Environmental Science and Management, Environmental Education and Interpretation Concentration, B.S. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Major Academic Plans (or MAPS) show the courses you might take each semester to meet your degree requirements in 4 years. Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to determining the courses you take. We encourage you to discuss course options with an advisor.

The General Education and All-University Requirements in this MAP are in effect for students entering Cal Poly Humboldt with the catalog year of 2023-24. Refer to your degree audit for details on your major and GE catalog year.

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Year 1

Semester 1 (14-15 Units)

GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
Major / GE Area B: Mathematics MATH 101 - College Algebra Units: 3 OR (MATH 101I - College Algebra with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND MATH 1 - Support for College Algebra Units: 1 ) ^[1]
Major / GE Area E: Lifelong Learning SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3
Major / GE Area B1: Life Science / B3: Lab Activity BOT 105 - General Botany Units: 4
Elective Units: 1

^[1] Credit earned for math support course (MATH 1) does not count toward unit requirements for graduation, GE or major.

Semester 2 (16-18 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3 ^[2] OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
Major / GE Area D: Social Science ESM 105 - Natural Resource Conservation Units: 3
Major (Core) STAT 109 - Introductory Biostatistics Units: 4
Major / GE Area D: Social Science GSP 101 - Geospatial Concepts Units: 3
American Institutions / DCG Domestic / GE Area F NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3

^[2] If ENGL 102 is selected, you will need to complete ENGL 103 in semester 2. Adjust spring courses in consultation with an advisor.

Year 2

Semester 3 (16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking
Units: 3
Major / GE Area B: Physical Science GEOL 109 - General Geology Units: 4
Major (Concentration) ESM 210 - Public Land Use Policies and Management Units: 3
American Institutions
U.S. and California Government
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
Units: 3

Semester 4 (15-16 Units)

Major (Core) ESM 230 - Environmental Methods Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ESM 215 - Natural Resources and Recreation Units: 3
Major (Concentration) CD 209 - Middle Childhood Development Units: 3
Major (Concentration) CHEM 107 OR GEOG 106 OR PHYX 104 (Consult Advisor) Units: 3-4
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts OR
Humanities
Units: 3 (Take a course that double-counts for DCG)

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

Major (Concentration) ESM 253 - Interpretive Computer Graphics Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ESM 350 - Fundamentals of Environmental Education and Interpretation Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ESM 351 - Environmental Interpretation Field Trip Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
Units: 3
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 2

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Major / UD GE Area B ESM 303 - Applied Natural History and Ecology Units: 4
Major / UD GE Area C ESM 309B - Environmental Communication Units: 3
Major (Core) ESM 325 - Environmental Law and Regulation Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ESM 353 - Environmental Education and Interpretation Graphics Units: 3
Elective Units: 2

Year 4

Semester 7 (14 Units)

Major / UD GE Area D ESM 305 - Environmental Conflict Resolution Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ESM 430 - Natural Resource Management in Protected Areas Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ESM 450 - Applied Environmental Education and Interpretation Units: 3
Major (Concentration) ESM 482 - Internship Units: 2-3 OR ESM 499 - Directed Study Units: 1-3 (2 units required)
Elective Units: 3

Semester 8 (15 Units)

Major (Concentration) ESM 453 - Environmental Education and Interpretation Capstone Units: 4
Major (Core) ESM 435 - Grant Proposal Writing Units: 2
Major (Concentration) Restricted Elective (Consult Advisor) Units: 3
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 3