 Units Required

Course
Units
 Course
Units
Semester 1
Semester 2

Composition or Oral Comm
POSC 100 (GE D1b) or other GE Class
MATH 119A or 122 (GE B2)
CHEM 111A (GE B1b)

3
3
3-4
5

Oral Comm or Composition
Critical Thinking
MATH 119B or 123
CHEM 111B
3
3
3-4
5
Total Units
14-15
 Total Units
14-15
Semester 3
Semester 4

BIOL 211
Lower division major elective (GE B3)*
GEOL 102 & 104 (GE B3)
CHEM 327 (or CHEM 320A, B)

4
3
4
3

BIOL 212
ESP 200
GEOL 280
ECON 300
(or ECON 100 and 101) (GE D2)
GE Class
4
3
3
3-6

3
Total Units
14
 Total Units
16-19
Semester 5
Semester 6

BIOL 260
ES_P 300
ECON 310
BIOL 213
PHYS 151 or 100A
3
3
3
4
4

BIOL 350
ECON 462, 463, or 464
GEOG 481 or 485**
GEOL 300I (GE Capstone/Global)
PHYS 152 or 100B
3
3
4
3
4
Total Units
17
 Total Units
17
Semester 7
Semester 8

GE Capstone Course
GE Class
GE Class
Major Elective (4 of 10 units)
3
3
3
4

ESP 400
GE Class
Major Elective (3 of 10 units)
Major Elective (3 of 10 units)
Elective Course
3
3
3
3
1
Total Units
13
 Total Units
13

NOTE: At least 12 units of the major electives must be in upper division courses.

*Lower division major electives include GEOG 140 or BIOL 100 or any introductory ENV Science or Studies course at another institution

**GEOG 485 requires GEOG 200, 380, and 482 as prerequisite courses.