Environmental Sustainability

• TBIOL 110 General Biology (with lab); minimum 1.5 GPA
• TCHEM 131 Chemistry and Society (with lab); minimum 1.7 GPA
• TECON 200 Introduction to Microeconomics; minimum 2.0 GPA
• TGEOS 243 Geography of the Physical Environment; minimum 2.0 GPA
• TMATH 110 Introductory Statistics with Applications; minimum 2.0 GPA
• TPHIL 251 Data and Discourse; minimum 2.0 GPA
• TWRT 211 Argumentation and Research; minimum 2.0 GPA OR TWRT 291 Technical Communication in the Workplace; minimum 2.0 GPA

NOTES:
Preparatory courses must have been completed within the last 5 years. If they were completed before that time frame please consult an academic advisor.

Online lab courses will not be accepted in the Environmental Sustainability major and cannot serve as pre-requisites for subsequent SAM courses. Exceptions will be made for online lab courses that were completed between Spring 2020 and Spring 2022.
 

• TBIOL 232 Issues in Biological Conservation 

• TESC 201 The Science of Environmental Sustainability

• TESC 345 Pollution and Public Policy

• TEST 200 Fundamentals of Environmental Studies and Sustainability

• TGEOS 341 Climate Change

• TLAW 438 Federal Environmental Law

• TWRT 331 Writing in the Natural Sciences

• One of the following:

  • TEGL 304 Indigenous Ethnoecology

  • TPHIL 456 Environmental Ethics

  • TRELIG 350 Religion, Philosophy and the Environment

Capstone experience: must select at least a 3-credit option from the following list.
 

• TBIOMD 490 Context for Global Health Experiential Learning AND TBIOMD 491 Global Health Experiential Learning Program

• TESC 301 Sustainability in Action

• TESC 495 Environmental Research Experiences

• TESC 496 Internship

• TESC 497 Senior Thesis

• TESC 499 UG Research

• TEST 495 Environmental Studies Experience

• TMGMT 465 Board Governance I AND TMGMT 466 Board Governance II

• Complete GIS or REN certificate program. (Planned with faculty advisor; may span more than one quarter.)

Choose four or more courses from the following list to total at least 20 credits:
 

• TECON 210 Ethics and Economics

• TECON 410 Economics of Public Policy

• TECON 421 Environmental Policy

• TESC 404 Navigating the Science Policy Interface

• TEST 337 Natural Resources Policy: America's Public Forests and Parks

• TEST 343 Water Quality Regulation

• TLAW 339 Washington Environmental Law

• TLAW 465 Law and Public Policy in the United States

• TPOLS 203 Introduction to International Relations

• TPOLS 270 Introduction to Political Economy

Choose four or more courses from the following list to total at least 20 credits:
 

• TCOM 275 Writing, Reporting and Editing for the Mass Media

• TCOM 310 Contemporary Environmental Issues and the Media

• TCOM 312 Ecology, Inequality and Pop Culture

• TCOM 482 Investigative Reporting

• TESC 404 Navigating the Science Policy Interface

• TLIT 237 Introduction to Literature and Environment

• TWRT 211 Argument and Research in Writing OR TWRT 291 Technical Communication in the Workplace (whichever one was not taken as preparatory course)

• TWRT 372 Writing Eco-Poetry

• TWRT 388 Writing for Social Change

• TWRT 389 Nature Writing

• TWRT 391 Advanced Technical Communication

Choose four or more courses from the following list to total at least 20 credits:
 

• TBGEN 212 Introduction to Corporate Responsibility

• TBUS 300 Managing Organizations

• TMGMT 420 Managing Corporate Responsibility

• TMGMT 452 The Dynamics of Leadership

• TMGMT 457 Negotiation and Conflict Management

• TMGMT 465 Board Governance I (If not taken as capstone experience.)

• TMGMT 466 Board Governance II (If not taken as capstone experience.)

Complete the following three courses: 

• TEDUC 290 Introduction to Teaching
• TEDUC 471 Diversity and Equity in Schools and Curriculum
• TEDUC 482 Foundations of Education: Policy, Ethics, and Philosophy

Choose one course from the following list:

• TPSYCH 220 Lifespan Development
• TPSYCH 320 The Race, Class and Gender Context of Child Development
• TPSYCH 321 Adolescent Psychology