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Environmental Planning Advising Sheet

Advising sheet for the course requirements to complete an Environmental Policy and Planning major with a Environmental Planning emphasis.

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Supporting Courses

Complete all of the following courses (9 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 102 Environment and Society3Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
GEOG 250 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)3 Fall, Spring
GEOG 102 World Regions and Concepts: A Geographic Analysis3 Fall

Complete one of the following courses (3 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF (Poli Sci) 202 Introduction to Public Policy3Fall, Spring, Summer
PU EN AF 220 Economics, Politics, and Government Action3 Spring
POL SCI 101 American Government and Politics3Fall, Spring, Summer

Complete one of the following courses (3-4 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
BUS ADM 216 Business Statistics4Fall, Spring, Summer
COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics4Fall, Spring, Summer
COMM SCI 301 Foundations of Social Research3 Fall, Spring
MATH 260 Introductory Statistics4Fall, Spring, Summer

Required Upper Level Courses

Complete all of the following courses (24 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
GEOSCI 222 Ocean of Air: Weather and Climate3Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 301 Environmental Politics and Policy3Fall, Summer
PU EN AF 322 Environmental Planning3Spring
PU EN AF 323 Sustainable Land Use3Fall (even)
GEOG 350 GIS in Public & Environmental Policy3 Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 351 Water Resources Policy and Management3Spring
PU EN AF 378 Environmental Law3 Fall
PU EN AF 450 Advanced Geographic Information Systems3 Spring (even)

Upper Level Electives

Complete three of the following courses (9 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
GEOG 321 Coastal Resources Policy and Management3Fall
PU EN AF 324 Transitioning to Sustainable Communities3Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 379 Natural Resources Policy, Law, and Administration3 Spring
PU EN AF 428 Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation3Fall (even), Spring
PU EN AF 431 Building Sustainable Landscapes3Fall (odd)
SOCIOL 355 Environmental Sociology3Fall (odd)

Other elective opportunities (highly encouraged):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 494 Teaching Assistantship3 Fall
PU EN AF 495 Research Assistantship3 Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 497 Internship1-6Fall, Spring, Summer
PU EN AF 498 Independent Study3Fall, Spring, Summer
PU EN AF 499 Travel3 Fall, Spring, Summer

Recommended capstone:

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 430 Seminar in Ethics and Public Action3Spring