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Fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements. Complete a total of 180 credits including a minimum of 83 credits in upper division Environmental Science and Policy courses, 36 credits of which must be completed at SOU.

2.

Students must have no grade lower than a C- in all coursework that will be applied to the major and have a minimum 2.5 GPA in SOU Environmental Science and Policy courses required for graduation. Note: Only practica (ES 409) and internship (ES 498) courses are P/NP; no other lower division Environmental Science and Policy core courses or upper division Environmental Science and Policy courses may be taken P/NP.

3.

Complete the core requirements for the ES major.

4.

Complete the requirements for additional upper division courses for the ES major.

Required Lower Division Core (26 credits):

• ES 100 - The Southern Oregon Bioregion 2 credits
• ES 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science: Earth Science 4 credits
• ES 102 - Introduction to Environmental Science: Biological Science 4 credits
• ES 103 - Introduction to Environmental Science: Social Science 4 credits
• CH 101 - Environmental Chemistry 4 credits

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• ES 210 - Environmental Challenges and Solutions 4 credits
• MTH 243 - Introduction to Statistical Methods 4 credits

Required Gateway Core Requirements (17-18 credits):

 Students must have successfully completed the above lower division core classes to take the gateway core classes.

• ES 310 - Environmental Research Design 4 credits
• ES 330 - Environmental Field Methods 4 credits
• ES 349 - Maps, Cartography, and Geospatial Technology 5 credits

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• ES 386 - Environmental Data Analysis 5 credits

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• SOAN 327 - Quantitative Data Analysis 4 credits

Upper Division Environmental Science and Policy Core (32 credits):

 Students must have successfully completed the above lower division and gateway core classes to take upper division core classes.

Upper Division Natural Science (16 credits):

• ES 314 - Hydrology 4 credits
• ES 340  /  BI 340 - Introductory Ecology 4 credits
• ES 360 - Environmental Geology 4 credits

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• ES 482 - Climatology 4 credits

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• ES 327 - Energy and Climate Change 4 credits

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• ES 309 - Principles of Meteorology 4 credits

Upper Division Social Science–choose 4 (16 credits):

• ES 351 - Environmental Policy and Impact Analysis 4 credits
• ES 420  /  SOAN 420 - Environmental Sociology 4 credits
• ES 421 - Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development 4 credits
• ES 423 - Sustainability and Natural Resources 4 credits
• ES 437 - Conservation in the United States 4 credits

Capstone Requirements (10 credits):

A combination of a directed or independent ES capstone course/project, along with an internship/practicum facilitated through either ES or the minor or certificate area (see below). To enroll in the capstone, students must complete at least 24 credits of upper division coursework, including ES 310  and ES 386 .

• ES 494A - Environmental Science and Policy Capstone I 2 credits
• ES 494B - Environmental Science and Policy Capstone II 2 credits
• ES 494C - Environmental Science and Policy Capstone III 2 credits
• ES 498 - Internship 1-16 credits

Upper Division Additional Requirements (24 credits):

All Environmental Science & Policy majors are required to complete 24 upper division credits in addition to credits earned through core courses. Twelve of these credits must be earned through completion of upper division courses in Environmental Science & Policy. Remaining credits may be selected from upper division Environmental Science & Policy courses or from upper division courses offered by other programs and approved by a student’s major advisor. Credits earned may be used to satisfy the requirements of a complementary minor or certificate. Students may also apply credits earned while studying abroad pending approval by your major advisor.