Program Requirements
B.A. in Sustainability
All required and elective courses that may apply to the major are included in the determination of the grade point average in the major.
Requirements
Required Courses – 31 credits
- BIOL 101C – P4 Environmental Issues (3)
- ECON 105C – P3 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- Choose ONE:
- ENGL 2190 - Science Writing for Public (3)
- ENGL 204 – P1 Nature Writing (3)
- Choose ONE:
- HIST 296D – History of Rochester (3)
- HIST 298D – New York State History (3)
- POSC 211 – Introduction to Public Policy (3)
- Choose ONE:
- PSJS 270 – CC Ethics and World Ecology (3)
- PSJS 275 – P3 Sustainable Futures (3)
- PHIL 235 – P2 Environmental Ethics (3)
- STAT 160 – P4 Introduction to Data Science (3)
- SUST 210 – P4 Systems Thinking (3)
- SUST 301 – Environmental Science (3)
- SUST 390 – Introduction to Community Sustainability (1)
- SUST 490 – Sustainability Experience (3)
Elective Courses – 6 credits
Choose two electives from the following list, with one elective chosen at the 300 level or above. Only one elective may be chosen from any subject prefix, with the exception of SUST.
- AMST/WGST 216 – P2 Feminist Theory (3)
- ANTH 320 – Disaster, Hazard, and Risk (3)
- BIOL 406 – Animal Natural History (3)
- BIOL 408 – Ecology (3)
- BIOL 410 – Conservation Biology (3)
- CHEM 315 – Analytical Chemistry I (3)
- ECON 360 – Environmental Economics (3)
- EDUC 335 – Differentiated Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (3)
- SPST 255 – Sustainability in Sport (3)
- SUST 138 – P4 Green Chemistry (3)
- SUST 310 –Topics in Sustainability (3)
Total: 37 credits
B.S. Inclusive Childhood Education Major with a Liberal Arts Concentration in Earth Science
Students pursuing teaching certification in inclusive childhood education may complete a concentration in Earth science. In addition to meeting all of the inclusive childhood education requirements (49-52 credits: see Inclusive Childhood Education for details), the Sustainability Program, in conjunction with the Education Department, has outlined the following courses which meet the New York state requirement for a liberal arts concentration in Earth science. Students must earn grades of "C" or higher in all courses in the content area.
- BIOL 101C - P4 Environmental Issues (3)
- SUST 138 - P4 Green Chemistry (3)
- SUST 302 - Environmental Science Workshop (4)
- PHYS 111 - Astronomy (3)
- CHEM 230 - Geology Workshop I (4)
- CHEM 231 - Geology Workshop II (4)
- SUST 320 - Water and Weather Systems (3)
- SUST 350 - Climate (3)
- STAT 160 - Intro to data science (3) or ECON 221 - SQ Statistics I (3)
Total: 30 credits
B.S. Inclusive Adolescence Education with a Liberal Arts Concentration in Earth Science
Students pursuing teaching certification in inclusive adolescence education (Earth science) may complete a concentration in Earth science. In addition to meeting all of the inclusive adolescence education requirements (40-43 credits: see Inclusive Adolescence Education for details), the Sustainability Program, in conjunction with the Education Department, has outlined the following courses which meet the New York state requirement for Earth science certification. Students must earn grades of "C" or higher in all courses in the content area.
- BIOL 101C - P4 Environmental Issues (3)
- SUST 138 - P4 Green Chemistry (3)
- SUST 302 - Environmental Science Workshop (4)
- PHYS 111 - Astronomy (3)
- CHEM 230 - Geology Workshop I (4)
- CHEM 231 - Geology Workshop II (4)
- SUST 320 - Water and Weather Systems (3)
- SUST 350 - Climate (3)
- STAT 160 - Intro to data science (3) or ECON 221 SQ Statistics I (3)
Total: 30 credits