Requirements for the ENVS B.A. in Conservation Science and Policy

Course Requirements

2020-21 ENVS B.A. Conservation Science and Policy Concentration Major Worksheet (PDF)

The following information is from the 2020-21 catalog requirements, effective Fall 2020.

Lower Division Course Requirements (6 courses)

• ENVS 23 The Physical & Chemical Environment (Spring only) or CHEM 1A General Chemistry
• ENVS 24 General Ecology (Fall only) or BIOE 20C Ecology & Evolution
• ENVS 25 Environmental Policy & Economics (Winter and Summer only)
• MATH 3 Precalculus or STAT 3 Precalculus for the Social Sciences or ALEKS MPE 300+ or AP CALC 3+
• STAT 7/L Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
• One of the following (SOCY/ANTH/PHIL): SOCY 1, 10, 15, ANTH 2, PHIL 22, 24, 28, 80G

Upper division Course Requirements (9 Courses)

• ENVS 100/L Ecology and Society (Winter and Spring only)
  • prerequisites: ENVS 23, ENVS 24, ENVS 25, STAT7/L, SOCY/ANTH/PHIL, and WRIT 2
• ENVS 120 Conservation Biology or ENVS 160 Restoration Ecology
• ENVS 140 National Environmental Policy or ENVS 150 Coastal & Marine Policy
• Two of the following: ENVS 110, 115A/L, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 140, 141, 146, 149, 150, 151, 160, 165, 167
• One of the following field courses: ENVS 104A/L, ENVS 107ABC, ENVS 109ABCD, XENV 188, BIOE 114/L, 128/L, 140/L, 145/L, 150/L, 159/L, 161/L
• Two ENVS upper divisions of your choice completed in the following options: 
  • ENVS course offerings: ENVS courses offered under the Environmental Studies Department
  • ENVS 199 or 195A (5-unit Independent Study) or ENVS 183 or 183A (5-unit Internship): one of the ENVS upper division course can be fulfilled by an independent study or internship. 
  • Substitution courses: students can take up to 2 substitution courses from our pre-approved substitution courses or by petitioning courses taken outside of ENVS (EAP, other departments, etc.)  
  • Field Quarters: students can use field quarter courses to count for ENVS upper division requirements through Natural History Field Quarter, Supercourse, and/or California Ecology and Conservation. 

Senior Exit Requirement (Choose 1 out of the 5 options below)
*Your Senior Exit must be focused in Conservation Science and Policy.

• ENVS 109B: Supercourse (by application; offered Spring odd years)
• ENVS 190: Capstone (no application; offered Spring and Summer)
• ENVS 196: Senior Seminar (by application; offered Fall, Winter, and Spring)
• ENVS 195A + 195B: Senior Thesis
• ENVS 183A + 183B: Senior Internship