Earth Systems Science Policy Minor Degree Requirements


Earth Systems Science & Policy Minor ~ Degree Requirements

Semester Credits Required

Total credits in the minor: 15-20

Credits at CSUMB: at least 8 upper-division

Prerequisites

Complete MATH ULR before beginning the ESSP minor.

Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment

You must complete the lower-division Science Foundations outcome by earning a C or better in two of the listed courses, or by taking equivalent courses at a community college. In addition, you must complete a minimum of three courses from at least two of the remaining five outcomes. (NOTE: /L following a course number denotes that you must complete both a three-credit course and an associated one-credit lab. Many of the upper-division courses have prerequisites; consult the course descriptions on the CSUMB.EDU/schedule or CSUMB.EDU/catalog websites, or contact the ESSP office for more information. 

LO 1 Science Foundations

You may use SCI ULR courses for your foundations courses, but many upper division courses have additional prerequisites.

Area of Minor Competency
After completing the Science Foundations outcome, choose a minimum of three courses from at least two of the five Outcomes listed below:

Outcome 2 - Applied Science

Outcome 3 - Applied Policy

Outcome 4 - Data Acquisition, Analysis, and Display

Outcome 5 - Systems Approach to Applied Problem Solving

  • Courses that can be taken after SCI ULR is completed:
    ESSP 303/L (earth science and biology prerequisites); ESSP 309; ESSP 387

  • Courses with additional prerequisites (consult CSUMB course catalog for details):
    ESSP 301; ESSP 461/L

Outcome 6 - Earth Systems Service Learning

  • These courses should be taken after the SCI , Community Participation, and EngCom ULRs have been completed:
    ESSP 349S; ESSP 369S; ESSP 384S; ESSP 386S