EASYS-BS - Earth Systems (BS)

Creating effective solutions to socio-environmental challenges requires competency in interrogating problems and their potential solutions in light of ethical, justice, and human rights considerations. To support the development of this competency, students are required to take a minimum of one course that provides an opportunity to do at least one of the following:

• Apply a holistic understanding of frameworks, histories, and theories from environmental justice, environmental human rights, or environmental ethics to the problematization of socio-environmental challenges across multiple disciplines. 

• Develop the capacity to support and integrate frameworks from environmental justice, environmental human rights, or environmental ethics within institutions, organizations, and places of employment as part of one’s career.

• Translate and communicate environmental justice or environmental human rights knowledge from communities, stakeholders, academia, and others to diverse audiences, including decision-makers. 
  Creating effective solutions to socio-environmental challenges requires competency in interrogating problems and their potential solutions in light of ethical, justice, and human rights considerations.

Must be taken for a letter grade.

New Internship Workshop Requirement

Beginning Autumn 2024-2025:

• All students must complete EARTHSYS 260 and EARTHSYS 260A.

• An exception for EARTHSYS 260A may be made for students who have already completed their internship prior to the 2024-2025 Academic Year.

EARTHSYS 260 and 260A do not need to be taken for a letter grade.

All students must also pick one of the following options to complete the capstone requirement:
EARTHSYS 210P
EARTHSYS 199 (HONORS)
NOTATION IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION (NSC)

Chemistry requirement may be fulfilled by program-approved CHEM course, such as 31A & 31B, CHEM 31E, or CHEM AP Exam score of 5. CHEM 31E was formerly CHEM 31M. AP Chart

*please note the pre-requisites for these courses listed on explore courses. Students may test out or petition to have AP credit satisfy the course above. AP Chart

See Math Placement webpage for more information.

*MATH 21 is a pre-req for both CME 100 and MATH 51

Additional information regarding the required pre-req for MATH 51.

See Math Placement webpage for more information

6 total subcategory courses are required. All must be taken for a letter grade (3-5 units each), unless a letter grade is not an option.

*please note the pre-requisites for these courses listed on explore courses. Students may test out or petition to have AP credit satisfy the course above. AP CHART

See Math Placement webpage for more information.

Please note Math 21 is a pre-requisite for CME 100 and Math 51.

*Chemistry requirement may be fulfilled by program-approved CHEM course, such as 31A & 31B, CHEM 31E, or CHEM AP Exam score of 5. CHEM 31E was formerly CHEM 31M. AP Chart

Must take 7 courses total, 3-5 units each.

Must be taken for a letter grade, unless a letter grade is not an option.

You may not double count courses if they appear in more than one subcategory.

Must take 4 additional courses from the sub-categories below (at least one from each of Energy Resource and Technology, Energy Policy Economics and Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Energy and Development. Methods subcategory is optional).

Courses taken to fulfill ‘Energy Fundamentals, Engineering, or Energy Sources’ may not double-count for subcategories below.

• Foundational courses do not need to be taken for a letter grade.

• All other courses must be taken for a letter grade.

*Chemistry requirement may be fulfilled by program-approved CHEM course, such as 31A & 31B, CHEM 31E, or CHEM AP Exam score of 5. CHEM 31E was formerly CHEM 31M. AP Chart

Check Math Placement webpage for more information.

Please note Math 21 is a pre-requisite for CME 100 and Math 51.

Must take 6 courses total, 3-5 units each.

Must be taken for a letter grade, unless a letter grade is not an option.

*may test out or petition to have AP Computer Science A credit satisfy the courses listed above. View the AP Chart for more information.

See Math Placement webpage for more information.

*MATH 21 is a pre-req for both CME 100 and MATH 51

Additional information regarding the required pre-req for MATH 51.

See Math Placement webpage for more information.

Choose at least 1 course in each of the three subcategories, a total of 5 is required, for 15-22 units.

2 of the required 5 subcategory courses must be a skills/methods courses. Please see note below each section for skills/methods courses.

All courses must be a minimum of 3 units and taken for a letter grade, unless a letter grade is not an option.

See Math Placement webpage for more information.

*MATH 21 is a pre-req for both CME 100 and MATH 51

Additional information regarding the required pre-req for MATH 51.

See Math Placement webpage for more information

*Please note the pre-requisites for Physics 41, 41E, and 45 listed on Navigator. Students may test out or petition to have AP credit satisfy the requirement. View the AP Chart for additional information.

Must take 6 courses total, at least one course from each subcategory, 3-5 units each.

Must be taken for a letter grade, unless a letter grade is not an option.

You may not double count courses if they appear in more than one subcategory.

Recommended courses listed below each subcategory.

*Please note the pre-requisites for Physics 41, 41E, and 45 listed on Navigator. Students may test out or petition to have AP credit satisfy the requirement. View the AP Chart for additional information.

See Math Placement webpage for more information.

*May be fulfilled by completing both MATH 51 & MATH 52.

*MATH 21 is a pre-req for both CME 100 and MATH 51.

Additional information regarding the required pre-req for MATH 51.

See Math Placement webpage for more information.

Students must take EARTHSYS 195 for 3 units.

Choose 1 subcategory below and complete all courses within that subcategory.

An additional two courses are required from either the "Electives" subcategory or another subcategory of your choice.

Subcategory courses must be a minimum of 3 units and taken for a letter grade, unless a letter grade option is not available.

BOSP Australia- OSPAUSTL 10, 28, 32, 40, 50 (12 units):
Fulfills: Biology foundation (4), Human Dimensions (4), and one elective, for Marine Biology and Conservation and Oceanography subcategories.

Stanford at Sea - Earthsys 323/OCEANS 182H/ BIOHOPK 182H (16 units):
Fulfills: Biology foundation (4), WIM (4), Human Dimensions (4), and one elective, for Marine Biology and Conservation and Oceanography subcategories.

Wrigley Field Program in Hawaii- SUSTAIN 116, 117 and 118 (12 units):
Fulfills: Biology Foundation (4), Geology Foundation (4), and Human Dimensions (4) for all subcategories.

*BOSP and off-campus course offerings may change. Please see Earth Systems Student Services staff if you have questions about a course not listed.

*The Chemistry requirement may be fulfilled by program-approved CHEM course, such as 31A & 31B, CHEM 31E, or CHEM AP Exam score of 5. CHEM 31E was formerly CHEM 31M. View the AP Chart for additional information.

*Please note the pre-requisites for Physics 41 and 41E listed on Navigator. Students may test out or petition to have AP credit satisfy the requirement. View the AP Chart for additional information.

See Math Placement webpage for more information.

*MATH 21 is a pre-req for both CME 100 and MATH 51.

Additional information regarding the required pre-req for MATH 51.

See Math Placement webpage for more information.

6 total subcategory courses are required. Subcategory courses must be a minimum of 3 units and taken for a letter grade, unless a letter grade option is not available.

*may test out or petition to have AP Computer Science A credit satisfy the course listed above.

See Math Placement webpage for more information

Choose a second Planetary Science course or Environmental Science course from above OR choose one from this list of Additional Science courses.

Choose 3 courses, for 9-12 units. 1 course must focus on qualitative methods (*):

1 of the 3 required courses must focus on Qualitative Methods.

Qualitative Methods courses:
ANTHRO 91
CHPR 247
CSRE 146A
HUMBIO 82A
PEDS 202C
SOC 180A
URBANST 123B

Take 5 courses, at least 3 units in each subcategory, and a minimum of 15 units total across all subcategories.

Subcategory courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless a letter grade option is not available.