Environmental Studies, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Major Academic Plans (or MAPS) show courses you might take each semester to meet your degree requirements. 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.

Build your personalized plan in DARS plans using the MAP as a resource. Meet with your advisor each semester to assist in planning and to review your progress.

Set yourself up for academic success in historically difficult classes. Add a 1-unit Supplemental Instruction (SI) session to one or more of your classes. SI sessions are linked with specific classes.

Explore the Supplemental Instruction

options to see if there’s a match with a class you are taking.

Year 1

Semester 1 (13-15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3 OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area B: Mathematics MATH 102 - Algebra and Elementary Functions Units: 4 OR STAT 108 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3 OR (STAT 108I - Elementary Statistics with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND STAT 8 - Support for Elementary Statistics Units: 1 )^[1]
Major and GE Area B: Physical Science GEOG 106 - Physical Geography Units: 3
Major ENST 120 - Introductory Seminar in Environmental Studies Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development Units: 3

^[1] Credit earned for math support course (STAT 8) does not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 2 (15-16 Units)

GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3 ^[2]
Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1
Major (Core) and GE Area D GSP 101 - Geospatial Concepts Units: 3 OR Major (Core) ESM 230 - Environmental Methods Units: 3 ^[3]
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts Units: 3
Major (Core) ENST 195 - Topics in Nature/Culture Units: 3

^[2] If ENGL 104 was taken in the previous semester, take a major, GE or elective course in place of ENGL 103.

^[3] If you select ESM 230, take a GE Area D course in place of the elective in semester 4.

Year 2

Semester 3 (16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities Units: 3
American Institutions/GE Area F: Ethnic Studies NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences Select course based on emphasis ^[4]

^[4] For the Ecology and Conservation Science Emphasis take BIOL 105 OR BOT 105 . For the Appropriate Technology Emphasis take SOIL 104 .

Semester 4 (14-15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area C: Arts OR Humanities Units: 3
American Institutions: U.S. and California Government Units: 3
Major ENST 295 - Power, Privilege and the Environment Units: 4
Major WLDF 210 - Introduction to Wildlife Conservation and Administration Units: 3 OR ZOOL 110 - Introductory Zoology Units: 4
Major ENST 381 - Climate Justice and Sustainability Leadership Practicum Units: 1

Year 3

Semester 5 (16-17 Units)

Major and UD GE Area B GEOG 302 - Global Ecology and Biogeography Units: 3 OR GEOL 303 - Earth Resources and Global Environmental Change Units: 3 OR OCN 304 - Resources of the Sea Units: 3
Major and DCG Domestic NAS 331 - Indigenous Natural Resource Management Practices Units: 3 OR NAS 332 - Environmental Justice Units: 3
Major (Core) ENST 395 - Environmental Studies Research and Analysis Units: 4
Major (Emphasis) BIOL 330 - Principles of Ecology Units: 4 OR WLDF 301 - Principles of Wildlife Management Units: 3
Elective Units: 3

Semester 6 (15-17 Units)

Major (Arts and Humanities Course) Units: 3-4
Major (Social Science Course) Units: 3-4
Major (Core) /UD GE Area D PSCI 306 - Environmental Politics Units: 3
Major / UD GE Area C PHIL 302 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3 OR ESM 309B - Environmental Communication Units: 3
Elective Course Units: 3

Year 4

Semester 7 (15-16 Units)

Major (Core) ECON 423 - Environmental and Natural Resources Economics Units: 3
Major (Emphasis) Take a course from your selected emphasis Units: 3-4
Elective Course Units: 3
Elective Course Units: 3
Elective Course Units: 3

Semester 8 (14 Units)

Major (Core) ENST 490 - Environmental Studies Capstone Experience Units: 4 OR ENST 490S - Environmental Studies Capstone Experience with Service Learning Units: 4
Major WLDF 460 - Conservation Biology Units: 3
Elective Course Units: 3
Elective Course Units: 3
Elective Course Units: 1