Environmental Science and Policy, B.S.

Transferability of credits from other institutions that are not already approved for articulation to Chapman will be determined at the discretion of the program director.

All students must complete required coursework in four competency areas for a total of 53 credits (37 lower-division and 15 upper-division credits). The competency areas include:

core biophysical science/social science competency
science competency
environmental science and policy competency
data acquisition and analysis and display

Students then select to concentrate in one of two emphases: biophysical science or social science. Students must complete 12-16 credits in their selected emphasis and 3-4 credits in the other emphasis (for a total of 15-19 credits).

Students are required to complete the capstone series.

Program Learning Outcomes for B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy

Students pursuing the B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy are required to:

Earn an overall GPA of 2.000 for all required major courses.
Complete all courses in the major for a letter grade, except those where the default grading option is P/NP.
Complete a minimum of 21 credits from upper-division courses in the major.
Complete the capstone course requirements, ENV 497 & ENV 498 .

Majors are required to enroll in FFC 100B - First Year Foundations: Grand Challenges in Science and Engineering or FFC 100D - First Year Foundations: Topics in Conversations in Engaging the World to satisfy their General Education requirement.

science competency (15 credits)

ENV 120 - Earth Processes 3 credits
CHEM 140 - General Chemistry I 3 credits
CHEM 140L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit
CHEM 150 - General Chemistry II 3 credits
CHEM 150L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 credit
ENV 250 - Environmental Biology, Lec/Lab 4 credits

environmental science and policy competency (16 credits)

ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 credits
ENV 102 - Introduction to Environmental Policy 3 credits
ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
ENV 201 - Introduction to Environmental Justice 3 credits
ENV 205 - Seminar Series 1 credit
ENV 374 - Environmental Politics and Policy 3 credits

data acquisition, analysis and display (7 credits)

ENV 310 - Geographic Information Systems, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
ENV 303 - Mixed Methods in Environmental Statistics 3 credits

capstone series (6 credits)

ENV 497 - Senior Capstone I 3 credits
ENV 498 - Environmental Problem Solving: Senior Capstone and Seminar 3 credits

emphasis requirements (24-28 credits)

Complete all the requirements within one of the following emphases

total credits 68-72

biophysical science emphasis (24-28 credits)

biophysical science core classes (9 credits)
FFC 100B - First Year Foundations: Grand Challenges in Science and Engineering 3 credits
MATH 110 - Single Variable Calculus I 3 credits
GCI 150 - Grand Challenges in Science and Engineering I 1 credit
GCI 200 - Grand Challenges in Science and Engineering II 1 credit
GCI 250 - Grand Challenges in Science and Engineering III 1 credit
four of the following electives (12-16 credits); at least two must have an ENV prefix
ENV 301 - Environmental Geology 3 credits
ENV 320 - The Science of Climate Change 3 credits
ENV 330 - Environmental Problem Solving: Energy and Matter Flow 3 credits
ENV 331 - Observing Earth from Above 3 credits
ENV 345 - Restoration Ecology 3 credits
ENV 402 - Diverse Perspectives in Conservation Biology, Lec/Lab 4 credits
ENV 420 - Environmental Hydrology 3 credits
ENV 440 - Remote Sensing of the Environment 3 credits
BIOL 301 - Plant Biology, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
BIOL 319 - Ecosystem Ecology, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
BIOL 324 - Ecology, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
BIOL 338 - Ornithology, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
BIOL 433 - Animal Behavior, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
BIOL 440 - Marine Biology, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
CHEM 325 - Atmospheric Chemistry 3 credits
CHEM 327 - Environmental Geochemistry 3 credits
ENV 490 - Independent Internship 1-3 credits
ENV 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity 1-3 credits
one course from the social science area of study (3 credits)

social science emphasis (24-25 credits)

social science core classes (9 credits)
FFC 100B - First Year Foundations: Grand Challenges in Science and Engineering 3 credits
or
FFC 100D - First Year Foundations: Topics in Conversations on Engaging the World 3 credits
and one of the following introductory courses
HLHM 100 - Introductory Seminar in Health Humanities 3 credits
HUM 103 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies 3 credits
PCST 150 - Introduction to Peace Studies 3 credits
POSC 120 - Introduction to International Relations 3 credits
and
MATH 101 - Developing Mathematical and Study Skills for STEM 4 credits
four of the following electives (12 credits); at least two must have an ENV prefix
ENV 350 - Corporate Sustainability Management 3 credits
ENV 360 - Environmental Advocacy Through Story 3 credits
ENV 375 - Public Policy Process 3 credits
ENV 392 - Law and Policy of Water Resources Management 3 credits
ECON 465 - Environmental and Natural Resources Economics 3 credits
SOC 335 - Society and the Environment 3 credits
POSC 335 - Political Economy 3 credits
POSC 346 - Environmental Law 3 credits
POSC 370 - Energy Politics 3 credits
POSC 378 - Special Topics in Public Policy 3 credits
ENV 490 - Independent Internship 1-3 credits
ENV 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity 1-3 credits
one course from the biophysical science area of study (3-4 credits)

*No double counting of courses. The selection of ENV 490 or ENV 491 will be applied to the appropriate track based on the faculty advisor’s home department or the description of the internship. Students with sufficient high school background or appropriate AP, IB test scores may waive CHEM 140 /CHEM 140L and/or MATH 110 .