Environmental Science, Technology, & Policy, B.S. ~ Watershed Systems Concentration

ESTP-BS Core Requirements ~ 51-55 units

In order to graduate, you will also need to complete your General Education and university requirements. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 or above and must earn a C- or above in each course that serves as a pre-requisite to a more advanced course.

Complete all of the following core courses with a grade of C- or above:
MATH 150 - Calculus I Units: 4
STAT 250 - Applied Stat:Sci Tech Units: 4
ENVS 300 - Critical Thinking & Communication in Environmental Science Units: 3
ENVS 350 - Quantitative Field Methods Units: 4
Complete one of the following core courses with a grade of C- or above:
ENVS 201 - Intro to Environmental Science Units: 4
FYS 124 - Introduction to Environmental Science Units: 4
Complete one of the following core course/course combinations with a grade of C- or above:
ENVS 240 - Environmental Biology Units: 4
BIO 211 - Ecology, Evolution, Biodiversity and Plants Units: 4 and
BIO 211L - Ecology, Evolution, Biodiversity and Plants Lab Units: 1
Complete all of the following core courses:
CHEM 110 - Chemistry I Units: 4
CHEM 110L - Chemistry I Lab Units: 1
GEOL 260 - Geology/Hydrology Units: 4
PHYS 220 - Physics I Units: 4
ENVS 332 - Intro to GIS/GPS Units: 4
Complete one of the following core courses:
ENSTU 280 - Environmental Economics and Policy Units: 3
BUS 202 - Micro Economics Units: 3
Complete one of the following science breadth course/course combinations:
MATH 151 - Calculus II Units: 4
CHEM 111 - Chemistry II Units: 4 and
CHEM 111L - Chemistry II Lab Units: 1
BIO 210 - Molecular and Cell Biology and Animal Physiology Units: 4 and
BIO 210L - Molecular and Cell Biology and Animal Physiology Lab Units: 1
BIO 306 - Biotechnology for Agriculture Units: 3 and
BIO 306L - Biotechnology for Agriculture Lab Units: 1
PHYS 221 - Physics II Units: 4
Complete one of the following upper division service-learning courses or course combinations:
ENSTU 349S - Environmental Interpretation and Outreach Units: 5
ENSTU 369S - Civic Ecology SL Units: 4
ENSTU 384S - Social and Ecological Justice Service Learning Units: 4
ENVS 382S - Climate Justice and Communication Units: 4
BIO 379S - Biology Service Learning Units: 3
MSCI 359S - Marine Science Service Learning Units: 3
Complete one of the following capstone seminar courses:
ENVS 410 - Capstone Integration Seminar Units: 1
ENVS 402 - Honors Capstone Seminar Units: 1

Watershed Systems Concentration ~ 24-25 units

Please note: Twelve (12) of the units taken to complete a concentration (all of which are upper division) may not be used in fulfillment of other minors or concentrations.

Complete the following course:
GEOL 360 - Geomorphic Systems Units: 4
Complete the following capstone project course:
GEOL 460 - River Hydrology, Assmt&Monitor Units: 4
Complete one of the following watershed-related course/course combinations, not previously taken:
ENVS 303 - Calif Transect Orientation Units: 2 and
ENVS 303L - California Transect Lab Units: 3
ENVS 342 - Plant Communities of CA Units: 4
ENVS 483 - Environmental Impact Assessment Units: 4
BIO 340 - Ecology Units: 4
To satisfy the requirements of the ESTP major, complete twelve units of Environmental Science Electives or complete a Minor from the list below.

Environmental Science Electives

Students must complete 12 (twelve) units of Environmental Science Electives from the lists below, with at least 7 units from Group A and the remaining 5 units from either Group A or Group B. Elective courses may not double count with other major core or concentration requirements.

Group A

ENVS 303 - Calif Transect Orientation Units: 2
ENVS 303L - California Transect Lab Units: 3
ENVS 342 - Plant Communities of CA Units: 4
ENVS 360 - Natural History of California Wildlife Units: 4
ENVS 436 - Remote Sensing Units: 4
ENVS 440 - Environmental Modeling Units: 4
ENVS 446 - Landscape Ecology Units: 4
ENVS 464 - Wildlife Management and Conservation Units: 4
ENVS 475 - Projects in Natural Resource Management Units: 4
ENVS 483 - Environmental Impact Assessment Units: 4
AGPS 315 - Soil Resource Management Units: 3
BIO 320 - Microbiology Units: 4
BIO 322 - Plant Pathology Units: 4
BIO 340 - Ecology Units: 4
BIO 344L - Environmental Biotechnology Lab Units: 4
BIO 356 - Zoology Specimen Preparation Units: 2
BIO 362 - Field Ornithology Units: 4
BIO 364 - Mammalogy Units: 4
BIO 380 - Practical Computing for Scientists Units: 4
BIO 448 - Freshwater Ecology Units: 4
BIO 449 - Community Ecology Units: 4
CHEM 320 - Environmental Chemistry Units: 3
CHEM 320L - Environmental Chemistry Lab Units: 1
CHEM 350 - Analytical & Instrumental Chemistry Units: 4
CHEM 432 - Aqueous Chemistry Units: 3
ENSTU 387 - Water Resource Assess/Law/Poli Units: 3
MSCI 337 - Robotics for Ecological Research Units: 4
MSCI 437 - Ocean Instrumentation Projects Units: 4
STAT 320 - Nonparametric Statistics Units: 4
STAT 325 - Experimental Design and Analysis Units: 4
STAT 335 - Data Simulation and Analysis Units: 4
STAT 410 - Generalized Linear Models Units: 4

Group B