Undergraduate Bulletin

Spring 2025

Major SBC Courses for the BA in Environmental Studies

This table illustrates major courses that can also be used to fulfill SBC requirements (See Note 1 & Note 2).

SBC Category

Required Major Courses

Optional Major Courses (See Note 3)

ARTS    
GLO   SOC 344, SUS 405
HUM   PHI 104, PHI 105
LANG (see Note 4)    
QPS AMS 102 AMS 151, MAT 123, MAT 125, MAT 130, MAT 131, MAT 141, MAT 171
SBS ECO 108, POL 102  
SNW ANP 120, BIO 201, CHE 131, ENS 119/PHY 119 ANP 307, ENS 101, SUS 111
TECH   MAR 334
USA POL 102 SUS 317
WRT    
STAS BIO 386, ENS 311 AAS 352, ANP 360, BIO 336, BIO 371, BIO 385, ENS 301, ENS 312, GEO 313, HIS 302, HIS 352, HIS 365, MAR 315, MAR 340, MAR 392, MAR 394, PHI 364, SUS 344
EXP+   ENS 487, ENS 488, MAR 388, SUS 405
HFA+   PHI 366, PHI 375, SUS 321, SUS 325, SUS 329, SUS 366
SBS+   POL 320, POL 351, POL 359, SOC 344, SUS 305, SUS 317, SUS 318, SUS 366
STEM+   ANP 321, ATM 305, BIO 351, BIO 353, BIO 356, EBH 359, MAR 303, MAR 304, MAR 305, MAR 320, MAR 333, MAR 334, MAR 351, MAR 352, MAR 388, SUS 319, SUS 326
CER   PHI 104, PHI 105, PHI 366, PHI 375, SUS 366
DIV (see Note 5)    
ESI   BIO 319, BIO 352, GEO 313, HIS 365, MAR 315, MAR 380, MAR 388, MAR 394
SPK    
WRTD   MAR 380, MAR 459, SUS 321, SUS 325, SUS 459

Note 1: Some course information may be subject to change. Please contact your major advisor for additional consultation.

Note 2: For majors that require study in a related area or completion of a minor, visit the respective program's "Major SBC Courses" page to view expanded SBC options. 

Note 3: Denotes any course in which students can choose from more than one option. These may include, but are not limited to, major electives, concentration/track/specialization courses, or calculus/physics/chemistry sequences.

Note 4: CEAS majors, the Athletic Training major, the Respiratory Care major, and the Clinical Laboratory Sciences major are exempt from the LANG learning objective. Students enrolled in the major in Social Work are exempt from the LANG learning objective, but are required to enroll in and pass with a letter grade of C or higher the first semester of an elementary foreign language course numbered 111, or satisfy through alternate methods (see Communicate in a Human Language Other than English--LANG). 

Note 5: Students are responsible for completing the general education requirements published in the Bulletin that was current as of the first semester of matriculation (or rematriculation). The following student groups must satisfy the DIV learning objective as part of their degree requirements:

  • Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
  • Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
  • Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later