Environmental Studies Major
Acceptance to Major Requirements
Course Requirements: Any ENVR course
Minimum Grade and/or GPA for required courses: grade of C or better in any ENVR course taken at CSB/SJU
Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.00
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENVR 150 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 4 |
| ENVR 175 | Earth Systems Science | 4 |
| ENVR 279A | Environmental Methods and Analysis | 4 |
| ENVR 275 | Humans and the Environment | 4 |
| ENVR 320 | Research Colloquium | 4 |
| ENVR 395 | Research Seminar | 4 |
| ENVR 397 | Internship | 1 |
| 4 credits from the following: Environmental Science Perspectives | 4 | |
| Sustainable Agriculture Science | ||
| Science of Climate Changes | ||
| 4 credits from the following: Environmental Social Science Perspectives | 4 | |
| Energy and Society | ||
| Environmental Geography | ||
| 4 credits from the following: Environmental Humanities Perspectives | 4 | |
| 20th Century World Environmental History | ||
| World Literature of Climate Change | ||
| American Environmental Literature | ||
| U.S. Environmental History | ||
| 16 credits from the following: Environmental Electives 1 | 16 | |
| Environmental Art and Architecture | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| Aquatic Ecology | ||
| Environmental Rhetoric | ||
| Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | ||
| Environmental Economics and Policy | ||
| Environmental Field Experience (1 credit) | ||
| 20th Century World Environmental History | ||
| World Literature of Climate Change | ||
| Conservation and Natural Resource Management | ||
| Environmental Writing | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Sustainable Agriculture Science | ||
| Outdoor Adventure Education & Leadership (2 credits) | ||
| Climate Action Workshop | ||
| United Nations Climate Change Conference (2 credits) | ||
| Global Climate Change Policy (SW) (2 credits) | ||
| Environmental Geography | ||
| Introduction to Geographical Information Systems | ||
| American Environmental Literature | ||
| Gender & Environment | ||
| Science of Climate Changes | ||
| U.S. Environmental History | ||
| Energy and Society | ||
| Sustainable Business | ||
| Global Environmental Politics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Sustainable Urban Planning | ||
| Environmental Anthropology | ||
| Total Hours | 53 | |
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Note that the courses in Environmental Perspectives above are listed here as well; the options that were not selected to meet a Perspectives requirement may be taken as electives. ENVR 397 Internship credits beyond the one required for majors may not be counted toward elective requirements.
Additional Requirements:
General Education Requirements:
All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum requirements here.
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU.
Credits: 124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework
GPA: 2.0 or higher*
Residency: At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB and SJU
Please visit Graduation under the Academic Policies and Regulations portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements.
* Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree.
Four Year Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENVR 150 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 4 |
| INTG 105 | College Success | 1 |
| INTG 100 | Foundations | 4 |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| THEO 100 | Theological Explorations | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENVR 175 | Earth Systems Science | 4 |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Cultural/Social Difference: Identity | 4 | |
| Open | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENVR 279A | Environmental Methods and Analysis | 4 |
| ENVR 3@@: Elective | 4 | |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| Non-ENVR Way of Thinking or Theme, additional attribute | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENVR 275 | Humans and the Environment | 4 |
| ENVR 3@@: Humanities Perspectives | 4 | |
| Non-ENVR Way of Thinking or Theme, additional attribute | 4 | |
| Non-ENVR Way of Thinking or Theme, additional attribute | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENVR 3@@: Social Science Perspectives | 4 | |
| ENVR 320 | Research Colloquium | 4 |
| Cultural/Social Difference: Systems | 4 | |
| Open | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENVR 3@@: Natural Science Perspectives | 4 | |
| ENVR 3@@: Elective | 4 | |
| Global and Experiential Engagement | 4 | |
| Open | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENVR 395 | Research Seminar | 4 |
| ENVR 3@@: Elective | 4 | |
| Open | 4 | |
| Open | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENVR 3@@: Elective | 4 | |
| INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
| Theology Integrations (TI) | 4 | |
| Open | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 129 | |