University General Course Catalog 2015-2016 
    
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Environmental Studies, Minor


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The university offers an interdisciplinary minor in environmental studies through the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources.

The environmental studies program addresses problems of the environment and of natural resource and energy use. Students study several academic disciplines. To complete the program, students must earn 24 credits in the minor field. At least nine credits must be in upper-division (300-400 level) courses.

I. Core Requirements


A. The following course is required for all students seeking a minor in environmental studies:


C. Additional Requirements


Students pursuing the environmental studies minor must select at least two three-credit courses from each of the following areas of concentration: (18 units)

Note(s):


* if not taken as a core requirement.

A maximum of six credits in ENV 401  may be used toward the minor program. These earned credits may be substituted for one course in each of two different areas of concentration, as listed above.

Students are advised to gain the approval of an environmental studies adviser and the student’s major department before registering for selected courses each semester; the adviser works with the student in designing an appropriate program. No student minoring in environmental studies may include more than six credits from courses in his or her major department. If credits from the major department are used, they must be in addition to those earned to fulfill the requirements for the major.