Environmental Science and Management, Environmental Planning and Policy, B.S. MAP

Major Academic Plans

At Cal Poly Humboldt, your path to graduation is shaped by your goals and interests. Major Academic Plans (MAPs) suggest courses each semester to help you meet degree requirements in four years. They’re flexible, especially for General Education & All-University Requirements , so use them as a guide-not a rule. First-year students join Place-Based Learning Communities (PBLCs), taking connected courses with peers. Some majors fulfill GE requirements through Approved General Education Modifications by Major . Use DARS planning tools to build your personalized plan, and meet with your advisor each semester to customize your schedule and stay on track. Visit the PBLC website for more information.

Year 1

Semester 1 (13 Units)

Major (Core) and Lower Division GE Area 1B: Critical Thinking SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3
Major (Core, Math Option) and Lower Division GE Area 2: Mathematics MATH 101 - College Algebra Units: 3 or (MATH 101I - College Algebra with Integrated Support and MATH 1 - Support for College Algebra ) or MATH 102 - Algebra and Elementary Functions
Major (Core) and Lower Division GE Area 5B: Biological Science (Includes Laboratory Activity GE Area 5C) BOT 105 - General Botany Units: 4
Lower Division GE Area 1A: Written Communication Units: 3

Semester 2 (16 Units)

Major (Core) and Lower Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences GSP 101 - Geospatial Concepts Units: 3
Major (Core) and Lower Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences ESM 105 - Natural Resource Conservation Units: 3
Major (Core) STAT 109 - Introductory Biostatistics Units: 4
Lower Division GE Area 1C: Speech Communication Units: 3
GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies and American Institutions: U.S. History and Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic Units: 3

Year 2

Semester 3 (16 Units)

Major (Concentration, Lower Division, Planning and Policy) and Lower Division GE Area 5A: Physical Science CHEM 107 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Units: 4
Lower Division GE Area 3B: Humanities Units: 3
American Institutions: U.S. and California Government Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 6

Semester 4 (15 Units)

Major (Concentration, Lower Division, Planning and Policy) ESM 210 - Public Land Use Policies and Management Units: 3
Major (Core) ESM 230 - Environmental Methods Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Lower Division, Planning and Policy) GSP 270 - Geographic Information Science (GIS) Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Planning and Policy, Natural Resources Science Fundamentals) Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 3A: Arts Units: 3

Year 3

Semester 5 (16 Units)

Major (Core) and Upper Division GE Area 2/5: Mathematics or Sciences ESM 303 - Applied Natural History and Ecology Units: 4
Major (Core) ESM 325 - Environmental Law and Regulation Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Planning and Policy) ESM 360 - Introduction to Environmental Planning Methods Units: 3
Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic or Diversity and Common Ground: Non-Domestic Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Major (Core) and Upper Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences ESM 305 - Environmental Conflict Resolution Units: 3
Major (Core) and Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts or Humanities ESM 309B - Environmental Communication Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Planning and Policy) ESM 365 - Local Government Planning Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Approved Electives) Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3

Year 4

Semester 7 (15 Units)

Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Planning and Policy) ECON 423 - Environmental and Natural Resources Economics Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Planning and Policy) ESM 425 - Environmental Impact Assessment Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Planning and Policy) ESM 460 - Environmental Planning for Public Lands and Rural Communities Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Planning and Policy) ESM 462 - Coastal and Marine Planning Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Planning and Policy, Approved Electives) Units: 3

Semester 8 (14 Units)

Major (Core) ESM 435 - Grant Proposal Writing Units: 3
Major (Core, Capstone) and Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) ESM 475W - Environmental Planning and Policy Capstone Units: 4
Major (Concentration, Upper Division, Planning and Policy) ESM 482 - Internship or ESM 499 - Directed Study Units: 0.5-4
Elective or Minor Units: 6