Environmental Studies, B.S.

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A Bachelor of Science degree is available for students through an Energy Management and Design plan. This program is designed to prepare students for careers or for graduate studies in the fields of residential and commercial energy management, energy-efficient architecture and design, energy planning in industry and government, renewable energy applications, and other energy-related businesses..

	Degree Requirements	Units
	General education (50, 9 in major)	41
	Science Support Courses	29-31
	Major Requirements	27-29
	General Electives	29-33
	Total units needed for graduation	120

The following natural science support courses are required for the B.S. degree, in addition to the specific requirements for Energy Management and Design.

Natural Science Support Courses: 29-31 Units

CHEM 115A - General Chemistry Unit(s): 5
CHEM 115B - General Chemistry Unit(s): 5
MATH 161 - Differential and Integral Calculus I Unit(s): 4
MATH 211S - Calculus II-S Unit(s): 2
MATH 165 - Elementary Applied Statistics Unit(s): 4

Physics: either sequence

PHYS 210A - General Physics Unit(s): 3
PHYS 210B - General Physics Unit(s): 3 OR
PHYS 114 - Introduction to Physics I Unit(s): 4
PHYS 214 - Introduction to Physics II Unit(s): 4

ENSP and EMD Core Courses: 27-29 Units

GEP 416 - GEP Forum Unit(s): 1
GEP 373 - Energy, Technology, and Society Unit(s): 4
GEP 473 - Thermal Energy Management Unit(s): 3-4 (4 Unit(s) Required)
GEP 474 - Electrical Energy Management Unit(s): 3-4 (4 Unit(s) Required)
GEP 416 - Energy Forum Unit(s): 1-2 (taken twice)
GEP 494 - Capstone: Internship Unit(s): 4 OR
GEP 317 - Internship Unit(s): 1-4 (4 Unit(s) Required)

At least two of the following:

Note: You may need to take upper division courses (300-400 level) in addition to those listed below (and in your upper division GE selection) in order to meet the required number of upper division units for graduation (40).

GEP 475 - Passive Solar Design Unit(s): 3-4 (4 Unit(s) Required)
GEP 476 - Small Scale Energy Sources Unit(s): 3-4 (4 Credit(s) Required)
GEP 477 - Computer Applications in Energy Management Laboratory Unit(s): 4

Recommended Courses

CS 101 - Introduction to Computers and Computing Unit(s): 3
Architectural drafting course at community/junior college

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