This four-year plan serves as a sample to provide students with a clear path to graduation. A student’s path may differ from this example. Students are encouraged to consult with their faculty advisor each semester to ensure appropriate course selection.
Climate Studies Major
Fall Semester
Course
Credits
PLS 111 Intro Int’l Rel
3
ESC 211 Intr Met
4
ENG 112
3
Gen Ed: Humanities
3
GEP 100: Academic Planning Seminar
1
Total
14
Spring Semester
Course
Credits
ECN 100 Cont Econ Issues
3
MTH 122 Precalculus
4
ESC 222 Intro Water Resources
4
ESC 371 Essentials of GIS
1
Gen Ed: US History and Civic
3
Total
15
Fall Semester
Course
Credits
ENV 201 Environmental Science
3
ESC 261 Sustainability
3
ESC 391 Writing in the Earth Science
1
Lower Div Elective
3
Gen Ed: Fine Arts
3
Gen Ed: World Language
3
Total
16
Spring Semester
Course
Credits
ESC 313 Climate Systems, Processes, and Change
3
ESC 314 Climate Systems Lab
1
PLS 328 Politics of Energy
3
Designated Climate Elective
3
Gen Ed Diversity
3
Lower Div Elective
3
Total
16
Fall Semester
Course
Credits
Designative Climate Elective
3
Local Cont Issues
3
Inclusion, and Social Justice
3
Science Elective (300+)
3
Upper Division Elective
3
Total
15
Spring Semester
Course
Credits
ESC 350 Computational Methods in Earth Sc
3
ESC 4XX Climatological Data, modeling
3
Science Elective (300+)
3
Gen Ed: Perspectives on Gender
3
Upper Division Elective
3
Total
15
Fall Semester
Course
Credits
Science Elective (300+)
3
Upper Division Elective
3
Upper Division Elective
3
Upper Division Elective
3
Total
12
Spring Semester
Course
Credits
ESC 4XX Climate Change and Mitigation
3
ESC 492 Senior Climate Capstone
1
Science Elective (300+)
3
Upper div Electives
7
Total
14
Course
Credits
SOC 307 Environmental Sociology
3
SOC 311 Sociology of Disaster
3
PLS 312 Introduction to Public Admin
3
ESC 318 Sustainable Land and Water
3
ESC 332 Air and Water Pollution
3
PLS 333 American Foreign Policy (Prereq: PLS 111)
3
PLS 338 Global Issues
3
PLS 410 International Political Economy (Prereq: PLS 111)
