Environmental Science, BS

Lower Division

The following lower-division courses are required for the major.

Upper Division

The following courses are required

Environmental Science Lab Courses

Take four of the following courses AND its corresponding lab (upper division Biology courses require both BIO 201 and BIO 202; EES 330 requires EES 110/110L and CHEM 110/110L; EES 350 requires EES 110/110L)

• BIOL 302 - General Ecology
• BIOL 330 - General Botany
• BIOL 357 - California Flora & Communities
• BIOL 359 - Aquatic and Marine Biology
• CHEM 319 - Environmental Chemistry
• EES 310 - Hydrology
• EES 330 - Earth Materials
• EES 350 - Sedimentology
• EES 410 - Geographic Info Systems
• EES 430 - Coastal Systems
• EES 450 - Wetlands
• EES 470 - Field Methods

Environmental Science Electives

Take three additional courses from the following upper division science electives (upper division Biology courses require BIO 201/201L and BIO 202/202L; EES 330 requires EES 110/110L and CHEM 110/110L; EES 350 requires EES 110/110L)

• BIOL 302 - General Ecology
• BIOL 330 - General Botany
• BIOL 355 - Conservation Biology
• BIOL 357 - California Flora & Communities
• BIOL 359 - Aquatic and Marine Biology
• CHEM 319 - Environmental Chemistry
• EES 300 - Environmental Problems
• EES 310 - Hydrology
• EES 320 - Special Topics
• EES 330 - Earth Materials
• EES 340 - Environmental Geology/Natural Disasters
• EES 350 - Sedimentology
• EES 400 - Sustainability
• EES 410 - Geographic Info Systems
• EES 420 - Environmental Geology of the Parks
• EES 430 - Coastal Systems
• EES 450 - Wetlands
• EES 470 - Field Methods

Environmental Science Policy Elective

Take one of the following Environmental policy related courses

• ECON 350 - Environmental and Natural Resources Econ
• EES 440 - Environmental Policy
• JCL 330 - Environmental Justice
• POL 311 - Environmental Politics
• POL 312 - Environmental Law and Regulation