Program Requirement
Program details
credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Sustainability Foundation Courses | ||
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SOS 110 Building a Sustainable World
(SUST)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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CGF 150 Introduction to Climate Futures
OR SFS 216 The Sustainable Plate (SUST) OR SOS 111 Sustainable Cities (SUST)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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SOS 102 Quantitative Reasoning for Sustainability
(QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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SOS 211 Calculus and Probability for the Life and Social Sciences
(MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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STP 231 Statistics for Life Science
(QTRS)
OR STP 226 Elements of Statistics (QTRS) OR SOC 390 Social Statistics I (QTRS) OR ECN 221 Business Statistics (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Sustainability Major Courses | ||
|
SOS 220 Systems Thinking
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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SOS 232 Professional Skills in Sustainability Practice
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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SOS 310 Equity, Justice and Sustainability
(HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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SOS 311 Future Thinking and Strategies
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
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Upper Division
SOS Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
SOS 498 Pro-Seminar
OR SOS 493 Honors Thesis Students must earn a grade of B- or higher in this course.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:B-
|
B- | 3 |
| Sustainability Track | ||
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Students select one track from the following options: Sustainable Energy, Materials, and Technology (SOS 324), Economics of Sustainability (SOS 325), or Sustainable Ecosystems (SOS 326). Each track has a listed required course specific to that track. |
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SOS 324 Sustainable Energy Technology and Systems
OR SOS 325 The Economics of Sustainability OR SOS 326 Sustainable Ecosystems
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
Required Course: Choose two courses (one must be upper division): OR Required Course: Choose two courses (one must be upper division): OR Required Course: Choose two courses (one must be upper division):
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
| Sustainability Additional Track Courses | ||
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Students complete three additional track electives from the following: |
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9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 9 |
| GPA Requirements | ||
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Check:
Minimum 2.5
Major GPA
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Check:
Minimum 2.5
ASU Cumulative GPA
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| Related Discipline | ||
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All students must complete 12 hours of approved Related Discipline courses. A Related Discipline is an are outside of sustainability that augments the student's sustainability education. Students must see their advisor for approval and to have courses added to their degree audit. Courses for the Related Discipline may not overlap with other major requirements. Students may use courses from a minor or certificate to satisfy the Related Discipline requirement. |
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Upper Division
Related Discipline
9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 9 |
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Related Discipline
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
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ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
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CGF 101 First-Year Student: Introduction to ASU and Your Academic Community
OR CGF 201 Transfer Student: Introduction to ASU and Your Academic Community
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. |
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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