Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
Degree Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 35-36 |
| 21-24 |
| 1 |
| 63-59 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| SURC 101 | Introduction to Building Sustainable Communities | 3 |
| SURC 201 | Issues in Building Sustainable Communities | 3 |
| EAES 101 | Planet Earth | 4 |
| or EAES 107 | Earth and the Environment |
| MGMT 231 | Management Processes | 3 |
| SURC 401 | Workshop in Building Sustainable Communities | 3 |
| 4 |
| Internship in Building Sustainable Communities | |
| Skills Training in Building Sustainable Communities (Must also complete one relevant 3 credit Topical expertise course at the 300-400 level) | |
| 6 |
| 9-10 |
| Total Credits | 35-36 |
Topical Expertise Courses
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| ANTH 180 | Health and Healing in Cross Cultural Perspective | 3 |
| BIOL 213 | Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 300 | Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues | 3 |
| EAES 202 | Introduction to Sustainability Science | 3 |
| EAES 260 | Energy, Environment and Society | 3 |
| EAES 370 | World Resources and Industries | 3 |
| EAES 384 | Managing the Urban Environment | 3 |
| EAES 385 | Urbanization and Environment | 3 |
| HLTH 102 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 202 | Public Health Foundations, Ethics, and Cultural Competency | 3 |
| HLTH 240 | Foundations of Environmental Health | 3 |
| NUFD 182 | Nutrition: A Socioecological Perspective | 3 |
| NUFD 465 | Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems | 4 |
| NUFD 476 | Food Ethics, Sustainability and Alternatives | 3 |
| ANTH 255 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 360 | Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 404 | Planetary Health | 3 |
| ANTH 410 | Public Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 421 | Communities in Transition | 3-4 |
| ANTH 422 | Environment and Community | 3-4 |
| ANTH 429 | Building Sustainable Communities | 3-4 |
| JUST 209 | Environmental Crime | 3 |
| JUST 314 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| POLS 365 | Global Environmental Politics | 3 |
| SOCI 311 | Urban Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 312 | Environmental Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 314 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| SOCI 315 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| BSLW 235 | Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGMT 363 | Business and Society | 3 |
| MKTG 365 | Sustainability Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 442 | Marketing Research | 3 |
Research and Communication Skills Courses
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| EAES 210 | Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing | 3 |
| INFO 240 | Statistical Methods in Business | 3 |
| MATH 210 | Mathematics and Society | 3 |
| JUST/SOCI 240 | Statistics for Social Research | 4 |
| STAT 109 | Statistics | 3 |
| ANTH 301 | Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice | 3 |
| HIST 261 | Public History | 3 |
| HIST 262 | Voices Across Time: Mastering Oral History Communication | 3 |
| HIST 270 | Digital History | 3 |
| JUST 223 | Ethnography in Justice Studies | 3 |
| JUST 300 | Research Methods in Justice Studies | 3 |
| SOCI 301 | Sociological Research Methods I | 4 |
| SOCI 302 | Interviews and Focus Groups | 3 |
| BCOM 280 | Strategic Business Communications | 3 |
| CMDA 220 | Writing for the Media | 3 |
| CMDA 320 | Multimedia Projects | 3 |
| CMST 110 | Introduction to Communication and Media | 3 |
| CMST 160 | Introduction to Health Communication | 3 |
| CMST 170 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| CMST 202 | Listening | 3 |
| CMST 212 | Introduction to Rhetorical Studies | 3 |
| CMST 270 | Organizational and Group Leadership | 3 |
| CMST 273 | Democracy and Communication | 3 |
| CMST 275 | Building Bridges through Dialogue | 3 |
| CMST 373 | Collaborative Problem Solving | 3 |
| CMST 379 | Community-Based Organizing | 3 |
| CMST 405 | Understanding Persuasion Campaigns | 3 |
| JOUR 210 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| JOUR 222 | Podcast Production | 3 |
| JOUR 245 | Media Performance Techniques | 3 |
| JOUR 249 | Media Ethics and Law | 3 |
| JOUR 279 | Web Design | 3 |
| STCM 140 | Multimedia Production for Strategic Communication | 3 |
| STCM 145 | Influencers and Opinion Leaders | 3 |
| WRIT 201 | Introduction to Public and Professional Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 206 | Workplace Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 207 | Technical Writing and Communication | 3 |
| WRIT 208 | Digital Writing: Composing with Text, Image, and Sound | 3 |
| WRIT 209 | Visual Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 217 | Power, Persuasion, and Political Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 240 | Special Topics in Writing Studies | 3 |
| WRIT 270 | Writing for Social Change | 3 |
| WRIT 302 | Grant Proposal Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 319 | Technology, Innovation, and Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 350 | Writing Women Safe: Writing, Rape Prevention, and Community Activism | 3 |
| WRIT 351 | Language, Power, and Medicine: The Spectrum of Health | 3 |
| WRIT 400 | Community Writing: Theories, Practices, and Partnerships | 3 |
New Student Seminar
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| |
| 1 |
| Pathways to Success | |
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | |
| First Year Seminar | |
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | |
| Pathways to Adult Learning | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | |
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | |
| Introduction to Nursing | |
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | |
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| |
| 3-6 |
| 6 |
| |
| |
| Total Credits | 21-24 |
Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their program of study requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and must be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | SURC 101 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Exploration 1 (Historical Thinking recommended) | 3 | EAES 101 or 107 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 2- Scientific Reasoning) | 4 |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| | 16 | | 16 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| SEEDS: Exploration 3 (Analyzing Cultures and Societies recommended) | 3 | SURC 201 | 3 |
| MGMT 231 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 4 - Ethical Inquiry) | 3 | Topical Expertise course | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| | 15 | | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| Communication Skills course | 3 | Quantitative Methods course | 3 |
| Qualitative Methods course | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| | 15 | | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| SURC 403 or 401 (A 3 credit 300-400 level elective must be taken in addition to SURC 401) | 4 | SURC 401 | 3 |
| Topical Expertise course | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 2 | Free Elective | 1 |
| | 15 | | 13 |
| Total Credits 120 |
