1.

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 (22 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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• STAT 243Z - Elementary Statistics I 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 210 - Environmental Challenges and Solutions 4 credits
• ES 230 - EcoAdventure 1-6 credits (4 credits required)
• ES 310 - Environmental Research Design 4 credits
• ES 330 - Environmental Field Methods 4 credits
• ES 349 - Maps, Cartography, and Geospatial Technology 5 credits
• ES 486 - Environmental Data Analysis 5 credits

Upper Division Environmental Science and Policy Core (45-46 credits):

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

Upper Division Earth Science (12 credits)

• ES 314 - Hydrology 4 credits

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• ES 360 - Environmental Geology 4 credits

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• ES 433 - Soil Science 4 credits

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• ES 482 - Climatology 4 credits

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• ES 353 - Oceanography 4 credits

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• ES 327 - Energy and Climate Change 4 credits

• or

• BI 346 - Biogeochemistry 3 credits

Upper Division Ecological Science (12 credits)

•  ES 340 - Introductory Ecology  / BI 340 - Ecology  

Choose 2 from the following:

• ES 448 - Wildlife Management and Conservation 
• ES 480 - Fire Ecology 
• ES 483 - Restoration Ecology 
• BI 454 - Plant Ecology 

Upper Division Analytical Methods (9-10 credits)

• ES 486 - Environmental Data Analysis 5 credits / ES 486L 

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• SOAN 327 - Quantitative Data Analysis 4 credits

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• ES 451 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 5 credits

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• ES 453 - Introduction to Remote Sensing 5 credits

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• ES 475 - Environmental Modeling 4 credits

Upper Division Policy & Management (12 credits)

• ES 351 - Environmental Policy and Impact Analysis 

Choose 2 from the following:

• ES 354 - Marine Conservation: Science, Policy, and Management 
• ES 421 - Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development 
• ES 435 - Water Resources 
• ES 437 - Conservation in the United States 
• ES 439 - Land Use Planning 
• ES 442 - Valuation of Ecosystem Goods and Services 
• SOAN 420 - Environmental Sociology 

Capstone Requirements (12 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 486 .

• ES 494A - Environmental Science and Policy Capstone I 4 credits
• ES 494B - Environmental Science and Policy Capstone II 4 credits
• ES 498 - Internship 1-16 credits (4 credits required)